Early Statesman synthesis distilling legal jargon into practical meaning, statutory anchors, and structural constitutional impacts.
This executive order, signed by President Jimmy Carter on 1980-07-22, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Administration of Foreign Assistance." 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 of the United States of America by Section 640B of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended (22 U.S.C.
▪12163 is amended by adding "the Director of the Peace Corps ;" after "the President of the Export-Import Bank of the United States;".
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Foreign Nations & International Entities
Total Words
100
573 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
9.4
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 12226, Jimmy Carter (Jul 22, 1980). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-12226-administration-foreign-assistance.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By the authority vested in me as President of the United States of America by Section 640B of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended (22 U.S.C. 2399c), and in order to add the Peace Corps to membership on the Development Coordination Committee, it is hereby ordered that Section 1-506(a) of Executive Order No. 12163 is amended by adding "the Director of the Peace Corps ;" after "the President of the Export-Import Bank of the United States;". JIMMY CARTER The White House, July 22, 1980. [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 11: 34 a.m., July 23, 1980]
