Executive Order 9931 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 9931—Amendment of Executive Order No. 9905, Designating the Membership of the National Security Resources Board

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Thursday, February 19, 1948

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1 min read (119 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 1948-02-19, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amendment of Executive Order No. 9905, Designating the Membership of the National Security Resources Board." 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

▪ 9905 of November 13, 1947, entitled "Designating the Membership of the National Security resources Board and Defining the Functions, Duties, and Authority of the Chairman of the Board," be, and it is hereby, amended to read as follows: 1.

▪ The Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Commerce, and the Secretary of Labor are hereby designated to be members of the Board.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments 🏛️ Merchants, Importers & Commercial Enterprises 🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities 🏛️ Financial Institutions & Monetary Authorities

Total Words

119

709 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

16.8

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 9931, Harry S Truman (Feb 19, 1948). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-9931-amendment-executive-order-no-9905-designating-the-membership-the.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and statutes, and as President of the United States, it is hereby ordered that paragraph 1 of Executive Order No. 9905 of November 13, 1947, entitled "Designating the Membership of the National Security resources Board and Defining the Functions, Duties, and Authority of the Chairman of the Board," be, and it is hereby, amended to read as follows: 1. The Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Commerce, and the Secretary of Labor are hereby designated to be members of the Board. HARRY S. TRUMAN THE WHITE HOUSE, February 19, 1948