Executive Order 10907 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 10907—Inspection by Renegotiation Board of Income Tax Returns Made Under the Internal Revenue Code of 1954

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Tuesday, January 17, 1961

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1 min read (117 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 1961-01-17, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Inspection by Renegotiation Board of Income Tax Returns Made Under the Internal Revenue Code of 1954." 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

▪ That income tax returns made under the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 shall be open to inspection by the Renegotiation Board.

▪ Such inspection shall be in accordance and upon compliance with the rules and regulations prescribed by the Acting Secretary of the Treasury in the Treasury decision 2 approved by me this date, relating to the inspection of such returns by the Renegotiation Board.

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

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Financial Institutions & Monetary Authorities

Total Words

117

700 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 10907, Dwight D. Eisenhower (Jan 17, 1961). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-10907-inspection-renegotiation-board-income-tax-returns-made-under-the.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me 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 income tax returns made under the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 shall be open to inspection by the Renegotiation Board. Such inspection shall be in accordance and upon compliance with the rules and regulations prescribed by the Acting Secretary of the Treasury in the Treasury decision 2 approved by me this date, relating to the inspection of such returns by the Renegotiation Board. This Executive order shall become effective upon its filing for publication in the FEDERAL REGISTER. DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER THE WHITE HOUSE, January 17, 1961.