Executive Order 9525 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)
Executive Order 9525—Amendment of Executive Order 9356 of June 24, 1943, Prescribing Regulations Governing the Furnishing of Clothing in Kind or Payment of Cash Allowances in Lieu Thereof to Enlisted Personnel of the Navy, the Coast Guard, the Naval Reserve, and the Coast Guard Reserve
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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1945-02-28, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amendment of Executive Order 9356 of June 24, 1943, Prescribing Regulations Governing the Furnishing of Clothing in Kind or Payment of Cash Allowances in Lieu Thereof to Enlisted Personnel of the Navy, the Coast Guard, the Naval Reserve, and the Coast Guard Reserve." 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
▪359, 363); it is ordered that Executive Order 9356 of June 24, 1943, as amended, prescribing regulations governing the furnishing of clothing in kind or payment of cash allowances in lieu thereof to enlisted personnel of the Navy, the Coast Guard, the Naval Reserve, and the Coast Guard Reserve, be, and it is hereby, further amended by adding to section A thereof subsection 9 to read as follows: 1.
▪This amendment shall become effective as of January 1, 1945.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments
🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants
Total Words
240
1,440 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
16.6
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
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Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 9525, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Feb 28, 1945). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-9525-amendment-executive-order-9356-june-24-1943-prescribing-regulations.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 10 of the Pay Readjustment Act of June 16, 1942 (56 Stat. 359, 363); it is ordered that Executive Order 9356 of June 24, 1943, as amended, prescribing regulations governing the furnishing of clothing in kind or payment of cash allowances in lieu thereof to enlisted personnel of the Navy, the Coast Guard, the Naval Reserve, and the Coast Guard Reserve, be, and it is hereby, further amended by adding to section A thereof subsection 9 to read as follows: 1. Enlisted men of the Navy, Naval Reserve, Coast Guard, and Coast Guard Reserve, returned to the United States from overseas (including Alaska) as patients, who, due to the exigencies of the service and through no fault of their own, have become separated from or have lost their clothing and have not been reimbursed therefor: (a) Chief petty officers, cooks, and stewards; an issue of clothing in kind not to exceed in value-------$100.00 (b) Enlisted men in other ratings; an issue of clothing in kind not to exceed in value----------------------60.00 In the event claim for reimbursement for lost personal property is later presented by an individual receiving issues of clothing under this subsection, the value of such clothing shall be deducted from such claim by the adjudicating authority. This amendment shall become effective as of January 1, 1945. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, February 28, 1945.
