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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1939-05-15, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Further Amending Executive Order No. 7677-A of July 26, 1937, as Amended, Entitled "Civilian Conservation Corps"." 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
▪319), as amended by the Act of May 12, 1938 (52 Stat.
▪7677-A of July 26, 1937, as amended by Executive Order No.
▪7717 of September 29, 1937, is hereby further amended to read as follows: "3.
▪The Secretary of War, the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs are requested to cooperate with the Director of the Civilian Conservation Corps in carrying out the purposes of the said Act of June 28, 1937, as amended.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments
Total Words
184
1,061 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
11
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 8133, Franklin D. Roosevelt (May 15, 1939). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-8133-further-amending-executive-order-no-7677-july-26-1937-amended.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me under the Act entitled "An Act to establish a Civilian Conservation Corps, and for other purposes" approved June 28, 1937 (50 Stat. 319), as amended by the Act of May 12, 1938 (52 Stat. 349), and the Act of June 25, 1938 (52 Stat. 1198), paragraph No. 3 of Executive Order No. 7677-A of July 26, 1937, as amended by Executive Order No. 7717 of September 29, 1937, is hereby further amended to read as follows: "3. The Secretary of War, the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs are requested to cooperate with the Director of the Civilian Conservation Corps in carrying out the purposes of the said Act of June 28, 1937, as amended. Each of the said Secretaries and the said Administrator shall appoint a representative who shall, upon request of the Director, confer with him and under his direction aid him in prosecuting effectively the purposes contemplated by the said Act, as amended." FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, May 15, 1939.
