Executive Order 8523 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)
Executive Order 8523—Regulations Governing the Payment of Additional Compensation to Enlisted Men of the Coast Guard Specially Qualified in the Use of Arms
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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1940-08-22, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Regulations Governing the Payment of Additional Compensation to Enlisted Men of the Coast Guard Specially Qualified in the Use of Arms." It outlines operative directives for executive department officers, delegating enforcement responsibilities and establishing official governance guidelines.
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
▪3724, of August 17, 1922, prescribing regulations governing the payment of additional compensation to enlisted men of the Coast Guard specially qualified in the use of arms, is hereby superseded.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments
🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants
🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners
🏛️ Public Health & Medical Institutions
🏛️ Financial Institutions & Monetary Authorities
Total Words
251
1,585 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
12.7
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
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Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 8523, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Aug 22, 1940). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-8523-regulations-governing-the-payment-additional-compensation-enlisted.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 18 of the Act entitled "An Act To readjust the pay and allowances of the commissioned and enlisted personnel of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, Coast and Geodetic Survey, and Public Health Service", approved June 10, 1922, 42 Stat. 632, it is hereby ordered that enlisted men of the Coast Guard who have established their special qualifications in the use of the arm or arms which they may be required to use according to standards of efficiency that may be prescribed from time to time by the Secretary of the Treasury, and who are so stationed by their commanding officers that they may be required to use such arm or arms, including periods while transferred for temporary duty away from the unit to which permanently attached (provided the commanding officer of the unit to which they are permanently attached has retained them in the stations where they normally use such arm or arms), shall receive additional compensation, for such periods of time as may be prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury, as follows: First Class-----------------$5.00 per month Second Class---------------4.00 per month Third Class-----------------3.00 per month Fourth Class---------------2.00 per month Fifth Class-----------------1.00 per month. Executive Order No. 3724, of August 17, 1922, prescribing regulations governing the payment of additional compensation to enlisted men of the Coast Guard specially qualified in the use of arms, is hereby superseded. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, August 22, 1940.
