Executive Order 5605 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 5605—Actual Expenses and Per Diem Allowances for Civilian Officers and Employees While Traveling

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Tuesday, April 21, 1931

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1 min read (89 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 Herbert Hoover on 1931-04-21, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Actual Expenses and Per Diem Allowances for Civilian Officers and Employees While Traveling." 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

▪ 5014, issued December 19, 1928, prescribing regulations for the allowance and payment of actual expenses and the fixing and payment of per diem allowances for civilian officers and employees while traveling on official business and away from their designated posts of duty, is hereby revoked, effective July 1, 1931.

▪ These regulations, with amendments, are prescribed in the amended edition of the Standardized Government Travel Regulations, approved by the President April 21, 1931, to become effective July 1, 1931.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

585 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

14.7

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 5605, Herbert Hoover (Apr 21, 1931). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-5605-actual-expenses-and-per-diem-allowances-for-civilian-officers-and.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

Executive Order No. 5014, issued December 19, 1928, prescribing regulations for the allowance and payment of actual expenses and the fixing and payment of per diem allowances for civilian officers and employees while traveling on official business and away from their designated posts of duty, is hereby revoked, effective July 1, 1931. These regulations, with amendments, are prescribed in the amended edition of the Standardized Government Travel Regulations, approved by the President April 21, 1931, to become effective July 1, 1931. HERBERT HOOVER The White House, April 21, 1931.