Executive Order 9744 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 9744-A—Transferring the Review Committee on Deferment of Government Employees to the Office of War Mobilization and Reconversion

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Saturday, June 29, 1946

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1 min read (221 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 1946-06-29, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "A—Transferring the Review Committee on Deferment of Government Employees to the Office of War Mobilization and Reconversion." 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

▪ There are hereby transferred to the Office of War Mobilization and Reconversion and to the Director of War Mobilization and to the Director of War Mobilization and Reconversion, respectively, the Review Committee on Deferment of Government Employees (provided for in Section 1 of Part II of Executive Order No.

▪ Such measures and disposition as may be determined by the Director of the Bureau of the Budget to be necessary to effectuate the transfers provided for in this order shall be carried out by such agencies and in such manner as the Director may direct.

▪ All prior authorities, regulations, rulings, and other directives relating to the functions transferred by this order shall remain in effect except as they are inconsistent herewith or are hereafter amended or revoked under proper authority.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

221

1,326 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

16.6

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 9744, Harry S Truman (Jun 29, 1946). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-9744-transferring-the-review-committee-deferment-government-employees-the.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and Statutes, include Title I of the First War Powers Action, 1941, and as President of the United States, it is hereby ordered as follows: 1. There are hereby transferred to the Office of War Mobilization and Reconversion and to the Director of War Mobilization and to the Director of War Mobilization and Reconversion, respectively, the Review Committee on Deferment of Government Employees (provided for in Section 1 of Part II of Executive Order No. 9309 of March 6, 1943, and transferred to the Department of Labor by Executive Order No. 9617 of September 19, 1945), together with its functions, records, property, personnel and funds, and the functions of the Secretary of Labor with respect to the said Committee. 2. Such measures and disposition as may be determined by the Director of the Bureau of the Budget to be necessary to effectuate the transfers provided for in this order shall be carried out by such agencies and in such manner as the Director may direct. 3. All prior authorities, regulations, rulings, and other directives relating to the functions transferred by this order shall remain in effect except as they are inconsistent herewith or are hereafter amended or revoked under proper authority. HARRY S. TRUMAN THE WHITE HOUSE, June 29, 1946