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Executive Order 13064 Constitutional Fidelity (+0.23)

Executive Order 13064—Further Amendment to Executive Order 13010, as Amended, Critical Infrastructure Protection

Saturday, October 11, 1997
2 min read (393 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 1997-10-11, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Further Amendment to Executive Order 13010, as Amended, Critical Infrastructure Protection." It outlines operative directives for executive department officers, delegating enforcement responsibilities and establishing official governance guidelines.

Constitutional Assessment: Scrutinized through Article II, Section 2, this action exercises the President's constitutional role as Commander in Chief. Early Framers recognized broad executive discretion in commanding military forces during conflict, provided it remains bounded by congressional declarations and respects civilian domestic courts.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

Section 5(a), as amended, shall be further amended by deleting "15" and inserting "20" in lieu thereof and by deleting "sector" and inserting "and public sectors" in lieu thereof.
Section 5(b) shall be amended by inserting "or Co-Chairs" after "Chair".
A new section 7 shall be inserted, which reads: "Sec.
They shall act under the direction of the Steering Committee or its designated agent.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments 🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants 🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners
Total Words
393
2,500 characters
Estimated Read Time
2 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
15.3
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.23
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 13064, William J. Clinton (Oct 11, 1997). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-13064-further-amendment-executive-order-13010-amended-critical.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)