Executive Order 9853 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 9853—Regulations Governing the Payment of Actual and Necessary Expenses, or Per Diem in Lieu Thereof, to Commissioned Officers of the Coast and Geodetic Survey on Duty Outside the Continental United States or in Alaska

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Thursday, May 15, 1947

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1 min read (135 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 1947-05-15, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Regulations Governing the Payment of Actual and Necessary Expenses, or Per Diem in Lieu Thereof, to Commissioned Officers of the Coast and Geodetic Survey on Duty Outside the Continental United States or in Alaska." 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

▪ 364), as amended by section 203 of the act of August 2, 1946 (60 Stat.

▪ This order shall be effective as of August 2, 1946.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments 🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

135

723 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 9853, Harry S Truman (May 15, 1947). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-9853-regulations-governing-the-payment-actual-and-necessary-expenses-or.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 12 of the Pay Readjustment Act of 1942 (56 Stat. 364), as amended by section 203 of the act of August 2, 1946 (60 Stat. 859), and in the interest of the internal management of the Government, it is hereby ordered as follows: 1. Commissioned officers of the Coast and Geodetic Survey on duty outside the continental United States or in Alaska, whether or not in a travel status, may be paid actual and necessary expenses, or per diem in lieu thereof, equal to those authorized from time to time by the Secretary of the navy to be paid to commissioned officers of the Navy. 2. This order shall be effective as of August 2, 1946. HARRY S. TRUMAN THE WHITE HOUSE, May 15, 1947