Executive Order 8440 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)
Executive Order 8440—Amendment of Executive Order No. 7293 of February 14, 1936, as Amended, Prescribing Regulations Governing the Granting of Allowances for Quarters and Subsistence to Enlisted Men
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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1940-06-12, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amendment of Executive Order No. 7293 of February 14, 1936, as Amended, Prescribing Regulations Governing the Granting of Allowances for Quarters and Subsistence to Enlisted Men." 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
▪7293 of February 14, 1936, as amended by Executive Order No.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments
🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners
🏛️ Public Health & Medical Institutions
Total Words
186
1,061 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
11.4
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
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Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 8440, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Jun 12, 1940). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-8440-amendment-executive-order-no-7293-february-14-1936-amended.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 11 of the act of June 10, 1922, c. 212, 42 Stat. 625, 630, Executive Order No. 7293 of February 14, 1936, as amended by Executive Order No. 7831 of March 7, 1938, and Executive Order No. 8107 of May 3, 1939, prescribing regulations governing the granting of allowances for quarters and subsistence to enlisted men of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, Coast and Geodetic Survey, and Public Health Service who are not furnished quarters or rations in kind, is hereby further amended to the extent that enlisted men of the Army on duty in Bogota, Colombia, and enlisted men of the Navy and Marine Corps on duty in the office of the Naval Attaché, American Embassy, Bogota, Colombia, and the office of the Naval Attaché, American Embassy, Guatemala City, Guatemala, who are not furnished quarters or rations in kind, shall receive, while on such duty, a per diem allowance of $3.00 in lieu of subsistence and $1.00 in lieu of quarters. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, June 12, 1940.
