Executive Order 6605 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 6605—Amendment of Executive Order No. 4728 Relating to Commutation of Rations and Quarters to Enlisted Men

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Saturday, February 17, 1934

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1 min read (85 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 Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1934-02-17, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amendment of Executive Order No. 4728 Relating to Commutation of Rations and Quarters to Enlisted Men." 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

▪ 4728 of September 29, 1927, as amended by Executive Order No.

▪ 5288 of February 26, 1930, is hereby amended by adding to item B in table I the words "or to the American Embassy, Moscow, U.S.S.R.," and by adding the following item to table I: "D.—Special—American Embassy, Moscow, U.S.S.R., (a) Subsistence----------------------------$3.00 : $3.00 (b) Quarters--------------------------------1.00 : 1.00" FRANKLIN D.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Branch Departments 🏛️ General Body of the People

Total Words

566 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

7.9

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 6605, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Feb 17, 1934). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-6605-amendment-executive-order-no-4728-relating-commutation-rations-and.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

Executive Order No. 4728 of September 29, 1927, as amended by Executive Order No. 5022 of January 5, 1929, and restored to full force and effect by Executive Order No. 5288 of February 26, 1930, is hereby amended by adding to item B in table I the words "or to the American Embassy, Moscow, U.S.S.R.," and by adding the following item to table I: "D.—Special—American Embassy, Moscow, U.S.S.R., (a) Subsistence----------------------------$3.00 : $3.00 (b) Quarters--------------------------------1.00 : 1.00" FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, February 17, 1934.