Executive Order 9913 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 9913—Terminating the Office of Scientific Research and Development and Providing for the Completion of Its Liquidation

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Friday, December 26, 1947

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1 min read (251 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 1947-12-26, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Terminating the Office of Scientific Research and Development and Providing for the Completion of Its Liquidation." It outlines operative directives for executive department officers, delegating enforcement responsibilities and establishing official governance guidelines.

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

▪ The Office of Scientific Research and Development in the Office for Emergency Management of the Executive Office of the President, established by Executive Order No.

▪ 8807 of June 28, 1941, is hereby terminated.

▪ All personnel, property, contracts, records, and funds of the Office of Scientific Research and Development and all functions, powers, duties, rights, privileges, and authority of the said Office and of its Director, are hereby transferred to the National Military Establishment for the purpose of completing the liquidation of all the affairs of the Office of Scientific Research and Development.

▪ Such further 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 of the Bureau of the Budget may direct and by such agencies as he may designate.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments 🏛️ Merchants, Importers & Commercial Enterprises 🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

251

1,516 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

15.2

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 9913, Harry S Truman (Dec 26, 1947). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-9913-terminating-the-office-scientific-research-and-development-and.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by Title I of the First Supplemental Surplus Appropriation Rescission Act, 1946 (60 Stat. 13), and the Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1948 (Public Law 271, 80th Congress) and as President of the United States, it is hereby ordered, in the interest of the internal management of the Government, as follows: 1. The Office of Scientific Research and Development in the Office for Emergency Management of the Executive Office of the President, established by Executive Order No. 8807 of June 28, 1941, is hereby terminated. 2. All personnel, property, contracts, records, and funds of the Office of Scientific Research and Development and all functions, powers, duties, rights, privileges, and authority of the said Office and of its Director, are hereby transferred to the National Military Establishment for the purpose of completing the liquidation of all the affairs of the Office of Scientific Research and Development. 3. Such further 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 of the Bureau of the Budget may direct and by such agencies as he may designate. 4. This order supersedes all prior Executive orders to the extent that they are in conflict with this order. 5. This order shall become effective at the close of business on December 31, 1947. HARRY S. TRUMAN THE WHITE HOUSE, December 26, 1947