Executive Order 10494 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 10494—Disposition of Functions Remaining Under Title IV of the Defense Production Act

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Wednesday, October 14, 1953

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1 min read (245 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 1953-10-14, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Disposition of Functions Remaining Under Title IV of the Defense Production Act." 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 Constitution and laws of the United States, including the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended (50 U.S.C.

▪ 2061 et seq.), hereinafter referred to as the Act, and as President of the United States and Commander in Chief of the armed forces of the United States, it is ordered that the functions remaining under Title IV of the Act shall be, and they are hereby, delegated as follows: SECTION 1.

▪ Such functions as remain in connection with the fiscal liquidation of the Economic Stabilization Agency are hereby transferred to the Secretary of the Treasury.

▪ The function of conducting administrative proceedings under Title IV of the Act, Including the conclusion of those instituted pursuant to section 405 and the taking of necessary actions under sections 407 and 408 of the Act, is hereby transferred to the Director of the Office of Defense Mobilization.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments 🏛️ Financial Institutions & Monetary Authorities

Total Words

245

1,536 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

14.3

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 10494, Dwight D. Eisenhower (Oct 14, 1953). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-10494-disposition-functions-remaining-under-title-iv-the-defense.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States, including the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended (50 U.S.C. App. 2061 et seq.), hereinafter referred to as the Act, and as President of the United States and Commander in Chief of the armed forces of the United States, it is ordered that the functions remaining under Title IV of the Act shall be, and they are hereby, delegated as follows: SECTION 1. Fiscal liquidation. Such functions as remain in connection with the fiscal liquidation of the Economic Stabilization Agency are hereby transferred to the Secretary of the Treasury. SEC. 2. Administrative proceedings. The function of conducting administrative proceedings under Title IV of the Act, Including the conclusion of those instituted pursuant to section 405 and the taking of necessary actions under sections 407 and 408 of the Act, is hereby transferred to the Director of the Office of Defense Mobilization. SEC. 3. Enforcement and investigations. In addition to the functions now vested in the Attorney General by the Act, he shall have, and there are hereby transferred to him, the following-described functions under Title IV of the Act: (a) completing the processing of enforcement files, (b) concluding investigations where deemed appropriate, and (c) certifying disallowances (section 409 (d)). Sections 1 and 2 of this order shall become effective November 1, 1953. Section 3 shall become effective immediately. DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER THE WHITE HOUSE, October 14, 1953.