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Executive Order 12489 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 12489—Continuance of Certain Federal Advisory Committees

Ronald Reagan Ronald Reagan
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Friday, September 28, 1984
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2 min read (359 words)

Plain-English Translation & Framers' Constitutional Analysis

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This executive order, signed by President Ronald Reagan on 1984-09-28, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Continuance of Certain Federal Advisory Committees." It outlines operative directives for executive department officers, delegating enforcement responsibilities and establishing official governance guidelines.

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 of the United States of America, and in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C.
▪ 11145, as amended (Department of the Interior).
▪ 11183, as amended (Office of Personnel Management).
▪ 11287, as amended (National Science Foundation).

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants
Total Words
359
2,445 characters
Estimated Read Time
2 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
12.2
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations 

Exec. Order No. 12489, Ronald Reagan (Sep 28, 1984). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-12489-continuance-certain-federal-advisory-committees.

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, and in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. App. I), it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1. Each advisory committee listed below is continued until September 30, 1985, unless terminated at a prior date by appropriate Executive order. (a) Advisory Committee on Small and Minority Business Ownership; Executive Order No. 12190 (Small Business Administration). (b) Committee for the Preservation of the White House; Executive Order No. 11145, as amended (Department of the Interior). (c) Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health; Executive Order No. 12196 (Department of Labor). (d) President's Commission on White House Fellowships; Executive Order No. 11183, as amended (Office of Personnel Management). (e) President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities; Executive Order No. 12367 (National Endowment for the Arts). (f) President's Committee on the International Labor Organization; Executive Order No. 12216 (Department of Labor). (g) President's Committee on Mental Retardation; Executive Order No. 11776 (Department of Health and Human Services). (h) President's Committee on the National Medal of Science; Executive Order No. 11287, as amended (National Science Foundation). (i) President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports; Executive Order No. 12345, as amended (Department of Health and Human Services). (j) President's Economic Policy Advisory Board; Executive Order No. 12296 (Office of Policy Development). (k) President's Export Council; Executive Order No. 12131 (Department of Commerce). Sec. 2. The following advisory committee is continued until December 31, 1984: International Private Enterprise Task Force; Executive Order No. 12395 (Agency for International Development). Sec. 3. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other Executive order, the functions of the President under the Federal Advisory Committee Act that are applicable to the committees listed in Sections 1 and 2 of this Order, except that of reporting annually to the Congress, shall be performed by the head of the department or agency designated after each committee, in accordance with guidelines and procedures established by the Administrator of General Services. RONALD REAGAN The White House, September 28, 1984. [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 11:19 a.m., October 1, 1984]