Executive Order 13110 Constitutional Fidelity (+0.52)

Executive Order 13110—Nazi War Criminal Records Interagency Working Group

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Monday, January 11, 1999

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2 min read (356 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 1999-01-11, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Nazi War Criminal Records Interagency Working Group." 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

▪ There is hereby established the Nazi War Criminal Records Interagency Working Group (Working Group).

▪ The function of the Group shall be to locate, inventory, recommend for declassification, and make available to the public at the National Archives and Records Administration all classified Nazi war criminal records of the United States, subject to certain designated exceptions as provided in the Act.

▪ The Working Group shall coordinate with agencies and take such actions as necessary to expedite the release of such records to the public.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments 🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities 🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants 🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

356

2,250 characters

Estimated Read Time

2 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

14.7

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.52

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 13110, William J. Clinton (Jan 11, 1999). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-13110-nazi-war-criminal-records-interagency-working-group.

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, including the Nazi War Crimes Disclosure Act (Public Law 105-246) (the "Act"), it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1. Establishment of Working Group. There is hereby established the Nazi War Criminal Records Interagency Working Group (Working Group). The function of the Group shall be to locate, inventory, recommend for declassification, and make available to the public at the National Archives and Records Administration all classified Nazi war criminal records of the United States, subject to certain designated exceptions as provided in the Act. The Working Group shall coordinate with agencies and take such actions as necessary to expedite the release of such records to the public. Sec. 2. Schedule. The Working Group should complete its work to the greatest extent possible and report to the Congress within 1 year. Sec. 3. Membership. (a) The Working Group shall be composed of the following members: (1) Archivist of the United States (who shall serve as Chair of the Working Group); (2) Secretary of Defense; (3) Attorney General; (4) Director of Central Intelligence; (5) Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation; (6) Director of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum; (7) Historian of the Department of State; and (8) Three other persons appointed by the President. (b) The Senior Director for Records and Access Management of the National Security Council will serve as the liaison to and attend the meetings of the Working Group. Members of the Working Group who are full-time Federal officials may serve on the Working Group through designees. Sec. 4. Administration. (a) To the extent permitted by law and subject to the availability of appropriations, the National Archives and Records Administration shall provide the Working Group with funding, administrative services, facilities, staff, and other support services necessary for the performance of the functions of the Working Group. (b) The Working Group shall terminate 3 years from the date of this Executive order. William J. Clinton The White House, January 11, 1999. [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 8:45 a.m., January 13, 1999]