Executive Order 9287 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 9287—Transferring Certain Functions From the Council of National Defense to the Secretary of the Interior

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Thursday, December 24, 1942

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1 min read (119 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 1942-12-24, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Transferring Certain Functions From the Council of National Defense to the Secretary of the Interior." 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

▪ 838), it is ordered that all of the functions, duties, and powers vested in the Council of National Defense by section 8 of the Federal Explosives Act of October 6, 1917 (40 Stat.

▪ 385), as amended by the act of December 26, 1941 (55 Stat.

▪ 863), be, and they are hereby, transferred to and vested in the Secretary of the Interior, to be exercised by him or by such officers or employees of the Department of the Interior as he shall from time to time designate.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments 🏛️ Merchants, Importers & Commercial Enterprises 🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

119

640 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

11.1

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 9287, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Dec 24, 1942). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-9287-transferring-certain-functions-from-the-council-national-defense-the.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by Title I of the First War Powers Act, 1941, approved December 18, 1941 (55 Stat. 838), it is ordered that all of the functions, duties, and powers vested in the Council of National Defense by section 8 of the Federal Explosives Act of October 6, 1917 (40 Stat. 385), as amended by the act of December 26, 1941 (55 Stat. 863), be, and they are hereby, transferred to and vested in the Secretary of the Interior, to be exercised by him or by such officers or employees of the Department of the Interior as he shall from time to time designate. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, December 24, 1942.