Executive Order 11020 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 11020—Inspection of Income, Excess-Profits, Estate, and Gift Tax Returns by the Senate Committee on Armed Services

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Monday, May 7, 1962

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1 min read (188 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 John F. Kennedy on 1962-05-07, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Inspection of Income, Excess-Profits, Estate, and Gift Tax Returns by the Senate Committee on Armed Services." 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

▪ By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 55(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1939, as amended (53 Stat.

▪ This order shall be effective upon its filing for publication in the FEDERAL REGISTER.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Financial Institutions & Monetary Authorities

Total Words

188

1,132 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

12.8

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 11020, John F. Kennedy (May 7, 1962). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-11020-inspection-income-excess-profits-estate-and-gift-tax-returns-the.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 55(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1939, as amended (53 Stat. 29, 54 Stat. 1008; 26 U.S.C.(1952 Ed.) 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 income, excess-profits, estate, or gift tax return for the years 1946 to 1962, inclusive, shall, during the Eighty-seventh Congress be open to inspection by the Senate Committee on Armed Services or any duly authorized subcommittee thereof, in connection with its investigation of the acquisition, storage, and disposal of strategic and critical materials pursuant to Senate Resolution 295, 87th Congress, agreed to February 22, 1962, such inspection to be in accordance and upon compliance with the rules and regulations prescribed by the Senate of the Treasury in Treasury Decisions 6132 and 6133, relating to the inspection of returns by committes of the Congress, approved by the President on May 3, 1955. This order shall be effective upon its filing for publication in the FEDERAL REGISTER. JOHN F. KENNEDY THE WHITE HOUSE, May 7, 1962