Executive Order 10685 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 10685—Providing for the Administration of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954, as Amended

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Saturday, October 27, 1956

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1 min read (232 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 1956-10-27, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Providing for the Administration of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954, as Amended." 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

▪ By virtue of the authority vested hi me by the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954, as amended, and by section 301 of title 3 of the United States Code, and as President of the United States, it is ordered as follows: SECTION 1.

▪ The International Cooperation Administration is hereby designated as the Federal agency to which funds required for ocean freight costs authorized under Title II of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954, as amended (7 U.S.C.

▪ 5927), are hereby amended to read as follows: "SEC.

▪ 454), as amended, and includes, except as may be inappropriate, the provisions thereof amending other laws." DWIGHT D.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Merchants, Importers & Commercial Enterprises

Total Words

232

1,395 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

12.3

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 10685, Dwight D. Eisenhower (Oct 27, 1956). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-10685-providing-for-the-administration-the-agricultural-trade-development.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested hi me by the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954, as amended, and by section 301 of title 3 of the United States Code, and as President of the United States, it is ordered as follows: SECTION 1. The International Cooperation Administration is hereby designated as the Federal agency to which funds required for ocean freight costs authorized under Title II of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1721-1724), may be transferred by the Commodity Credit Corporation. SEC. 2. Sections 5 and 6 of Executive Order No. 10560 of September 9, 1954 (19 F. R. 5927), are hereby amended to read as follows: "SEC. 5. Reservation of functions to the President. There are reserved to the President the functions conferred upon him by section 108 of the Act (with respect to making reports to Congress) and by the last sentence of section 203 of the Act (with respect to designating the Federal agency to which funds required for ocean freight costs may be transferred by the Commodity Credit Corporation). "SEC. 6. Definition. As used in this order the term 'Act' means the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 (68 Stat. 454), as amended, and includes, except as may be inappropriate, the provisions thereof amending other laws." DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER THE WHITE HOUSE, October 27, 1956.