Executive Order 13724 Constitutional Fidelity (+0.52)

Executive Order 13724—Amending Executive Order 12137

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Friday, April 8, 2016

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1 min read (257 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 Barack Obama on 2016-04-08, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amending Executive Order 12137." 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

▪ By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, including section 19 of the Peace Corps Act, as amended (22 U.S.C.

▪ Executive Order 12137 of May 16, 1979, as amended, is further amended as follows: (a) In section 1-1, a new section 1-113 is added to read as follows: "1-113.

▪ 2518) is hereby delegated to the Director of the Peace Corps." (b) In section 1-3, section 1-301(e) is deleted.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

257

1,500 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

12.9

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.52

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 13724, Barack Obama (Apr 8, 2016). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-13724-amending-executive-order-12137.

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, including section 19 of the Peace Corps Act, as amended (22 U.S.C. 2518) and section 301 of title 3, United States Code, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1 . Amendment to Executive Order 12137 . Executive Order 12137 of May 16, 1979, as amended, is further amended as follows: (a) In section 1-1, a new section 1-113 is added to read as follows: "1-113. The functions of adopting, altering, and using an official seal or emblem of the Peace Corps as set forth in section 19 of the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2518) is hereby delegated to the Director of the Peace Corps." (b) In section 1-3, section 1-301(e) is deleted. Sec. 2 . General Provisions . (a) Nothing in this order shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect: (i) the authority granted by law to an executive department, agency, or the head thereof; or (ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals. (b) This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law and subject to the availability of appropriations. (c) 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, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person. BARACK OBAMA The White House, April 8, 2016.