Executive Order 12998 Constitutional Fidelity (+0.33)

Executive Order 12998—Amendment to Executive Order No. 11880

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Friday, April 5, 1996

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1 min read (143 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 1996-04-05, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amendment to Executive Order No. 11880." 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

▪ 11880 of October 2, 1975, as amended, is further amended as follows: A new section 2 of Executive Order No.

▪ 11880 shall be added to read: "The President may at any time, pursuant to law but without regard to the foregoing provisions of this order, direct that an officer, as defined in 5 U.S.C.

▪ 3347, and specified by the President shall act as Secretary of Commerce." The present section 2 of Executive Order No.

▪ 11880, as amended, shall be redesignated as section 3.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Branch Departments 🏛️ General Body of the People

Total Words

143

810 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

9.7

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.33

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 12998, William J. Clinton (Apr 5, 1996). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-12998-amendment-executive-order-no-11880.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and laws of the United States of America, including section 3347 of title 5, United States Code, it is hereby ordered that Executive Order No. 11880 of October 2, 1975, as amended, is further amended as follows: A new section 2 of Executive Order No. 11880 shall be added to read: "The President may at any time, pursuant to law but without regard to the foregoing provisions of this order, direct that an officer, as defined in 5 U.S.C. 3347, and specified by the President shall act as Secretary of Commerce." The present section 2 of Executive Order No. 11880, as amended, shall be redesignated as section 3. William J. Clinton The White House, April 5, 1996. [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 12:27 p.m., April 8, 1996]