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 1938-12-02, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amendment of Executive Order No. 7972 of September 15, 1938." 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
▪466, as amended, section 3 of Executive Order No.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments
🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants
🏛️ Foreign Nations & International Entities
🏛️ Financial Institutions & Monetary Authorities
Total Words
186
1,101 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
18.9
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 8018, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Dec 2, 1938). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-8018-amendment-executive-order-no-7972-september-15-1938.
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 26, 1934, c. 87, 48 Stat. 466, as amended, section 3 of Executive Order No. 7972 of September 15, 1938, 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 adding thereto a new paragraph (h), to read as follows: "(h) The computation of currency-appreciation losses by disbursing officers of the Navy and Marine Corps (except naval attaches) will be determined by the disbursing officer's average cost rate, and this provision shall be retroactive to April 1, 1934, as to all credits of losses calculated on the basis of conversion made prior to the effective date of this order: Provided , That hereafter no loss shall be payable if on the date the payment accrues the value of the foreign currency has depreciated to or below the basic rate applicable to that country." FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, December 2, 1938.
