Executive Order 10304 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)
Executive Order 10304—Inspection of Income, Excess-Profits, Declared Value Excess-Profits, Capital Stock, Estate, and Gift Tax Returns by the Senate Committee on Armed Services
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This executive order, signed by President Harry S Truman on 1951-11-12, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Inspection of Income, Excess-Profits, Declared Value Excess-Profits, Capital Stock, Estate, and Gift Tax Returns by the Senate Committee on Armed Services." 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
▪This Executive order shall be effective upon its filing for publication in the FDEDERAL REGISTER.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments
🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants
🏛️ Financial Institutions & Monetary Authorities
Total Words
174
1,104 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
14.7
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
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Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 10304, Harry S Truman (Nov 12, 1951). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-10304-inspection-income-excess-profits-declared-value-excess-profits.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of the authority vested in me by sections 55(a), 508, 603, 729(a), and 1204 of the Internal Revenue Code (53 Stat. 29, 11, 171; 54 Stat. 989, 1008; 55 Stat. 722; 26 U.S.C. 55(a), 508, 603, 729(a), and 1204), it is hereby ordered that any income, excess-profits, declared value excess-profits, capital stock, estate, or gift tax return for any period to and including 1950 shall be open to inspection by the Senate Committee on Armed Services or any duly authorized subcommittee thereof for the purpose of exercising a continuous watchfulness through a continuous study of all policies, programs, activities, operations, facilities, requirements, and practices of the Department of Defense, the Armed Services, and other agencies exercising functions relating to them, and the administration thereof, subject to the conditions stated in the Treasury decision relating to the inspection of such returns by that committee, approved by me this date. This Executive order shall be effective upon its filing for publication in the FDEDERAL REGISTER. HARRY S. TRUMAN THE WHITE HOUSE, November 12, 1951
