Executive Order 6550 Constitutional Fidelity (+0.23)

Executive Order 6550—Regulating the Further Allocation and Obligation of Emergency Funds

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Saturday, January 6, 1934

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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 Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1934-01-06, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Regulating the Further Allocation and Obligation of Emergency Funds." 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

▪ Such reports shall include the allocation of funds and the incurring of obligations through the issuance of securities.

▪ The Director of the Budget shall keep a current compilation and tabulation of the above-mentioned allocations and obligations so reported and from time to time make such recommendations thereon to the President as he may deem advisable.

▪ 6548, dated January 3, 1934, is hereby revoked and rescinded.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

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

Total Words

248

1,621 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.23

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 6550, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Jan 6, 1934). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-6550-regulating-the-further-allocation-and-obligation-emergency-funds.

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 all executive departments (other than the Treasury Department), independent establishments, agencies, and instrumentalities of the United States, including corporations without capital stock which are owned by the Government and corporations with capital stock of which 50 percent or more is owned by the Government, except corporations which were in existence prior to January 1, 1932, shall hereafter submit to the Director of the Budget a weekly report containing an itemized statement of all allocations of funds made during the preceding week out of any emergency appropriation or other available emergency fund, and a weekly report containing an itemized statement of all obligations incurred during the preceding week for the expenditure of any emergency appropriation or other available emergency fund. Such reports shall include the allocation of funds and the incurring of obligations through the issuance of securities. The Director of the Budget shall keep a current compilation and tabulation of the above-mentioned allocations and obligations so reported and from time to time make such recommendations thereon to the President as he may deem advisable. Executive Order No. 6548, dated January 3, 1934, is hereby revoked and rescinded. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, January 6, 1934. ————— January 6, 1934. The attached order 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