Executive Order 9762 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 9762—Transferring the Functions of the Office of Economic Stablization to the Office of War Mobilization and Reconversion

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Thursday, July 25, 1946

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1 min read (216 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 1946-07-25, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Transferring the Functions of the Office of Economic Stablization 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

▪ As follows: The Office of Economic Stabilization, established by Executive Order 9250 of October 3, 1942, and reestablished by Executive Order No.

▪ All prior regulations, orders, rulings, directives and other actions relating to the Office of Economic Stabilization shall remain in effect except in so far as they are in conflict with this order or are hereafter amended by the Director of War Mobilization and Reconversion.

▪ All prior Executive orders in conflict herewith are amended accordingly.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Branch Departments 🏛️ General Body of the People

Total Words

216

1,364 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. 9762, Harry S Truman (Jul 25, 1946). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-9762-transferring-the-functions-the-office-economic-stablization-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 statues, particularly by Title 1 of the First War Powers Act, 1941, and section 2 of the act of October 2, 1942, 56 Stat. 765, and as President of the United States, it is hereby ordered as follows: The Office of Economic Stabilization, established by Executive Order 9250 of October 3, 1942, and reestablished by Executive Order No. 9699 of February 21, 1946, together with all its functions, authority, records, property, personnel, and funds, is transferred to the Office of War Mobilization and Reconversion. All functions and authority of the Economic Stabilization Director are transferred to the Director of War Mobilization and Reconversion. The Economic Stabilization Board is transferred to the Office of War Mobilization and Reconversion for the purpose of advising and consulting with the Director of War Mobilization and Reconversion with respect to the functions transferred by this order. All prior regulations, orders, rulings, directives and other actions relating to the Office of Economic Stabilization shall remain in effect except in so far as they are in conflict with this order or are hereafter amended by the Director of War Mobilization and Reconversion. All prior Executive orders in conflict herewith are amended accordingly. HARRY S. TRUMAN THE WHITE HOUSE, July 25, 1946