Executive Order 10174 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 10174—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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Monday, October 23, 1950

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1 min read (143 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 1950-10-23, 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.

▪ 10158 of August 31, 1950, is hereby further amended as follows: To the extent that such order adopts and prescribes regulations required or authorized to be prescribed by the President under section 302 of the Career Compensation Act of 1949, it shall continue in effect until January 31, 1951.

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

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

143

848 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

10.8

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 10174, Harry S Truman (Oct 23, 1950). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-10174-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, No. 10136 of June 30, 1950, and No. 10158 of August 31, 1950, is hereby further amended as follows: To the extent that such order adopts and prescribes regulations required or authorized to be prescribed by the President under section 302 of the Career Compensation Act of 1949, it shall continue in effect until January 31, 1951. This order shall become effective on November 1, 1950. HARRY S. TRUMAN THE WHITE HOUSE, October 23, 1950