Executive Order 9857 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 9857-B—Amendment of Executive Order No. 9734 of June 6, 1946, Establishing the President's Certificate of Merit

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Tuesday, May 27, 1947

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1 min read (133 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 1947-05-27, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "B—Amendment of Executive Order No. 9734 of June 6, 1946, Establishing the President's Certificate of Merit." 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

▪ 9734 of June 6, 1946, which established the President's Certificate of Merit and prescribed rules governing the award thereof, be, and it is hereby, amended by the addition thereto of the following paragraph: The President's Certificate of Merit shall not be awarded for any act or service performed subsequent to the cessation of hostilities of World War II, as proclaimed by Proclamation No.

▪ 2714 of December 31, 1946, and no proposals for such award submitted after June 30, 1947, shall be considered by the Medal for Merit Board.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments

Total Words

133

768 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

16.3

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 9857, Harry S Truman (May 27, 1947). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-9857-b-amendment-executive-order-no-9734-june-6-1946-establishing-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 as Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, it is hereby ordered that Executive Order No. 9734 of June 6, 1946, which established the President's Certificate of Merit and prescribed rules governing the award thereof, be, and it is hereby, amended by the addition thereto of the following paragraph: The President's Certificate of Merit shall not be awarded for any act or service performed subsequent to the cessation of hostilities of World War II, as proclaimed by Proclamation No. 2714 of December 31, 1946, and no proposals for such award submitted after June 30, 1947, shall be considered by the Medal for Merit Board. HARRY S. TRUMAN THE WHITE HOUSE, May 27, 1947