Executive Order 10482 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 10482—Providing for an Additional Member of the Government Contract Committee

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Saturday, August 15, 1953

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1 min read (102 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 Dwight D. Eisenhower on 1953-08-15, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Providing for an Additional Member of the Government Contract Committee." 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

▪ By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and statutes and as President of the United States, it is ordered that section 3 of Executive Order No.

▪ 10479 of August 13, 1953, entitled "Executive Order Establishing the Government Contract Committee" shall be, and it is hereby, amended (1) by striking from the preamble of the said section the word "fourteen" and inserting in lieu thereof the word "fifteen", and (2) by striking from paragraph (b) of the said section the word "Eight" and inserting in lieu thereof the word "Nine." DWIGHT D.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Branch Departments 🏛️ General Body of the People

Total Words

102

601 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

16.1

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 10482, Dwight D. Eisenhower (Aug 15, 1953). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-10482-providing-for-additional-member-the-government-contract-committee.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and statutes and as President of the United States, it is ordered that section 3 of Executive Order No. 10479 of August 13, 1953, entitled "Executive Order Establishing the Government Contract Committee" shall be, and it is hereby, amended (1) by striking from the preamble of the said section the word "fourteen" and inserting in lieu thereof the word "fifteen", and (2) by striking from paragraph (b) of the said section the word "Eight" and inserting in lieu thereof the word "Nine." DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER THE WHITE HOUSE, August 15, 1953.