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Executive Order 12365 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 12365—Foreign Assistance and Arms Control

Ronald Reagan Ronald Reagan
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Monday, May 24, 1982
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2 min read (393 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 1982-05-24, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Foreign Assistance and Arms Control." It outlines operative directives for executive department officers, delegating enforcement responsibilities and establishing official governance guidelines.

Constitutional Assessment: Scrutinized through Article II, Section 2, this action exercises the President's constitutional role as Commander in Chief. Early Framers recognized broad executive discretion in commanding military forces during conflict, provided it remains bounded by congressional declarations and respects civilian domestic courts.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ By the authority vested in me as President of the United States of America by Section 621 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended (22 U.S.C.
▪ 11958, as amended, entitled "Administration of Arms Export Controls," is further amended as follows: (a) In Section l(n), add at the end thereof: "The Secretary of Defense shall obtain the concurrence of the Secretary of State and the Secretary of the Treasury on any determination proposed under the authority of Section 42(c) of the Act.".

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments 🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities 🏛️ Foreign Nations & International Entities 🏛️ Financial Institutions & Monetary Authorities
Total Words
393
2,490 characters
Estimated Read Time
2 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. 12365, Ronald Reagan (May 24, 1982). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-12365-foreign-assistance-and-arms-control.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →
By the authority vested in me as President of the United States of America by Section 621 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended (22 U.S.C. 2381) and Section 301 of Title 3 of the United States Code, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1. Executive Order No. 12163, as amended, entitled "Administration of Foreign Assistance and Related Functions," is further amended as follows: (a) At the end of Section 1-201(a) add the following new paragraphs: "(22) Section 725 of the International Security and Development Cooperation Act of 1981; "(23) Section 726 of the International Security and Development Cooperation Act of 1981; "(24) Section 728 (b) and (d) of the International Security and Development Cooperation Act of 1981.". (b) In Section 1-701(d) delete "659" and "and 670(b)(1)" and insert "620E, 670(a)(2), 670(b)(2), and 670(b)(3)" between "669(b)(1)" and "of the Act.". (c) In Section 1-102(d), delete "301(e)(3)". (d) In Section 1-201(a)(1), delete "301(b),", "301(e)(3),", and "302(a)(3),". (e) In Section 1-201(a)(11), delete subsections "(b)," and "(i)," of the reference to Section 620. (f) Delete Sections 1-201(a) (17) and (19) and renumber the remaining paragraphs accordingly. (g) In Section 1-201(b), delete "620(i)," (h) In Section 1-501(a), delete paragraph (1) and renumber the remaining paragraphs accordingly. (i) Delete Section 1-701(f) and reletter the remaining subsections accordingly. (j) In Section 1-701(h), delete everything following "(h)" to the end of the section and insert in lieu thereof: "Those under section 520 of the Foreign Assistance and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1982, with respect to findings.". Sec. 2. Executive Order No. 11958, as amended, entitled "Administration of Arms Export Controls," is further amended as follows: (a) In Section l(n), add at the end thereof: "The Secretary of Defense shall obtain the concurrence of the Secretary of State and the Secretary of the Treasury on any determination proposed under the authority of Section 42(c) of the Act.". (b) In Section 1(o), delete everything following "(o)" to the end of the section and insert in lieu thereof: "Those under Sections 52(b) and 53 of the Act to the Secretary of Defense.". (c) At the end of Section 1, insert the following new paragraph: "(p) Those under Sections 61 and 62(a) of the Act to the Secretary of Defense.". RONALD REAGAN The White House, May 24, 1982. [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 4:40 p.m., May 24, 1982]