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This executive order, signed by President William J. Clinton on 1998-04-07, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Waiver Under the Trade Act of 1974 With Respect to Vietnam." 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, including section 402(c)(2) of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended ("Act") (19 U.S.C.
▪2432(c)(2)), which continues to apply to Vietnam pursuant to section 402(d) of the Act, and having made the report to the Congress required by section 402(c)(2) of the Act, I hereby waive the application of sections 402(a) and 402(b) of the Act with respect to Vietnam.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Merchants, Importers & Commercial Enterprises
Total Words
103
588 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
10
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.23
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 13079, William J. Clinton (Apr 7, 1998). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-13079-waiver-under-the-trade-act-1974-with-respect-vietnam.
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, including section 402(c)(2) of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended ("Act") (19 U.S.C. 2432(c)(2)), which continues to apply to Vietnam pursuant to section 402(d) of the Act, and having made the report to the Congress required by section 402(c)(2) of the Act, I hereby waive the application of sections 402(a) and 402(b) of the Act with respect to Vietnam. William J. Clinton The White House, April 7, 1998. [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 8:45 a.m., April 8 , 1998]
