Executive Order 5614 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 5614—Reporting of Expenditures for Use in the Budget

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Friday, May 1, 1931

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1 min read (248 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 Herbert Hoover on 1931-05-01, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Reporting of Expenditures for Use in the Budget." 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

▪ In pursuance of the provisions of the Budget and Accounting Act approved June 10, 1921, I hereby prescribe the following rules and regulations with regard to the reportmg of expenditures in the Budget: 1.

▪ The Secretary of the Treasury shall prescribe such forms as he may consider necessary to carry out the provisions of this order.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants 🏛️ Financial Institutions & Monetary Authorities

Total Words

248

1,508 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

23.4

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 5614, Herbert Hoover (May 1, 1931). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-5614-reporting-expenditures-for-use-the-budget.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

In pursuance of the provisions of the Budget and Accounting Act approved June 10, 1921, I hereby prescribe the following rules and regulations with regard to the reportmg of expenditures in the Budget: 1. As soon as practicable after the close of each fiscal year, the Secretary of the Treasury shall furnish the Director of the Bureau of the Budget with a detailed statement of the expenditures of the Government on the basis of checks issued by disbursing officers and agents of the United States, under each separate head of appropriations as carried on the books of the Treasury Department; and such expenditures shall be classified separately under the captions "General fund," "Special funds," and "Trust funds," respectively. 2. In order to enable the Secretary of the Treasury to comply with the provisions of this order, the head of each executive department and independent establishment shall furnish the Secretary of the Treasury as soon as practicable after the close of each fiscal year with a detailed statement of the unexpended balances in the hands of disbursing officers and agents, or to their official credit, at the close of the fiscal year for which such report is made, classified according to appropriations, special funds, trust funds, and special deposit accounts as carried on the books of the Treasury. 3. The Secretary of the Treasury shall prescribe such forms as he may consider necessary to carry out the provisions of this order. HERBERT HOOVER The White House, May 1, 1931.