Executive Order 9222 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)
Executive Order 9222—Authorizing the Payment of Monetary Allowances in Lieu of Transportation in Kind for Dependents of Officers, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men Above the Fourth Grade of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, Coast and Geodetic Survey, and the Public Health Service Upon Permanent Change of Station
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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1942-08-15, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Authorizing the Payment of Monetary Allowances in Lieu of Transportation in Kind for Dependents of Officers, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men Above the Fourth Grade of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, Coast and Geodetic Survey, and the Public Health Service Upon Permanent Change of Station." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.
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
▪This order shall supersede Executive Order No.
▪And shall become effective as of June 1, 1942.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments
🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants
🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners
🏛️ Public Health & Medical Institutions
Total Words
213
1,289 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
15
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
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Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 9222, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Aug 15, 1942). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-9222-authorizing-the-payment-monetary-allowances-lieu-transportation-kind.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 12 of the Pay Readjustment Act of 1942, approved June 16, 1942 (Public Law 607, 77th Congress), and as President of the United States, it is hereby ordered as follows: 1. The heads of the respective departments and establishments concerned, are hereby authorized, in lieu of transportation in kind for travel of dependents of officers, warrant officers, and enlisted men above the fourth grade of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, Coast and Geodetic Survey, and Public Health Service authorized by the fifth paragraph of the said section 12 upon permanent change of station, to make payment in money of amounts equal to commercial transportation costs for the whole or such part of the travel of such dependents for which transportation in kind is not furnished when such travel shall have been completed. 2. The heads of the respective departments and establishments concerned may prescribe additional regulations not inconsistent herewith or with the terms of the said section 12 as may be necessary for carrying out the provisions of this order. 3. This order shall supersede Executive Order No. 3726, dated August 25, 1922. and shall become effective as of June 1, 1942. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, August 15, 1942.
