Executive Order 8226 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 8226—Amending Section 15 of Executive Order No. 7845 of March 21, 1938, Prescribing Regulations Relating to Annual Leave of Government Employees

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Thursday, August 24, 1939

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1 min read (185 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 1939-08-24, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amending Section 15 of Executive Order No. 7845 of March 21, 1938, Prescribing Regulations Relating to Annual Leave of Government Employees." 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

▪ 1161), it is ordered that section 15 of Executive Order No.

▪ 7845, dated March 21, 1938, prescribing regulations relating to annual leave of Government employees, be, and it is hereby, amended to read as follows: "SEC.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

185

1,097 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

15.6

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 8226, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Aug 24, 1939). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-8226-amending-section-15-executive-order-no-7845-march-21-1938-prescribing.

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 7 of the act of March 14, 1936, entitled "An act to provide for vacations to Government employees and for other purposes" (49 Stat. 1161), it is ordered that section 15 of Executive Order No. 7845, dated March 21, 1938, prescribing regulations relating to annual leave of Government employees, be, and it is hereby, amended to read as follows: "SEC. 15. Temporary employees who subsequently receive indefinite, emergency, probational, or permanent appointments in the same department or agency without break in service shall be entitled to 2½ days annual leave for each full month of service to the date of such indefinite, emergency, probational, or permanent appointment and thereafter at the rate of 2⅙ days per month, and shall be credited with such accumulated and current accrued leave as may be due, or charged with any unaccrued leave which may have been advanced." This order shall be effective as of June 30, 1939, and shall be published in the Federal Register . FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, August 24, 1939 .