Executive Order 9519 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)
Executive Order 9519—Extension of the Provisions of Executive Order No. 9001 of December 27, 1941, to the Office of War Mobilization and Reconversion, the Office of Contract Settlement, the Surplus Property Board, and the Retraining and Reemployment Administration
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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1945-01-31, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Extension of the Provisions of Executive Order No. 9001 of December 27, 1941, to the Office of War Mobilization and Reconversion, the Office of Contract Settlement, the Surplus Property Board, and the Retraining and Reemployment Administration." 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
▪839), and as President of the United States, and deeming that such action will facilitate the prosecution of the war, I hereby extend the provisions of Executive Order No.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments
🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants
Total Words
211
1,344 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
26.2
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 9519, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Jan 31, 1945). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-9519-extension-the-provisions-executive-order-no-9001-december-27-1941-the.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of the authority vested in me by Title II of the First War Powers Act, 1941, approved December 18, 1941 (55 Stat. 839), and as President of the United States, and deeming that such action will facilitate the prosecution of the war, I hereby extend the provisions of Executive Order No. 9001 of December 27, 1941, to the Office of War Mobilization and Reconversion, the Office of Contract Settlement, the Surplus Property Board, and the Retraining and Reemployment Administration, with respect to all contracts made or to be made by such agencies; and, subject to the limitations and regulations contained in such Executive order, I hereby authorize the Director of War Mobilization and Reconversion, the Director of Contract Settlement, the Surplus Property Board, and the Retraining and Reemployment Administrator, and such officers and employees as they may respectively designate, to perform and exercise, as to the Office of War Mobilization and Reconversion, the Office of Contract Settlement, the Surplus Property Board, and the Retraining and Reemployment Administration, respectively, all the functions and powers vested in and granted to the Secretary of War, the Secretary of the Navy, and the Chairman of the United States Maritime Commission by such Executive order. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, January 31, 1945.
