Executive Order 9579 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 9579—Amendment of Executive Order No. 8937 of November 7, 1941, Extending the Period of Elibibility On Civil Service Registers Or Lists of Persons Who Serve in the Armed Forces of the United States

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Saturday, June 30, 1945

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1 min read (144 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 Harry S Truman on 1945-06-30, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amendment of Executive Order No. 8937 of November 7, 1941, Extending the Period of Elibibility On Civil Service Registers Or Lists of Persons Who Serve in the Armed Forces of the United States." 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

▪ Formal executive instruction issued by the President establishing official administrative policy on Amendment of Executive Order No. 8937 of November 7, 1941, Extending the Period of Elibibility On Civil Service Registers Or Lists of Persons Who Serve in the Armed Forces of the United States.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments 🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

144

806 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

14.4

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 9579, Harry S Truman (Jun 30, 1945). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-9579-amendment-executive-order-no-8937-november-7-1941-extending-the.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in my by section 2 of the Civil Service Act (22 Stat. 403, 404), and in order to extend the period of time for applying for the benefits of Executive Order No. 8937 of November 7, 1941, entitled "Extending the period of Eligibility on Civil Service Registers or Lists of Persons Who Serve in the Armed Forces of the United States", it is ordered that the proviso contained in the said order be, and it is hereby, amended to read as follows: "Provided, That such persons shall notify the Civil Service Commission within 90 days after termination of their service in the armed forces or of hospitalization continuing after discharge for a period of not more than one year." This order shall be effective as of December 8, 1944. HARRY S. TRUMAN THE WHITE HOUSE, June 30, 1945