Executive Order 8668 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)
Executive Order 8668—Prescribing Regulations Governing the Exportation of Articles and Materials Designated in the President's Proclamation of February 4, 1941, Issued Pursuant to Section 6 of the Act of Congress Approved July 2, 1940, and Amending Regulations of January 15, 1941, Covering the Exportation of Certain Articles and Materials
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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1941-02-04, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Prescribing Regulations Governing the Exportation of Articles and Materials Designated in the President's Proclamation of February 4, 1941, Issued Pursuant to Section 6 of the Act of Congress Approved July 2, 1940, and Amending Regulations of January 15, 1941, Covering the Exportation of Certain Articles and Materials." 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 exportation of the articles and materials named in my proclamation of February 4, 1941: 1.
▪8640 is hereby amended to include within its provisions the articles and materials named in my proclamation of February 4, 1941.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments
🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants
🏛️ Foreign Nations & International Entities
Total Words
319
1,960 characters
Estimated Read Time
2 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
14.5
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
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Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 8668, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Feb 4, 1941). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-8668-prescribing-regulations-governing-the-exportation-articles-and.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
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 exportation of the articles and materials named in my proclamation of February 4, 1941: 1. The articles and materials named in my proclamation of February 4, 1941, pursuant to section 6 of the act of July 2, 1940, shall be construed to include the following: (1.) Well and refining machinery: B F Petroleum and gas well equipment and parts, including well drilling machinery and parts 7342 7349 7750* Petroleum refining machinery, equipment and parts 7349 7750* (2.) Radium: Metal 6640* 6640* Salts and compounds 8399* 8399* (3.) Uranium: Metal 6640* 6640* Salts and compounds 8399* 8399* Minerals 6245* 6640* (4.) Calf and kip skins: Calf skins 0206 0205 0206 Kip skins 0207 0205 0206 2. The numbers appearing in the columns designated B and F in paragraph 1 hereof refer to the numbers in Schedule B "Statistical Classification of Domestic Commodities Exported from the United States", and Schedule F "Foreign Exports (Re-Exports)", respectively, issued by the United States Department of Commerce, both effective January 1, 1941. The words are controlling and the numbers are included solely for the purpose of statistical classification. An asterisk (*) indicates that the classification herein is not co-extensive with that in said Schedules B and F. 3. Regulations 2 to 12 inclusive of the Regulations issued July 2, 1940, pursuant to section 6 of the act of July 2, 1940, are applicable to the exportation of the articles and materials listed in paragraph 1 (1.) through (4.) inclusive. 4. Executive Order No. 8640 is hereby amended to include within its provisions the articles and materials named in my proclamation of February 4, 1941. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, February 4, 1941.
