Executive Order 12583 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 12583—Food for Progress

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Thursday, February 19, 1987

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1 min read (298 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 1987-02-19, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Food for Progress." It outlines operative directives for executive department officers, delegating enforcement responsibilities and establishing official governance guidelines.

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

▪ This function shall be exercised in accordance with section 112b of Title I of the United States Code and applicable regulations and procedures of the Department of State.

▪ The functions vested in the President by section 1110(f)(2) of the Act of waiving any minimum tonnage requirements are delegated to the Secretary of Agriculture , who shall exercise this function in accordance with policy guidance provided by the Food Aid Subcommittee of the Development Coordination Committee.

▪ In order to ensure that the furnishing of commodities under the Act is coordinated with and complements other United States foreign assistance, the exercise of all functions delegated by this Order shall be coordinated through the Food Aid Subcommittee of the Development Coordination Committee.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities 🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants 🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners 🏛️ Foreign Nations & International Entities

Total Words

298

1,837 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

16.8

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 12583, Ronald Reagan (Feb 19, 1987). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-12583-food-for-progress.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By the authority vested in me as President by the laws of the United States of America, including the Food for Progress Act of 1985 (section 1110 of the Food Security Act of 1985, Public Law 99-198; 7 U.S.C. 17360) ("the Act") and section 301 of Title 3 of the United States Code, and in order to provide for the delegation of certain functions under the Act, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1. (a) The function vested in the President by section 1110(b) of the Act of entering into agreements with developing countries is delegated to the Director of the United States International Development Cooperation Agency, and this function may be redelegated to the head of any other agency. This function shall be exercised in accordance with section 112b of Title I of the United States Code and applicable regulations and procedures of the Department of State. (b) The Director of the United States International Development Cooperation Agency shall, in accordance with Section 3 of this Order, transmit to the Congress all reports required by the Act concerning such agreements. Sec. 2. The functions vested in the President by section 1110(f)(2) of the Act of waiving any minimum tonnage requirements are delegated to the Secretary of Agriculture , who shall exercise this function in accordance with policy guidance provided by the Food Aid Subcommittee of the Development Coordination Committee. Sec. 3. In order to ensure that the furnishing of commodities under the Act is coordinated with and complements other United States foreign assistance, the exercise of all functions delegated by this Order shall be coordinated through the Food Aid Subcommittee of the Development Coordination Committee. RONALD REAGAN The White House, February 19, 1987. [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 2:30 p.m., February 19, 1987]