Executive Order 10313 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)
Executive Order 10313—Amendment of Executive Order No. 10011 of October 22, 1948, as Amended, 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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This executive order, signed by President Harry S Truman on 1951-12-14, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amendment of Executive Order No. 10011 of October 22, 1948, as Amended, 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
▪By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 1303 of the Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1952 (Public Law 253, 82nd Congress), and section 1 of the act of August 8, 1950 (Public Law 673, 81st Congress), it is ordered that section 1(d) of Executive Order No.
▪10011 of October 22, 1948, as amended by Executive Order No.
▪8) 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 27, 1930, or the said section 901 of the Foreign Service Act of 1946." This order shall be effective as of July 1, 1951.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities
🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants
🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners
🏛️ Foreign Nations & International Entities
Total Words
217
1,311 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
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Flesch-Kincaid
16.3
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 10313, Harry S Truman (Dec 14, 1951). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-10313-amendment-executive-order-no-10011-october-22-1948-amended.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 1303 of the Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1952 (Public Law 253, 82nd Congress), and section 1 of the act of August 8, 1950 (Public Law 673, 81st Congress), it is ordered that section 1(d) of Executive Order No. 10011 of October 22, 1948, as amended by Executive Order No. 10085 of October 28, 1949 and Executive Order No. 10187 of December 4, 1950, 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, be, and it is hereby, amended to read as follows: "(d) The authority vested in the President by section 1303 of the Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1952 (Public Law 253, 82d Congress), and by section 302 of the United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948 (62 Stat. 8) 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 27, 1930, or the said section 901 of the Foreign Service Act of 1946." This order shall be effective as of July 1, 1951. HARRY S. TRUMAN THE WHITE HOUSE, December 14, 1951
