Executive Order 9223 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 9223—Changing Effective Date of a Provision of Regulations Governing Payment of Expenses of Transportation of Household Goods and Personal Effects of Certain Civilian Officers and Employees of the United States

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Saturday, August 15, 1942

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1 min read (143 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 1942-08-15, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Changing Effective Date of a Provision of Regulations Governing Payment of Expenses of Transportation of Household Goods and Personal Effects of Certain Civilian Officers and Employees of the United States." 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

▪ The provision "Such an extension shall be approved by the head of the department or establishment within the six months' period during which shipment would otherwise begin .

▪ 8588 of November 7, 1940, prescribing regulations governing the payment of expenses of transportation of household goods and personal effects of certain civilian officers and employees of the United States, as amended by section 4 of Executive Order No.

▪ 9122 of April 6, 1942, shall become effective October 1, 1942; and section 5 of the last-mentioned order is modified accordingly.

▪ This order shall be published in the Federal Register .

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

143

846 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 9223, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Aug 15, 1942). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-9223-changing-effective-date-provision-regulations-governing-payment.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by the act of October 10, 1940, 54 Stat. 1105, it is hereby ordered as follows: 1. The provision "Such an extension shall be approved by the head of the department or establishment within the six months' period during which shipment would otherwise begin . . ." contained in section 12 of Executive Order No. 8588 of November 7, 1940, prescribing regulations governing the payment of expenses of transportation of household goods and personal effects of certain civilian officers and employees of the United States, as amended by section 4 of Executive Order No. 9122 of April 6, 1942, shall become effective October 1, 1942; and section 5 of the last-mentioned order is modified accordingly. 2. This order shall be published in the Federal Register . FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, August 15, 1942.