Executive Order 6709 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 6709—Making Certain Funds Available to the Federal Emergency Relief Administration for the Fiscal Year 1934

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Monday, May 14, 1934

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1 min read (116 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 1934-05-14, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Making Certain Funds Available to the Federal Emergency Relief Administration for the Fiscal Year 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

▪ 55), and to continue the civil-works program, and for other purposes, there is hereby made available to the Federal Emergency Relief Administration for expenditure during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1934, the sum of $100,000,000 from the sum of $350,000,000 allocated by Executive Order No.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners 🏛️ Public Health & Medical Institutions

Total Words

116

695 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

10.2

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 6709, Franklin D. Roosevelt (May 14, 1934). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-6709-making-certain-funds-available-the-federal-emergency-relief.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by the act of February 15, 1934 (Public, No. 93, 73d Cong.), appropriating $950,000,000 to carry out the purposes of the Federal Emergency Relief Act of 1933 (ch. 30, 48 Stat. 55), and to continue the civil-works program, and for other purposes, there is hereby made available to the Federal Emergency Relief Administration for expenditure during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1934, the sum of $100,000,000 from the sum of $350,000,000 allocated by Executive Order No. GG03, of February 15, 1934, to the said Administration for expenditure during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, May 14, 1934.