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Executive Order 12395 Constitutional Fidelity (+0.29)

Executive Order 12395—International Private Enterprise Task Force

Ronald Reagan Ronald Reagan
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Saturday, November 20, 1982
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2 min read (424 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 1982-11-20, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "International Private Enterprise Task Force." 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

▪ By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the statutes of the United States of America, and in order to establish, in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C.
▪ The Task Force shall be composed of no more than twenty-one members who shall be appointed by the President from among leaders in the private sector.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants 🏛️ Foreign Nations & International Entities
Total Words
424
2,749 characters
Estimated Read Time
2 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
15.5
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.29
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations 

Exec. Order No. 12395, Ronald Reagan (Nov 20, 1982). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-12395-international-private-enterprise-task-force.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the statutes of the United States of America, and in order to establish, in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. App. I), an advisory committee on the role of private enterprise in international economic development, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section I. Establishment. (a) There is established the International Private Enterprise Task Force. The Task Force shall be composed of no more than twenty-one members who shall be appointed by the President from among leaders in the private sector. Members will be chosen primarily from the chief operating or chief executive officers of private enterprises, including agribusinesses. (b) The President shall designate a Chairman and Vice Chairman from among the members of the Task Force. Sec. 2. Functions. (a) The Task Force shall advise the President, the Director of the United States International Development Cooperation Agency, and the Administrator of the Agency for International Development with respect to the role private enterprise can play in the implementation of programs and activities under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended. (b) The Task Force shall advise on the involvement of specific private enterprises in such programs and activities. Sec. 3. Administration. (a) The heads of Executive agencies shall, to the extent permitted by law, provide the Task Force with such information as may be necessary for the effective performance of its functions. (b) Members of the Task Force shall serve without any compensation for their work on the Task Force. However, they may be allowed transportation and travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5701-5707). (e) The Agency for International Development shall provide the Task Force with such administrative services, funds, facilities, staff and other support services as may be necessary. Sec. 4. General Provisions. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of any other Executive Order, the responsibilities of the President under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, except that of reporting annually to the Congress, which are applicable to the Task Force established by this Order, shall be performed by the Administrator of the Agency for International Development in accordance with guidelines and procedures established by the Administrator of General Services. (b) In accord with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, the Task Force shall terminate on December 31, 1982, unless sooner extended. RONALD REAGAN The White House, November 20, 1982. [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 11:13 a.m., November 23, 1982]