Executive Order 9785 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)
Executive Order 9785—Amendment of Executive Order 9744-B of June 29, 1946, Prescribing Regulations Governing the Furnishing of Clothing in Kind or Payment of Cash Allowances in Liew Thereof to Enlisted Personnel of the Navy, the Coast Guard, the Naval Reserve and the Coast Guard Reserve
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This executive order, signed by President Harry S Truman on 1946-10-01, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amendment of Executive Order 9744-B of June 29, 1946, Prescribing Regulations Governing the Furnishing of Clothing in Kind or Payment of Cash Allowances in Liew Thereof to Enlisted Personnel of the Navy, the Coast Guard, the Naval Reserve and the Coast Guard Reserve." It outlines operative directives for executive department officers, delegating enforcement responsibilities and establishing official governance guidelines.
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
▪Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 3 of section C hereof, enlisted members of the Women's Reserve of the Naval Reserve and of the Women's Reserve of the Coast Guard Reserve, on reporting for active duty upon reenlistment subsequent to expiration of three months from the date of last discharge, shall be entitled to payment of a cash allowance in lieu of clothing in the amount of $200.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments
Total Words
264
1,534 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
15.7
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
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Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 9785, Harry S Truman (Oct 1, 1946). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-9785-amendment-executive-order-9744-b-june-29-1946-prescribing-regulations.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 10 of the Pay Readjustment Act of June 16, 1942 (56 Stat. 359, 363), and in the interest of personnel, it is ordered that Executive Order 9744-B of June 29, 1946, prescribing regulations governing the furnishing of clothing in kind or payment of cash allowances in lieu thereof to enlisted personnel of the Navy, the Coast Guard, the Naval Reserve, and the Coast Guard Reserve, be and it is hereby, amended by adding thereto a new section D, reading as follows: "Section D. Cash Allowance for Enlisted Personnel of the Women's Reserve of the Naval Reserve and of the Coast Guard Reserve. "1. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 3 of section C hereof, enlisted members of the Women's Reserve of the Naval Reserve and of the Women's Reserve of the Coast Guard Reserve, on reporting for active duty upon reenlistment subsequent to expiration of three months from the date of last discharge, shall be entitled to payment of a cash allowance in lieu of clothing in the amount of $200. Such enlisted members of the Women's Reserve of the Naval Reserve and of the Women's Reserve of the Coast Guard Reserve shall also be entitled to a special quarterly maintenance allowance for clothing in the amount of $12.50, payable on the first day of each quarter following the first anniversary of the date on which they report for active duty following reenlistment." This amendment shall become effective as of July 1, 1946. HARRY S. TRUMAN THE WHITE HOUSE, October 1, 1946
