Executive Order 12223 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 12223—Occupational Safety and Health Programs for Federal Employees

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Monday, June 30, 1980

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1 min read (121 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 1980-06-30, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Occupational Safety and Health Programs for Federal Employees." 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

▪ By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and statutes of the United States of America, including Section 7902(c) of Title 5 of the United States Code, and in accord with Section 19 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, as amended (29 U.S.C.

▪ 12196 of February 26, 1980, is hereby amended to read, "This Order is effective October 1, 1980.".

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

121

723 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

11.8

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 12223, Jimmy Carter (Jun 30, 1980). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-12223-occupational-safety-and-health-programs-for-federal-employees.

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, including Section 7902(c) of Title 5 of the United States Code, and in accord with Section 19 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, as amended (29 U.S.C. 668), and in order to provide sufficient time for the development of adequate implementing instructions which will govern the new occupational safety and health programs for Federal employees, Section 1-704 of Executive Order No. 12196 of February 26, 1980, is hereby amended to read, "This Order is effective October 1, 1980.". JIMMY CARTER The White House, June 30, 1980. [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 10:31 a.m., July 1, 1980]