Executive Order 13203 Constitutional Fidelity (+0.41)

Executive Order 13203—Revocation of Executive Order and Presidential Memorandum Concerning Labor-Management Partnerships

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Saturday, February 17, 2001

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1 min read (198 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 George W. Bush on 2001-02-17, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Revocation of Executive Order and Presidential Memorandum Concerning Labor-Management Partnerships." 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

▪ Executive Order 12871 of October 1, 1993, as amended by Executive Orders 12983 and 13156, which established the National Partnership Council and requires Federal agencies to form labor-management partnerships for management purposes, is revoked.

▪ The Presidential Memorandum of October 28, 1999, entitled "Reaffirmation of Executive Order 12871 - Labor-Management Partnerships" (the "Memorandum"), which reaffirms and expands upon the requirements of Executive Order 12871 of October 1, 1993, is also revoked.

▪ The Director of the Office of Personnel Management and heads of executive agencies shall promptly move to rescind any orders, rules, regulations, guidelines, or policies implementing or enforcing Executive Order 12871 of October 1, 1993, or the Memorandum, to the extent consistent with law.

▪ Nothing in this order shall abrogate any collective bargaining agreements in effect on the date of this order.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Branch Departments 🏛️ General Body of the People

Total Words

198

1,302 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

14.9

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.41

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 13203, George W. Bush (Feb 17, 2001). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-13203-revocation-executive-order-and-presidential-memorandum-concerning.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered that: Section 1. Executive Order 12871 of October 1, 1993, as amended by Executive Orders 12983 and 13156, which established the National Partnership Council and requires Federal agencies to form labor-management partnerships for management purposes, is revoked. Among other things, therefore, the National Partnership Council is immediately dissolved. Sec. 2. The Presidential Memorandum of October 28, 1999, entitled "Reaffirmation of Executive Order 12871 - Labor-Management Partnerships" (the "Memorandum"), which reaffirms and expands upon the requirements of Executive Order 12871 of October 1, 1993, is also revoked. Sec. 3. The Director of the Office of Personnel Management and heads of executive agencies shall promptly move to rescind any orders, rules, regulations, guidelines, or policies implementing or enforcing Executive Order 12871 of October 1, 1993, or the Memorandum, to the extent consistent with law. Sec. 4. Nothing in this order shall abrogate any collective bargaining agreements in effect on the date of this order. GEORGE W. BUSH The White House, February 17, 2001. [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 11:16 a.m., February 21, 2001]