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Executive Order 12045 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 12045—Domestic Council, Office of Drug Abuse Policy, and Economic Opportunity Council

Jimmy Carter Jimmy Carter
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Monday, March 27, 1978
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3 min read (540 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 1978-03-27, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Domestic Council, Office of Drug Abuse Policy, and Economic Opportunity Council." 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

▪ 1 of 1977 (42 FR 56101), is hereby effective.
▪ 1 of 1977 (42 FR 56101 ), are hereby effective.
▪ 1 of 1977 (42 FR 56101 ), is hereby effective.
▪ 1 of 1977 (42 FR 56101) not made effective on or prior to the effective date of this order are hereby effective.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Branch Departments 🏛️ General Body of the People
Total Words
540
3,151 characters
Estimated Read Time
3 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
11.7
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations 

Exec. Order No. 12045, Jimmy Carter (Mar 27, 1978). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-12045-domestic-council-office-drug-abuse-policy-and-economic-opportunity.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →
RELATING TO THE DOMESTIC POLICY STAFF, THE OFFICE OF DRUG ABUSE POLICY, AND THE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY COUNCIL By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States of America, including Section 7 of Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1977 (42 FR 56101 (October 21, 1977)), Section 202 of the Budget and Accounting Procedures Act of 1950 (31 U.S.C. 581c), and Section 301 of Title 3 of the United States Code, and as President of the United States of America, in order to provide for transfers of the functions of the Office of Drug Abuse Policy, the Domestic Council, and the Economic Opportunity Council, and the abolition of the Office of Drug Abuse Policy, the Domestic Council, and the Economic Opportunity Council, and for other purposes, it is hereby ordered as follows: SECTION 1. (a) The transfer of all functions of the Domestic Council, as provided by Section 5D of Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1977 (42 FR 56101), is hereby effective. (b) The redesignation of the Domestic Council Staff as the Domestic Policy Staff and the other provisions of Section 1 of Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1977 (42 FR 56101 ), are hereby effective. (c) The abolition of the Domestic Council, as provided by Section 3A of Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1977 (42 FR 56101 ), is hereby effective. (d) The Domestic Policy Staff shall perform such functions as the President may from time to time direct. SEC. 2. (a) The transfer of all functions of the Office of Drug Abuse Policy and its Director, as provided by Section 5C of Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1977 (42 FR 56101), is hereby effective. (b) The abolition of the Office of Drug Abuse Policy, as provided by Section 3B of Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1977 (42 FR 56101 ), is hereby effective. (c) The Domestic Policy Staff shall assist the President in the performance of the functions transferred by Section 5C of Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1977 (42 FR 56101 ). SEC. 3. (a) The transfer of all functions of the Economic Opportunity Council, as provided by Section 5G of Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1977 (42 FR 56101), is hereby effective. (b) The abolition of the Economic Opportunity Council, as provided by Section 3D of Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1977 (42 FR 56101 ), is hereby effective. SEC 4. All provisions of Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1977 (42 FR 56101) not made effective on or prior to the effective date of this order are hereby effective. SEC. 5. The records, property, personnel, and unexpended balances of appropriations, available or to be made available, which relate to the functions transferred, assigned, or delegated as provided in this Order are hereby transferred as appropriate. SEC. 6. The Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall make such determinations, issue such orders, and take all actions necessary or appropriate to effectuate the transfers or reassignments provided in this Order, including the transfer of funds, records, property, and personnel. SEC. 7. This Order shall be effective March 26, 1978. JIMMY CARTER The White House, March 27, 1978. [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 1:11 p.m., March 28, 1978]