Executive Order 10216 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)
Executive Order 10216—Extension of the Provisions of Part I of Executive Order No. 10210 of February 2, 1951, to the Department of Agriculture, the Atomic Energy Commission, the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, and the Government Printing Office
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This executive order, signed by President Harry S Truman on 1951-02-23, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Extension of the Provisions of Part I of Executive Order No. 10210 of February 2, 1951, to the Department of Agriculture, the Atomic Energy Commission, the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, and the Government Printing Office." It outlines operative directives for executive department officers, delegating enforcement responsibilities and establishing official governance guidelines.
Constitutional Assessment: Scrutinized through Article II, Section 2, this action exercises the President's constitutional role as Commander in Chief. Early Framers recognized broad executive discretion in commanding military forces during conflict, provided it remains bounded by congressional declarations and respects civilian domestic courts.
Key Directives & Operative Actions
▪Formal executive instruction issued by the President establishing official administrative policy on Extension of the Provisions of Part I of Executive Order No. 10210 of February 2, 1951, to the Department of Agriculture, the Atomic Energy Commission, the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, and the Government Printing Office.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments
🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants
🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners
Total Words
288
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Estimated Read Time
1 min
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Flesch-Kincaid
42
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 10216, Harry S Truman (Feb 23, 1951). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-10216-extension-the-provisions-part-i-executive-order-no-10210-february-2.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the First War Powers Act, 1941, as amended by the act of January 12, 1951, entitled "An Act to amend and extend title II of the First War Powers Act, 1941" (Public Law 921, 81st Congress), and as President of the United States and Commander in Chief of the armed forces of the United States, and deeming such action will facilitate the national defense, it is hereby ordered as follows: The provisions of Part I of Executive Order No. 10210 of February 2, 1951, entitled "Authorizing the Department of Defense and the Department of Commerce to Exercise the Functions and Powers Set Forth in Title II of the First War Powers Act, 1941, as Amended by the Act of January 12, 1951, and Prescribing Regulations for the Exercise of Such Functions and Powers" are hereby extended to the Department of Agriculture, the Atomic Energy Commission, the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, and the Government Printing Office, respectively; and, subject to the limitations and regulations contained in such part, and under such regulations as they may severally prescribe, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Atomic Energy Commission, the Chairman of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, and the Public Printer are authorized to perform and exercise, as to their respective agencies, all the functions and authority vested in and granted by the said Part I to the Secretaries named therein; Provided, that regulations so prescribed need not be approved by the Secretary of Defense; And provided further, that nothing contained herein shall prejudice any other authority which any of the said agencies or the heads thereof may have with respect to procurement. HARRY S. TRUMAN THE WHITE HOUSE, February 23, 1951
