Executive Order 10377 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 10377—Providing for the Composition of the Wage Stabilization Board

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Friday, July 25, 1952

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1 min read (277 words)

Plain-English Translation & Framers' Constitutional Analysis

Early Statesman synthesis distilling legal jargon into practical meaning, statutory anchors, and structural constitutional impacts.

This executive order, signed by President Harry S Truman on 1952-07-25, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Providing for the Composition of the Wage Stabilization Board." 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

▪ By the virtue of the authority vested in me by the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended (50 U.S.C.

▪ 6105), as amended, is hereby further amended by revoking sections 403 to 410, inclusive, and by inserting after section 402 thereof the following new section 403: "SEC.

▪ The Wage Stabilization Board created by section 403 (b) of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended, shall be composed of eighteen (18) members, who shall be appointed by the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.

▪ The said Board shall be composed in equal numbers of members representative of the general public, members representative of labor, and members representative of business and industry.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments 🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

277

1,642 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

9.6

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 10377, Harry S Truman (Jul 25, 1952). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-10377-providing-for-the-composition-the-wage-stabilization-board.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By the virtue of the authority vested in me by the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended (50 U.S.C. app. 2061 et seq.), and as President of the United States, it is hereby ordered as follows: SECTION 1. Executive Orders No. 10233 of April 21, 1951 (16 F.R. 3503), and No. 10301 of November 2, 1951 (16 F.R. 11257) are hereby revoked. SEC. 2. Part IV of Executive Order No. 10161 of September 9, 1950 (15 F.R. 6105), as amended, is hereby further amended by revoking sections 403 to 410, inclusive, and by inserting after section 402 thereof the following new section 403: "SEC. 403 (a). The Wage Stabilization Board created by section 403 (b) of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended, shall be composed of eighteen (18) members, who shall be appointed by the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The said Board shall be composed in equal numbers of members representative of the general public, members representative of labor, and members representative of business and industry. A Chairman and a Vice Chairman of the Board shall be designated by the President from among the members representative of the general public. "(b). In performing any of its functions, the Wage Stabilization Board shall be under the supervision and direction of the Economic Stabilization Administrator." SEC. 3. To the extent that provisions of prior Executive orders or proclamations, or parts thereof, are in conflict with this order, the latter shall control, and any such prior provisions are amended accordingly. SEC. 4. This order shall become effective on July 30, 1952. HARRY S. TRUMAN THE WHITE HOUSE, July 25, 1952