Executive Order 12214 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 12214—Administration of the Export Administration Act of 1979

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Friday, May 2, 1980

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1 min read (252 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 1980-05-02, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Administration of the Export Administration Act of 1979." It outlines operative directives for executive department officers, delegating enforcement responsibilities and establishing official governance guidelines.

Constitutional Assessment: Reviewed under the Tenth Amendment and the principle of dual federalism, this order touches upon domains traditionally reserved to the sovereign States. The Framers would caution against any attempt to commandeer state officers or displace local police powers through federal executive fiat.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ All delegations, rules, regulations, orders, licenses, and other forms of administrative action made, issued or otherwise taken under, or continued in existence by, Section 21 of the Act or Ex-administratively or legislatively, shall remain in full force and effect until amended, modified, or terminated by proper authority.

▪ Except to the extent inconsistent with this Order, all actions previously taken pursuant to any function delegated or assigned by this Order shall be deemed to have been taken and authorized by this Order.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities 🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

252

1,525 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

11.2

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 12214, Jimmy Carter (May 2, 1980). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-12214-administration-the-export-administration-act-1979.

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 Section 4(e) of the Export Administration Act of 1979 (Public Law 96-72; 50 U.S.C. App. 2403(e)), it is hereby ordered as follows: 1-101. Except as provided in Section 1-102, the functions conferred upon the President by the provisions of the Export Administration Act of 1979, hereinafter referred to as the Act (Public Law 9672; 50 U.S.C. App. 2401 et seq.), are delegated to the Secretary of Commerce. 1-102. (a) The functions conferred upon the President by Sections 4 (e), 5 (c), 5(f)(1), 5(h)(6), 6(k), 7(d)(2), 10 (g) and 20 of the Act are reserved to the President. (b) The functions conferred upon the President by Sections 5(f) (4), 5(i), and 6(g) of the Act are delegated to the Secretary of State. 1-103. All delegations, rules, regulations, orders, licenses, and other forms of administrative action made, issued or otherwise taken under, or continued in existence by, Section 21 of the Act or Ex-administratively or legislatively, shall remain in full force and effect until amended, modified, or terminated by proper authority. This Order does not supersede or otherwise affect Executive Order No. 12002. 1-104. Except to the extent inconsistent with this Order, all actions previously taken pursuant to any function delegated or assigned by this Order shall be deemed to have been taken and authorized by this Order. JIMMY CARTER The White House, May 2, 1980. [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 4:50 p.m., May 2, 1980]