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Executive Order 12007 Constitutional Fidelity (+0.29)

Executive Order 12007—Presidential Advisory Committees

Jimmy Carter Jimmy Carter
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Monday, August 22, 1977
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2 min read (431 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 Jimmy Carter on 1977-08-22, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Presidential Advisory Committees." It outlines operative directives for executive department officers, delegating enforcement responsibilities and establishing official governance guidelines.

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

▪ 11126 of November 1, 1963, as amended by Executive Order No.
▪ 11221 of May 6, 1965, is further amended as follows: (1) Subsection (5) of Section 102 is revoked.
▪ 11472 of May 29, 1969, as amended by paragraphs (7) and (8) of Section 4 of Executive Order No.
▪ 11514 of March 5, 1970, is revoked.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners
Total Words
431
2,579 characters
Estimated Read Time
2 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
11
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.29
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations 

Exec. Order No. 12007, Jimmy Carter (Aug 22, 1977). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-12007-presidential-advisory-committees.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →
TERMINATION OF CERTAIN PRESIDENTIAL ADVISORY COMMITTEES By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and statutes of the United States of America, and as President of the United States of America, in order to terminate certain advisory committees in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. I), it is hereby ordered as follows: SECTION 1. (a) The Citizens' Advisory Council on the Status of Women is terminated. (b) Executive Order No. 11126 of November 1, 1963, as amended by Executive Order No. 11221 of May 6, 1965, is further amended as follows: (1) Subsection (5) of Section 102 is revoked. (2) Section 103, in order to delete a reference to the Council, is amended to read as follows: "Annually the Committee shall transmit a report to the President concerning the status of women." (3) Part II is revoked. (4) The second sentence of Section 301, in order to delete references to the Council, is amended to read as follows: "To the extent practical and to the extent permitted by law (1) all Executive agencies shall cooperate with the Committee and furnish it such information and assistance as may be necessary for the performance of its functions, and (2) the Secretary of Labor shall furnish staff, office space, office facilities and supplies, and other necessary assistance, facilities, and services for the Committee." SEC. 2. (a) The Citizens' Advisory Committee on Environmental Quality is terminated. (b) Part II of Executive Order No. 11472 of May 29, 1969, as amended by paragraphs (7) and (8) of Section 4 of Executive Order No. 11514 of March 5, 1970, is revoked. SEC. 3. (a) The Advisory Council for Minority Enterprise is terminated. (b) Section 2 of Executive Order No. 11625 of October 13, 1971, is revoked. SEC. 4. (a) The Consumer Advisory Council is terminated. (b) Executive Order No. 11583 of February 24, 1971, is amended as follows: (1) The second sentence of subsection (b) (1) of Section 2 is amended by deleting "(including the Consumer Advisory Council established in section 5 of this order) ". (2) Section 5 is revoked. SEC. 5. (a) The President's Advisory Board on International Investment is terminated. (b) Executive Order No. 11962 of January 19, 1977, is revoked. SEC. 6. Subsections (a), (g), (i), and (j) of Section 1 of Executive Order No. 11948 of December 20, 1976, which extended the above advisory committees until December 31, 1978, is superseded. JIMMY CARTER The White House, August 22, 1977. [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 11:31 a.m., August 24, 1977]