Executive Order 10329 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 10329—Amending Executive Order No. 10318 of January 3, 1952, Relating to the Missouri Basin Survey Commission

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Monday, February 25, 1952

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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 1952-02-25, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amending Executive Order No. 10318 of January 3, 1952, Relating to the Missouri Basin Survey Commission." 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

▪ 10318 dated January 3, 1952, were appointed on February 9, 1952: NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States, it is ordered that section 6 of the said Executive Order No.

▪ 10318 of January 3, 1952, be, and it is hereby, amended to read as follows: "SEC.

▪ The commission shall be deemed to be established as of February 9, 1952.

▪ Not later than one year after that date the Commission shall report to the President in writing the results of its studies and recommendations under section 2 hereof, including any recommendations with respect to necessary legislation.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Branch Departments 🏛️ General Body of the People

Total Words

159

944 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

12.2

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 10329, Harry S Truman (Feb 25, 1952). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-10329-amending-executive-order-no-10318-january-3-1952-relating-the.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

WHEREAS the members of the Missouri Basin Survey Commission, provided for by Executive Order No. 10318 dated January 3, 1952, were appointed on February 9, 1952: NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States, it is ordered that section 6 of the said Executive Order No. 10318 of January 3, 1952, be, and it is hereby, amended to read as follows: "SEC. 6. Effective date of the establishment of the Commission; report to the President. The commission shall be deemed to be established as of February 9, 1952. Not later than one year after that date the Commission shall report to the President in writing the results of its studies and recommendations under section 2 hereof, including any recommendations with respect to necessary legislation. The Commission may also make to the President such earlier report or reports as it may deem appropriate." HARRY S. TRUMAN THE WHITE HOUSE, February 25, 1952