Executive Order 9821 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 9821—Amending Executive Order No. 9070 of February 24, 1942, Consolidating the Housing Agencies and Functions of the Government Into the National Housing Agency

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Saturday, January 11, 1947

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1 min read (132 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 1947-01-11, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amending Executive Order No. 9070 of February 24, 1942, Consolidating the Housing Agencies and Functions of the Government Into the National Housing Agency." 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

▪ By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States, and in the interest of the internal management of the Government, it is hereby order as follows: 1.

▪ This order shall be effective as of December 15, 1946.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Branch Departments 🏛️ General Body of the People

Total Words

132

771 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. 9821, Harry S Truman (Jan 11, 1947). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-9821-amending-executive-order-no-9070-february-24-1942-consolidating-the.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States, and in the interest of the internal management of the Government, it is hereby order as follows: 1. Executive Order No. 9070 of February 24, 1942, consolidating the housing agencies and functions of the Government into the National Housing Agency, is hereby amended by deleting from the first sentence of paragraph 2 the comma and the words "and shall receive a salary of $12,000 a year unless the Congress shall otherwise provide," so that the sentence shall read "The National Housing Administrator shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate." 2. This order shall be effective as of December 15, 1946. HARRY S. TRUMAN THE WHITE HOUSE, January 11, 1947