Executive Order 8202 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 8202—Authorizing and Requesting the Federal Power Commission to Perform Certain Functions Relating to the Transmission of Electric Energy Between the United States and Foreign Countries and to the Exportation and Importation of Natural Gas From and Into the United States

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Thursday, July 13, 1939

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1 min read (186 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 1939-07-13, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Authorizing and Requesting the Federal Power Commission to Perform Certain Functions Relating to the Transmission of Electric Energy Between the United States and Foreign Countries and to the Exportation and Importation of Natural Gas From and Into the United States." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.

Constitutional Assessment: Scrutinized through Article II, Section 2, this action exercises the President's constitutional role as Commander in Chief. Early Framers recognized broad executive discretion in commanding military forces during conflict, provided it remains bounded by congressional declarations and respects civilian domestic courts.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ Formal executive instruction issued by the President establishing official administrative policy on Authorizing and Requesting the Federal Power Commission to Perform Certain Functions Relating to the Transmission of Electric Energy Between the United States and Foreign Countries and to the Exportation and Importation of Natural Gas From and Into the United States.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities 🏛️ Foreign Nations & International Entities

Total Words

186

1,139 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

19.1

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 8202, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Jul 13, 1939). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-8202-authorizing-and-requesting-the-federal-power-commission-perform.

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, and as an aid in effectuating the provisions of the Federal Power Act, approved August 26, 1935 (49 Stat. 838), and the Natural Gas Act, approved June 21, 1938 (52 Stat. 821), I hereby authorize and request the Federal Power Commission (1) to receive all applications for permits for the construction, operation, maintenance, or connection, at the borders of the United States, of facilities for the transmission of electric energy between the United States and foreign countries, and for the exportation and importation of natural gas to or from foreign countries, and (2), after obtaining the recommendations of the Secretary of State and the Secretary of War thereon, to submit each such application to the President with a recommendation as to whether the permit applied for should be granted, and if so, upon what terms and conditions. The Federal Power Commission may prescribe such regulations not inconsistent herewith as it may deem necessary or desirable for carrying out the provisions of this order. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, July 13, 1939.