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Executive Order 12318 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 12318—Statistical Policy Functions

Ronald Reagan Ronald Reagan
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Friday, August 21, 1981
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3 min read (690 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 Ronald Reagan on 1981-08-21, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Statistical Policy Functions." It outlines operative directives for executive department officers, delegating enforcement responsibilities and establishing official governance guidelines.

Constitutional Assessment: Evaluated against the Fifth Amendment, this action touches upon property or economic rights. An early statesman would insist upon strict adherence to due process of law and the constitutional guarantee that private holdings shall not be encumbered or taken for public purposes without just compensation and lawful process.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ 11541 of July 1, 1970, as amended, is amended by deleting the last phrase "is terminated on October 9, 1977" and substituting therefor "shall be implemented in accord with Section 3(a) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980 (94 Stat.
▪ 10253 of July 11, 1951, as amended, is further amended as follows: (a) "Secretary of Commerce" is deleted in Section i and "Director of the Office of Management and Budget" is substituted therefor.
▪ 3503 note), the Director shall redelegate to the Administrator for the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, all functions, authority, and responsibility under Section 103 of the Budget and Accounting Procedures Act of 1950 (31 U.S.C.
▪ 10033, as amended, is further amended as follows: (a) "Secretary of Commerce, hereinafter referred to as the Secretary,", is deleted in Section 1 and "Director of the Office of Management and Budget, hereinafter referred to as the Director,", is substituted therefor.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants 🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners
Total Words
690
4,214 characters
Estimated Read Time
3 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
12.1
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations 

Exec. Order No. 12318, Ronald Reagan (Aug 21, 1981). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-12318-statistical-policy-functions.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →
By virtue of the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and statutes of the United States, including Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1970 (5 U.S.C. App. II), Section 202 of the Budget and Accounting Procedures Act of 1950 (31 U.S.C. 581c), Section 3(a) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980 (Public Law 96-511, 94 Stat. 2825, 44 U.S.C. 3503 note), and Section 301 of Title 3 of the United States Code, and in order to transfer, redelegate, and reassign certain statistical policy functions from the Secretary of Commerce to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and to require redelegation of certain functions to the Administrator for the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, it is hereby ordered as follow: Section 1. Sec. l(c) of Executive Order No. 11541 of July 1, 1970, as amended, is amended by deleting the last phrase "is terminated on October 9, 1977" and substituting therefor "shall be implemented in accord with Section 3(a) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980 (94 Stat. 2825; 44 U.S.C. 3503 note), to the extent that provision is applicable". Sec. 2. Executive Order No. 10253 of July 11, 1951, as amended, is further amended as follows: (a) "Secretary of Commerce" is deleted in Section i and "Director of the Office of Management and Budget" is substituted therefor. (b) "Secretary" is deleted wherever it appears in Sections, 1, 2, 4, 5, and 6 and "Director" is substituted therefor. (c) "Department of Commerce" is deleted in Section 6 and "Office of Management and Budget" is substituted therefor. (d) Section 7 is deleted and a new Section 7 is substituted therefor as follows: "Sec. 7. As required by Section 3(a) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980 (94 Stat. 2825; 44 U.S.C. 3503 note), the Director shall redelegate to the Administrator for the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, all functions, authority, and responsibility under Section 103 of the Budget and Accounting Procedures Act of 1950 (31 U.S.C. 18b) which have been vested in the Director by this Order.". (e) Section 8 is revoked. Sec. 3. Executive Order No. 10033, as amended, is further amended as follows: (a) "Secretary of Commerce, hereinafter referred to as the Secretary,", is deleted in Section 1 and "Director of the Office of Management and Budget, hereinafter referred to as the Director,", is substituted therefor. (b) "Secretary" is deleted wherever it appears in Sections 2(a), 2(b), 2(c), 3, 4, and 5 and "Director" is substituted therefor.(c) Section 7 is revoked. Sec. 4. (a) Executive Order No. 12013 is revoked. (b) Section 4 of Executive Order No. 11961, as amended, is further amended by deleting "the Secretary of Commerce shall perform the functions set forth in Sections 4(a)(3) and 5(c) of the Act", and substituting therefor "the Secretary of Commerce shall perform the function of making periodic reports to the Committees of the Congress as set forth in Section 4(a)(3) of the Act". Sec. 5. The records, property, personnel, and unexpended balances of appropriations, available or to be made available, which relate to the functions transferred or reassigned from the Secretary of Commerce to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget by the delegations made in this Order, are hereby transferred to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget. Sec. 6. The Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall make such determinations, issue such orders, and take all steps necessary or appropriate to ensure or effectuate the transfers or reassignments provided by this Order, including the transfer of funds, records, property, and personnel. Sec. 7. Any rules, regulations, orders, directives, circulars, or other actions taken pursuant to the functions transferred or reassigned from the Secretary of Commerce to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget by the delegations made in this Order, shall remain in effect until amended, modified, or revoked pursuant to the delegations made in this Order. Sec. 8. This Order shall be effective August 23, 1981. RONALD REAGAN The White House, August 21, 1981. ]Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 3:44 p.m., August 21, 1981]