Executive Order 13897 Constitutional Fidelity (+0.60)

Executive Order 13897—Improving Federal Contractor Operations by Revoking Executive Order 13495

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Thursday, October 31, 2019

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1 min read (293 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 Donald J. Trump (1st Term) on 2019-10-31, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Improving Federal Contractor Operations by Revoking Executive Order 13495." It outlines operative directives for executive department officers, delegating enforcement responsibilities and establishing official governance guidelines.

Constitutional Assessment: Evaluated against the Fifth Amendment, this action touches upon property or economic rights. An early statesman would insist upon strict adherence to due process of law and the constitutional guarantee that private holdings shall not be encumbered or taken for public purposes without just compensation and lawful process.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ Executive Order 13495 of January 30, 2009 (Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers Under Service Contracts), which requires that successor Federal contractors in certain circumstances offer a right of first refusal of employment to employees employed under the predecessor contract, is hereby revoked.

▪ The Secretary of Labor (Secretary), the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council, and heads of executive departments and agencies shall, consistent with law, promptly move to rescind any orders, rules, regulations, guidelines, programs, or policies implementing or enforcing Executive Order 13495.

▪ The Secretary shall terminate, effective immediately, any investigations or compliance actions based on Executive Order 13495.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

293

1,910 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

17.5

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.60

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 13897, Donald J. Trump (1st Term) (Oct 31, 2019). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-13897-improving-federal-contractor-operations-revoking-executive-order.

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 Federal Property and Administrative Services Act, 40 U.S.C. 101 et seq ., and in order to promote economy and efficiency in Federal Government procurement, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1 . Revocation of Prior Order . Executive Order 13495 of January 30, 2009 (Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers Under Service Contracts), which requires that successor Federal contractors in certain circumstances offer a right of first refusal of employment to employees employed under the predecessor contract, is hereby revoked. Sec. 2 . Agency Implementation . The Secretary of Labor (Secretary), the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council, and heads of executive departments and agencies shall, consistent with law, promptly move to rescind any orders, rules, regulations, guidelines, programs, or policies implementing or enforcing Executive Order 13495. Sec. 3 . Enforcement . The Secretary shall terminate, effective immediately, any investigations or compliance actions based on Executive Order 13495. Sec. 4 . General Provisions . (a) Nothing in this order shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect: (i) the authority granted by law to an executive department, agency, or the head thereof; or (ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals. (b) This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law and subject to the availability of appropriations. (c) This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person. DONALD J. TRUMP The White House, October 31, 2019.