Executive Order 9186 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 9186—Authorizing the Federal Works Administration To Acquire and Dispose of Property

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Saturday, June 27, 1942

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1 min read (145 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 1942-06-27, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Authorizing the Federal Works Administration To Acquire and Dispose of Property." 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

▪ 9179 of June 5, 1942, entitled "Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Roads, Federal Works Agency, to Acquire and Dispose of Property", is hereby revoked.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments 🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

145

885 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

19.2

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 9186, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Jun 27, 1942). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-9186-authorizing-the-federal-works-administration-acquire-and-dispose.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by Title II of the Second War Powers Act, 1942, approved March 27, 1942 (Public Law 507, 77th Congress), the Federal Works Administrator, or any officer of the Federal Works Agency acting in the absence or disability of the Administrator, is hereby authorized to exercise the authority contained in the said Title II of the Second War Powers Act, 1942, to acquire, use, and dispose of any real property, temporary use thereof, or other interest therein, together with any personal property located thereon, or used therewith, that shall be deemed necessary for military, naval, or other war purposes. Executive Order No. 9179 of June 5, 1942, entitled "Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Roads, Federal Works Agency, to Acquire and Dispose of Property", is hereby revoked. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, June 27, 1942.