Executive Order 8606 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 8606-A—Amendment of Basic Rate of Exchange for Luxemburg Prescribed by Section 4 of Executive Order No. 7972 of September 15, 1938, as Amended

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Friday, December 6, 1940

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1 min read (111 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 1940-12-06, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "A—Amendment of Basic Rate of Exchange for Luxemburg Prescribed by Section 4 of Executive Order No. 7972 of September 15, 1938, as Amended." 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

▪ 466, the list of basic rates of exchange established by section 4 of Executive Order No.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants 🏛️ Foreign Nations & International Entities

Total Words

111

660 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

14.8

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 8606, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Dec 6, 1940). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-8606-amendment-basic-rate-exchange-for-luxemburg-prescribed-section-4.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by the act of March 26, 1934, 48 Stat. 466, the list of basic rates of exchange established by section 4 of Executive Order No. 7972 of September 15, 1938, as amended, 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, effective November 1, 1940, to provide that the monetary unit for Luxemburg shall be the reichsmark and the basic rate of exchange shall be 23.80. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, December 6, 1940.