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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1934-03-01, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amendment of Executive Order No. 6440 of November 18, 1933, as Amended by Executive Order No. 6554 of January 10, 1934." 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
▪6440 of November 18, 1933, as amended by Executive Order No.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Executive Branch Departments
🏛️ General Body of the People
Total Words
114
713 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
17
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 6622, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Mar 1, 1934). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-6622-amendment-executive-order-no-6440-november-18-1933-amended-executive.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
Executive Order No. 6440 of November 18, 1933, as amended by Executive Order No. 6554 of January 10, 1934, relating to rates of compensation of Government employees in emergency agencies not subject to the Classification Act of 1923 and acts amendatory thereof, is hereby amended so as to exclude and exempt from the provisions thereof all employees of the Federal Civil Works Administration assigned to duty without the District of Columbia or in the field service within the District of Columbia, and all other employees of the said Administration except the clerical and administrative personnel employed in the central office in the District of Columbia. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, March, 1, 1934.
