Executive Order 9194 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)
Executive Order 9194—Transferring Duties and Functions with Respect to Acquisition and Disposition of Real Estate from the Office of the Judge Advocate General of the Navy to the Chief of the Bureau of Yards and Docks
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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1942-07-07, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Transferring Duties and Functions with Respect to Acquisition and Disposition of Real Estate from the Office of the Judge Advocate General of the Navy to the Chief of the Bureau of Yards and Docks." 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
▪By virtue of the authority vested in me by Title I of the First War Powers Act, 1941, approved December 18, 1941 (Public Law 354, 77th Congress), I do hereby direct and order, as follows: 1.
▪The Secretary of the Navy shall take all steps necessary and desirable to carry out this order.
Exec. Order No. 9194, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Jul 7, 1942). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-9194-transferring-duties-and-functions-with-respect-acquisition-and.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of the authority vested in me by Title I of the First War Powers Act, 1941, approved December 18, 1941 (Public Law 354, 77th Congress), I do hereby direct and order, as follows: 1. The duties and functions exercised by the Office of the Judge Advocate General of the Navy with respect to the acquisition and disposition for the Navy Department of real estate, including all interests therein and temporary uses thereof, and of all property acquired under the provisions of Title II of the Second War Powers Act, 1942, approved March 27, 1942 (Public Law 507, 77th Congress), or any amendments thereof, are hereby transferred to the cognizance and jurisdiction of the Chief of the Bureau of Yards and Docks under the direction of the Secretary of the Navy, together with such appropriated funds as are necessary to carry out the purposes and intent of this order. 2. The Secretary of the Navy shall take all steps necessary and desirable to carry out this order. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, July 7, 1942.
