Executive Order 13306 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 13306—Establishing the Bob Hope American Patriot Award

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Wednesday, May 28, 2003

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1 min read (253 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 2003-05-28, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Establishing the Bob Hope American Patriot Award." 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

▪ Formal executive instruction issued by the President establishing official administrative policy on Establishing the Bob Hope American Patriot Award.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments 🏛️ Foreign Nations & International Entities

Total Words

253

1,457 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

11.7

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 13306, George W. Bush (May 28, 2003). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-13306-establishing-the-bob-hope-american-patriot-award.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By the authority vested in me as President and as Commander in Chief by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is ordered as follows: Section 1. Establishment of the Award. In order to encourage love of country, service to the people of the United States, and support for our Armed Forces, and in order to recognize the unique and lifelong service of Bob Hope to the United States Armed Forces and to the Nation through his unwavering patriotism and dedication to maintaining the morale of the troops he entertained for nearly six decades, and on the occasion of his 100th birthday, there is hereby established the Bob Hope American Patriot Award (Award). Sec. 2. Granting and Presentation of the Award. (a) The Award may be granted by the President, in his sole discretion, to any civilian individual who has demonstrated extraordinary love of country and devotion to the personnel of the United States Armed Forces, in the form of true patriotism. The Award may also be granted by the President to an organization that meets the same criteria. (b) Other than in exceptional circumstances, no more than one Award may be granted in any given year. (c) The presentation of the Award may take place at any time during the year. (d) Subject to the provisions of this order, the Award may be conferred posthumously. GEORGE W. BUSH The White House, May 28, 2003. [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 9:30 a.m., June 2, 2003]