Executive Order 9561 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 9561—Amending Executive Order No. 9386 of October 15, 1943, Prescribing Regulations Governing the Granting of Allowances for Quarters and Subsistence to Enlisted Men

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Friday, June 1, 1945

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1 min read (125 words)

Plain-English Translation & Framers' Constitutional Analysis

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This executive order, signed by President Harry S Truman on 1945-06-01, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amending Executive Order No. 9386 of October 15, 1943, Prescribing Regulations Governing the Granting of Allowances for Quarters and Subsistence to Enlisted Men." 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

▪ By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 10 of the act of June 16, 1942, as amended, 56 Stat.

▪ 9386, dated October 15, 1943, prescribing allowances for quarters and subsistence to enlisted men not furnished quarters or rations in kind, are hereby amended to provide that the daily subsistence allowance therein authorized where no Government messing facilities are furnished shall be $2.25 instead of $1.80.

▪ This order shall be effective from June 1, 1945, until June 30, 1946, unless sooner modified or revoked.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Branch Departments 🏛️ General Body of the People

Total Words

125

730 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

7.8

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 9561, Harry S Truman (Jun 1, 1945). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-9561-amending-executive-order-no-9386-october-15-1943-prescribing.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 10 of the act of June 16, 1942, as amended, 56 Stat. 363 (37 U.S.C. Sup. 110), it is ordered as follows: 1. Paragraph "A. General" and Exception No. 1 of paragraph "B. Special" of Section I of Executive Order No. 9386, dated October 15, 1943, prescribing allowances for quarters and subsistence to enlisted men not furnished quarters or rations in kind, are hereby amended to provide that the daily subsistence allowance therein authorized where no Government messing facilities are furnished shall be $2.25 instead of $1.80. 2. This order shall be effective from June 1, 1945, until June 30, 1946, unless sooner modified or revoked. HARRY S. TRUMAN THE WHITE HOUSE, June 1, 1945