Executive Order 9997 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 9997—Amendment of Executive Order No. 9805, Prescribing Regulations Governing Payment of Certain Travel and Transportation Expenses

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Wednesday, September 8, 1948

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1 min read (131 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 1948-09-08, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amendment of Executive Order No. 9805, Prescribing Regulations Governing Payment of Certain Travel and Transportation Expenses." 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

▪ 806, it is ordered that Schedule A attached to and made a part of Executive Order No.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

131

733 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

15.5

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 9997, Harry S Truman (Sep 8, 1948). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-9997-amendment-executive-order-no-9805-prescribing-regulations-governing.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by the act of August 2, 1946, 60 Stat. 806, it is ordered that Schedule A attached to and made a part of Executive Order No. 9805 of November 25, 1946, entitled "Regulations Governing Payment of ravel and Transportation Expenses of Civilian Officers and Employees of the United States when Transferred from One Official Station to Another for Permanent Duty" be, and it is hereby, amended to read as follows: [NOTE: INSERT TABLE SHOWN ON PAGE 790, CFR 1943 - 1948] This order shall be effective in any case in which the order directing the travel involved is issued on or after July 1, 1948, and it shall be published in the FEDERAL REGISTER. HARRY S. TRUMAN THE WHITE HOUSE, September 8, 1948