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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1934-03-27, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Continuing the Functions of the Executive Committee on Commercial Policy." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.
Constitutional Assessment: Reviewed under the Tenth Amendment and the principle of dual federalism, this order touches upon domains traditionally reserved to the sovereign States. The Framers would caution against any attempt to commandeer state officers or displace local police powers through federal executive fiat.
Key Directives & Operative Actions
▪That the said Executive Committee on Commercial Policy as established by the letter of November 11, 1933, from the President to the Secretary of State shall continue to exercise its present functions for the purpose of coordinating the commercial policy of the United States.
▪The chairman of the said committee shall be a representative of the Department of State who shall be chosen by the Secretary of State.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Merchants, Importers & Commercial Enterprises
🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities
🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants
🏛️ Foreign Nations & International Entities
Total Words
204
1,224 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
24.1
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 6656, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Mar 27, 1934). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-6656-continuing-the-functions-the-executive-committee-commercial-policy.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
Whereas Executive Order No. 6651 of March 23, 1934, establishes the office of Special Adviser to the President on Foreign Trade and designates the functions and duties to be performed by the head of said office pertaining to the promotion of foreign trade; and Whereas it is desired that the provisions of the said Executive order shall not interfere with the continuance of the functions now being exercised by the Executive Committee on Commercial Policy and that the Special Adviser shall cooperate with and, in the field of duties defined by the said Executive order, supplement the work of the said Executive Committee on Commercial Policy; Now, Therefore , by virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States, it is hereby ordered that the said Executive Committee on Commercial Policy as established by the letter of November 11, 1933, from the President to the Secretary of State shall continue to exercise its present functions for the purpose of coordinating the commercial policy of the United States. The chairman of the said committee shall be a representative of the Department of State who shall be chosen by the Secretary of State. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, March 27, 1934.
