Executive Order 10605 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 10605—Amendment of Executive Order No. 10119 of March 27, 1950, Prescribing Regulations Governing the Payment of Basic Allowances for Subsistence to Members of the Uniformed Services

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Friday, April 22, 1955

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1 min read (236 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 1955-04-22, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amendment of Executive Order No. 10119 of March 27, 1950, Prescribing Regulations Governing the Payment of Basic Allowances for Subsistence to Members of the Uniformed Services." 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

▪ 10119 of March 27, 1950, prescribing regulations governing the payment of basic allowances for subsistence to members of the uniformed services, is hereby amended to read as follows: "SECTION 1.

▪ Enlisted members who are being subsisted in kind in a mess and whose duties require them to be absent from their station during one or more meals shall be entitled for each such meal to a prorated share of the daily basic allowance for subsistence authorized for members on duty at stations where rations in kind are net available.

▪ The Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the Secretary of Commerce are hereby authorized to establish the amount of the prorated share of the daily basic allowance for subsistence applicable to each one of the three daily meals, which amount shall be uniform for all the services concerned.

▪ The total of the amounts of the shares for the three daily meals shall not exceed the amount of the basic daily allowance for subsistence authorized by section 301 of the Career Compensation Act of 1949, as heretofore or hereafter amended." DWIGHT D.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments 🏛️ Merchants, Importers & Commercial Enterprises 🏛️ Financial Institutions & Monetary Authorities

Total Words

236

1,378 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

16.6

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 10605, Dwight D. Eisenhower (Apr 22, 1955). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-10605-amendment-executive-order-no-10119-march-27-1950-prescribing.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 301 of the Career Compensation Act of 1949 (63 Stat. 812), and as President of the United States and Commander in Chief of the armed forces of the United States, section 1 of Executive Order No. 10119 of March 27, 1950, prescribing regulations governing the payment of basic allowances for subsistence to members of the uniformed services, is hereby amended to read as follows: "SECTION 1. Enlisted members who are being subsisted in kind in a mess and whose duties require them to be absent from their station during one or more meals shall be entitled for each such meal to a prorated share of the daily basic allowance for subsistence authorized for members on duty at stations where rations in kind are net available. The Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the Secretary of Commerce are hereby authorized to establish the amount of the prorated share of the daily basic allowance for subsistence applicable to each one of the three daily meals, which amount shall be uniform for all the services concerned. The total of the amounts of the shares for the three daily meals shall not exceed the amount of the basic daily allowance for subsistence authorized by section 301 of the Career Compensation Act of 1949, as heretofore or hereafter amended." DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER THE WHITE HOUSE, April 22, 1955.