Executive Order 10098 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 10098—Amendment of Executive Order No 10084 of October 12, 1949, Prescribing Regulations for the Administration of Certain Provisions of the Career Compensation Act of 1949

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Wednesday, January 25, 1950

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1 min read (96 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 1950-01-25, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amendment of Executive Order No 10084 of October 12, 1949, Prescribing Regulations for the Administration of Certain Provisions of the Career Compensation Act of 1949." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.

Constitutional Assessment: Evaluated against the Fifth Amendment, this action touches upon property or economic rights. An early statesman would insist upon strict adherence to due process of law and the constitutional guarantee that private holdings shall not be encumbered or taken for public purposes without just compensation and lawful process.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Career Compensation Act of 1949, approved October 12, 1949 (Public Law 351-81st Cong.), it is ordered that the last paragraph of Executive Order No.

▪ 10084 of October 12, 1949, entitled "Prescribing Regulations for the Administration of Certain Provisions of the Career Compensation Act of 1949", be, and it is hereby, amended to read as follows: "This order shall take effect on October 1, 1949, and shall cease to be effective on March 31, 1950." HARRY S.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

560 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

12.6

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 10098, Harry S Truman (Jan 25, 1950). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-10098-amendment-executive-order-no-10084-october-12-1949-prescribing.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Career Compensation Act of 1949, approved October 12, 1949 (Public Law 351-81st Cong.), it is ordered that the last paragraph of Executive Order No. 10084 of October 12, 1949, entitled "Prescribing Regulations for the Administration of Certain Provisions of the Career Compensation Act of 1949", be, and it is hereby, amended to read as follows: "This order shall take effect on October 1, 1949, and shall cease to be effective on March 31, 1950." HARRY S. TRUMAN THE WHITE HOUSE, January 25, 1950