Executive Order 10551 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)
Executive Order 10551—Inspection of Income, Excess-Profits, Declared Value Excess-Profits, Capital Stock, Estate, and Gift Tax Returns by the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives
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This executive order, signed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower on 1954-08-06, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Inspection of Income, Excess-Profits, Declared Value Excess-Profits, Capital Stock, Estate, and Gift Tax Returns by the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives." 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
▪This Executive order shall be effective upon its filing for publication in the FEDERAL REGISTER.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Public Health & Medical Institutions
🏛️ Financial Institutions & Monetary Authorities
Total Words
172
1,044 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
13.2
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
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Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 10551, Dwight D. Eisenhower (Aug 6, 1954). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-10551-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 1947 to 1953, inclusive, shall, during the Eighty-third Congress, be open to inspection by the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives, or any duly authorized subcommittee thereof, in connection with its studies of welfare and pension funds with a view to initiating legislation to protect and conserve these funds for the beneficiaries, subject to the conditions stated in Treasury Decision 6064, relating to 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, August 6, 1954.
