Executive Order 9450 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 9450—Amending Foreign Service Regulations of the United States

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Tuesday, June 20, 1944

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2 min read (308 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 1944-06-20, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amending Foreign Service Regulations of the United States." It outlines operative directives for executive department officers, delegating enforcement responsibilities and establishing official governance guidelines.

Constitutional Assessment: Reviewed under the Tenth Amendment and the principle of dual federalism, this order touches upon domains traditionally reserved to the sovereign States. The Framers would caution against any attempt to commandeer state officers or displace local police powers through federal executive fiat.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ 101.3, 101.5), are hereby amended as follows: I-3 (b) (1).

▪ The Foreign Service Officers' Training School shall be under the immediate direction of a board to be known as the Board of Foreign Service Officers' Training School, which shall be composed of the members of the Board of Foreign Service Personnel, the Director of the Office of Foreign Service, the Chief of the Division of Foreign Service Personnel, and the Director of the School.

▪ All decisions of the School Board shall be subject to the approval of the Secretary of State.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities 🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants 🏛️ Foreign Nations & International Entities

Total Words

308

1,850 characters

Estimated Read Time

2 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

13.7

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 9450, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Jun 20, 1944). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-9450-amending-foreign-service-regulations-the-united-states.

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 1752 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (U.S.C., title 22, sec. 132), sections 1-3 (b) (1) and 1-5 (a) of the Foreign Service Regulations (E.O. No. 8396, April 18, 1940, 22 CFR Cum. Sup. 101.3, 101.5), are hereby amended as follows: I-3 (b) (1). Examinations for the Foreign Service. Examinations for the Foreign Service shall be given in accordance with rules and regulations prescribed by a Board of Examiners, which is hereby established and which shall be composed of three Assistant Secretaries of State designated by the Secretary of State, an officer of the Department of Commerce designated by the Secretary of Commerce and acceptable to the Secretary of State, an officer of the Department of Agriculture designated by the Secretary of Agriculture and acceptable to the Secretary of State, the Director of the Office of Foreign Service, Department of State, the Chief of the Division of Foreign Service Personnel, Department of State, and the Chief Examiner of the Civil Service Commission. Any member of the Board of Examiners may, when he deems it necessary, designate another officer of his department acceptable to the Secretary of State to serve for him on the Board. I-5 (a). Board of Foreign Service Officers' Training School. The Foreign Service Officers' Training School shall be under the immediate direction of a board to be known as the Board of Foreign Service Officers' Training School, which shall be composed of the members of the Board of Foreign Service Personnel, the Director of the Office of Foreign Service, the Chief of the Division of Foreign Service Personnel, and the Director of the School. All decisions of the School Board shall be subject to the approval of the Secretary of State. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, June 20, 1944.