Executive Order 9885 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 9885—Designation of the Assistant Secretaries of Commerce and the Solicitor of Commerce to Act as Secretary of Commerce

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Monday, August 18, 1947

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1 min read (156 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 1947-08-18, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Designation of the Assistant Secretaries of Commerce and the Solicitor of Commerce to Act as Secretary of Commerce." 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

▪ Formal executive instruction issued by the President establishing official administrative policy on Designation of the Assistant Secretaries of Commerce and the Solicitor of Commerce to Act as Secretary of Commerce.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Merchants, Importers & Commercial Enterprises

Total Words

156

938 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

16.8

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 9885, Harry S Truman (Aug 18, 1947). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-9885-designation-the-assistant-secretaries-commerce-and-the-solicitor.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 179 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (5 U.S.C. 6), I hereby authorize and direct the Assistant Secretaries of Commerce, the date of their commissions to govern the order of precedence, to perform the duties of the Secretary of Commerce in case of the absence, sickness, resignation, or death of the Secretary of Commerce and of the Under Secretary of Commerce; and I also authorize and direct the Solicitor of Commerce to perform the duties of the Secretary of Commerce in case of the absence, sickness, resignation, or death of the Secretary of Commerce, the Under Secretary of Commerce, and the Assistant Secretaries of Commerce. This order supersedes Executive Order No. 8541 of September 17, 1940, entitled "Designation of the Assistant Secretary of Commerce and the Solicitor of Commerce To Act as Secretary of Commerce." HARRY S. TRUMAN THE WHITE HOUSE, August 18, 1947