Executive Order 9357 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 9357—Transferring the Functions of the Public Works Administration to the Federal Works Administrator

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Wednesday, June 30, 1943

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1 min read (203 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 1943-06-30, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Transferring the Functions of the Public Works Administration to the Federal Works Administrator." 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 as President of the United States, it is ordered as follows: 1.

▪ This Order shall become effective on July 1, 1943.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Merchants, Importers & Commercial Enterprises 🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

203

1,271 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

20.8

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 9357, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Jun 30, 1943). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-9357-transferring-the-functions-the-public-works-administration-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), and as President of the United States, it is ordered as follows: 1. All functions, powers, and duties of the Public Works Administration and of the Commissioner of Public Works, in the Federal Works Agency, together with all records, property (including office equipment, contracts, and other assets), and personnel of the Public Works Administration, and the unexpended balances of the appropriations, allocations, or other funds available or to be made available for the exercise and performance of the said functions, powers, and duties, are hereby transferred to the office of the Federal Works Administrator, and such functions, powers, and duties shall be administered by or under the direction and supervision of the Federal Works Administrator: Provided, that any personnel found by the Federal Works Administrator to be in excess of the personnel necessary for the administration of such functions, powers, and duties shall be retransfered under existing law to other positions in the Government or separated from the service. 2. This Order shall become effective on July 1, 1943. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, June 30, 1943.