Executive Order 10545 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 10545—Amendment of Executive Order No. 5952 of November 23, 1932, Prescribing the Army Ration

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Thursday, July 15, 1954

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1 min read (109 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 Dwight D. Eisenhower on 1954-07-15, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amendment of Executive Order No. 5952 of November 23, 1932, Prescribing the Army Ration." 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

▪ 724), and by section 301 of title 3 of the United States Code, it is ordered as follows: Executive Order No.

▪ 5952 of November 23, 1932, prescribing the Army Ration, as amended, is hereby further amended by adding thereto the following new part: "6.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments

Total Words

109

633 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

10.4

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 10545, Dwight D. Eisenhower (Jul 15, 1954). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-10545-amendment-executive-order-no-5952-november-23-1932-prescribing-the.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 40 of the act of February 2, 1901, 31 Stat. 758 (10 U.S.C. 724), and by section 301 of title 3 of the United States Code, it is ordered as follows: Executive Order No. 5952 of November 23, 1932, prescribing the Army Ration, as amended, is hereby further amended by adding thereto the following new part: "6. EXPERIMENTAL RATION PLANS AND TESTS "Notwithstanding the provisions of the foregoing parts, the Secretary of the Army may authorize experimental ration plans and tests under such terms and conditions as he may prescribe." DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER THE WHITE HOUSE, July 15, 1954.