Executive Order 13025 Constitutional Fidelity (+0.23)

Executive Order 13025—Amendment to Executive Order 13010, the President's Commission on Critical Infrastructure Protection

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Wednesday, November 13, 1996

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1 min read (180 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 1996-11-13, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amendment to Executive Order 13010, the President's Commission on Critical Infrastructure Protection." 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

▪ The first sentence of section 1(a) of Executive Order 13010 shall read "A qualified individual from outside the Federal Government shall be designated by the President from among the members to serve as Chair of the Commission." Sec.

▪ The second and third sentences of section 3 of Executive Order 13010 shall read "The Steering Committee shall comprise five members.

▪ Four of the members shall be appointed by the President, and the fifth member shall be the Chair of the Commission.

▪ Two of the members of the Committee shall be employees of the Executive Office of the President." Sec.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Branch Departments 🏛️ General Body of the People

Total Words

180

1,050 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.23

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 13025, William J. Clinton (Nov 13, 1996). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-13025-amendment-executive-order-13010-the-presidents-commission-critical.

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 amend Executive Order 13010, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1. The first sentence of section 1(a) of Executive Order 13010 shall read "A qualified individual from outside the Federal Government shall be designated by the President from among the members to serve as Chair of the Commission." Sec. 2. The second and third sentences of section 3 of Executive Order 13010 shall read "The Steering Committee shall comprise five members. Four of the members shall be appointed by the President, and the fifth member shall be the Chair of the Commission. Two of the members of the Committee shall be employees of the Executive Office of the President." Sec. 3. The first sentence of section 5 of Executive Order 13010 shall be amended by deleting "ten" and inserting "15" in lieu thereof. William J. Clinton The White House, November 13, 1996. [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 8:45 a.m., November 15, 1996]