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Executive Order 12093 Constitutional Fidelity (+0.29)

Executive Order 12093—President's Commission on the Holocaust

Jimmy Carter Jimmy Carter
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Wednesday, November 1, 1978
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2 min read (480 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 1978-11-01, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "President's Commission on the Holocaust." 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

▪ There is established the President's Commission on the Holocaust.
▪ The Commission shall consist of not more than thirty-four members as follows: (a) The President shall appoint twentyfour members of the Commission and shall designate one of these members to chair the Commission.
▪ The Commission shall submit a report to the President and the Secretary of the Interior containing its recommendations with respect to the establishment and maintenance of an appropriate memorial to those who perished in the Holocaust.
▪ The Commission's report shall examine the feasibility of obtaining funds for creation and maintenance of the Memorial through contributions by the American people.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Foreign Nations & International Entities
Total Words
480
3,043 characters
Estimated Read Time
2 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
13.5
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.29
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations 

Exec. Order No. 12093, Jimmy Carter (Nov 1, 1978). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-12093-presidents-commission-the-holocaust.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →
By virtue of the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution of the United States of America, and in order to create, in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. I), an advisory committee on the establishment of a memorial to the victims of the Holocaust, it is hereby ordered as follows: 1-1. Establishment and Membership. 1-101. There is established the President's Commission on the Holocaust. 1-102. The Commission shall consist of not more than thirty-four members as follows: (a) The President shall appoint twentyfour members of the Commission and shall designate one of these members to chair the Commission. (b) The Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate are each invited to designate five members of their respective Houses to serve as members of the Commission. 1-2. Functions of the Commission. 1-201. The Commission shall submit a report to the President and the Secretary of the Interior containing its recommendations with respect to the establishment and maintenance of an appropriate memorial to those who perished in the Holocaust. 1-202. The Commission's report shall examine the feasibility of obtaining funds for creation and maintenance of the Memorial through contributions by the American people. 1-203. The Commission shall recommend appropriate ways for the nation to commemorate April 28 and 29, 1979, which the Congress has resolved shall be "Days of Remembrance of Victims of the Holocaust." 1-3. Administrative Provisions. 1-301. To the extent permitted by law, the Secretary of the Interior shall provide all necessary administrative services, facilities, support, and funds necessary for the performance of the Commission's functions. 1-302. Each member of the Commission who is not otherwise employed in the Government may receive compensation for each day such member is engaged in the work of the Commission at a daily rate to be determined by the Secretary of the Interior. Such rate shall not exceed that payable pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act. 1-303. Members of the Commission shall be entitled to travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5702 and 5703) for persons in the Government service employed intermittently. 1-304. The functions of the President under the Federal Advisory Committee Act which are applicable to the Commission, except that of reporting to the Congress, shall be performed by the Secretary of the Interior in accordance with guidelines and procedures prescribed by the Administrator of General Services. 1-4. Final Report and Termination 1-401. The Commission shall submit its final report to the President and the Secretary of the Interior not later than six months from the date of its first meeting. 1-402. The Commission shall terminate not later than thirty days after submitting its final report. JIMMY CARTER The White House, November 1, 1978. [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 4:50 p.m., November 1, 1978]