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Newt Gingrichs Executive Orders (Newt Gingrichs Presidential Campaign (2012)

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The Drill Here Drill Now Pay Less Executive Order

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United

Statesof America, it is hereby ordered as follows:

Section 1.

To help protect national security and further American economic interests, it is the

policy of the Federal Government to responsibly develop domestic energy supplies,including those on Federal lands, in order to reduce American reliance on imported

energy supplies, reduce energy costs, create jobs and strengthen the American

economy.

Section 2.

(a) Under the authority vested in me as President of the United States, including section12(a) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, 43 U.S.C. 1341(a), I hereby rescind the

prior memorandum of withdrawal from disposition by leasing of the United States

Outer Continental Shelf issued on March 31, 2010.(b) Under the authority vested in me as President of the United States, including the

Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, 43 U.S.C. 1341 et seq., I hereby order the Secretary

of the Interior to prepare a new Outer Continental Shelf Oil & Gas Leasing Program

for 2013-2018 that shall allow for leasing in the maximum number of OCS Regionspossible consistent with protection of the environment.

(c) Under the authority vested in me as President of the United States, I hereby order the

Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, the Secretary of Commerceand the Chairman of the Council on Environmental Quality to coordinate with the

Secretary of the Interior to develop an appropriate inter-agency plan for addressing

Policy.


States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows:

Section 1. Policy.

To help protect national security and further American economic interests, it is the policy ofthe Federal Government to responsibly develop domestic energy supplies, including those on

Federal lands, in order to reduce American reliance on imported energy supplies, reduce

energy costs, create jobs and strengthen the American economy.

Section 2. OCS Development


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(a) Under the authority vested in me as President of the United States, including section 12(a)of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, 43 U.S.C. 1341(a), I hereby rescind the prior

memorandum of withdrawal from disposition by leasing of the United States Outer

Continental Shelf issued on March 31, 2010.

(b) Under the authority vested in me as President of the United States, including the OuterContinental Shelf Lands Act, 43 U.S.C. 1341 et seq., I hereby order the Secretary of the

Interior to prepare a new Outer Continental Shelf Oil & Gas Leasing Program for 2013-2018

that shall allow for leasing in the maximum number of OCS Regions possible consistent withprotection of the environment.

(c) Under the authority vested in me as President of the United States, I hereby order the

Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, the Secretary of Commerce and theChairman of the Council on Environmental Quality to coordinate with the Secretary of the

Interior to develop an appropriate inter-agency plan for addressing permit applications for

OCS exploration and development that will facilitate timely resolution of permitting issues

and increase efficiency in permitting.

Section 3. Onshore Development

(a) Under the authority vested in me as President of the United States, including the Minerals

Leasing Act of 1920, 30 U.S.C. 131 et seq., I hereby order the Secretary of the Interior to

develop and implement a leasing plan for Federal Lands that will foster energy developmentto the maximum extent possible with protection of the environment.

(b) Under the authority vested in me as President of the United States, including the Federal

Land Policy Management Act of 1976, 43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq., I hereby order the Secretaryof the Interior to review the Oil Shale and Tar Sands Program and make such reforms to the

program as are necessary to accelerate the development of oil shale deposits on federal lands.

(c) Under the authority vested in me as President of the United States, including the Naval

Petroleum Reserves Production Act of 1976, 42 U.S.C. 6501, as amended, I hereby order toSecretary of the Interior to review the National Petroleum Reserve Alaska leasing program

and make such reforms as are necessary to accelerate the development of energy resources in

the NPRA and to coordinate with the Secretary of the Army, the Administrator of theEnvironmental Protection Agency and the Chairman of the Council on Environmental

Quality to develop and implement an interagency addressing permit applications for OCS

exploration and development that will facilitate timely resolution of permitting issues andincrease efficiency in permitting.

Section 4. General Provisions

(a) This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law and subject to the

availability of appropriations

(b) This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right, benefit or privilege,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.


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Abolishing All White House Czars

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Executive Order

Abolishing All White House Czars and Advisors Not Confirmed by the United States

SenateDRAFT



Section 1. History of the White House Czars

(a) No official in the United States government has the official title, Czar. Rather, the termis used by the media and others to describe high-level officials appointed by the President,

without Senate confirmation, and tasked with overseeing various policies of the Executive

Branch of Government.

(b) The earliest known use of the term occurred during President Franklin Roosevelts

administration, which had eleven czars overseeing various aspects of Government. It hasbeen used to describe similar officials in subsequent administrations down to the present

time.

(c) President Barack Obamas administration appointed more Czars than any previouspresident. Each of these Czars has had enormous government power and answered only to the

President.

Section 2. Constitutional Problems With the White House Czars

(a) The United States Constitution provided for a clear separation of powers between theExecutive Branch (the President), the Legislative Branch (the Congress), and the Judicial

Branch (the Courts). This was intentional. The Founders did not want too much power to be

vested in any one branch of government. Rather, they wanted a system of checks and

balances to keep any one branch of government from becoming too powerful.

(b) The Constitution specifically requires the President to obtain the Senates approval for

high-level political appointments. There is considerable debate about whether the Czarsqualify as the type of high-level official that needs Senate confirmation. Regardless, the rapid

and easy accumulation of power by White House staff can threaten the Constitutional system

of checks and balances. Czars can take control of programs that under both our Constitutionand other applicable federal law are the responsibility of Senate-confirmed officials. The


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Czars are not accountable for their actions to the Congress, to cabinet officials, or to virtually

anyone but the president.

Section 3. Presidential Directive to Abolish White House Czars and Advisors Not

Confirmed by the United States Senate

(a) Effective immediately, the following Czar and advisory positions are abolished:

(1) Afghanistan and Pakistan Czar (Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan)

(2) AIDS Czar (Director of the Office of National AIDS Policy)

(3) Asian Carp Czar (Director of Office of Economic Opportunity)

(4) Auto/Car Czars (Senior Advisor Presidents Automotive Task Force, Treasury Advisor,

Head of the Auto Task Force)

(5) Auto Recovery/ Autoworker Czar (Member Presidential Task Force on the Auto Industry,

Director of Recovery for Auto Communities and Workers)

(6) Border Czar (Special Representative for Border Affairs, Dept of Homeland Security)

(7) Climate Czar (Special Envoy for Climate Change)

(8) Consumer Czar (Head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau)

(9) Copyright Czar (Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator)

(10) Cybersecurity Czar (Director of the White House Office of Cybersecurity /Cybersecurity Coordinator)

(11) Ethics Czar (White House Counsel)

(12) Faith-based Czar (Director of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood

Partnerships)

(13) Global Warming Czar (Assistant to the President for Energy and Climate Change)

(14) Great Lakes Czar (Special Advisor to the EPA Administrator)

(15) Guantanamo Base Closure Czar (US Department of State Special Envoy)

(16) Information Czar (Chief Information Office at the White House)

(17) Iran Czar (Special Advisor for the Persian Gulf and Southwest Asia)


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(18) Health Czar (Director of the White House Office of Health Reform and Counselor to the

President)

(19) Manufacturing Czar (Senior Counselor for Manufacturing Policy)

(20) Middle East Czar (Special Envoy for Middle East Peace)

(21) Nonproliferation Czar (Special Assistant to the President and White House Coordinator

for Arms Control and Weapons of Mass Destruction, Proliferation, and Terrorism)

(22) Pay Czar (Special Master for TARP Executive Compensation)

(23) Urban Affairs Czar (Director of the White House Office of Urban Affairs Policy)

(24) Health IT Czar (National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, Dept of HHS)

(25) Cyber Security Czar (Director of the White House Office of Cybersecurity)

(26) Domestic Violence Czar (Advisor to the President and Vice President on DomesticViolence and Sexual Assault Issues)

(27) Economic Czar (Chairman, Economic Recovery Advisory Board)

(28) Green Jobs Czar (Special Advisor for Green Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation at the

White House)

(29) Stimulus Accountability/Oversight Czar (Chairman, Recovery Accountability and

Transparency Board)

(30) Terrorism Czar (Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism)

(31) Weatherization Czar (Program Manager, Office of Weatherization andintergovernmental Program)

(b) Should the President determine that such officials are necessary or useful to the ExecutiveBranch, the President shall seek the advice and consent of the Senate as provided for in the

United States Constitution.

(c) This list is not all-inclusive; all other Czar or Advisory positions not previouslyconfirmed by the United States Senate are hereby abolished.

Section 4. General Provisions.


availability of appropriations.


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(b) This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right, benefit or privilege,

substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity, by any party against the UnitedStates, its departments, agencies or entities, its officers, employees or agents, or any other

person.

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MEMORANDUM FOR THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE UNITED STATES AGENCYFOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

SUBJECT: Restoration of the Mexico City Policy

The Mexico City Policy announced by President Reagan in 1984 required nongovernmental

organizations to agree as a condition of their receipt of Federal funds that such organizationswould neither perform nor actively promote abortion as a method of family planning in other

nations. This policy was in effect until it was rescinded on January 22, 1993. It was then

restored on January 22, 2001 and was in effect until rescinded on January 23, 2009.

It is my conviction that taxpayer funds should not be used to pay for abortions or advocate or

actively promote abortion, either here or abroad. It is therefore my belief that the Mexico City

Policy should be restored. Accordingly, I hereby rescind the Memorandum for theAdministrator of the Agency for International Development, Subject: Mexico City Policy and

Assistance for Voluntary Population Planning, dated January 23, 2009, and I direct the

Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development to reinstate in fullall of the requirements of the Mexico City Policy in effect on January 20, 2009.

NEWT GINGRICH

Executive Order

Protecting Every Citizens Right to Religious Freedom

under the First Amendment

DRAFT

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the UnitedStates of America, I hereby order all the Heads and Acting Heads of Executive Departments

and Agencies to take the following immediate actions:

1. Immediately suspend the implementation and enforcement of any existing regulation thatis suspected of being in violation of the First Amendments absolute prohibition on Congress

from enacting any law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the freeexercise thereof.

2. Each executive department and agency shall refer any such suspended regulations to theAttorney General for additional review.


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3. The Attorney General shall make a final determination whether any such suspended

regulation is in violation of the First Amendment.

4. If the Attorney General shall determine that any such suspended regulation is in violation

of the First Amendment, every executive department and agency shall immediately

discontinue enforcement and implementation of such unconstitutional regulation.

5. If a regulation shall be determined to be unconstitutional and its enforcement or

implementation shall be discontinued pursuant to this Executive Order, the executivedepartment and agency within which such regulation originated shall recommence, if

necessary, rule making procedures to replace the unconstitutional regulation with a

constitutional regulation that respects the First Amendments protection of the free exerciseof religion.

Executive Order

Implementing the Jerusalem Embassy Act of 1995

DRAFT

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the UnitedStates of America, it is hereby ordered as follows:

Section 1. History of the Jerusalem Embassy Act of 1995.

(a) The Jerusalem Embassy Act of 1995 (the Act), Pub. Law 104-45, 109 Stat. 398, S 1322,

provided that:

(1) the rights of every ethnic and religious group are protected;

(2) Jerusalem should be recognized as the capital of the State of Israel; and

(3) the United States Embassy in Israel should be established in Jerusalem no later than May

31, 1999.

(b) The Act further provided that the Secretary of State must determine and report to

Congress that the United States embassy in Jerusalem had officially opened before more than

50 percent of funds appropriated to the Department of State for Acquisition and

Maintenance of Buildings Abroad may be obligated.

(c) The Act further provided a Presidential Waiver, allowing the President to suspend thefunding limitation imposed on the Department of State if the President determined and

reported to Congress that doing so is necessary to protect the national security interests of the

United States.


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(d) The Act was passed overwhelmingly by both Houses of Congress. The Senate voted 93-5

in favor of passage, while the House voted 374-37 in favor of passage.

(e) Despite overwhelming Congressional support for the Act, former President Clinton sent it

to the Archivist of the United States unsigned. It was thus never entered in the United States

Code.

(f) Every President from Mr. Clinton forward has invoked the Presidential Waiver.

Consequently, the funding limitation prescribed by the Act has never been imposed on theDepartment of State and the United States of America still does not have an embassy in

Jerusalem.

Section 2. Presidential Directive to the Archivist of the United States Code to Enter the

Jerusalem Embassy Act of 1995.

(a) The Archivist is hereby directed to enter the Jerusalem Embassy Act, Pub. Law 104-45,109 Stat. 398, S 1322, into the official edition of the United States Code.

(b) In following this directive, the Archivist shall follow all other applicable law.

Section 3. Presidential Directive to Recognize Jerusalem as the Capital of Israel and Transfer

the Embassy of the United States to Jerusalem.

(a) Effective immediately, the Government of the United States shall recognize Jerusalem as

the legitimate capital of the State of Israel as promulgated by the Act. Further, it is the policyof the United States that Jerusalem should remain an undivided city in which the rights of

every ethnic and religious group are protected.

(b) The Secretary of State shall develop a plan to open the embassy of the United States inJerusalem and shall present it to the President of the United States within thirty days from

today. The President shall either approve the plan as written or shall direct the Secretary to

make appropriate changes and resubmit the plan.

(c) Once the President has approved the Secretarys plan, the Department of State shall

implement the plan with all possible speed. In no event shall the Department of State takelonger than two years from the date the President approves the Secretarys plan to transfer the

embassy of the United States from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.

Section 4. General Provisions.


availability of appropriations.

(b) This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right, benefit or privilege,

substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity, by any party against the United


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Keystone Pipeline Executive Order



Section 1. Presidential Permit for Keystone XL Pipeline

(a) The Secretary of State shall reconsider the determination regarding whether theKeystoneXL pipeline serves the national interest made on January 18, 2012.

(b) In making the determination required by Section 1(a), the Secretary of State shall abideby subsection 501(c) of the Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011, which

declared the final environmental impact statement issued by theSecretary of State on August26, 2011, satisfies all requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and section 106 of the National Historical Preservation Act (16 U.S.C.

470f) and that no further Federal environmental review shall be required.

(c) If, following the review required by Subsection 1(a), the Secretary of State determines

that the Keystone XL pipeline is in the national interest, she shall grant a Presidential Permit

for the project.

Section 2. General Provisions

(a) This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law and subject to theavailability of appropriations

(b) This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right, benefit or privilege,substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity, by any party against the United


person.

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