Executive Order 9812 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 9812—Inspection of Income, Excess-profits, and Declared Value Excess-profits Tax Returns By the Committee On Naval Affairs, House of Representatives

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Thursday, December 19, 1946

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1 min read (161 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 1946-12-19, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Inspection of Income, Excess-profits, and Declared Value Excess-profits Tax Returns By the Committee On Naval Affairs, House of Representatives." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.

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

▪ This Executive order shall be effective upon its filing for publication in the Federal Register.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Financial Institutions & Monetary Authorities

Total Words

161

973 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

13.9

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 9812, Harry S Truman (Dec 19, 1946). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-9812-inspection-income-excess-profits-and-declared-value-excess-profits.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by sections 55 (a), 508, 603, and 729 (a) of the Internal Revenue Code (53 Stat. 29, 111; 54 Stat. 989, 1008; 26 U.S.C. 55 (a) 508, 603, 729 (a)) it is hereby ordered that income, excess-profits, and declared value excess-profits tax returns for the years 1941, 1942, and 1943, shall be open to inspection by the Committee on Naval Affairs, House of Representatives, or any duly authorized subcommittee thereof, for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of House Resolution 154 (Seventy-ninth Congress, first session), passed March 19, 1945, such inspection to be in accordance and upon compliance with the rules and regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury in the Treasury decision relating to the inspection of returns by that committee, approved by me this date. This Executive order shall be effective upon its filing for publication in the Federal Register. HARRY S. TRUMAN THE WHITE HOUSE, December 19, 1946