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Executive Order 13313 Constitutional Neutral (+0.06)

Executive Order 13313—Delegation of Certain Congressional Reporting Functions

Thursday, July 31, 2003
9 min read (1,772 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 2003-07-31, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Delegation of Certain Congressional Reporting Functions." 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

The functions of the President of submitting certain recurring reports to the Congress are assigned as follows: (a) The Secretary of State shall submit the following reports: Report on Kosovo Peacekeeping, consistent with section 1213 of Public Law 106– 398; Report on Bosnia and U.S.
Civilian Contractors in Colombia, consistent with section 3204(f) of Public Law 106–246; Report on Nuclear Nonproliferation, consistent with section 601(a) of Public Law 95–242, as amended by Public Law 103–236 (22 U.S.C.
3281(a)); Report on Resolution of the Cyprus Dispute, consistent with section 620C(c) of Public Law 87–195, as amended by Public Law 95–384 (22 U.S.C.
2373(c)); Report on Peacekeeping, consistent with section 4 of Public Law 79–264, as amended (22 U.S.C.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments 🏛️ Merchants, Importers & Commercial Enterprises 🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities 🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants 🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners
Total Words
1,772
11,846 characters
Estimated Read Time
9 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
14.9
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.06
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 13313, George W. Bush (Jul 31, 2003). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-13313-delegation-certain-congressional-reporting-functions.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)