Executive Order 12134 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 12134—Printing Services Within the Executive Office

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Wednesday, May 9, 1979

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2 min read (342 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 1979-05-09, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Printing Services Within the Executive Office." It outlines operative directives for executive department officers, delegating enforcement responsibilities and establishing official governance guidelines.

Constitutional Assessment: Scrutinized through Article II, Section 2, this action exercises the President's constitutional role as Commander in Chief. Early Framers recognized broad executive discretion in commanding military forces during conflict, provided it remains bounded by congressional declarations and respects civilian domestic courts.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ 12028, as amended, is transferred and reassigned to the Department of the Navy.

▪ It shall be provided in a manner consistent with available funds and other resources, or in accord with Section 7 of the Act of May 21, 1920 (41 Stat.

▪ The records, property, personnel, and unexpended balances of appropriations, available or to be made available, which relate to the functions transferred or reassigned by this Order, shall be transferred to the Department of the Navy.

▪ 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 by this Order, including the transfer of funds, records, property, and personnel.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments 🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

342

2,079 characters

Estimated Read Time

2 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

11.8

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 12134, Jimmy Carter (May 9, 1979). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-12134-printing-services-within-the-executive-office.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and laws of the United States of America, including Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1970 (5 U.S.C. App. II), Section 202 of the Budget and Accounting Procedures Act of 1950 (31 U.S.C. 581c), and Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1977 (42 FR 56101; 5 U.S.C. App. II), and in order to provide for the transfer of the printing and duplicating service activity from the Office of Administration in the Executive Office of the President to the Department of the Navy, it is hereby ordered as follows: 1-101. (a) The primary responsibility for performing the common and usual administrative support and services that are related to printing and duplication and that are assigned to the Office of Administration in the Executive Office of the President by Section 3(b) (5) of Executive Order No. 12028, as amended, is transferred and reassigned to the Department of the Navy. (b) The Department of the Navy shall be primarily responsible for providing to the Office of Administration, both on-site and off site, that common and usual administrative support and service related to printing and duplication. It shall be provided in a manner consistent with available funds and other resources, or in accord with Section 7 of the Act of May 21, 1920 (41 Stat. 613), as amended (31 U.S.C. 686, referred to as the Economy Act). 1-102. The records, property, personnel, and unexpended balances of appropriations, available or to be made available, which relate to the functions transferred or reassigned by this Order, shall be transferred to the Department of the Navy. 1-103. 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 by this Order, including the transfer of funds, records, property, and personnel. 1-104. Such transfers shall be effective on May 6, 1979. JIMMY CARTER The White House, May 9, 1979. [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 10:19 a.m., May 10, 1979]