Executive Order 10187 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 10187—Amendment of Executive Order No. 10011 of October 22, 1948, as Amended Authorizing the Secretary of State to Exercise Certain Powers of the President with Respect to the Granting of Allowances and Allotments to Government Personnel on Foreign Duty

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Monday, December 4, 1950

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1 min read (207 words)

Plain-English Translation & Framers' Constitutional Analysis

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This executive order, signed by President Harry S Truman on 1950-12-04, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amendment of Executive Order No. 10011 of October 22, 1948, as Amended Authorizing the Secretary of State to Exercise Certain Powers of the President with Respect to the Granting of Allowances and Allotments to Government Personnel on Foreign Duty." 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

▪ By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 1203 of the General Appropriation Act, 1951 (Public Law 759, 81st Congress), and section 1 of the act of August 8, 1950, Public Law 673, 81st Congress, it is ordered that section 1(d) of Executive Order No.

▪ 10011 of October 22, 1948, as amended by Executive Order No.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities 🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants 🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners 🏛️ Foreign Nations & International Entities

Total Words

207

1,250 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

17.6

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 10187, Harry S Truman (Dec 4, 1950). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-10187-amendment-executive-order-no-10011-october-22-1948-amended.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 1203 of the General Appropriation Act, 1951 (Public Law 759, 81st Congress), and section 1 of the act of August 8, 1950, Public Law 673, 81st Congress, it is ordered that section 1(d) of Executive Order No. 10011 of October 22, 1948, as amended by Executive Order No. 10085 of October 28, 1949, authorizing the Secretary of State to exercise certain powers of the President with respect to the granting of allowances and allotments to Government personnel on foreign duty, be, and it is hereby, amended to read as follows: "(d) The authority vested in the President by section 1203 of the General Appropriation Act, 1951 (Public Law 759, 81st Congress), and by section 302 of the United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948 (62 Stat.8) to prescribe, with respect to civilian officers and employees of the Government, regulations governing living-quarters allowances, cost-of-living allowances, and representation allowances in accordance with, or similar to, such allowances authorized by the said act of June 26, 1930, or the said section 901 of the Foreign Service Act of 1946." This order shall be effective as of July 1, 1950. HARRY S. TRUMAN THE WHITE HOUSE, December 4, 1950