Executive Order 12970 Constitutional Fidelity (+0.23)

Executive Order 12970—Further Amendment to Executive Order No. 12864

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Thursday, September 14, 1995

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1 min read (112 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 1995-09-14, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Further Amendment to Executive Order No. 12864." 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

▪ 12864, as amended, is further amended by deleting "for a period of two years from the date of this order, unless the Council's charter is subsequently extended prior to the aforementioned date" and inserting in lieu thereof "until June 1, 1996, unless otherwise extended." William J.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Branch Departments 🏛️ General Body of the People

Total Words

112

680 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

13.4

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.23

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 12970, William J. Clinton (Sep 14, 1995). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-12970-further-amendment-executive-order-no-12864.

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 United States Advisory Council on the National Information Infrastructure, it is hereby ordered that section 4(b) of Executive Order No. 12864, as amended, is further amended by deleting "for a period of two years from the date of this order, unless the Council's charter is subsequently extended prior to the aforementioned date" and inserting in lieu thereof "until June 1, 1996, unless otherwise extended." William J. Clinton The White House, September 14, 1995. [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 2:03 p.m., September 15, 1995]