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This executive order, signed by President Herbert Hoover on 1931-03-30, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Rental and Subsistence Allowances of Officers." 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
▪628), the rates prescribed in said act are hereby announced as effective for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1932, for the rental and subsistence allowances of officers of the various services entitled thereto.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants
Total Words
62
366 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
10.6
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 5583, Herbert Hoover (Mar 30, 1931). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-5583-rental-and-subsistence-allowances-officers.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
Pursuant to authority contained in sections 5 and 6 of the act of Congress approved June 10, 1922 (42 Stat. 628), the rates prescribed in said act are hereby announced as effective for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1932, for the rental and subsistence allowances of officers of the various services entitled thereto. HERBERT HOOVER The White House, March 30, 1931.
