Executive Order 7686 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)
Executive Order 7686—Amendment of Executive Order No. 7302 of February 21, 1936, Transferring Certain Lands in the Virgin Islands to the Control and Jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Navy
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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1937-08-05, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amendment of Executive Order No. 7302 of February 21, 1936, Transferring Certain Lands in the Virgin Islands to the Control and Jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Navy." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.
Constitutional Assessment: Scrutinized through Article II, Section 2, this action exercises the President's constitutional role as Commander in Chief. Early Framers recognized broad executive discretion in commanding military forces during conflict, provided it remains bounded by congressional declarations and respects civilian domestic courts.
Key Directives & Operative Actions
▪The use of this excepted area during seaplane operation shall be governed by such regulations as may be issued by the officer of the Navy Department charged by the Secretary of the Navy with the establishment, control, and operation of the aviation facilities in the Virgin Islands.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments
🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants
Total Words
195
1,151 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
15.2
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
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Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 7686, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Aug 5, 1937). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-7686-amendment-executive-order-no-7302-february-21-1936-transferring.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by the act of March 3, 1917, ch. 171, 39 Stat. 1132, and the Second Deficiency Act, Fiscal Year 1931, 46 Stat. 1552, 1570, and as President of the United States, the last paragraph of Executive Order No. 7302 of February 21, 1936, transferring certain lands in the Virgin Islands from the control and jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior to the control and jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Navy for use in the establishment, construction, and operation of aviation facilities, is hereby amended to read as follows: There is hereby excepted from the operation of this transfer the east beach and bath-house fronting on Lindbergh Bay, this area to be described more particularly hereafter by survey to be approved by the Secretary of the Interior. The use of this excepted area during seaplane operation shall be governed by such regulations as may be issued by the officer of the Navy Department charged by the Secretary of the Navy with the establishment, control, and operation of the aviation facilities in the Virgin Islands. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, August 5, 1937.
