Executive Order 10023 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 10023—Amendment of Executive Order 9984 of July 31, 1948, Prescribing Regulations Governing the Furnishing of Clothing in Kind or Payment of Cash Allowances in Lieu Thereof to Enlisted Personnel of the Navy, Coast Guard, Naval Reserve, and Coast Guard Reserve

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Monday, December 20, 1948

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2 min read (371 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 Harry S Truman on 1948-12-20, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amendment of Executive Order 9984 of July 31, 1948, Prescribing Regulations Governing the Furnishing of Clothing in Kind or Payment of Cash Allowances in Lieu Thereof to Enlisted Personnel of the Navy, Coast Guard, Naval Reserve, and Coast Guard Reserve." It outlines operative directives for executive department officers, delegating enforcement responsibilities and establishing official governance guidelines.

Constitutional Assessment: Scrutinized through Article II, Section 2, this action exercises the President's constitutional role as Commander in Chief. Early Framers recognized broad executive discretion in commanding military forces during conflict, provided it remains bounded by congressional declarations and respects civilian domestic courts.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ 359, 363), Executive Order 9984 of July 31, 1948, prescribing regulations governing the furnishing of clothing in kind or payment of cash allowances in lieu thereof to enlisted personnel of the Navy, Coast Guard, Naval Reserve, and Coast Guard Reserve, is hereby amended as follows: 1.

▪ This order shall be effective as of December 1, 1948.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments

Total Words

371

2,174 characters

Estimated Read Time

2 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

15.5

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 10023, Harry S Truman (Dec 20, 1948). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-10023-amendment-executive-order-9984-july-31-1948-prescribing-regulations.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 10 of the Pay Readjustment Act of June 16, 1942 (56 Stat. 359, 363), Executive Order 9984 of July 31, 1948, prescribing regulations governing the furnishing of clothing in kind or payment of cash allowances in lieu thereof to enlisted personnel of the Navy, Coast Guard, Naval Reserve, and Coast Guard Reserve, is hereby amended as follows: 1. The following new subsection 11 is added to Section A at the end thereof: 11. In addition to the allowances herein prescribed, enlisted men, including those holding chief petty officer rating, who, upon the effective date of this order, are serving with or who are subsequently assigned to duty as members of the United States navy Band, shall receive a cash allowance not to exceed $80.00 for the purchase of the full dress uniform prescribed for members of the United States Navy Band by the Secretary of the Navy. 2. The following new subsection 8 is added to Section B at the end thereof: 8. (a) The amount of the cash allowance prescribed in subsection A11 shall be payable to- (1) Enlisted men, including those holding chief petty officer rating, who, upon the effective date of this order, are actually serving as members of the United States Navy Band, and (2) Enlisted men, including those holding chief petty officer rating, who may, subsequent to the effective date of this order, be assigned to duty as members of the United States Navy Band, and (3) Enlisted men, including those holding chief petty officer rating, upon reenlistment or recall to active duty subsequent to the expiration of three months from date of last discharge or release from active duty, who are assigned to duty as members of the United States Navy Band. (b) The allowance prescribed in the said subsection A11 shall be payable only once during any period of continuous active duty. (c) The amount of the cash clothing allowance prescribed in subsection A11 shall be paid upon the written order of the Commanding Officer, U.S. Naval Receiving Station, Washington, D.C. 3. This order shall be effective as of December 1, 1948. HARRY S. TRUMAN THE WHITE HOUSE, December 20, 1948