Executive Order 10567 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 10567—Further Designation Pursuant to Section 103(a) of the Renegotiation Act of 1951

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Wednesday, September 29, 1954

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1 min read (223 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 1954-09-29, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Further Designation Pursuant to Section 103(a) of the Renegotiation Act of 1951." 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

▪ 7, as amended, hereinafter referred to as the Act, and as President of the United States, it is ordered as follows: SECTION 1.

▪ The Federal Facilities Corporation, which exercises functions having a direct and immediate connection with the national defense, is hereby designated, pursuant to subsection (a) of section 103 of the Act, as an agency included within the definition of the term "Department" for the purposes of Title I of the Act.

▪ In accordance with section 102 of the Act, the provisions of Title I of the Act shall be applicable to all contracts with the Federal Facilities Corporation and related subcontracts, to the extent of the amounts received or accrued on or after the first day of October, 1954, whether such contracts or subcontracts were made on, before, or after that date.

▪ This order shall not be construed as affecting any renegotiation rights which the Government may have with respect to contracts with the Federal Facilities Corporation and related subcontracts to the extent of the amounts received or accrued between July 1, 1954 and September 30, 1954, inclusive, whether such contracts or subcontracts were made on, before, or after July 1, 1954.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments 🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

223

1,337 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

18.5

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 10567, Dwight D. Eisenhower (Sep 29, 1954). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-10567-further-designation-pursuant-section-103a-the-renegotiation-act-1951.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Renegotiation Act of 1951, 65 Stat. 7, as amended, hereinafter referred to as the Act, and as President of the United States, it is ordered as follows: SECTION 1. The Federal Facilities Corporation, which exercises functions having a direct and immediate connection with the national defense, is hereby designated, pursuant to subsection (a) of section 103 of the Act, as an agency included within the definition of the term "Department" for the purposes of Title I of the Act. SEC. 2. In accordance with section 102 of the Act, the provisions of Title I of the Act shall be applicable to all contracts with the Federal Facilities Corporation and related subcontracts, to the extent of the amounts received or accrued on or after the first day of October, 1954, whether such contracts or subcontracts were made on, before, or after that date. SEC. 3. This order shall not be construed as affecting any renegotiation rights which the Government may have with respect to contracts with the Federal Facilities Corporation and related subcontracts to the extent of the amounts received or accrued between July 1, 1954 and September 30, 1954, inclusive, whether such contracts or subcontracts were made on, before, or after July 1, 1954. DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER THE WHITE HOUSE, September 29, 1954.