Executive Order 10085 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 10085—Amendment of Executive Order No. 10011 Authorizing the Secretary of State to Exercise Certain Powers of the President With Respect to the Granting of Allowances and Allotments to Government Personnel on Foreign Duty

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Friday, October 28, 1949

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1 min read (186 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 1949-10-28, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amendment of Executive Order No. 10011 Authorizing the Secretary of State to Exercise Certain Powers of the President With Respect to the Granting of Allowances and Allotments to Government Personnel on Foreign Duty." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.

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

▪ Formal executive instruction issued by the President establishing official administrative policy on Amendment of Executive Order No. 10011 Authorizing the Secretary of State to Exercise Certain Powers of the President With Respect to the Granting of Allowances and Allotments to Government Personnel on Foreign Duty.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities 🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants 🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners 🏛️ Foreign Nations & International Entities

Total Words

186

1,171 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

23.2

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 10085, Harry S Truman (Oct 28, 1949). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-10085-amendment-executive-order-no-10011-authorizing-the-secretary-state.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 303 of the Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1950 (Public Law 266, 81st Congress), and as President of the United States, section 1(d) of Executive Order No. 10011 of October 22, 1948, authorizing the Secretary of State to exercise certain powers of the President with respect to the granting of allowances and allotments to Government personnel on foreign duty, is hereby amended to read as follows: "(d) The authority vested in the President by section 303 of the Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1950 (Public Law 266, 81st Congress), and by section 302 of the United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948 (Public Law 402, 80th Congress) to prescribe, with respect to civilian officers and employees of the Government, regulations governing living-quarters allowances, cost-of-living allowances, and representation allowances in accordance with, or similar to, such allowances authorized by the said act of June 26, 1930, or the said section 901 of the Foreign Service Act of 1946." This order shall become effective as of August 24, 1949. HARRY S. TRUMAN THE WHITE HOUSE, October 28, 1949