Executive Order 10699 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)
Executive Order 10699—Inspection of Income, Excess-Profits, Declared-Value Excess-Profits, Capital-Stock, Estate, and Gift Tax Returns by the Senate Committee on Government Operations
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This executive order, signed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower on 1957-02-19, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Inspection of Income, Excess-Profits, Declared-Value Excess-Profits, Capital-Stock, Estate, and Gift Tax Returns by the Senate Committee on Government Operations." 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 be effective upon its filing for publication in the FEDERAL REGISTER.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Financial Institutions & Monetary Authorities
Total Words
205
1,224 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
12.3
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 10699, Dwight D. Eisenhower (Feb 19, 1957). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-10699-inspection-income-excess-profits-declared-value-excess-profits.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
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), and by section 6103 (a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 (68A Stat. 753; 26 U.S.C. 6103 (a)), it is hereby ordered that any income, excess-profits, declared-value excess-profits, capital-stock, estate, or gift tax return for the years 1945 to 1957, inclusive, shall, during the Eighty-fifth Congress, be open to inspection by the Senate Committee on Government Operations, or any duly authorized subcommittee thereof, in connection with its studies of the operation of Government activities at all levels with a view to determining the economy and efficiency of the Government, such inspection to be in accordance and upon compliance with the rules and regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury in Treasury Decisions 6132 and 6133, relating to the inspection of returns by committees of the Congress, approved by me on May 3, 1955. This order shall be effective upon its filing for publication in the FEDERAL REGISTER. DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER THE WHITE HOUSE, February 19, 1957.
