Executive Order 12416 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 12416—Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs

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Friday, April 8, 1983

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1 min read (165 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 1983-04-08, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.

Constitutional Assessment: Reviewed under the Tenth Amendment and the principle of dual federalism, this order touches upon domains traditionally reserved to the sovereign States. The Framers would caution against any attempt to commandeer state officers or displace local police powers through federal executive fiat.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ 12372 of July 14, 1982 is hereby amended by inserting, after the words "42 U.S.C.

▪ 12372 is amended by deleting "April 30, 1983" and inserting in its place "September 30, 1983." Sec.

▪ 12372 is amended by deleting "within two years" and inserting in its place "by September 30, 1984".

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities

Total Words

165

1,007 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

10.4

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 12416, Ronald Reagan (Apr 8, 1983). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-12416-intergovernmental-review-federal-programs.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and statutes of the United States of America, and in order to allow additional time for implementation by State, regional and local governments of new Federal regulations which foster an intergovernmental partnership and strengthened federalism, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1. The preamble to Executive Order No. 12372 of July 14, 1982 is hereby amended by inserting, after the words "42 U.S.C. 4231(a))", the following phrase: ", Section 204 of the Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan Development Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 3334)". Sec. 2. Section 5(b) of Executive Order No. 12372 is amended by deleting "April 30, 1983" and inserting in its place "September 30, 1983." Sec. 3. Section 8 of Executive Order No. 12372 is amended by deleting "within two years" and inserting in its place "by September 30, 1984". RONALD REAGAN The White House, April 8, 1983. [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 12:03 p.m., April 8, 1983]