Executive Order 12973 Constitutional Fidelity (+0.23)

Executive Order 12973—Amendment to Executive Order No. 12901

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Wednesday, September 27, 1995

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1 min read (130 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 1995-09-27, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amendment to Executive Order No. 12901." 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, including sections 141 and 301-310 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (19 U.S.C.

▪ 12901 of March 3, 1994, is amended in section 1 by inserting in the first sentence "1996" in place of "1994" and "1997" in place of "1995." William J.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Merchants, Importers & Commercial Enterprises

Total Words

130

747 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

10.6

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.23

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 12973, William J. Clinton (Sep 27, 1995). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-12973-amendment-executive-order-no-12901.

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, including sections 141 and 301-310 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (19 U.S.C. 2171, 2411-2420), and to ensure that the trade policies of the United States advance, to the greatest extent possible, the export of the products and services of the United States and that trade policy resources are used efficiently, it is hereby ordered that Executive Order No. 12901 of March 3, 1994, is amended in section 1 by inserting in the first sentence "1996" in place of "1994" and "1997" in place of "1995." William J. Clinton The White House, September 27, 1995. [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 11:26 a.m., September 29, 1995]