Executive Order 8214 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 8214—Providing Additional Time-Eligibility for Reinstatement Under Civil Service Rules of Certain Former Federal Employees

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Tuesday, July 25, 1939

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1 min read (190 words)

Plain-English Translation & Framers' Constitutional Analysis

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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1939-07-25, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Providing Additional Time-Eligibility for Reinstatement Under Civil Service Rules of Certain Former Federal Employees." 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

▪ Formal executive instruction issued by the President establishing official administrative policy on Providing Additional Time-Eligibility for Reinstatement Under Civil Service Rules of Certain Former Federal Employees.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

190

1,122 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

18.9

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 8214, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Jul 25, 1939). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-8214-providing-additional-time-eligibility-for-reinstatement-under-civil.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by the provisions of paragraph Eighth, subdivision SECOND, section 2 of the Civil Service Act (22 Stat. 403, 404), it is hereby ordered that subject to the other requirements of the Civil Service Rules, the provisions of such Rules relating to time limitations on reinstatement eligibility shall be made applicable on and after the date of this order rather than on and after the date of actual separation as to all former Federal employees who were separated from their positions during the period June 30, 1932, to July 26, 1937, solely because of the operation of section 213 of the Economy Act of June 30, 1932 (47 Stat. 382, 406). This order is issued so that such former employees may be accorded an additional period of time-eligibility for reinstatement, under the Civil Service Rules, commensurate to the period which they would otherwise have had but which was rendered ineffective between the dates of separation and the date of repeal of section 213, supra . This order is recommended by the Civil Service Commission. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, July 25, 1939.