Executive Order 12240 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 12240—Nuclear Safety Oversight Committee

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Friday, September 26, 1980

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1 min read (167 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 1980-09-26, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Nuclear Safety Oversight Committee." 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

▪ 12202 is amended by adding thereto the following sentence: "Beginning October 1, 1980, such support shall be provided in accordance with Section 213 of the Independent Offices Appropriations Act, 1945 (31 U.S.C.

▪ 12202 is amended to read, "The Committee shall terminate on September 30, 1981.".

▪ 12202 the words "The membership of the Committee shall be composed of five persons" is amended to read, "The membership of the Committee shall be composed of six persons." JIMMY CARTER The White House, September 26, 1980.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Branch Departments 🏛️ General Body of the People

Total Words

167

1,014 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

10.4

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 12240, Jimmy Carter (Sep 26, 1980). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-12240-nuclear-safety-oversight-committee.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution of the United States of America, and in order to provide for the extended life of the Nuclear Safety Oversight Committee to the extent that funds are to be made available therefor, it is hereby ordered as follows: 1-101. Section 1-303 of Executive Order No. 12202 is amended by adding thereto the following sentence: "Beginning October 1, 1980, such support shall be provided in accordance with Section 213 of the Independent Offices Appropriations Act, 1945 (31 U.S.C. 696).". 1-102. Section 1-402 of Executive Order No. 12202 is amended to read, "The Committee shall terminate on September 30, 1981.". 1-103. In Section 1-102 of Executive Order No. 12202 the words "The membership of the Committee shall be composed of five persons" is amended to read, "The membership of the Committee shall be composed of six persons." JIMMY CARTER The White House, September 26, 1980. [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 4:45 p.m., September 26, 1980]