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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1934-09-27, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amending Executive Order No. 6770, Which Created the Industrial Emergency Committee." It outlines operative directives for executive department officers, delegating enforcement responsibilities and establishing official governance guidelines.
Constitutional Assessment: An early statesman would subject this decree to rigorous scrutiny under Article I, Section 8. The Framers deliberately committed commerce, taxation, tariffs, and revenue to Congress alone. To the extent this order imposes duties or financial burdens without explicit statutory pre-authorization, it creates friction with the separation of powers.
Key Directives & Operative Actions
▪By virtue of the authority vested in me by the National Industrial Recovery Act, approved June 16, 1933, and to effectuate the purposes of said act, I hereby amend the Executive order of June 30, 1934, no.
▪I hereby designate as the members of said Industrial Emergency Committee: The Secretary of the Interior The Secretary of Labor The Chairman of the National Industrial Recovery Board The Administrator of Agricultural Adjustment The Administrator of Federal Emergency Relief The Director of the Committee, heretofore appointed by the President 2.
▪I hereby extend the leave of absence of Donald R.
▪Richberg, as General Counsel of the National Recovery Administration until further order, with pay, in order that he may fulfill the duties of Director of said Committee and of Executive Secretary of the Executive Council and Executive Director of the National Emergency Council and such further functions and duties as shall be prescribed by the President.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Merchants, Importers & Commercial Enterprises
🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners
🏛️ Public Health & Medical Institutions
Total Words
264
1,687 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
19.5
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
-0.19
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 6860, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Sep 27, 1934). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-6860-amending-executive-order-no-6770-which-created-the-industrial.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the National Industrial Recovery Act, approved June 16, 1933, and to effectuate the purposes of said act, I hereby amend the Executive order of June 30, 1934, no. 6770, creating the Industrial Emergency Committee, and the Executive order of August 31, 1934, no. 6836, amending said order, to conform to the following orders: 1. I hereby designate as the members of said Industrial Emergency Committee: The Secretary of the Interior The Secretary of Labor The Chairman of the National Industrial Recovery Board The Administrator of Agricultural Adjustment The Administrator of Federal Emergency Relief The Director of the Committee, heretofore appointed by the President 2. It shall be the duty of said Industrial Emergency Committee (1) to make recommendations to the President through its Director, with respect to problems of relief, public works, labor disputes and industrial recovery, together with allied problems of agricultural recovery; (2) to study and coordinate the handling of joint problems affecting these activities, and (3) to determine, with the approval of the President, the general policies of the Administration of the National Industrial Recovery Act. 3. I hereby extend the leave of absence of Donald R. Richberg, as General Counsel of the National Recovery Administration until further order, with pay, in order that he may fulfill the duties of Director of said Committee and of Executive Secretary of the Executive Council and Executive Director of the National Emergency Council and such further functions and duties as shall be prescribed by the President. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, September 27, 1934.
