Executive Order 12885 Constitutional Fidelity (+0.23)

Executive Order 12885—Amendment to Executive Order No. 12829

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Tuesday, December 14, 1993

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1 min read (147 words)

Plain-English Translation & Framers' Constitutional Analysis

Early Statesman synthesis distilling legal jargon into practical meaning, statutory anchors, and structural constitutional impacts.

This executive order, signed by President William J. Clinton on 1993-12-14, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amendment to Executive Order No. 12829." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.

Constitutional Assessment: Scrutinized through Article II, Section 2, this action exercises the President's constitutional role as Commander in Chief. Early Framers recognized broad executive discretion in commanding military forces during conflict, provided it remains bounded by congressional declarations and respects civilian domestic courts.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ 12829, which is entitled "National Industrial Security Program," is amended as follows: Section 1.

▪ This order shall be effective immediately.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments

Total Words

147

910 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

15.7

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.23

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 12885, William J. Clinton (Dec 14, 1993). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-12885-amendment-executive-order-no-12829.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and in order to extend the time to issue the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual, it is hereby ordered that Executive Order No. 12829, which is entitled "National Industrial Security Program," is amended as follows: Section 1. Section 201(f) of Executive Order No. 12829 is amended to read: "The Manual shall be issued to correspond as closely as possible to pertinent decisions of the Secretary of Defense and the Director of Central Intelligence made pursuant to the recommendations of the Joint Security Review Commission and to revisions to the security classification system that result from Presidential Review Directive 29, but in any event no later than June 30, 1994." Sec. 2. This order shall be effective immediately. WILLIAM J. CLINTON THE WHITE HOUSE, December 14, 1993.