Executive Order 13044 Constitutional Fidelity (+0.23)
Executive Order 13044—Amending Executive Order 12752, Implementation of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954, as Amended, and the Food for Progress Act of 1985, as Amended
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 1997-04-18, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amending Executive Order 12752, Implementation of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954, as Amended, and the Food for Progress Act of 1985, as Amended." 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, and in order to provide for carrying out the provisions of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954, as amended by Public Law 101-624 (7 U.S.C.
▪That: (1) The first sentence of section 1(a) of Executive Order 12752 be amended by deleting the words "developing countries" and inserting the words "developing countries and private entities" in lieu thereof; (2) Sections 4(a) and (c) be deleted; and (3) Sections 4(b), (d), (e), (f), and (g) be renumbered as sections 4(a), (b), (c), (d), and (e), respectively.
Exec. Order No. 13044, William J. Clinton (Apr 18, 1997). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-13044-amending-executive-order-12752-implementation-the-agricultural-trade.
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 provide for carrying out the provisions of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954, as amended by Public Law 101-624 (7 U.S.C. 1691 et seq.), it is hereby ordered that: (1) The first sentence of section 1(a) of Executive Order 12752 be amended by deleting the words "developing countries" and inserting the words "developing countries and private entities" in lieu thereof; (2) Sections 4(a) and (c) be deleted; and (3) Sections 4(b), (d), (e), (f), and (g) be renumbered as sections 4(a), (b), (c), (d), and (e), respectively. William J. Clinton The White House, April 18, 1997. [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 11:17 a.m., April 21, 1997]
