Executive Order 9315 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 9315—Transferring Certain Functions From the President to the Secretary of Agriculture

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Monday, March 15, 1943

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1 min read (88 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 1943-03-15, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Transferring Certain Functions From the President to the Secretary of Agriculture." 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), and deeming that such action will facilitate the prosecution of the war, it is ordered that all of the functions, duties, and powers vested in the President by section 4 of the act of June 29, 1936, 49 Stat.

▪ 2035, 2036, be, and they are hereby, transferred to and vested in the Secretary of Agriculture.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Merchants, Importers & Commercial Enterprises

Total Words

480 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

9.9

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 9315, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Mar 15, 1943). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-9315-transferring-certain-functions-from-the-president-the-secretary.

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, approved December 18, 1941 (55 Stat. 838), and deeming that such action will facilitate the prosecution of the war, it is ordered that all of the functions, duties, and powers vested in the President by section 4 of the act of June 29, 1936, 49 Stat. 2035, 2036, be, and they are hereby, transferred to and vested in the Secretary of Agriculture. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, March 15, 1943.