Executive Order 13244 Constitutional Fidelity (+0.23)

Executive Order 13244—Providing an Order of Succession Within the Department of the Interior

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Tuesday, December 18, 2001

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1 min read (291 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 2001-12-18, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Providing an Order of Succession Within the Department of the Interior." It outlines operative directives for executive department officers, delegating enforcement responsibilities and establishing official governance guidelines.

Constitutional Assessment: An early statesman would view this measure favorably under Article II, Section 3 (the Take Care Clause). The President operates strictly within the ambit of executing established laws and supervising departmental subordinates, respecting the supremacy of the legislative branch without fabricating novel statutory obligations.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ Executive Order 11487 of October 6, 1969, is hereby revoked.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Merchants, Importers & Commercial Enterprises 🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

291

1,741 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

16.7

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.23

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 13244, George W. Bush (Dec 18, 2001). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-13244-providing-order-succession-within-the-department-the-interior.

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, including Subchapter III of Chapter 33 of title 5 of the United States Code, it is hereby ordered that: Section 1. Subject to the provisions of section 3 of this Executive Order, the officers named in section 2, in the order listed, shall act as and perform the functions and duties of the office of Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) during any period when both the Secretary and the Deputy Secretary of the Interior (Deputy Secretary) have died, resigned, or are otherwise unable to perform the functions and duties of the office of Secretary. Sec. 2. Order of Succession. (a) Solicitor of the Department of the Interior; (b) Assistant Secretary of the Interior in charge of Policy, Management and Budget; (c) Assistant Secretary of the Interior in charge of Land and Minerals Management; (d) Assistant Secretary of the Interior in charge of Water and Science; (e) Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Fish and Wildlife and Parks; and (f) Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Indian Affairs. Sec. 3. Exceptions. (a) No individual who is serving in an office listed in section 2(a)–(f) in an acting capacity shall act as Secretary pursuant to this Executive Order. (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of this Executive Order, the President retains discretion, to the extent permitted by Subchapter III of Chapter 33 of title 5 of the United States Code, to depart from this Executive Order in designating an acting Secretary. Sec. 4. Executive Order 11487 of October 6, 1969, is hereby revoked. GEORGE W. BUSH The White House, December 18, 2001. [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 8:45 a.m., December 20, 2001]