Executive Order 10269 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)
Executive Order 10269—Delegating to the Director of Defense Mobilization the Authority of the President to Determine, with Respect to the Need for School Facilities, Areas Which Are Critical by Reason of National-Defense Activities
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This executive order, signed by President Harry S Truman on 1951-07-06, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Delegating to the Director of Defense Mobilization the Authority of the President to Determine, with Respect to the Need for School Facilities, Areas Which Are Critical by Reason of National-Defense Activities." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.
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
▪By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States, it is ordered as follows: 1.
Exec. Order No. 10269, Harry S Truman (Jul 6, 1951). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-10269-delegating-the-director-defense-mobilization-the-authority-the.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States, it is ordered as follows: 1. There is hereby delegated to the Director of Defense Mobilization, or an officer of the Government designated by him and acting subject to his discretion and control, the authority vested in the President by the paragraph appearing under the heading "Federal Security Agency-Office of Education-Grants for Surveys and School Construction" of the Third Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1951, Public Law 45, 82nd Congress, to determine areas which are critical areas by reason of national-defense activities. 2. The Commissioner of Education shall furnish the Director of Defense Mobilization, or the officer designated by the said Director, under paragraph 1 hereof, such information as may be requested by the Director, or such officer, concerning measures taken to provide school facilities in areas determined, pursuant to paragraph 1 of this order, to be critical areas by reason of national-defense activities. HARRY S. TRUMAN THE WHITE HOUSE, July 6, 1951
