Executive Order 10118 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 10118—Further 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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Monday, March 27, 1950

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1 min read (156 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 1950-03-27, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Further 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 Congress), it is ordered that the last paragraph of Executive Order No.

▪ 10084 of October 12, 1949, entitle "Prescribing Regulations for the Administration of Certain Provisions of the Career Compensation Act of 1949", as amended by Executive Order No.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

156

909 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

18.4

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 10118, Harry S Truman (Mar 27, 1950). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-10118-further-amendment-executive-order-no-10084-october-12-1949.

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 Congress), it is ordered that the last paragraph of Executive Order No. 10084 of October 12, 1949, entitle "Prescribing Regulations for the Administration of Certain Provisions of the Career Compensation Act of 1949", as amended by Executive Order No. 10098 of January 25, 1950, be, and it is hereby, further amended to read as follows: "This order shall take effect on October 1, 1949, and shall cease to be effective on March 31, 1950; Provided, however, that to the extent that it adopts and prescribes regulations required or authorized to be prescribed by the President under section 201 (e), 204, 206, 302, and 501 (d) of the said Career Compensation Act of 1949 it shall continue in effect until June 30, 1950." HARRY S. TRUMAN THE WHITE HOUSE, March 27, 1950