Executive Order 9507 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 9507—Amending the Foreign Service Regulations of the United States

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Wednesday, December 20, 1944

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1 min read (258 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 1944-12-20, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amending the Foreign Service Regulations of the United States." It outlines operative directives for executive department officers, delegating enforcement responsibilities and establishing official governance guidelines.

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

▪ 223, 225-226b), it is ordered as follows: 1.

▪ 16958 ), is hereby amended by revoking the following described parts thereof: a.

▪ Supp., pages 655, 796), are hereby revoked.

▪ Page 796), is hereby revoked: Provided, That such revocation shall not effect a revival of the provisions of Executive Order No.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Merchants, Importers & Commercial Enterprises 🏛️ Foreign Nations & International Entities

Total Words

258

1,471 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

6.1

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 9507, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Dec 20, 1944). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-9507-amending-the-foreign-service-regulations-the-united-states.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by sections 1745 and 1752 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (22 U.S.C. 127, 132), and by the act of May 22, 1918, 40 Stat. 559, as amended (22 U.S.C. 223, 224, 227; 22 U.S.C. Supp. 223, 225-226b), it is ordered as follows: 1. The Tariff of United States Foreign Service Fees, prescribed by section V-15 of the Foreign Service Regulations of the United States (E.O. No. 7968 of Sept. 3, 1938, as amended; 22 CFR, Cum. Supp., 105.15, 8 F.R. 16958 ), is hereby amended by revoking the following described parts thereof: a. The seventh heading under Item No. 6, which reads \"Issuance of Chinese certificate $10.00.\" b. The eighth heading under Item No. 6 which reads \"The taking of an application for, and issuance of, a travel certificate for use in China $1.00.\" c. The words \"including a Chinese certificate\" in the third heading under Item No. 7. d. Item No. 40. 2. Sections XXII-2 and XXII-4 of the Foreign Service Regulations of the United States (22 CFR, Cum. Supp., 122.2, 122.4), prescribed by Executive Order Nos. 8400 of April 29, 1940, and 8566 of October 15, 1940 (3 CFR, Cum. Supp., pages 655, 796), are hereby revoked. 3. Executive Order No. 8566 of October 15, 1940 (3 CFR Cum. Supp. page 796), is hereby revoked: Provided, That such revocation shall not effect a revival of the provisions of Executive Order No. 7224-A, dated November 14, 1935. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, December 20, 1944.