Executive Order 9916 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 9916—Amendment of Executive Order No. 6868 of October 9, 1934, as Amended, Designating Members of the National Capital Housing Authority

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Wednesday, December 31, 1947

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1 min read (148 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 1947-12-31, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amendment of Executive Order No. 6868 of October 9, 1934, as Amended, Designating Members of the National Capital Housing Authority." 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

▪ 930), as amended by the act of June 25, 1938, 52 Stat.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Branch Departments 🏛️ General Body of the People

Total Words

148

866 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

15.9

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 9916, Harry S Truman (Dec 31, 1947). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-9916-amendment-executive-order-no-6868-october-9-1934-amended-designating.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by the District of Columbia Alley Dwelling Act of June 12, 1934 (48 Stat. 930), as amended by the act of June 25, 1938, 52 Stat. 1186 it is hereby ordered that Executive Order No. 6868 of October 9, 1934, as amended, be, and it is hereby, further amended to provide that the national Capital Housing Authority shall be composed of the following-designated officials of the Government of the United States or of the District of Columbia: The President of the Board of Commissioners of the Government of the District of Columbia, the Director of Planning of the National Capital Park and Planning Commission, the Chairman of the District of Columbia Redevelopment Land Agency, and two additional officials to be designated by the president of the United States. HARRY S. TRUMAN THE WHITE HOUSE, December 31, 1947