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Executive Order 13246 Constitutional Fidelity (+0.23)

Executive Order 13246—Providing an Order of Succession Within the Department of the Treasury

George W. Bush George W. Bush
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Tuesday, December 18, 2001
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2 min read (306 words)

Plain-English Translation & Framers' Constitutional Analysis

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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 Treasury." 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

▪ Executive Order 11822 of December 10, 1974, is hereby revoked.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Merchants, Importers & Commercial Enterprises 🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants 🏛️ Financial Institutions & Monetary Authorities
Total Words
306
1,801 characters
Estimated Read Time
2 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
16.4
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.23
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations 

Exec. Order No. 13246, George W. Bush (Dec 18, 2001). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-13246-providing-order-succession-within-the-department-the-treasury.

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 Treasury (Secretary) during any period when both the Secretary and the Deputy Secretary of the Treasury (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) Under Secretaries of the Treasury (including the Under Secretary of the Treasury for Enforcement), in the order in which they shall have taken the oath of office as such officers; (b) General Counsel of the Department of the Treasury; and (c) Deputy Under Secretaries of the Treasury and those Assistant Secretaries of the Treasury appointed by the President by and with the consent of the Senate, in the order in which they shall have taken the oath of office as such officers. Sec. 3. Exceptions. (a) No individual who is serving in an office listed in section 2(a)–(c) 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 11822 of December 10, 1974, 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]