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This executive order, signed by President Harry S Truman on 1951-04-05, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Extension of the Provisions of Part I of Executive Order No. 10210 of February 2, 1951, to the Tennessee Valley Authority." 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 Tennessee Valley Authority.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments
🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants
🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners
Total Words
262
1,552 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
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Flesch-Kincaid
37.9
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 10231, Harry S Truman (Apr 5, 1951). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-10231-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 Tennessee Valley Authority; and, subject to the limitations and regulations contained in such part, and under such regulations as it may prescribe, the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority is authorized to perform and exercise, as to the Tennessee Valley Authority, 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 the said Tennessee Valley Authority or the Board of Directors thereof may have with respect to procurement. HARRY S. TRUMAN THE WHITE HOUSE, April 5, 1951
