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This executive order, signed by President Jimmy Carter on 1978-04-27, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Export of Special Nuclear Material to India." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.
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
▪2155), as amended by Section 304(a) of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act of 1978 (Public Law 95242, 92 Stat.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners
Total Words
134
816 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
13.7
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 12055, Jimmy Carter (Apr 27, 1978). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-12055-export-special-nuclear-material-india.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution of the United States of America and by Section 126b(2) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2155), as amended by Section 304(a) of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act of 1978 (Public Law 95242, 92 Stat. 131), and having determined that withholding the export proposed pursuant to Nuclear Regulatory Commission export license application XSNM-1060 would be seriously prejudicial to the achievement of the United States nonproliferation objectives, that export to India is authorized; however, such export shall not occur for a period of 60 days as defined by Section 130g of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended. JIMMY CARTER The White House, April 27, 1978. [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 11:42 a.m., April 27, 1978]
