Executive Order 9815 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 9815—Amending Section 7 of the Executive Order No. 9691 of February 4, 1946, Entitled "Directing the Civil Serve Commission to Resume Operations Under the Civil Service Rules, and Authorizing the Adoption of Special Regulations During the Transitional Period"

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Monday, December 23, 1946

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1 min read (120 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 1946-12-23, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amending Section 7 of the Executive Order No. 9691 of February 4, 1946, Entitled "Directing the Civil Serve Commission to Resume Operations Under the Civil Service Rules, and Authorizing the Adoption of Special Regulations During the Transitional Period"." 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

▪ This section shall not apply to positions filled by persons having a classified (competitive) civil service status." HARRY S.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

120

712 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 9815, Harry S Truman (Dec 23, 1946). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-9815-amending-section-7-the-executive-order-no-9691-february-4-1946.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Civil Service Act of January 16, 1883 (22 Stat. 403), and section 1753 of the Revised States, and in the interest of the internal management of the Government, the proviso of section 7 of Executive Order 9691 of February 4, 1946, is hereby amended to read as follows: "Provided, That no person shall continue in employment under the authority of this section after the general revision of Schedule A is promulgated, unless the position occupied by such person shall have included under Schedule A. This section shall not apply to positions filled by persons having a classified (competitive) civil service status." HARRY S. TRUMAN THE WHITE HOUSE, December 23, 1946