Executive Order 7540 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 7540—Revocation of Executive Order No. 6550 of January 6, 1934, Requiring Reports as to Allocation and Obligation of Emergency Funds

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Friday, January 22, 1937

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1 min read (112 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 1937-01-22, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Revocation of Executive Order No. 6550 of January 6, 1934, Requiring Reports as to Allocation and Obligation of Emergency Funds." 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

▪ 7034 of May 6, 1935, as amended, and under other existing accounting regulations: Now, Therefore , by virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me as President of the United States, it is ordered that the said Executive Order No.

▪ 6550 be, and it is hereby, revoked.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Branch Departments 🏛️ General Body of the People

Total Words

112

676 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

14.3

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 7540, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Jan 22, 1937). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-7540-revocation-executive-order-no-6550-january-6-1934-requiring-reports.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

Whereas the purpose of Executive Order No. 6550 of January 6, 1934, providing for the submission to, and compilation by, the Director of the Bureau of the Budget of information regarding the allocation and obligation of emergency funds, is now adequately accomplished under the regulations issued pursuant to the authority of Executive Order No. 7034 of May 6, 1935, as amended, and under other existing accounting regulations: Now, Therefore , by virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me as President of the United States, it is ordered that the said Executive Order No. 6550 be, and it is hereby, revoked. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, January 22, 1937.