Executive Order 9431 Constitutional Fidelity (+0.38)

Executive Order 9431—Amending the Foreign Service Regulations of the United States

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Monday, March 20, 1944

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1 min read (249 words)

Plain-English Translation & Framers' Constitutional Analysis

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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1944-03-20, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amending the Foreign Service Regulations of the United States." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.

Constitutional Assessment: This action represents an orderly exercise of Article II administrative discretion, managing the internal machinery and personnel of the executive branch without abridging the ancient liberties of the people.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ 8189, July 5, 1939; 22 CFR 104.9, 1939 Supp.) is hereby amended to read as follows: "IV-9.

▪ Place of Residence of Diplomatic and Consular Officers "Diplomatic and consular officers shall conform with such regulations as may be prescribed by the Secretary of State regarding their place of residence during periods of assignment to Foreign Service posts." 2.

▪ 8189, July 5, 1939; 22 CFR 104.10, 1939 Supp.) is hereby amended to read as follows: " IV-10.

▪ Officers and employees of the Foreign Service shall observe such official hours of duty as may be prescribed by act of Congress, by order of the President, or by administrative regulation of the Secretary of State." FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, March 20, 1944.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities 🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants 🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners 🏛️ Foreign Nations & International Entities

Total Words

249

1,491 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

9.5

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.38

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 9431, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Mar 20, 1944). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-9431-amending-the-foreign-service-regulations-the-united-states.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 1752 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (U.S.C., title 22, sec. 132), it is ordered as follows: 1. Section IV-9 of the Foreign Service Regulations (E.O. 8189, July 5, 1939; 22 CFR 104.9, 1939 Supp.) is hereby amended to read as follows: "IV-9. Place of Residence of Diplomatic and Consular Officers "Diplomatic and consular officers shall conform with such regulations as may be prescribed by the Secretary of State regarding their place of residence during periods of assignment to Foreign Service posts." 2. Section IV-10 of the Foreign Service Regulations (E.O. 8189, July 5, 1939; 22 CFR 104.10, 1939 Supp.) is hereby amended to read as follows: " IV-10. Office Hours and Official Hours of Duty '(a) Office hours . Foreign Service offices shall be kept open for the convenience of the public during such hours and on such days as may be prescribed by the Secretary of State in accordance with acts of Congress, and Executive orders, regulations, and policies of the President; provided that the offices may be closed for the transaction of routine business on holidays of outstanding importance in their particular localities. "(b) Official hours of duty . Officers and employees of the Foreign Service shall observe such official hours of duty as may be prescribed by act of Congress, by order of the President, or by administrative regulation of the Secretary of State." FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, March 20, 1944.