Executive Order 13030 Constitutional Fidelity (+0.23)

Executive Order 13030—Administration of Foreign Assistance and Related Functions and Arms Export Controls

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Thursday, December 12, 1996

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1 min read (259 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 1996-12-12, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Administration of Foreign Assistance and Related Functions and Arms Export Controls." It outlines operative directives for executive department officers, delegating enforcement responsibilities and establishing official governance guidelines.

Constitutional Assessment: Reviewed under the Tenth Amendment and the principle of dual federalism, this order touches upon domains traditionally reserved to the sovereign States. The Framers would caution against any attempt to commandeer state officers or displace local police powers through federal executive fiat.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ Of Executive Order 11958, as amended, is further amended by (a) redesignating subsections (n) through (r) as subsections (o) through (s), respectively; and (b) inserting the following after subsection (m): "(n) Those under Section 40A of the Act, as added by the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-132), to the Secretary of State.".

▪ Section 1(a)(2) of Executive Order 12884 is amended by (a) deleting "and" before "(3)"; and (b) inserting ", and (5)" after "(3)".

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities 🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners 🏛️ Foreign Nations & International Entities

Total Words

259

1,620 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

21.1

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.23

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 13030, William J. Clinton (Dec 12, 1996). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-13030-administration-foreign-assistance-and-related-functions-and-arms.

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 section 301 of title 3, United States Code, and in order to delegate certain authority to the Secretary of State, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1. Section 1-201(a)(13) of Executive Order 12163, as amended, is further amended by (a) inserting ", and sections 620G(b) and 620H(b) as added by the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996, (Public Law 104-132)" before "of"; and (b) inserting ", as well as section 573 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1994 (Public Law 103-87), section 563 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1995 (Public Law 103-306), section 552 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1996 (Public Law 104-107), and similar provisions of law" after "Act". Sec. 2. Section 1 of Executive Order 11958, as amended, is further amended by (a) redesignating subsections (n) through (r) as subsections (o) through (s), respectively; and (b) inserting the following after subsection (m): "(n) Those under Section 40A of the Act, as added by the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-132), to the Secretary of State.". Sec. 3. Section 1(a)(2) of Executive Order 12884 is amended by (a) deleting "and" before "(3)"; and (b) inserting ", and (5)" after "(3)". William J. Clinton The White House, December 12, 1996 [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 8:45 a.m., December 16, 1996]