Executive Order 9829 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 9829—Extension of the Provisions of Executive Order 9177 of May 30, 1942, to the United States Atomic Energy Commission

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Friday, February 21, 1947

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1 min read (156 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 1947-02-21, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Extension of the Provisions of Executive Order 9177 of May 30, 1942, to the United States Atomic Energy Commission." 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

▪ 838), and in the interest of the internal management of the Government, I hereby extend the provisions of Executive Order 9177 of May 30, 1942 (7 F.

▪ 4195), to the United States Atomic Energy Commission; and subject to the limitations contained in that order, I hereby authorize the United States Atomic Energy Commission to perform and exercise all of the functions and powers vested in and granted to the Secretary of War, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the Reconstruction Finance Corporation by that order.

▪ This order shall be applicable to articles entered for consumption, or withdraw from warehouse for consumption, on or after January 1, 1947.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Financial Institutions & Monetary Authorities

Total Words

156

928 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

16.6

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 9829, Harry S Truman (Feb 21, 1947). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-9829-extension-the-provisions-executive-order-9177-may-30-1942-the-united.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the Untied States, and particularly by Title I of the First War Powers Act, 1941, approved December 18, 1941 (55 Stat. 838), and in the interest of the internal management of the Government, I hereby extend the provisions of Executive Order 9177 of May 30, 1942 (7 F. R. 4195), to the United States Atomic Energy Commission; and subject to the limitations contained in that order, I hereby authorize the United States Atomic Energy Commission to perform and exercise all of the functions and powers vested in and granted to the Secretary of War, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the Reconstruction Finance Corporation by that order. This order shall be applicable to articles entered for consumption, or withdraw from warehouse for consumption, on or after January 1, 1947. HARRY S. TRUMAN THE WHITE HOUSE, February 21, 1947