Executive Order 10564 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 10564—Inspection of Income, Excess-Profits, Declared Value Excess-Profits, Capital Stock, Estate, and Gift Tax Returns by the Subcommittee of the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives

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Tuesday, September 28, 1954

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1 min read (221 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 1954-09-28, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Inspection of Income, Excess-Profits, Declared Value Excess-Profits, Capital Stock, Estate, and Gift Tax Returns by the Subcommittee of the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives." 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

▪ This order shall become effective upon its filing for publication in the FEDERAL REGISTER.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Financial Institutions & Monetary Authorities

Total Words

221

1,339 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 10564, Dwight D. Eisenhower (Sep 28, 1954). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-10564-inspection-income-excess-profits-declared-value-excess-profits.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by sections 55 (s'), 508, 603, 729 (a), and 1204 of the Internal Revenue Code (53 Stat. 29, 111, 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 the years 1941 to 1953, inclusive, shall, during the Eighty-third Congress, be open to inspection by the subcommittee of the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives, appointed pursuant to House Resolution 50 (83d Congress, 1st Session), agreed to February 24, 1953, for the purpose of carrying out those provisions of the said House Resolution 50 relating to the conduct of studies and investigations with respect to matters within the jurisdiction of such Committee under clause 12 (f) of Rule XI of the Rules of the House of Representatives, adopted January 3, 1953, in accordance and upon compliance with the rules and regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury in Treasury Decision 60641, relating to the inspection of returns by certain committees of the Congress, approved by me February 11, 1954. This order shall become effective upon its filing for publication in the FEDERAL REGISTER. DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER THE WHITE HOUSE, September 28, 1954.