Executive Order 10185 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 10185—Amendment of Executive Order No. 10166 of October 4, 1950

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Friday, December 1, 1950

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1 min read (209 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 1950-12-01, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amendment of Executive Order No. 10166 of October 4, 1950." 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

▪ By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 4(j) of the Selective Service Act of 1948, as amended by the act of September 9, 1950, Public Law 779, 81st Congress, it is ordered that Executive Order No.

▪ 10166 of October 4, 1950, entitled "Establishing the National Advisory Committee on the Selection of Doctors, Dentists, and Allied Specialists", be, and it is hereby, amended as follows: 1.

▪ The title of the order is amended to read "Establishing the National Advisory Committee on the Selection of Physicians, Dentists, and Allied Specialists".

▪ The name of the Committee established by paragraph 1 of the order as the "National advisory Committee on the Selection of Doctors, Dentists, and Allied Specialists" is changed to "National Advisory Committee on the Selection of Physicians, Dentists, and Allied Specialists".

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities 🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

209

1,294 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

15.5

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 10185, Harry S Truman (Dec 1, 1950). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-10185-amendment-executive-order-no-10166-october-4-1950.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 4(j) of the Selective Service Act of 1948, as amended by the act of September 9, 1950, Public Law 779, 81st Congress, it is ordered that Executive Order No. 10166 of October 4, 1950, entitled "Establishing the National Advisory Committee on the Selection of Doctors, Dentists, and Allied Specialists", be, and it is hereby, amended as follows: 1. The title of the order is amended to read "Establishing the National Advisory Committee on the Selection of Physicians, Dentists, and Allied Specialists". 2. The name of the Committee established by paragraph 1 of the order as the "National advisory Committee on the Selection of Doctors, Dentists, and Allied Specialists" is changed to "National Advisory Committee on the Selection of Physicians, Dentists, and Allied Specialists". 3. Paragraph 4 of the order is hereby amended to read as follows: "4. Within the limits of applicable law, the Selective Service System shall defray necessary expenses of the Committee, including the compensation of the members thereof, and necessary expenses of those State and local volunteer advisory committees which may be designated by the Committee." 4. This order shall be effective as of October 4, 1950. HARRY S. TRUMAN THE WHITE HOUSE, December 1, 1950