Executive Order 8669 Constitutional Fidelity (+0.50)
Executive Order 8669—Prescribing Regulations Governing the Exportation of Articles and Materials Designated in Proclamation No. 2449 of December 10, 1940
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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 Proclamation No. 2449 of December 10, 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 exportation of: IRON AND STEEL 1.
▪2449 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 to include the following forms, conversions, and derivatives: 2.
▪The regulations herein prescribed shall be effective February 15, 1941, and shall supersede those in Executive Order No.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments
🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants
🏛️ Foreign Nations & International Entities
Total Words
290
1,773 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
15
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.50
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 8669, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Feb 4, 1941). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-8669-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: IRON AND STEEL 1. As used in Proclamation No. 2449 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 to include the following forms, conversions, and derivatives: 2. The numbers appearing in the columns designated B and F in paragraph 1 hereof refer to the numbers of 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. Paragraphs d., h., 1., t., and u, of regulation 1 of the regulations issued July 2, 1940 pursuant to the act of July 2, 1940, so far as they apply to ferro-alloys, are modified in accordance with the foregoing list of forms, conversions, and derivatives. 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. 4. The regulations herein prescribed shall be effective February 15, 1941, and shall supersede those in Executive Order No. 8607 of December 10, 1940. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, February 4, 1941.
