Executive Order 9869 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 9869—Amendment of Executive Order No. 9744-B or June 29, 1946, 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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Monday, June 30, 1947

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1 min read (179 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 1947-06-30, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amendment of Executive Order No. 9744-B or June 29, 1946, 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

▪ 9744-B of June 29, 1946, 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, are amended to read, respectively, as follows: "A1(b) Enlisted men in other ratings...................

▪ Paragraph 1 hereof shall become effective on July 1, 1947, and the said Executive Order No.

▪ 9744-B as amended by Executive Order No.

▪ 9785 of October 1, 1946, and by this order shall continue in effect during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1948.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments

Total Words

179

1,051 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

9.4

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 9869, Harry S Truman (Jun 30, 1947). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-9869-amendment-executive-order-no-9744-b-or-june-29-1946-prescribing.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 10 of the Pay Readjustment Act of 1942 (56 Stat. 359, 363), it is hereby ordered as follows: 1. Sections A1(b), A2(b), and A3(b) of Executive Order No. 9744-B of June 29, 1946, 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, are amended to read, respectively, as follows: "A1(b) Enlisted men in other ratings................... $124.25 $12.00" A2(b) Within 30 days from date of enlistment or reporting for active duty $175.75 20.00" A3(b) Within 30 days from date of enlistment or reporting for active duty $175.75 20.00" 2. Paragraph 1 hereof shall become effective on July 1, 1947, and the said Executive Order No. 9744-B as amended by Executive Order No. 9785 of October 1, 1946, and by this order shall continue in effect during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1948. HARRY S. TRUMAN THE WHITE HOUSE, June 30, 1947