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This executive order, signed by President William J. Clinton on 1997-03-25, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amendment to Executive Order 13017, Advisory Commission on Consumer Protection and Quality in the Health Care Industry." 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
▪Section 1(a) of Executive Order 13017 is amended by deleting the number "20" in the second sentence and inserting the number "32" in lieu thereof.
▪Of Executive Order 13017 is amended to read as follows: "Sec.
▪The Commission shall make a preliminary report to the President by January 31, 1998.
▪A final report shall be submitted to the President by March 30, 1998." William J.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Executive Branch Departments
🏛️ General Body of the People
Total Words
160
944 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
11.6
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.23
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 13040, William J. Clinton (Mar 25, 1997). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-13040-amendment-executive-order-13017-advisory-commission-consumer.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and in order to expand membership and ensure broad-based representation for the Advisory Commission on Consumer Protection and Quality in the Health Care Industry and to revise the deadlines for the Commission's submission to the President of interim and final reports, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1. Section 1(a) of Executive Order 13017 is amended by deleting the number "20" in the second sentence and inserting the number "32" in lieu thereof. Sec. 2. Section 3 of Executive Order 13017 is amended to read as follows: "Sec. 3. Reports. The Commission shall make a preliminary report to the President by January 31, 1998. A final report shall be submitted to the President by March 30, 1998." William J. Clinton The White House, March 25, 1997. [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 8:45 a.m., March 27, 1997]
