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This executive order, signed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower on 1955-06-29, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Inspection of Individual Income Tax Returns by the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare." 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
▪That any individual income tax return made with respect to a tax imposed under chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1939 or under chapter 1 or chapter 2 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 shall be open to inspection by the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare as may be needed in its administration of the provisions of Title II of the Social Security Act, as amended.
▪The inspection of any such individual income tax return shall be in accordance and upon compliance with the rules and regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury in the two Treasury decisions 1 relating to the inspection of individual income tax returns by the Department of Health.
▪This order shall become effective upon its filing for publication in the FEDERAL REGISTER.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants
🏛️ Public Health & Medical Institutions
🏛️ Financial Institutions & Monetary Authorities
Total Words
204
1,147 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
10.5
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 10619, Dwight D. Eisenhower (Jun 29, 1955). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-10619-inspection-individual-income-tax-returns-the-department-health.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 55 (a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1939 (53 Stat. 29; 54 Stat. 1008; 55 Stat. 722; 26 U.S.C. 55 (a)) and by section 6103 (a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 (68A Stat. 753; 26 U.S.C. 6103 (a)), it is hereby ordered that any individual income tax return made with respect to a tax imposed under chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1939 or under chapter 1 or chapter 2 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 shall be open to inspection by the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare as may be needed in its administration of the provisions of Title II of the Social Security Act, as amended. The inspection of any such individual income tax return shall be in accordance and upon compliance with the rules and regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury in the two Treasury decisions 1 relating to the inspection of individual income tax returns by the Department of Health. Education, and Welfare, approved by me this date. This order shall become effective upon its filing for publication in the FEDERAL REGISTER. DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER THE WHITE HOUSE, June 29, 1955.
