Executive Order 9283 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 9283—Amendment of Executive Order No. 9226 of August 19, 1942, Prescribing Regulations Governing the Furnishing of Clothing in Kind or Payment of Cash Allowances in Lieu Thereof to Enlisted Men of the Navy, the Coast Guard, the Naval Reserve, and the Coast Guard Reserve

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Friday, December 18, 1942

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1 min read (189 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 1942-12-18, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amendment of Executive Order No. 9226 of August 19, 1942, Prescribing Regulations Governing the Furnishing of Clothing in Kind or Payment of Cash Allowances in Lieu Thereof to Enlisted Men of the Navy, the Coast Guard, the Naval Reserve, and the Coast Guard Reserve." 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

▪ 9226 of August 19, 1942, prescribing regulations governing the furnishing of clothing in kind or payment of cash allowances in lieu thereof to enlisted men of the Navy, the Coast Guard, the Naval Reserve, and the Coast Guard Reserve, is hereby amended to read as follows: "6.

▪ Members of the Insular Force shall be entitled to the cash clothing allowances prescribed herein except that when they are not required to wear blue clothing the cash clothing allowances shall be one-half the rates prescribed herein.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

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

Total Words

189

1,138 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. 9283, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Dec 18, 1942). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-9283-amendment-executive-order-no-9226-august-19-1942-prescribing.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 10 of the Pay Readjustment Act of June 16, 1942 (Public Law 607, 77th Congress), paragraph 6 of Executive Order No. 9226 of August 19, 1942, prescribing regulations governing the furnishing of clothing in kind or payment of cash allowances in lieu thereof to enlisted men of the Navy, the Coast Guard, the Naval Reserve, and the Coast Guard Reserve, is hereby amended to read as follows: "6. Members of the Insular Force shall be entitled to the cash clothing allowances prescribed herein except that when they are not required to wear blue clothing the cash clothing allowances shall be one-half the rates prescribed herein. In lieu of the cash clothing allowances prescribed herein all members of the Samoan Native Guard and Band shall be entitled to a cash clothing allowance of $20.00 upon first enlistment, or upon reenlistment subsequent to expiration of three months from date of last discharge, and, under the conditions specified in paragraph 3 hereof, to a quarterly cash maintenance allowance of $4.00." FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, December 18, 1942.