Executive Order 8702 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 8702—Prescribing Regulations Governing the Exportation of Articles and Materials Designated in the President's Proclamation of March 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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Tuesday, March 4, 1941

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2 min read (398 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 1941-03-04, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Prescribing Regulations Governing the Exportation of Articles and Materials Designated in the President's Proclamation of March 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 March 4, 1941: 1.

▪ 8640 is hereby amended to include within its provisions the articles and materials named in my proclamation of March 4, 1941.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments 🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants 🏛️ Foreign Nations & International Entities

Total Words

398

2,526 characters

Estimated Read Time

2 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

15.4

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 8702, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Mar 4, 1941). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-8702-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 exportation of the articles and materials named in my proclamation of March 4, 1941: 1. The articles and materials named in the said proclamation shall be construed to include the following: (1) Cadmium B F Ores and concentrates 6245* 6640* Metal 6249* 6640* Alloys 6249* 6640* Cadmium Salts and Compounds: Cadmium chloride 8399.9* 8399* Cadmium oxide 8399.9* 8399* Cadmium sulfate 8399.9* 8399* Cadmium plating salts 8399.9* 8399* Cadmium sulfide 8429* 8442* Cadmium lithopone 8429* 8442* (2) Carbon Black: Carbon black, including gas black 8423* 8442* (3) Coconut Oil: Edible 1420 1449* Inedible 2230 2230 (4) Copra 2220* 2211 (5) Cresylic Acid and Cresols 8024* 8069* (6) Fatty Acids prodduced from vegetable oils under export control 2248* 2662* (7) Glycerin 8314 8399* (8) Palm-Kernel Oil and Palm Kernels: Palm-Kernel Oil: Edible 1449* 1449* Inedible 2249* 2243* Palm Kernels 2220* 2220* (9) Pine Oil 2117 2189* (10) Petroleum Coke 5048 5048* (I1) Shellac: Lac, crude, seed, button, and stick 2189* 2108 Unbleached shellac 2189* 2108 Bleached shellac 2185 2108 (12) Titanium: Ores and concentrates: Ilmenite 6245* 6640* Rutile 6245* 6640* Metal 6249* 6640* Alloys 6249* 6640* Titanium Salts and Compounds: Titanium dioxide 8428 8442* Titanium tetrachloride 8399.9* 8399* 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)-(12). 4. Executive Order No. 8640 is hereby amended to include within its provisions the articles and materials named in my proclamation of March 4, 1941. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, March 4, 1941.