Executive Order 10527 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)
Executive Order 10527—Inspection of Income, Excess-Profits, Declared Value Excess-Profits, Capital Stock, Estate, and Gift Tax Returns by the Senate Committee on Banking and Currency
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This executive order, signed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower on 1954-04-19, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Inspection of Income, Excess-Profits, Declared Value Excess-Profits, Capital Stock, Estate, and Gift Tax Returns by the Senate Committee on Banking and Currency." 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
▪303), as amended, and the amounts of the mortgages, the cost of construction, and the cost of land of such projects, in accordance and upon compliance with the rules and regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury in Treasury Decision 6064, relating to the inspection of returns by certain committees of the Congress, approved by me February 11, 1954.
▪This Executive order shall be effective upon its filing for publication in the FEDERAL REGISTER.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Financial Institutions & Monetary Authorities
Total Words
207
1,207 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
12.9
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
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Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 10527, Dwight D. Eisenhower (Apr 19, 1954). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-10527-inspection-income-excess-profits-declared-value-excess-profits.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of the authority vested in me by sections 55 (a), 508, 603, 729 (a), and 1204 of the Internal Revenue Code (53 Stat. 29, 111, 171; 54 Stat. 989, 1008; 55 Stat. 722; 26 U.S.C. 55 (a), 508, 603, 729 (a), and 1204), it is hereby ordered that any income, excess-profits, declared value excess-profits, capital stock, estate, or gift tax return for the years 1942 to 1953, inclusive, shall, during the 83d Congress, be open to inspection by the Senate Banking and Currency Committee, or any duly authorized subcommittee thereof, for the purpose of its investigation of loan projects under section 608 of Title VI of the National Housing Act, as added by the Act of May 26, 1942 (56 Stat. 303), as amended, and the amounts of the mortgages, the cost of construction, and the cost of land of such projects, in accordance and upon compliance with the rules and regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury in Treasury Decision 6064, relating to the inspection of returns by certain committees of the Congress, approved by me February 11, 1954. This Executive order shall be effective upon its filing for publication in the FEDERAL REGISTER. DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER THE WHITE HOUSE, April 19, 1954.
