Executive Order 10294 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 10294—Designating Additional Agencies Pursuant to Section 103(a) of the Renegotiation Act of 1951

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Friday, September 28, 1951

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1 min read (188 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 1951-09-28, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Designating Additional Agencies Pursuant to Section 103(a) of the Renegotiation Act of 1951." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.

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

▪ By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Renegotiation Act of 1951 (Public Law 9, 82d Congress), hereinafter referred to as the Act, and as President of the United States, it is ordered as follows: 1.

▪ The Defense Materials Procurement Agency, the Bureau of Mines, and the (United States) Geological Survey, each of which exercises functions having a direct and immediate connection with the national defense, are hereby designated, pursuant to section 103(a) of the Act, as agencies of the Government included within the definition of the term "Department" for the purposes of Title I of the Act.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments 🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants 🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

188

1,131 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

22.5

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 10294, Harry S Truman (Sep 28, 1951). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-10294-designating-additional-agencies-pursuant-section-103a-the.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Renegotiation Act of 1951 (Public Law 9, 82d Congress), hereinafter referred to as the Act, and as President of the United States, it is ordered as follows: 1. The Defense Materials Procurement Agency, the Bureau of Mines, and the (United States) Geological Survey, each of which exercises functions having a direct and immediate connection with the national defense, are hereby designated, pursuant to section 103(a) of the Act, as agencies of the Government included within the definition of the term "Department" for the purposes of Title I of the Act. 2. In accordance with section 102 of the Act, the provisions of Title I of the Act shall be applicable to all contracts with the Defense Materials Procurement Agency, the Bureau of Mines, and the (United States) Geological Survey, respectively, and related subcontracts, to the extent of the amounts received or accrued by a contractor or subcontractor on or after the first day of October 1951, whether such contracts or subcontracts were made on, before, or after that date. HARRY S. TRUMAN THE WHITE HOUSE, September 28, 1951