Executive Order 9962 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 9962—Regulations Governing the Payment of Salaries and Compensation of Federal Employees Outside the Continental United States or in Alaska

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Monday, May 24, 1948

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1 min read (204 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 1948-05-24, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Regulations Governing the Payment of Salaries and Compensation of Federal Employees Outside the Continental United States or in Alaska." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.

Constitutional Assessment: Evaluated against the Fifth Amendment, this action touches upon property or economic rights. An early statesman would insist upon strict adherence to due process of law and the constitutional guarantee that private holdings shall not be encumbered or taken for public purposes without just compensation and lawful process.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ This order shall be effective as of April 20, 1948, and shall be published in the Federal Register.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants 🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

204

1,251 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

31.2

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 9962, Harry S Truman (May 24, 1948). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-9962-regulations-governing-the-payment-salaries-and-compensation-federal.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 207 of the Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1949, approved April 20, 1948 (Public Law 491, 80th Congress), and as President of the United States, it is hereby ordered that, until such time as appropriate general regulations are prescribed with respect thereto, the payment of salaries and compensation of persons subject to the provisions of section 207 of the aforesaid act who are employed by the Federal Government outside the continental United States or in Alaska shall be made by the several executive departments, independent establishments, and corporations in accordance with the regulations and practices in effect in their respective organizations immediately prior to April 20, 1948: Provided, however, That in no case shall the rates of pay exceed by more than 25 per centum the rates of pay for the same or similar services of persons employed by the Government in the continental United States: And Provided further, That no such salary or compensation shall exceed the maximum provided by the Classification Act of 1923, as amended. This order shall be effective as of April 20, 1948, and shall be published in the Federal Register. HARRY S. TRUMAN THE WHITE HOUSE, May 24, 1948