Executive Order 9149 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 9149—Amendment of Executive Order 5643 of June 8, 1931, Prescribing Regulations Governing Representation and Post Allowances

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Monday, April 27, 1942

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1 min read (189 words)

Plain-English Translation & Framers' Constitutional Analysis

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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1942-04-27, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amendment of Executive Order 5643 of June 8, 1931, Prescribing Regulations Governing Representation and Post Allowances." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.

Constitutional Assessment: This action represents an orderly exercise of Article II administrative discretion, managing the internal machinery and personnel of the executive branch without abridging the ancient liberties of the people.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ 12), it is ordered that the fourth and fifth paragraphs appearing under the heading "Accounting" in Executive Order No.

▪ 5643 of June 8, 1931, as amended, prescribing regulations governing representation and post allowances, be, and they are hereby, amended to read as follows: Due to express provisions of law, representation allowances shall not be used for expenses in connection with any of the following objects: 1.

▪ 5 and 6) shall apply to expenditures charged to representation allowances, except where it is manifestly impossible to obtain bids, in which case the circumstances must be completely set forth in the account.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Branch Departments 🏛️ General Body of the People

Total Words

189

1,194 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

10.1

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 9149, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Apr 27, 1942). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-9149-amendment-executive-order-5643-june-8-1931-prescribing-regulations.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 19 of the act of February 23, 1931, 46 Stat. 1209 (U.S.C., title 22, sec. 12), it is ordered that the fourth and fifth paragraphs appearing under the heading "Accounting" in Executive Order No. 5643 of June 8, 1931, as amended, prescribing regulations governing representation and post allowances, be, and they are hereby, amended to read as follows: Due to express provisions of law, representation allowances shall not be used for expenses in connection with any of the following objects: 1. Hire, purchase, operation, maintenance, or repair of any motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicle. (U.S.C., title 5, secs. 77 and 78.) 2. Club or association dues. (U.S.C., title 5. sec. 83.) 3. Printing or engraving expenses. (U.S.C., title 44, sec. 219.) The statutory requirement for competitive bids in connection with certain expenditures (U.S.C., title 41, secs. 5 and 6) shall apply to expenditures charged to representation allowances, except where it is manifestly impossible to obtain bids, in which case the circumstances must be completely set forth in the account. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, April 27, 1942.