Executive Order 8703 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 8703—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 (346 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

346

2,108 characters

Estimated Read Time

2 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

16.5

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 8703, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Mar 4, 1941). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-8703-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) Jute: B F Fiber 3499* 3409* Burlaps, except when used as a covering for other merchandise or as a component part of other products 3229* 3220 Bags, except when used as a container for other merchandise 3224 3224 (2) Lead: Ore and matte 6640* 6640* Pigs and bars 6507 6515* Sheets and pipes 6508 6515* Solder 6512 6515* (3) Borax: Boric acid 8308 8309* Borates, crude and refined 8362 8379* (4) Phosphates: Phosphoric acid 8309* 8309.9* Phosphorus (elemental) 8399.9* 8399* Phosphate rock containing 20% or more phosphorus pentoxide (P 2 O 5 ) equivalent 8513* 8514* 8551* Superphosphate containing 40% or more phosphorus pentoxide (P 2 O 5 ) equivalent 8519* 8551* 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)—(4). 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.