Executive Order 6225 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 6225—Central Statistical Board

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Thursday, July 27, 1933

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1 min read (274 words)

Plain-English Translation & Framers' Constitutional Analysis

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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1933-07-27, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Central Statistical Board." It outlines operative directives for executive department officers, delegating enforcement responsibilities and establishing official governance guidelines.

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

▪ 67, 73d Congress, I hereby establish a Central Statistical Board to formulate standards for and to effect coordination of the statistical services of the Federal Government incident to the purposes of that act.

▪ The Board shall have the power to appraise and advise upon all schedules of all Government agencies engaged in the primary collection of statistics required in carrying out the purposes of the National Industrial Recovery Act, to review plans for tabulation and classification of such statistics, and to promote the coordination and improvement of the statistical services involved.

▪ The power to appoint such officers, agents and employees as it may require, is hereby delegated to the Central Statistical Board, and the Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works is hereby directed to allot to the Central Statistical Board the sum of twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) to carry out its functions.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities 🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants 🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

274

1,752 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

24.4

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 6225, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Jul 27, 1933). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-6225-central-statistical-board.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

Pursuant to the authority vested in me by Titles I and II, the National Industrial Recovery Act, Public No. 67, 73d Congress, I hereby establish a Central Statistical Board to formulate standards for and to effect coordination of the statistical services of the Federal Government incident to the purposes of that act. The Board shall consist of one representative designated by each of the following officers from one of the statistical agencies under his direction: The Secretary of the Interior The Secretary of Agriculture The Secretary of Commerce The Secretary of Labor The Governor of the Federal Reserve Board The National Industrial Recovery Administrator and one representative to be designated by the Committee on Government Statistics and Information Services created at the invitation of the Secretaries of the Interior, Agriculture, Commerce, and Labor; and such other members as the President may designate or the Board may invite from time to time for full or limited membership. The Board shall have the power to appraise and advise upon all schedules of all Government agencies engaged in the primary collection of statistics required in carrying out the purposes of the National Industrial Recovery Act, to review plans for tabulation and classification of such statistics, and to promote the coordination and improvement of the statistical services involved. The power to appoint such officers, agents and employees as it may require, is hereby delegated to the Central Statistical Board, and the Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works is hereby directed to allot to the Central Statistical Board the sum of twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) to carry out its functions. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, July 27, 1933.