Executive Order 8078 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 8078—Amending the Foreign Service Regulations of the United States

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Tuesday, April 4, 1939

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1 min read (207 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 1939-04-04, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amending the Foreign Service Regulations of the United States." 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

▪ 132), it is ordered that the Tariff of United States Foreign Service Fees, as prescribed by section V-15 of the Foreign Service Regulations of the United States be, and it is hereby, amended as follows: 1.

▪ Item 8 is amended by inserting after the words, "Renewal of an American passport--------$5.00 Exceptions— Same as respects issue of passports if bearer of passport has status held by him at time of issue of passport.", the following: "Issuance of Chinese certificate----------$10.00" 2.

▪ Item 9 is amended by inserting before the words, "Transit certificate", the following: "Limited entry certificate: Preparation of application and administering of oath--No fee Granting of limited entry certificate-------------------No fee" 3.

▪ Item 41 is amended to read as follows: "For certifying to the correctness of a copy of, or extract from, a document, official or private---$2.00 Each copy certified is to be considered an original, and a fee charged for the certification.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Merchants, Importers & Commercial Enterprises 🏛️ Foreign Nations & International Entities

Total Words

207

1,303 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

13.4

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 8078, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Apr 4, 1939). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-8078-amending-the-foreign-service-regulations-the-united-states.

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 1752 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (22 U.S.C., sec. 132), it is ordered that the Tariff of United States Foreign Service Fees, as prescribed by section V-15 of the Foreign Service Regulations of the United States be, and it is hereby, amended as follows: 1. Item 8 is amended by inserting after the words, "Renewal of an American passport--------$5.00 Exceptions— Same as respects issue of passports if bearer of passport has status held by him at time of issue of passport.", the following: "Issuance of Chinese certificate----------$10.00" 2. Item 9 is amended by inserting before the words, "Transit certificate", the following: "Limited entry certificate: Preparation of application and administering of oath--No fee Granting of limited entry certificate-------------------No fee" 3. Item 41 is amended to read as follows: "For certifying to the correctness of a copy of, or extract from, a document, official or private---$2.00 Each copy certified is to be considered an original, and a fee charged for the certification. Exception— For the certification of a document, or copy thereof, the original of which is authorized to be furnished without charge---No fee" FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, April 4, 1939.