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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1934-06-30, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Delegation of Authority to the Secretary of the Interior Under Section 9 of the National Industrial Recovery Act." 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
▪195), and in order to effectuate the purposes of the said title, I hereby designate and appoint the Secretary of the Interior to exercise on my behalf and in my stead all the functions and powers vested in me by subdivisions (a) and (b) of section 9 of the said act.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Executive Branch Departments
🏛️ General Body of the People
Total Words
92
486 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
11.2
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 6785, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Jun 30, 1934). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-6785-delegation-authority-the-secretary-the-interior-under-section-9-the.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 2 (b) of title I of the National Industrial Recovery Act, approved June 16, 1933 (ch. 90, 48 Stat. 195), and in order to effectuate the purposes of the said title, I hereby designate and appoint the Secretary of the Interior to exercise on my behalf and in my stead all the functions and powers vested in me by subdivisions (a) and (b) of section 9 of the said act. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, June 30, 1934.
