Executive Order 12263 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 12263—Contribution to Tin Buffer Stock

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Thursday, January 8, 1981

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1 min read (124 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 1981-01-08, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Contribution to Tin Buffer Stock." 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

▪ 1289; Public Law 96-175) (hereinafter referred to as "the Act") and Section 301 of Title 3 of the United States Code, and in order to provide for the contribution of tin to the Tin Buffer Stock established under the Fifth International Tin Agreement, the functions vested in the President by Section 5 of the Act are hereby delegated to the United States Trade Representative.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Merchants, Importers & Commercial Enterprises 🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

124

763 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

14.6

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 12263, Jimmy Carter (Jan 8, 1981). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-12263-contribution-tin-buffer-stock.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

STRATEGIC AND CRITICAL MATERIALS TRANSACTION AUTHORITY By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the Statutes of the United States of America, including the Strategic and Critical Materials Transaction Authorization Act of 1979 (93 Stat. 1289; Public Law 96-175) (hereinafter referred to as "the Act") and Section 301 of Title 3 of the United States Code, and in order to provide for the contribution of tin to the Tin Buffer Stock established under the Fifth International Tin Agreement, the functions vested in the President by Section 5 of the Act are hereby delegated to the United States Trade Representative. JIMMY CARTER The White House, January 8, 1981. [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 11:42 a.m., January 8, 1981]