Executive Order 12210 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 12210—Administration of Arms Export Controls

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Wednesday, April 16, 1980

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1 min read (192 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 1980-04-16, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Administration of Arms Export Controls." 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

▪ By the authority vested in me as President of the United States of America by the Arms Export Control Act, as amended (22 U.S.C.

▪ 11958, as amended, is further amended, in order to make additional delegations of authority, as follows: 1-101.

▪ The Secretary of Defense, in implementing the functions delegated to him under Section 27, shall consult with the Secretary of State.".

▪ Is amended by adding the following new subsection: "(o) Those under Section 43(c) of the Act to the Secretary of Defense.".

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments 🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities

Total Words

192

1,088 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

9.7

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 12210, Jimmy Carter (Apr 16, 1980). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-12210-administration-arms-export-controls.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By the authority vested in me as President of the United States of America by the Arms Export Control Act, as amended (22 U.S.C. 2751, et seq.), and Section 301 of Title 3 of the United States Code, it is hereby ordered that Executive Order No. 11958, as amended, is further amended, in order to make additional delegations of authority, as follows: 1-101. Section 1 (c) is amended to read as follows: "(c) Those under Section 21 of the Act, with the exception of the last sentence of subsection (d) and all of subsection (i), to the Secretary of Defense.". 1-102. Section 1 (f) is amended to read as follows: "(f) Those under Sections 24, 27 and 28 of the Act to the Secretary of Defense. The Secretary of Defense, in implementing the functions delegated to him under Section 27, shall consult with the Secretary of State.". 1-103. Section 1 is amended by adding the following new subsection: "(o) Those under Section 43(c) of the Act to the Secretary of Defense.". JIMMY CARTER The White House, April 16, 1980. [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 10:37 a.m., April 17, 1980]