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Executive Order 11539 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 11539—Delegations of Authority to Negotiate Agreements and Issue Regulations Limiting Imports of Certain Meats

Richard Nixon Richard Nixon
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Tuesday, June 30, 1970
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2 min read (348 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 Richard Nixon on 1970-06-30, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Delegations of Authority to Negotiate Agreements and Issue Regulations Limiting Imports of Certain Meats." It outlines operative directives for executive department officers, delegating enforcement responsibilities and establishing official governance guidelines.

Constitutional Assessment: This action represents an orderly exercise of Article II administrative discretion, managing the internal machinery and personnel of the executive branch without abridging the ancient liberties of the people.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 204 of the Agricultural Act of 1956, as amended (7 U.S.C.
▪ 1854), and section 301 of title 3 of the United States Code, and as President of the United States, it is ordered as follows: SECTION 1.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Merchants, Importers & Commercial Enterprises 🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities 🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants 🏛️ Foreign Nations & International Entities
Total Words
348
2,142 characters
Estimated Read Time
2 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
19.8
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations 

Exec. Order No. 11539, Richard Nixon (Jun 30, 1970). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-11539-delegations-authority-negotiate-agreements-and-issue-regulations.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →
By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 204 of the Agricultural Act of 1956, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1854), and section 301 of title 3 of the United States Code, and as President of the United States, it is ordered as follows: SECTION 1. The Secretary of State, with the concurrence of the Secretary of Agriculture and the Special Representative for Trade Negotiations, is authorized to negotiate bilateral agreements with representatives of governments of foreign countries limiting the export from the respective countries and the importation into the United States of fresh, chilled, or frozen cattle meat (item 106.10 of the Tariff Schedules of the United States) and fresh, chilled, or frozen meat of goats and sheep, except lambs (item 106.20 of the Tariff Schedules of the United States) which are the products of such countries. SEC. 2. The Secretary of Agriculture, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State and the Special Representative for Trade Negotiations, is authorized to issue regulations governing the entry or withdrawal from warehouse for consumption in the United States of any such meats to carry out any such agreement. SEC. 3. The Commissioner of Customs shall take such actions and supply such information to the Secretary of Agriculture with respect to entry or withdrawal from warehouse for consumption in the United States of such meats as the Secretary of Agriculture, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State and the Special Representative for Trade Negotiations, may request to carry out any such agreements or regulations. SEC. 4. Heads of departments and heads of agencies are hereby authorized to redelegate within their respective departments or agencies the functions herein assigned to them, except that the function of negotiating agreements delegated to the Secretary of State by section 1 and the function of issuing regulations delegated to the Secretary of Agriculture by section 2 of this order may be redelegated only to officials required to be appointed by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, as provided by 3 U.S.C. 301. RICHARD NIXON The White House June 30, 1970