Executive Order 13375 Constitutional Fidelity (+0.23)

Executive Order 13375—Amendment to Executive Order 13295 Relating to Certain Influenza Viruses and Quarantinable Communicable Diseases

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Friday, April 1, 2005

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1 min read (178 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 2005-04-01, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amendment to Executive Order 13295 Relating to Certain Influenza Viruses and Quarantinable Communicable Diseases." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.

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

▪ Formal executive instruction issued by the President establishing official administrative policy on Amendment to Executive Order 13295 Relating to Certain Influenza Viruses and Quarantinable Communicable Diseases.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants 🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners 🏛️ Public Health & Medical Institutions

Total Words

178

1,048 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

13.9

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.23

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 13375, George W. Bush (Apr 1, 2005). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-13375-amendment-executive-order-13295-relating-certain-influenza-viruses.

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 section 361(b) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 264(b)), it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1. Based upon the recommendation of the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in consultation with the Surgeon General, and for the purpose set forth in section 1 of Executive Order 13295 of April 4, 2003, section 1 of such order is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: "(c) Influenza caused by novel or reemergent influenza viruses that are causing, or have the potential to cause, a pandemic.". Sec. 2. This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, entities, officers, employees or agents, or any other person. GEORGE W. BUSH The White House, April 1, 2005. [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 10:49 a.m., April 4, 2005]