Executive Order 9501 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 9501—Regulations Governing Recall to Active Duty of Retired Commissioned Officers of the Public Health Service

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Tuesday, November 21, 1944

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1 min read (284 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 1944-11-21, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Regulations Governing Recall to Active Duty of Retired Commissioned Officers of the Public Health Service." 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

▪ 682), I hereby prescribe the following regulations governing the recall to active duty of retired commissioned officers of the Public Health Service: 1.

▪ For the purposes of this order, the term \"retired officers\" shall include officers placed on permanent \"waiting orders.\" 4.

▪ Service by officers after recall to active duty shall be deemed active commissioned service within the meaning of section 211 (c) (1) of the Public Health Service Act.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Merchants, Importers & Commercial Enterprises 🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities 🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants 🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners 🏛️ Public Health & Medical Institutions

Total Words

284

1,651 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

19.7

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 9501, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Nov 21, 1944). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-9501-regulations-governing-recall-active-duty-retired-commissioned.

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 211 (d) of the Public Health Service Act, approved July 1, 1944 (58 Stat. 682), I hereby prescribe the following regulations governing the recall to active duty of retired commissioned officers of the Public Health Service: 1. The Surgeon General may order (a) any commissioned officer of the Regular Corps who now is or may hereafter be retired for disability from disease or injury incurred in line of duty, or (b) any commissioned officer of the Reserve Corps who now is or may hereafter be retired for disability from disease or injury incurred in line of duty during time of war, to present himself for physical examination to a Board of Medical examiners, and may order to active duty any such officer who is found to have recovered from such disability. 2. In time of war the Surgeon General may order any commissioned officer of the Service retired for age to present himself for physical examination to a Board of Medical examiners, and may order to active duty any such officer found physically capable of performing the duties to which he may be assigned: Provided, That the tour of duty of any officer so recalled shall not extend beyond the last day of the sixth month following the termination of the state of war. 3. For the purposes of this order, the term \"retired officers\" shall include officers placed on permanent \"waiting orders.\" 4. Service by officers after recall to active duty shall be deemed active commissioned service within the meaning of section 211 (c) (1) of the Public Health Service Act. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, November 21, 1944.