Executive Order 7955 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 7955—Amendment of Executive Order No. 6928 of December 24, 1934

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Saturday, August 13, 1938

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1 min read (141 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 1938-08-13, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amendment of Executive Order No. 6928 of December 24, 1934." 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

▪ 6928 of December 24, 1934, prescribing regulations for payment of losses sustained by officers, enlisted men, and employees of the United States in foreign countries on account of appreciation of foreign currencies in their relation to the American dollar, is hereby amended by deleting Austria and the schilling at 13.36 cents from the list of countries, monetary units, and basic rates.

▪ This order shall become effective September 1, 1938, and beginning on that date the computation of losses sustained by employees in service in the former state of Austria will be upon the basic rate for the German reichsmark.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

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

Total Words

141

831 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

11.6

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 7955, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Aug 13, 1938). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-7955-amendment-executive-order-no-6928-december-24-1934.

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 March 26, 1934, 48 Stat. 466, as amended (5 U.S.C. 118 c), section 4 of Executive Order No. 6928 of December 24, 1934, prescribing regulations for payment of losses sustained by officers, enlisted men, and employees of the United States in foreign countries on account of appreciation of foreign currencies in their relation to the American dollar, is hereby amended by deleting Austria and the schilling at 13.36 cents from the list of countries, monetary units, and basic rates. This order shall become effective September 1, 1938, and beginning on that date the computation of losses sustained by employees in service in the former state of Austria will be upon the basic rate for the German reichsmark. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, August 13, 1938.