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Executive Order 6999 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 6999—Amendment of Executive Order No. 6182 of June 26, 1933 (As Amended by Executive Orders Nos. 6345 and 6551)

Franklin D. Roosevelt Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Saturday, March 30, 1935
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2 min read (459 words)

Plain-English Translation & Framers' Constitutional Analysis

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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1935-03-30, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amendment of Executive Order No. 6182 of June 26, 1933 (As Amended by Executive Orders Nos. 6345 and 6551)." 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

▪ 6182 of June 26, 1933 (as amended by Executive Orders Nos.
▪ 6345 and 6551, dated October 20, 1933, and January 8, 1934, respectively), delegating to the Secretary of Agriculture certain of the powers vested in me by said Title, is hereby amended as follows: All the functions and powers heretofore delegated by said Executive Order No.
▪ The functions and powers transferred and delegated with respect to said Codes of Fair Competition shall not, without the written approval of the Secretary of Agriculture, be exercised through the fixation or control of: (1) Prices in connection with the purchase of agricultural commodities from producers and the subsequent sale or disposition by first processors of the first processed articles.
▪ This limitation upon the functions and powers transferred and delegated is established in order that such subject matters may be dealt with by the Secretary of Agriculture under subsections (2) and (3) of section 8 of the Agricultural Adjustment Act without conflicting with the exercise of such functions and powers by the National Industrial Recovery Board.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Branch Departments 🏛️ General Body of the People
Total Words
459
2,932 characters
Estimated Read Time
2 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
16.9
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations 

Exec. Order No. 6999, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Mar 30, 1935). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-6999-amendment-executive-order-no-6182-june-26-1933-amended-executive.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →
By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by Title I of the National Industrial Recovery Act of June 16, 1933 (ch. 90, 48 Stat. 195), Executive Order No. 6182 of June 26, 1933 (as amended by Executive Orders Nos. 6345 and 6551, dated October 20, 1933, and January 8, 1934, respectively), delegating to the Secretary of Agriculture certain of the powers vested in me by said Title, is hereby amended as follows: All the functions and powers heretofore delegated by said Executive Order No. 6182, as amended, to the Secret ary of Agriculture with respect to Codes of Fair Competition for (1) the Wheat Flour Milling Industry, (2) the Feed Manufacturing Industry, (3) the Country Grain Elevator Industry of the United States, (4) the Malt Industry, and (5) the Southern Rice Milling Industry (including all functions and powers delegated to the Secretary of Agriculture under the provisions of the said Codes of Fair Competition and of the Executive Orders approving said Codes of Fair Competition), are hereby transferred and delegated to the National Industrial Recovery Board except as follows: I. The functions and powers transferred and delegated with respect to said Codes of Fair Competition shall not, without the written approval of the Secretary of Agriculture, be exercised through the fixation or control of: (1) Prices in connection with the purchase of agricultural commodities from producers and the subsequent sale or disposition by first processors of the first processed articles. (2) Brokerage fees involved in the purchase of agricultural commodities from producers and the subsequent sale or disposition by first processors of the first processed articles. (3) Credits and financial charges with reference to agricultural products. (4) Commission rates in connection with the purchase of agricultural commodities from the producers and the subsequent sale or disposition by first processors of the first processed articles. (5) Purchasing arrangements with regard to agricultural commodities in their original form. (6) Marketing quotas in connection with the purchase of agricultural commodities from producers and the subsequent sale or disposition by first processors of the first processed articles. (7) Plant capacity or its allocation. This limitation upon the functions and powers transferred and delegated is established in order that such subject matters may be dealt with by the Secretary of Agriculture under subsections (2) and (3) of section 8 of the Agricultural Adjustment Act without conflicting with the exercise of such functions and powers by the National Industrial Recovery Board. II. The Secretary of Agriculture shall continue to have the authority with respect to the said Codes of Fair Competition to appoint a representative or representatives as a member or members of the Code Authority as provided by the said Codes. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, March 30, 1935.