Executive Order 10199 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 10199—Authorizing the Secretary of Agriculture to Make Without the Approval of the President, Regulations Under the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, as Amended

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Thursday, December 21, 1950

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1 min read (80 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 1950-12-21, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Authorizing the Secretary of Agriculture to Make Without the Approval of the President, Regulations Under the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, as Amended." 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 the act of August 8, 1950, Public Law 673, 81st Congress, I hereby authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to make without the approval of the President such regulations with the force and effect of law as may be necessary to carry out the powers vested in him by the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, as amended (& U.S.C.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

441 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

13.4

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 10199, Harry S Truman (Dec 21, 1950). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-10199-authorizing-the-secretary-agriculture-make-without-the-approval-the.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by the act of August 8, 1950, Public Law 673, 81st Congress, I hereby authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to make without the approval of the President such regulations with the force and effect of law as may be necessary to carry out the powers vested in him by the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, as amended (& U.S.C. 601 et seq.). HARRY S. TRUMAN THE WHITE HOUSE, December 21, 1950