Executive Order 9319 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 9319—Amending Executive Order No. 9276 Entitled "Establishing the Petroleum Administration for War and Defining its Functions and Duties"

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Tuesday, March 23, 1943

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1 min read (233 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 1943-03-23, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amending Executive Order No. 9276 Entitled "Establishing the Petroleum Administration for War and Defining its Functions and Duties"." 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

▪ 9276 of December 2, 1942, entitled "Establishing the Petroleum Administration for War and Defining Its Functions and Duties", is hereby amended to read as follows: "7.

▪ The Administrator may appoint, with the approval of the President, a Deputy Administrator, who shall report directly to the Administrator, and to whom he may delegate any and all power, authority, and discretion conferred upon him by this Order.

▪ The Deputy Administrator shall serve as Acting Administrator in the absence of the Administrator.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments 🏛️ Merchants, Importers & Commercial Enterprises

Total Words

233

1,488 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

19.8

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 9319, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Mar 23, 1943). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-9319-amending-executive-order-no-9276-entitled-establishing-the-petroleum.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and statutes, as President of the United States and Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy, and in order to facilitate the performance of the responsibilities of the Petroleum Administrator, paragraph 7 of Executive Order No. 9276 of December 2, 1942, entitled "Establishing the Petroleum Administration for War and Defining Its Functions and Duties", is hereby amended to read as follows: "7. The Administrator may appoint, with the approval of the President, a Deputy Administrator, who shall report directly to the Administrator, and to whom he may delegate any and all power, authority, and discretion conferred upon him by this Order. The Deputy Administrator shall serve as Acting Administrator in the absence of the Administrator. The Administrator and Deputy Administrator may (a) exercise the powers, authority, and discretion conferred upon them by or under the provisions of this Order through such personnel of the Petroleum Administration for War and in such manner as the Administrator or Deputy Administrator may determine, and (b) accept the services of other agencies and officials of the Government in carrying out the purposes of this Order. The Administrator, within the limits of such funds as may be allocated or appropriated for the purpose, may employ necessary personnel and make provision for necessary supplies, facilities, travel, and services." FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, March 23, 1943.