Executive Order 12455 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 12455—President's Private Sector Survey on Cost Control in the Federal Government

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Thursday, December 29, 1983

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1 min read (106 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 1983-12-29, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "President's Private Sector Survey on Cost Control in the Federal Government." 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

▪ By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and laws of the United States of America, including the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C.

▪ 12369 of June 30, 1982, as amended, is further amended to read: "The Committee shall terminate on January 31, 1984, unless sooner extended.".

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Branch Departments 🏛️ General Body of the People

Total Words

106

627 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

11.1

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 12455, Ronald Reagan (Dec 29, 1983). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-12455-presidents-private-sector-survey-cost-control-the-federal-government.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and laws of the United States of America, including the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. App. I), and in order to extend the life of the President's Private Sector Survey on Cost Control in the Federal Government, it is hereby ordered that Section 4(b) of Executive Order No. 12369 of June 30, 1982, as amended, is further amended to read: "The Committee shall terminate on January 31, 1984, unless sooner extended.". RONALD REAGAN The White House, December 29, 1983. [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 11:25 a.m., January 3, 1984]