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Executive Order 8820 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 8820—Amending the Foreign Service Regulations of the United States

Franklin D. Roosevelt Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Friday, July 11, 1941
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3 min read (580 words)

Plain-English Translation & Framers' Constitutional Analysis

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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1941-07-11, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amending the Foreign Service Regulations of the United States." It outlines operative directives for executive department officers, delegating enforcement responsibilities and establishing official governance guidelines.

Constitutional Assessment: Reviewed under the Tenth Amendment and the principle of dual federalism, this order touches upon domains traditionally reserved to the sovereign States. The Framers would caution against any attempt to commandeer state officers or displace local police powers through federal executive fiat.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ S 211a), it is ordered that the Foreign Service Regulations of the United States be, and they are hereby, amended by prescribing the following as Chapter XXI thereof: CHAPTER XXI--NATIONALITY, PASSPORTS, REGISTRATION, AND PROTECTION NATIONALITY XXI-1.
▪ Officers of the Foreign Service shall familiarize themselves with those provisions of the laws of the United States which relate to the acquisition and loss of American nationality and shall perform such duties in connection therewith as may be provided for by law or by administrative regulations prescribed by the Secretary of State.
▪ Officers of the Foreign Service shall perform the following described services in connection with American passports and other travel documents: (a) Accept applications for service passports and, when designated to do so by the Secretary of State under authority contained in the act of July 3, 1926, 44 Stat.
▪ CANCELATION OF REGULATIONS The following-named provisions of the Foreign Service Regulations of the United States are hereby canceled: PART I Chapters X, XI, and XII PART II Chapter X REVOCATION OF EXECUTIVE ORDERS The following-described Executive orders are hereby revoked: Executive Order No.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Merchants, Importers & Commercial Enterprises 🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities 🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants 🏛️ Foreign Nations & International Entities
Total Words
580
3,688 characters
Estimated Read Time
3 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
11.2
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations 

Exec. Order No. 8820, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Jul 11, 1941). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-8820-amending-the-foreign-service-regulations-the-united-states.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

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By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 1752 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (22 U.S.C. S 132) and the act of July 3, 1926, 44 Stat. 887 (22 U.S.C. S 211a), it is ordered that the Foreign Service Regulations of the United States be, and they are hereby, amended by prescribing the following as Chapter XXI thereof: CHAPTER XXI--NATIONALITY, PASSPORTS, REGISTRATION, AND PROTECTION NATIONALITY XXI-1. Duties in Connection with Nationality Matters. Officers of the Foreign Service shall familiarize themselves with those provisions of the laws of the United States which relate to the acquisition and loss of American nationality and shall perform such duties in connection therewith as may be provided for by law or by administrative regulations prescribed by the Secretary of State. AMERICAN PASSPORTS XXI-2. Services Performed by Officers of the Foreign Service in Connection with American Passports and Other Travel Documents. Officers of the Foreign Service shall perform the following described services in connection with American passports and other travel documents: (a) Accept applications for service passports and, when designated to do so by the Secretary of State under authority contained in the act of July 3, 1926, 44 Stat. 887 (22 U.S.C. S 211a), grant and issue such passports to American nationals who owe allegiance to the United States in accordance with the provisions of the laws of the United States, with such provisions of Executive Order No. 7856 of March 31, 1983, entitled "Rules Governing the Granting and Issuing of Passports in the United States" as may be applicable to the issuance of passports abroad, and with such administrative regulations as may be prescribed by the Secretary of State. (b) When required to do so by the Secretary of State, issue such documents other than passports as are prescribed by the terms of the Foreign Service Regulations. (c) Verify, renew, amend, extend, and cancel American passports in accordance with such regulations as the Secretary of State may prescribe. (d) Perform such other miscellaneous services in connection with American passports and other travel documents as are required under the terms of the Foreign Service Regulations. REGISTRATION OF AMERICAN NATIONALS ABROAD XXI-3. Duties of Officers of the Foreign Service in Connection with Registration of Nationals. Officers of the Foreign Service shall perform such duties in connection with the registration of American nationals abroad as may be prescribed by the Secretary of State. PROTECTION OF AMERICAN NATIONALS ABROAD XXI-4. Duties of Officers of the Foreign Service in Connection with Protection Abroad of American Nationals. Officers of the Foreign Service shall perform such duties in connection with the protection of American nationals abroad as may be imposed upon them by rules and regulations prescribed by the Secretary of State. CANCELATION OF REGULATIONS The following-named provisions of the Foreign Service Regulations of the United States are hereby canceled: PART I Chapters X, XI, and XII PART II Chapter X REVOCATION OF EXECUTIVE ORDERS The following-described Executive orders are hereby revoked: Executive Order No. 4359-A, dated December 19, 1925. Executive Order No. 4488, dated August 3, 1926. Executive Order No. 4605-A, dated March 8, 1927. Executive Order No. 4893, dated May 26, 1928. Executive Order No. 5032, dated January 18, 1929. Executive Order No. 5549, dated February 5, 1931. Executive Order No. 5621, dated May 13, 1931. Executive Order No. 5773, dated January 11, 1932. Executive Order No. 5973, dated December 15, 1932. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, July 11, 1941.