Executive Order 7998 Constitutional Fidelity (+0.29)

Executive Order 7998—Establishing the Interdepartmental Committee on Printing and Processing

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Saturday, October 29, 1938

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1 min read (206 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 1938-10-29, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Establishing the Interdepartmental Committee on Printing and Processing." 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

▪ By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States, it is ordered as follows: 1.

▪ Each department or agency represented on the Committee shall have one representative, who shall be designated by the head thereof.

▪ Pending selection of a permanent chairman by the Committee the representative of the Bureau of the Budget shall serve as its temporary chairman.

▪ The members of the Committee shall be officers or employees of the department, independent establishment, or agency which they represent and shall serve without additional compensation.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Merchants, Importers & Commercial Enterprises 🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants 🏛️ Financial Institutions & Monetary Authorities

Total Words

206

1,397 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

18.6

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.29

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 7998, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Oct 29, 1938). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-7998-establishing-the-interdepartmental-committee-printing-and-processing.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States, it is ordered as follows: 1. There is hereby established the Interdepartmental Committee on Printing and Processing, to be composed of representatives of each of the following-named departments and agencies, and such other departments or agencies as the Committee itself may designate: Bureau of the Budget Government Printing Office Department of Agriculture Department of the Interior Treasury Department Department of Commerce Social Security Board United States Tariff Commission Post Office Department 2. Each department or agency represented on the Committee shall have one representative, who shall be designated by the head thereof. 3. Pending selection of a permanent chairman by the Committee the representative of the Bureau of the Budget shall serve as its temporary chairman. 4. The members of the Committee shall be officers or employees of the department, independent establishment, or agency which they represent and shall serve without additional compensation. 5. The Committee shall promulgate rules and regulations relating to the establishment, coordination, and maintenance of uniform policies and procedures, consistent with law, for the efficient and economical utilization of printing and processing in the executive branch of the Government. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, October 29, 1938.