Executive Order 8461 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)
Executive Order 8461—Amendment of Executive Order No. 8099 of April 28, 1939, Relating to Administration of Benefits Provided by Act of Congress Approved April 3, 1939
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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1940-06-28, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amendment of Executive Order No. 8099 of April 28, 1939, Relating to Administration of Benefits Provided by Act of Congress Approved April 3, 1939." 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 Amendment of Executive Order No. 8099 of April 28, 1939, Relating to Administration of Benefits Provided by Act of Congress Approved April 3, 1939.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments
🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants
Total Words
147
856 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
15.6
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
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Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 8461, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Jun 28, 1940). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-8461-amendment-executive-order-no-8099-april-28-1939-relating.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me as President of the United States, and by the act of July 3, 1930, ch. 863, 46 Stat. 1016, the proviso in the last paragraph of Executive Order No. 8099 of April 28, 1939, entitled "Administration of Benefits Provided by Act of Congress Approved April 3, 1939", is hereby amended to read as follows: " Provided , That in the administration of the retirement-pay provisions of the said statute, the determination of all questions of eligibility for the benefits thereof, including all questions of law and fact relating to such eligibility, shall be made by the Secretary of War, or by someone designated by him in the War Department, in the manner, and in accordance with the standards, provided by law, or regulations for Regular Army personnel." FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, June 28, 1940.
