Executive Order 6548 Constitutional Fidelity (+0.23)

Executive Order 6548—Prohibiting the Further Obligation of Emergency Funds Prior to Approval of Estimates of Expenditures by Director of the Bureau of the Budget

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Wednesday, January 3, 1934

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2 min read (306 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 Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1934-01-03, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Prohibiting the Further Obligation of Emergency Funds Prior to Approval of Estimates of Expenditures by Director of the Bureau of the Budget." It outlines operative directives for executive department officers, delegating enforcement responsibilities and establishing official governance guidelines.

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

▪ All prior Executive Orders are hereby revoked in so far, and to such extent, as they may be in conflict or inconsistent with this order.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities 🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants 🏛️ Financial Institutions & Monetary Authorities

Total Words

306

1,911 characters

Estimated Read Time

2 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

29.3

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.23

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 6548, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Jan 3, 1934). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-6548-prohibiting-the-further-obligation-emergency-funds-prior-approval.

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 hereby ordered that no further obligation shall be incurred for the expenditure of any emergency appropriation or other available emergency fund, including the incurring of obligations through the issuance of securities or otherwise by the several departments (other than the Treasury Department), independent establishments, and government agencies, including corporations without capital stock which are owned by the government, and corporations with capital stock of which 50 per centum or more is owned by the government, except corporations which were in existence prior to January 1, 1932, until estimates of expenditures from such appropriations or funds for the remainder of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1934, and the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, shall have been approved by the Director of the Bureau of the Budget: Provided, however , that the Director of the Bureau of the Budget may, with the approval of the President, defer for a period not exceeding 60 days the application of the provisions of this order with respect to all or any portion of the activities of the affected departments, independent establishments, government corporations, or agencies, or any of them, whenever in his judgment the interest of the government will be served thereby. All prior Executive Orders are hereby revoked in so far, and to such extent, as they may be in conflict or inconsistent with this order. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, January 3, 1934. ————— January 3, 1934. The attached Order prohibiting the further obligation of emergency funds prior to the approval of estimates of expenditures by the Director of the Bureau of the Budget is not intended to apply to the regular appropriation of the Department of State entitled "Emergencies Arising in the Diplomatic and Consular Service." FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT