Executive Order 13383 Constitutional Fidelity (+0.23)

Executive Order 13383—Amending Executive Orders 12139 and 12949 in Light of Establishment of the Office of Director of National Intelligence

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Friday, July 15, 2005

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1 min read (233 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 2005-07-15, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amending Executive Orders 12139 and 12949 in Light of Establishment of the Office of Director of National Intelligence." 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

▪ Formal executive instruction issued by the President establishing official administrative policy on Amending Executive Orders 12139 and 12949 in Light of Establishment of the Office of Director of National Intelligence.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

233

1,458 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

16.8

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.23

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 13383, George W. Bush (Jul 15, 2005). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-13383-amending-executive-orders-12139-and-12949-light-establishment-the.

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, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section. 1. Section 1–103 of Executive Order 12139 of May 23, 1979, is amended by: (a) striking "(c) Director of Central Intelligence" and inserting in lieu thereof "(c) Director of National Intelligence"; (b) striking "(g) Deputy Director of Central Intelligence" and inserting in lieu thereof "(g) Director of the Central Intelligence Agency"; and (c) adding at the end thereof "(h) Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence.". Sec. 2. Section 3 of Executive Order 12949 of February 9, 1995, is amended by: (a) striking "(c) Director of Central Intelligence" and inserting in lieu thereof "Director of National Intelligence"; (b) striking "and" at the end of subsection (f); (c) striking "(g) Deputy Director of Central Intelligence." and inserting in lieu thereof "(g) Director of the Central Intelligence Agency; and"; and (d) adding at the end thereof "(h) Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence.". Sec. 3. This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable by any party at law or in equity against the United States, its departments, agencies, entities, officers, employees, or agents, or any other person. George W. Bush The White House, July 15, 2005. [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 8:45 a.m., July 19, 2005]