Executive Order 10061 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 10061—Amendment of Executive Order No. 9871 as Amended, Prescribing Regulations Governing the Granting of Allowances for Quarters and Subsistence to Enlisted Men of the Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard, and Per Diem Allowances to Members of Such Services and Coast and Geodetic Survey and Public Health Service on Duty Outside the Continental United States or in Alaska

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Thursday, June 2, 1949

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2 min read (354 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 1949-06-02, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amendment of Executive Order No. 9871 as Amended, Prescribing Regulations Governing the Granting of Allowances for Quarters and Subsistence to Enlisted Men of the Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard, and Per Diem Allowances to Members of Such Services and Coast and Geodetic Survey and Public Health Service on Duty Outside the Continental United States or in Alaska." 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

▪ By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by sections 10 and 12 of the Pay Readjustment Act of 1942, as amended (56 Stat.

▪ 9871 of July 8, 1947, as amended by Executive Order No.

▪ Part ID of the said order is amended to read as follows: "D.

▪ Men traveling on duty, including detentions not exceeding thirty-one days at any one place, when not furnished sleeping-car or stateroom accommodations or other quarters and rations in kind, shall be granted a daily allowance of $5.00: Provided, that when quarters in kind are furnished, they shall be entitled only to an allowance for subsistence at the rates prescribed below: 1.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments 🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners 🏛️ Public Health & Medical Institutions

Total Words

354

2,296 characters

Estimated Read Time

2 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 10061, Harry S Truman (Jun 2, 1949). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-10061-amendment-executive-order-no-9871-amended-prescribing-regulations.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by sections 10 and 12 of the Pay Readjustment Act of 1942, as amended (56 Stat. 363, 364, 60 Stat. 858; 37 U.S.C. 110, 112), and sections 208(c) and 305(a) of the National Security Act of 1947 (61 Stat. 504, 508; 5 U.S.C. 626c and 171 l), Executive Order No. 9871 of July 8, 1947, as amended by Executive Order No. 9976 of July 12, 1948, prescribing regulations governing the granting of allowances for quarters and subsistence to enlisted men of the Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard, and per diem allowances to members of such services and Coast and Geodetic Survey and Public Health Service n duty outside the continental United States or in Alaska, is hereby amended and extended as follows: 1. Part ID of the said order is amended to read as follows: "D. Men traveling on duty, including detentions not exceeding thirty-one days at any one place, when not furnished sleeping-car or stateroom accommodations or other quarters and rations in kind, shall be granted a daily allowance of $5.00: Provided, that when quarters in kind are furnished, they shall be entitled only to an allowance for subsistence at the rates prescribed below: 1. Means required to be taken in dining car on train or Rate per meal in dining room on steamer: Morning meal------------------------------------------$1.25 Noon meal---------------------------------------------$1.50 Evening meal------------------------------------------$1.75 2. Meals taken elsewhere: Morning meal------------------------------------------$1.00 Noon meal---------------------------------------------$1.25 Evening meal------------------------------------------$1.50 And provided further, that when quarters are not furnished for the day of such travel, the allowance for quarters shall be $3.00, except that when the allowance for meals on any one day is in excess of $2.00, the allowance for quarters shall be reduced by the amount of such excess." 2. This order shall become effective on June 1, 1949, and the said Executive Order No. 9871, as amended by Executive Order No. 9976 of July 12, 1948 and this order, shall continue in effect during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1950, unless sooner modified or revoked. HARRY S. TRUMAN THE WHITE HOUSE, June 2, 1949