Executive Order 10931 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 10931—Amendment of Section 1 of Executive Order No. 10673, Establishing the President's Council on Youth Fitness

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Wednesday, March 29, 1961

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1 min read (160 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 John F. Kennedy on 1961-03-29, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amendment of Section 1 of Executive Order No. 10673, Establishing the President's Council on Youth Fitness." 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

▪ By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States, it is ordered as follows: SECTION 1.

▪ 10673 of July 16, 1956, as amended, is hereby further amended to read as follows: "SECTION 1.

▪ 10673, are hereby revoked: Executive Order No.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments 🏛️ Public Health & Medical Institutions

Total Words

160

973 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

9.6

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 10931, John F. Kennedy (Mar 29, 1961). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-10931-amendment-section-1-executive-order-no-10673-establishing-the.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States, it is ordered as follows: SECTION 1. Section 1 of Executive Order No. 10673 of July 16, 1956, as amended, is hereby further amended to read as follows: "SECTION 1. There is hereby established the President's Council on Youth Fitness (hereinafter referred to as the Council), which shall be composed of the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, who shall be the Chairman of the Council, the Secretary of Defense, the Attorney General, the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of Labor, and the Housing and Home Finance Administrator." SEC. 2. The following-described orders, amending section 1 of Executive Order No. 10673, are hereby revoked: Executive Order No. 10704 of March 25, 1957. Executive Order No. 10740 of November 21, 1957. Executive Order No. 10785 of October 17, 1958. JOHN F. KENNEDY THE WHITE HOUSE, March 29, 1961