Executive Order 7779 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 7779—Amendment of Executive Order No. 5643 of June 8, 1931, Prescribing Regulations Governing Representation and Post Allowances

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Tuesday, December 28, 1937

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1 min read (178 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 1937-12-28, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amendment of Executive Order No. 5643 of June 8, 1931, Prescribing Regulations Governing Representation and Post Allowances." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.

Constitutional Assessment: Reviewed under the Tenth Amendment and the principle of dual federalism, this order touches upon domains traditionally reserved to the sovereign States. The Framers would caution against any attempt to commandeer state officers or displace local police powers through federal executive fiat.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ 1209, it is ordered that Executive Order No.

▪ 5643 of June 8, 1931, prescribing regulations governing representation and post allowances, be, and it is hereby, amended by including therein under the heading "Scope of Allowances" a new paragraph numbered 7 and reading as follows: "7.

▪ This order shall be effective immediately.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities 🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants 🏛️ Foreign Nations & International Entities

Total Words

178

1,065 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

14.3

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 7779, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Dec 28, 1937). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-7779-amendment-executive-order-no-5643-june-8-1931-prescribing-regulations.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 19 of the act of February 23, 1931, 46 Stat. 1209, it is ordered that Executive Order No. 5643 of June 8, 1931, prescribing regulations governing representation and post allowances, be, and it is hereby, amended by including therein under the heading "Scope of Allowances" a new paragraph numbered 7 and reading as follows: "7. Allowances at a per annum rate to Foreign Service officers detailed as inspectors under the authority of section 17 of the said act of February 23, 1931, in amounts and under conditions to be prescribed by the Secretary of State, for the periods of assignment on inspection when outside the United States; and allowances so granted shall be accounted for in the manner prescribed for accounting for post allowances." Paragraph "7" of the said executive order is renumbered "8", and the reference thereto in the penultimate paragraph of the order is changed to paragraph "8". This order shall be effective immediately. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, Dec 28, 1937.