Executive Order 8607 Constitutional Fidelity (+0.50)

Executive Order 8607—Prescribing Regulations Governing the Exportation of Articles and Materials Designated in the President's Proclamation of December 10, 1940, Issued Pursuant to the Provisions of Section 6 of the Act of Congress Approved July 2, 1940

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Tuesday, December 10, 1940

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2 min read (405 words)

Plain-English Translation & Framers' Constitutional Analysis

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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1940-12-10, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Prescribing Regulations Governing the Exportation of Articles and Materials Designated in the President's Proclamation of December 10, 1940, Issued Pursuant to the Provisions of Section 6 of the Act of Congress Approved July 2, 1940." 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

▪ Pursuant to the authority vested in me by the provisions of section 6 of the Act of Congress approved July 2, 1940, entitled 'AN ACT To expedite the strengthening of the national defense,' I hereby prescribe the following additional regulations governing the exporation of: IRON AND STEEL 1.

▪ As used in my proclamation of December 10, 1940, issued pursuant to the provisions of section 6 of the Act of Congress approved July 2, 1940, and in these regulations, the terms "iron" and "steel" shall be construed as defined herein: Iron and Steel: A.

▪ The number or numbers in parenthesis following each material or article designated in paragraph 1 hereof corresponds to the "Commodity Number" prefixed to the "Commodity Description" as set out in Schedule B, "Statistical Classification of Domestic Commodities Exported from the United States," effective January 1, 1939, as amended, issued by the United States Department of Commerce.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments 🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

405

2,835 characters

Estimated Read Time

2 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

10.9

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.50

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 8607, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Dec 10, 1940). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-8607-prescribing-regulations-governing-the-exportation-articles-and.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

Pursuant to the authority vested in me by the provisions of section 6 of the Act of Congress approved July 2, 1940, entitled 'AN ACT To expedite the strengthening of the national defense,' I hereby prescribe the following additional regulations governing the exporation of: IRON AND STEEL 1. As used in my proclamation of December 10, 1940, issued pursuant to the provisions of section 6 of the Act of Congress approved July 2, 1940, and in these regulations, the terms "iron" and "steel" shall be construed as defined herein: Iron and Steel: A. Iron ore (6001) B. Pig iron (6007) C. Ferro Alloys Ferromanganese (6213) Spiegeleisen (6213) Ferrosilicon--------------(6220) Ferrochrome-------------(6220) Ferrotungsten------------(6220) Ferrovanadlum-----------(6220) Ferrocolumbium----------(6220) Ferrocarbontitanium------(6220) Ferrophosphorus---------(6220) Ferromolybdenum--------(6220) D. Semi-Finished Products Ingots--------------------(6016 & 6017) Billets--------------------(6016 & 6017) Blooms------------------(6016 & 6017) Slabs--------------------(6016 & 6017) Sheet Bars---------------(6016 & 6017) Skelp (6032) Wire Rods (6029) E. Finished Products Structural Shapes (6045 & 6046) Steel Piling (6050) Plates (6030, 6031.1, 6031.5, 6031.9, 6047) Skelps (6032) Rails (6051, 6052, 6053) Splice Bars and Tie Plates (6054) Bars Merchant (6023, 6025, 6026) Concrete Reinforcing (6022) Cold Finished (6020) Alloy (6020, 6025, 6026) Tool Steel (6023, 6026) Hoops and Baling Bands (6038.1) Pipe and Tube (6060, 6061, 6062, 6063, 6064, 6067, 6068, 6070, 6071, 6072, 6073, 6077) Drawn Wire (6081, 6082) Nails and Staples (6092, 6095) Barbed and Twisted Wire (6083) Woven Wire Fence (6085) Bale Ties (6038.1) Fence Posts (6209) Black Plate (6035.1) Tin Plate (6041) Sheets (6033, 6034, 6035.1, 6035.5, 6035.9, 6036) Strip (6037.1, 6037.5, 6037.9, 6038.1, 6038.5, 6038.9) Wheels (6105.1, 6105.3) Axles (6105.2, 6105.3) Track Spikes (6058) Castings (6101, 6102, 6104.1, 6104.9) Forgings (6107, 6108) 2. The number or numbers in parenthesis following each material or article designated in paragraph 1 hereof corresponds to the "Commodity Number" prefixed to the "Commodity Description" as set out in Schedule B, "Statistical Classification of Domestic Commodities Exported from the United States," effective January 1, 1939, as amended, issued by the United States Department of Commerce. 3. Paragraphs d., h., l., t., u., of regulation 1 of the regulations issued July 2, 1940, pursuant to the Act of July 2, 1940, in so far as they apply to ferro alloys, are modified in accordance with the foregoing definitions. Regulations 2 to 12, inclusive, of the regulations issued July 2, 1940, pursuant to the Act of July 2, 1940, are applicable to the exportation of iron and steel. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, December 10, 1940.