Executive Order 9673 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 9673—Transfer of Certain Production Research and Development Functions from the Civilian Production Administration to the Department of Commerce

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Thursday, January 3, 1946

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1 min read (192 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 Harry S Truman on 1946-01-03, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Transfer of Certain Production Research and Development Functions from the Civilian Production Administration to the Department of Commerce." 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

▪ As follows: The functions of the Office of Production Research and Development in the Civilian Production Administration, established by General Administrative Order No.

▪ Such measures and dispositions as may be determined by the Director of the Bureau of the Budget to be necessary to effectuate the transfers provided for in this order shall be carried out in such manner as the Director may direct and by such agencies as he may designate.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

192

1,171 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

23.3

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 9673, Harry S Truman (Jan 3, 1946). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-9673-transfer-certain-production-research-and-development-functions-from.

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, including Title I of the First War Powers Act, 1941, and as President of the United States, it is hereby ordered as follows: The functions of the Office of Production Research and Development in the Civilian Production Administration, established by General Administrative Order No. 2-66 of the Chairman of the War Production Board, dated November 23, 1942, excluding the winding up of the unliquidated research and development contracts entered into prior to the date of this order, together with so much of the personnel, records, property, and funds of the Civilian Production Administration as relates primarily to the said functions, are transferred to the Department of Commerce and shall be administered under the supervision and direction of the Secretary of Commerce. Such measures and dispositions as may be determined by the Director of the Bureau of the Budget to be necessary to effectuate the transfers provided for in this order shall be carried out in such manner as the Director may direct and by such agencies as he may designate. HARRY S. TRUMAN THE WHITE HOUSE, January 3, 1946