Executive Order 10566 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 10566—Amendment of Executive Order No. 10455, Authorizing the Inspection of Certain Tax Returns

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Wednesday, September 29, 1954

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1 min read (115 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 1954-09-29, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amendment of Executive Order No. 10455, Authorizing the Inspection of Certain Tax Returns." 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

▪ 10455 of May 22, 1953, entitled "Inspection of Income, Excess-profits, Declared Value Excess-profits, Capital Stock, Estate, and Gift Tax Returns by the Committee on Government Operations, House of Representatives", is hereby amended by striking out "1952" and inserting in lieu thereof "1953".' The order shall become effective upon its filing for publication in the FEDERAL REGISTER.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Financial Institutions & Monetary Authorities

Total Words

115

694 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

8.5

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 10566, Dwight D. Eisenhower (Sep 29, 1954). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-10566-amendment-executive-order-no-10455-authorizing-the-inspection.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by sections 55 (a), 508, 603, 729 (a), and 1204 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1939 (53 Stat. 29, 111, 171; 54 Stat. 989, 1008; 55 Stat. 722; 26 U.S.C. 55 (a), 508, 603, 729 (a), and 1204), Executive Order No. 10455 of May 22, 1953, entitled "Inspection of Income, Excess-profits, Declared Value Excess-profits, Capital Stock, Estate, and Gift Tax Returns by the Committee on Government Operations, House of Representatives", is hereby amended by striking out "1952" and inserting in lieu thereof "1953".' The order shall become effective upon its filing for publication in the FEDERAL REGISTER. DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER THE WHITE HOUSE, September 29, 1954.