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Executive Order 12135 Constitutional Fidelity (+0.29)

Executive Order 12135—President's Advisory Committee for Women

Jimmy Carter Jimmy Carter
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Wednesday, May 9, 1979
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3 min read (503 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 "President's Advisory Committee for Women." 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

▪ The President shall appoint not more than thirty individuals to serve on the Committee.
▪ The President shall designate one member to chair the Committee and may designate two members as vicechairs.
▪ The Committee shall advise the President on a regular basis of initiatives needed to promote full equality for American women.
▪ The Committee shall assist in reviewing the applicability of such initiatives, including recommendations of the 1977 National Women's Conference, to particular programs and policies.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners 🏛️ Foreign Nations & International Entities
Total Words
503
3,296 characters
Estimated Read Time
3 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
13
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.29
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations 

Exec. Order No. 12135, Jimmy Carter (May 9, 1979). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-12135-presidents-advisory-committee-for-women.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and statutes of the United States of America, in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. I), and in order to amend the organization and responsibilities of the National Advisory Committee for Women, it is hereby ordered as follows: 1-1. Establishment of the Committee. 1-101. The National Advisory Committee for Women is continued and redesignated the President's Advisory Committee for Women. 1-102. The President shall appoint not more than thirty individuals to serve on the Committee. The President shall designate one member to chair the Committee and may designate two members as vicechairs. 1-2. Functions of the Committee. 1-201. The Committee shall advise the President on a regular basis of initiatives needed to promote full equality for American women. 1-202. The Committee shall assist in reviewing the applicability of such initiatives, including recommendations of the 1977 National Women's Conference, to particular programs and policies. 1-203. The Committee shall provide advice on appropriate ways to promote the national observance of the United Nations Decade for Women, Equality, Development and Peace ( 1975-1985 ). 1-204. 'The Committee shall gather information relating to its responsibilities and shall disseminate such information, through newsletters or other appropriate means, to the Executive Branch and to interested members of the public. 1-205. The Committee shall consult regularly with the Interdepartmental Task Force, whose existence is continued by Section 1-402. 1-206. The Committee shall establish such procedural regulations as are necessary to carry out its responsibilities. 1-3. Administrative Provisions. 1-301. The Committee may request any agency of the Executive Branch of the government to furnish it with such information, advice, funds and services as may be useful for the fulfillment of the Committee's functions under this Order. Such agencies are authorized, to the extent permitted by law, to honor the Committee's requests. 1-302. Each member of the Committee may receive compensation at the maximum rate now or hereafter prescribed by law for each day such member is attending a regularly scheduled meeting of the Committee or a subcommittee thereof. Each member may receive travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence (5 U.S.C. 5702 and 5703). 1-4. General Provisions. 1-401. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other Executive Order, the functions of the President under the Federal Advisory Committee Act which are applicable to the Committee, except that of reporting annually to the Congress, shall be performed by the Secretary of Labor in accordance with guidelines and procedures established by the Administrator of General Services. 1-402. The Interdepartmental Task Force (created by Section 6 of Executive Order No. 12050) is continued. 1-403. The Committee shall conclude its work and Shall make a final report to the President by December 31, 1980, at which time it shall terminate. 1-404. Executive Order No. 12050, except for Section 6, and Executive Order No. 12057, are revoked. JIMMY CARTER The White House, May 9, 1979. [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 10:20 a.m., May 10, 1979]