Executive Order 12178 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 12178—Foreign Assistance Functions

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Monday, December 10, 1979

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1 min read (212 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 1979-12-10, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Foreign Assistance Functions." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.

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

▪ FUNCTIONS UNDER THE FOREIGN ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1961, AS AMENDED By the authority vested in me as President of the United States of America by Section 633 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended (22 U.S.C.

▪ 11223 of May 12, 1965, is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof the following Section: "See.

▪ 541544); (2) Section 612 of the Military Construction Authorization Act, 1967, as amended (31 U.S.C.

▪ 723a); (3) Section 719 of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended (50 U.S.C.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments 🏛️ Foreign Nations & International Entities

Total Words

212

1,242 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

11.8

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 12178, Jimmy Carter (Dec 10, 1979). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-12178-foreign-assistance-functions.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

FUNCTIONS UNDER THE FOREIGN ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1961, AS AMENDED By the authority vested in me as President of the United States of America by Section 633 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended (22 U.S.C. 2393), Executive Order No. 11223 of May 12, 1965, is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof the following Section: "See. 6. I determine it to be in furtherance of the purposes of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, and in the national security interest of the United States that the functions authorized by chapter 7 of Part II of that Act, relating to air base construction in Israel, be performed without regard to the following additional specified provisions of law: (1) Title IX of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended (40 U.S.C. 541544); (2) Section 612 of the Military Construction Authorization Act, 1967, as amended (31 U.S.C. 723a); (3) Section 719 of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended (50 U.S.C. App. 2168); and (4) Section 111 of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended (40 U.S.C. 759).". JIMMY CARTER The White House, December 10, 1979. [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 11: 15 a.m., December 11, 1979]