Executive Order 10158 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 10158—Further Amendment of Executive Order No. 10084 of October 12, 1949, Prescribing Regulations for the Administration of Certain Provisions of the Career Compensation Act of 1949

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Thursday, August 31, 1950

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1 min read (140 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 1950-08-31, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Further Amendment of Executive Order No. 10084 of October 12, 1949, Prescribing Regulations for the Administration of Certain Provisions of the Career Compensation Act of 1949." 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

▪ 10084 of October 12, 1949, entitled "Prescribing Regulations for the Administration of Certain Provisions of the Career Compensation Act of 1949", as amended by Executive Orders No.

▪ 10136 of June 30, 1950, is hereby further amended as follows: 1.

▪ To the extent that such order adopts and prescribes regulations required or authorized to be prescribed by the President under sections 206 and 302 of the Career Compensation Act of 1949, it shall continue in effect until October 31, 1950.

▪ This order shall become effective on September 1, 1950.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

140

830 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

10.5

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 10158, Harry S Truman (Aug 31, 1950). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-10158-further-amendment-executive-order-no-10084-october-12-1949.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Career Compensation Act of 1949, approved October 12, 1949 (Public Law 351, 81st Congress), Executive Order No. 10084 of October 12, 1949, entitled "Prescribing Regulations for the Administration of Certain Provisions of the Career Compensation Act of 1949", as amended by Executive Orders No. 10098 of January 25, 1950, No. 10118 of March 27, 1950, and No. 10136 of June 30, 1950, is hereby further amended as follows: 1. To the extent that such order adopts and prescribes regulations required or authorized to be prescribed by the President under sections 206 and 302 of the Career Compensation Act of 1949, it shall continue in effect until October 31, 1950. This order shall become effective on September 1, 1950. HARRY S. TRUMAN THE WHITE HOUSE, August 31, 1950