Executive Order 13065 Constitutional Fidelity (+0.23)

Executive Order 13065—Further Amendment to Executive Order 13038—Advisory Committee on Public Interest Obligations of Digital Television Broadcasters

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Wednesday, October 22, 1997

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1 min read (127 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 1997-10-22, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Further Amendment to Executive Order 13038—Advisory Committee on Public Interest Obligations of Digital Television Broadcasters." 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

▪ That the second sentence of section 1 of Executive Order 13038, as amended by section 5 of Executive Order 13062, is further amended by deleting "not more than 22" and inserting "up to 25" in lieu thereof.

▪ Further, the words "or Co-Chairs" shall be added after the word "Chair" in the fourth sentence of section 1 of the order.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

127

726 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. 13065, William J. Clinton (Oct 22, 1997). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-13065-further-amendment-executive-order-13038-advisory-committee-public.

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 add up to three more members to the Advisory Committee on Public Interest Obligations of Digital Television Broadcasters, it is hereby ordered that the second sentence of section 1 of Executive Order 13038, as amended by section 5 of Executive Order 13062, is further amended by deleting "not more than 22" and inserting "up to 25" in lieu thereof. Further, the words "or Co-Chairs" shall be added after the word "Chair" in the fourth sentence of section 1 of the order. William J. Clinton The White House, October 22, 1997. [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 8:45 a.m., October 23, 1997]