Executive Order 10299 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 10299—Designating an Additional Agency Pursuant to Section 103(a) of the Renegotiation Act of 1951

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Wednesday, October 31, 1951

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1 min read (159 words)

Plain-English Translation & Framers' Constitutional Analysis

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This executive order, signed by President Harry S Truman on 1951-10-31, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Designating an Additional Agency Pursuant to Section 103(a) of the Renegotiation Act of 1951." 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 by the Renegotiation Act of 1951 (Public Law 9, 82d Congress), hereinafter referred to as the Act, and as President of the United States, it is ordered as follows: 1.

▪ The Bonneville Power Administration, which exercises functions having a direct and immediate connection with the national defense, is hereby designated, pursuant to subsection (a) of section 103 of the Act, as an agency coming within the definition of the term "Department" for the purposes of Title I of the Act.

▪ In accordance with section 102 of the Act, the provisions of Title I of the Act shall be applicable to all contracts with the Bonneville Power Administration, and related subcontracts, to the extent of the amounts received or accrued on or after the first day of November, 1951, whether such contracts or subcontracts were made on, before, or after that date.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments 🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants 🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

159

933 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

19.1

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 10299, Harry S Truman (Oct 31, 1951). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-10299-designating-additional-agency-pursuant-section-103a-the.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Renegotiation Act of 1951 (Public Law 9, 82d Congress), hereinafter referred to as the Act, and as President of the United States, it is ordered as follows: 1. The Bonneville Power Administration, which exercises functions having a direct and immediate connection with the national defense, is hereby designated, pursuant to subsection (a) of section 103 of the Act, as an agency coming within the definition of the term "Department" for the purposes of Title I of the Act. 2. In accordance with section 102 of the Act, the provisions of Title I of the Act shall be applicable to all contracts with the Bonneville Power Administration, and related subcontracts, to the extent of the amounts received or accrued on or after the first day of November, 1951, whether such contracts or subcontracts were made on, before, or after that date. HARRY S. TRUMAN THE WHITE HOUSE, October 31, 1951