Executive Order 12156 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 12156—Federal Emergency Management Agency; Department of Energy

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Monday, September 10, 1979

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1 min read (216 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 1979-09-10, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Federal Emergency Management Agency; Department of Energy." 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

▪ 12148 of July 20, 1979, is corrected and amended to read: "Section 1-102 of Executive Order No.

▪ 12083, as amended by Executive Order No.

▪ 12121, is further amended by adding in alphabetical order "(z) The Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency".".

▪ 12038 of February 3, 1978, is corrected and amended to read: "(c) Executive Order No.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

216

1,414 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

13.9

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 12156, Jimmy Carter (Sep 10, 1979). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-12156-federal-emergency-management-agency-department-energy.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

CORRECTIVE AMENDMENTS By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and statutes of the United States of America, and in order to correct references in two prior Executive Orders, it is hereby ordered as follows: 1-101. Section 5-211 of Executive Order No. 12148 of July 20, 1979, is corrected and amended to read: "Section 1-102 of Executive Order No. 12083, as amended by Executive Order No. 12121, is further amended by adding in alphabetical order "(z) The Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency".". 1-102. Section 1 (c) of Executive Order No. 12038 of February 3, 1978, is corrected and amended to read: "(c) Executive Order No. 11912, as amended, relating to energy policy and conservation, and Proclamation No. 3279, as amended, relating to imports of petroleum and petroleum products, are further amended by deleting' "Administrator of the Federal Energy Administration", "Federal Energy Administration", and "Administrator" (when used in reference to the Federal Energy Administration) wherever those terms appear and by substituting "Secretary of Energy", "Department of Energy", and "Secretary", respectively, and by deleting "the Administrator of Energy Research and Development" in Section 10(a) (l) of Executive Order No. 11912, as amended." JIMMY CARTER The White House, September 10, 1979. [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 2:53 p.m., September 10, 1979]