Executive Order 13273 Constitutional Fidelity (+0.23)

Executive Order 13273—Further Amending Executive Order 10173, as Amended, Prescribing Regulations Relating to the Safeguarding of Vessels, Harbors, Ports, and Waterfront Facilities of the United States

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Wednesday, August 21, 2002

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2 min read (341 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 George W. Bush on 2002-08-21, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Further Amending Executive Order 10173, as Amended, Prescribing Regulations Relating to the Safeguarding of Vessels, Harbors, Ports, and Waterfront Facilities of the United States." It outlines operative directives for executive department officers, delegating enforcement responsibilities and establishing official governance guidelines.

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 1 of title II of the Act of June 15, 1917, as amended (50 U.S.C.

▪ All authority and power vested in the Captain of the Port by the regulations in this part shall be deemed vested in and may be exercised by the District Commander, Area Commander, and the Commandant.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

341

1,970 characters

Estimated Read Time

2 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

13.1

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.23

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 13273, George W. Bush (Aug 21, 2002). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-13273-further-amending-executive-order-10173-amended-prescribing.

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 section 1 of title II of the Act of June 15, 1917, as amended (50 U.S.C. 191) (the "Act"), and in addition to the finding in Executive Order 10173 of October 18, 1950, and any other declaration or finding in force under section 1 of the Act, I find that the security of the United States is endangered by reason of disturbances in the international relations of the United States that have existed since the terrorist attacks on the United States of September 11, 2001, and that such disturbances continue to endanger such relations, and hereby order that: Part 6 of Title 33 of the Code of Federal Regulations is amended by: (a) Adding after section 6.01–5 the following new section: "6.01–6 Area Commander. "Area Commander," as used in this part, means the officer of the Coast Guard designated by the Commandant to command a Coast Guard Area."; and (b) Amending section 6.04–1 to read as follows: "6.04–1 Enforcement. (a) The rules and regulations in this part shall be enforced by the Captain of the Port under the supervision and general direction of the District Commander, Area Commander, and the Commandant. All authority and power vested in the Captain of the Port by the regulations in this part shall be deemed vested in and may be exercised by the District Commander, Area Commander, and the Commandant. (b) The rules and regulations in this part may be enforced by any other officer or petty officer of the Coast Guard designated by the District Commander, Area Commander, or the Commandant. (c) Any authority or power under this part vested in, delegated to, or exercised by a member of the Coast Guard shall be subject to the direction of the Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating.". GEORGE W. BUSH The White House, August 21, 2002. [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 8:45 a.m., August 30, 2002]