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This executive order, signed by President Harry S Truman on 1952-05-29, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Continuing the Commissioned Corps of the Public Health Service as a Military Service." 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
▪690), as continued by the Emergency Powers Interim Continuation Act (Public Law 313, 82d Congress) as amended by joint resolution approved May 28, 1952, and as President of the United States and Commander in Chief of the land and naval forces of the United States, I hereby amend Executive Order No.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments
🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners
🏛️ Public Health & Medical Institutions
Total Words
125
736 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
15.8
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 10356, Harry S Truman (May 29, 1952). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-10356-continuing-the-commissioned-corps-the-public-health-service-military.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 216 of the Public Health Service Act (58 Stat. 690), as continued by the Emergency Powers Interim Continuation Act (Public Law 313, 82d Congress) as amended by joint resolution approved May 28, 1952, and as President of the United States and Commander in Chief of the land and naval forces of the United States, I hereby amend Executive Order No. 10349 of April 26, 1952, entitled "Declaring the Commissioned Corps of the Public Health Service To Be a Military Service and Prescribing Regulations therefore", by striking out "June 1, 1952" appearing in the introductory paragraph of the order and inserting in lieu thereof "June 15, 1952". HARRY S. TRUMAN THE WHITE HOUSE, May 29, 1952
