Executive Order 12598 Constitutional Fidelity (+0.23)

Executive Order 12598—Victims of Terrorism Compensation

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Wednesday, June 17, 1987

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1 min read (274 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 1987-06-17, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Victims of Terrorism Compensation." It outlines operative directives for executive department officers, delegating enforcement responsibilities and establishing official governance guidelines.

Constitutional Assessment: Scrutinized through Article II, Section 2, this action exercises the President's constitutional role as Commander in Chief. Early Framers recognized broad executive discretion in commanding military forces during conflict, provided it remains bounded by congressional declarations and respects civilian domestic courts.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ The Secretaries of State and Defense shall consult with each other and with the heads of other appropriate Executive departments and agencies in carrying out their functions under this Order.

▪ 12576 of December 2, 1986, is hereby superseded.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments 🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities 🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants 🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

274

1,569 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.23

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 12598, Ronald Reagan (Jun 17, 1987). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-12598-victims-terrorism-compensation.

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 Title VIII of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-399, 100 Stat. 853) ("the Act"), and in order to provide for the implementation of that Act, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1. The functions vested in the President by that part of section 803(a) of the Act to be codified at 5 U.S.C. 5569 are delegated to the Secretary of State. Sec. 2. The functions vested in the President by that part of section 803(a) of the Act to be codified at 5 U.S.C. 5570 are delegated to the Secretary of State, to be exercised in consultation with the Secretary of Labor. Sec. 3. The functions vested in the President by section 806(a) (to be codified at 37 U.S.C. 559), section 806(c) (to be codified at 10 U.S.C. 1095), and section 806(d) (to be codified at 10 U.S.C. 2181-2185) are delegated to the Secretary of Defense. Sec. 4. The functions vested in the President by section 806(b) (to be codified at 10 U.S.C. 1051) are delegated to the Secretary of Defense, to be exercised in consultation with the Secretary of Labor. Sec. 5. The Secretaries of State and Defense shall consult with each other and with the heads of other appropriate Executive departments and agencies in carrying out their functions under this Order. Sec. 6. Executive Order No. 12576 of December 2, 1986, is hereby superseded. RONALD REAGAN The White House, June 17, 1987. [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 3:14 p.m., June 18, 1987]