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Executive Order 10912 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 10912—Amending Executive Order 10716 of June 17, 1957

Dwight D. Eisenhower Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Wednesday, January 18, 1961
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2 min read (395 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 Dwight D. Eisenhower on 1961-01-18, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amending Executive Order 10716 of June 17, 1957." It outlines operative directives for executive department officers, delegating enforcement responsibilities and establishing official governance guidelines.

Constitutional Assessment: Reviewed under the Tenth Amendment and the principle of dual federalism, this order touches upon domains traditionally reserved to the sovereign States. The Framers would caution against any attempt to commandeer state officers or displace local police powers through federal executive fiat.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ 1991-2001), by section 301 of title 3, of the United States Code, and as President of the United States, it is ordered that Executive Order No.
▪ 4345), headed "Administration of the International Cultural Exchange and Trade Fair Participation Act of 1956," be, and it is hereby, amended as follows: 1.
▪ By amending the catchline of section 6 to read "Definitions", and by adding the following sentence at the end of that section: "References to this order in this order shall be deemed to include references to this order as amended." DWIGHT D.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Merchants, Importers & Commercial Enterprises 🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities 🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants
Total Words
395
2,388 characters
Estimated Read Time
2 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
14.2
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations 

Exec. Order No. 10912, Dwight D. Eisenhower (Jan 18, 1961). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-10912-amending-executive-order-10716-june-17-1957.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the International Cultural Exchange and Trade Fair Participation Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 1991-2001), by section 301 of title 3, of the United States Code, and as President of the United States, it is ordered that Executive Order No. 10716 of June 17, 1957 (22 F.R. 4345), headed "Administration of the International Cultural Exchange and Trade Fair Participation Act of 1956," be, and it is hereby, amended as follows: 1. By renumbering paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) of section 1(b) as paragraphs (3), (4), and (5), respectively, and by inserting after paragraph (1) thereof the following new paragraph (2): "(2) The functions so conferred by section 3(3) of the Act (the provisions of section 3(a) of this order notwithstanding), exclusive of the functions delegated by the provisions of section 2(c) of this order." 2. By substituting "section 1(b) (4)" for "section 1 (b) (3)" in section 1(d). 3. By substituting for section 1(e) the following: "(e) The Director of the United States Information Agency shall allocate funds appropriated or otherwise made available to carry out the purposes of the Act to the United States Information Agency, the Department of State, the Department of Commerce, and any other departments or agencies of the Government as the said Director may deem appropriate to carry out the provisions of this order and the purposes of the Act." 4. By substituting for section 2(c) the following: "(c) The functions so conferred by section 3(3) of the Act to the extent that they pertain to liquidation of affairs respecting the Universal and International Exhibition of Brussels, 1958." 5. By substituting for section 3(a) the following: "(a) The functions so conferred by section 3(3) of the Act (the provisions of section 1(b) (2) hereof notwithstanding), exclusive of the functions delegated by the provisions of section 2(c) of this order." 6. By substituting for the text "Executive Order No. 10575 of November 6, 1954 (19 F.R. 7249)" in section 5 the following: "Executive Order No. 10893 of November 8, 1960 (25 F.R. 10731)". 7. By amending the catchline of section 6 to read "Definitions", and by adding the following sentence at the end of that section: "References to this order in this order shall be deemed to include references to this order as amended." DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER THE WHITE HOUSE, January 18, 1961.