Executive Order 9355 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 9355—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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Thursday, June 24, 1943

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2 min read (317 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 1943-06-24, 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 outlines operative directives for executive department officers, delegating enforcement responsibilities and establishing official governance guidelines.

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: "5.

▪ The allowances in kind prescribed by this subparagraph are in lieu of any cash clothing allowances." This order shall take effect as of August 5, 1942.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments

Total Words

317

1,862 characters

Estimated Read Time

2 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

15.8

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 9355, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Jun 24, 1943). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-9355-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 (56 Stat. 359, 363), paragraph 5 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: "5. (a) Members of the Naval Reserve undergoing flight training leading to a commission shall be entitled to an issue of clothing in kind not to exceed $180 in value. In the event that such members of the Naval Reserve who first enlisted or reported for active duty with pay in this status fail to complete successfully the required training leading to a commission, they shall, upon reclassification to another enlisted status in the Naval Reserve, or upon reenlistment prior to the expiration of three months from the date of discharge in the Navy, the Coast Guard, the Naval Reserve, or the Coast Guard Reserve, be entitled to the applicable cash allowances authorized by paragraph 1 hereof, notwithstanding any other provision of this order. (b) Members of the Naval Reserve undergoing training, other than flight training, leading to a commission shall be entitled to an issue of clothing in kind not to exceed $15 in value, and, in addition, may be temporarily issued Government-owned clothing not to exceed $120 in value. Temporary members of the Coast Guard Reserve on part time or intermittent active duty may be issued clothing in kind in an amount not to exceed the allowances prescribed in paragraph 1. The allowances in kind prescribed by this subparagraph are in lieu of any cash clothing allowances." This order shall take effect as of August 5, 1942. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, June 24, 1943.