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This executive order, signed by President William J. Clinton on 1995-01-20, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amendment to Executive Order No. 12640." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.
Constitutional Assessment: An early statesman would view this measure favorably under Article II, Section 3 (the Take Care Clause). The President operates strictly within the ambit of executing established laws and supervising departmental subordinates, respecting the supremacy of the legislative branch without fabricating novel statutory obligations.
Key Directives & Operative Actions
▪By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and in order to provide for the carrying out of the provisions of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Public Law 93-112, section 501(a)-(f), as amended (29 U.S.C.
▪12640 be amended by deleting the words "four Vice Chairmen" and inserting the words "six Vice Chairs" in lieu thereof; and (2) The words "Vice Chair" or "Vice Chairs" be inserted in lieu of the words "Vice Chairman" and "Vice Chairmen," respectively, wherever such words appear in Executive Order No.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners
Total Words
161
956 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
13.3
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.23
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 12945, William J. Clinton (Jan 20, 1995). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-12945-amendment-executive-order-no-12640.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and in order to provide for the carrying out of the provisions of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Public Law 93-112, section 501(a)-(f), as amended (29 U.S.C. 791(a)-(f)), and in order to add two Vice Chair positions to the four already provided to the "President's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities," it is hereby ordered that: (1) The first sentence of section 1(b) of Executive Order No. 12640 be amended by deleting the words "four Vice Chairmen" and inserting the words "six Vice Chairs" in lieu thereof; and (2) The words "Vice Chair" or "Vice Chairs" be inserted in lieu of the words "Vice Chairman" and "Vice Chairmen," respectively, wherever such words appear in Executive Order No. 12640. William J. Clinton The White House, January 20, 1995. [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 2:04 p.m., January 20, 1995]
