Executive Order 9743 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)
Executive Order 9743—Regulations Governing the Payment of Expenses of Transportation of the Immediate Families of Civilian Officers and Employees of the Government, Fiscal Year, 1947
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This executive order, signed by President Harry S Truman on 1946-06-26, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Regulations Governing the Payment of Expenses of Transportation of the Immediate Families of Civilian Officers and Employees of the Government, Fiscal Year, 1947." 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
▪Formal executive instruction issued by the President establishing official administrative policy on Regulations Governing the Payment of Expenses of Transportation of the Immediate Families of Civilian Officers and Employees of the Government, Fiscal Year, 1947.
Exec. Order No. 9743, Harry S Truman (Jun 26, 1946). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-9743-regulations-governing-the-payment-expenses-transportation-the.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 201 (a) of the Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1947, approved March 28, 1946 (Public Law 334 - 79th Cong.), it is hereby ordered that the regulations prescribed by Part II of Executive Order No. 9587 of July 6, 1945, governing the payment of expenses of transportation authorized by section 201 (a) of the Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1946, of the immediate family of any civilian officer or employee of the executive departments and independent establishments who is transferred from one official station to another for permanent duty when authorized by the head of the department or establishment concerned in the order directing such transfer, shall govern payment of the expenses of such transportation authorized by section 201 (a) of the Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1947. HARRY S. TRUMAN THE WHITE HOUSE, June 26, 1946
