Executive Order 9976 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)
Executive Order 9976—Amendment of Executive Order No. 9871 of July 8, 1947, Prescribing Regulations Governing the Granting of Allowances for Quarters and Subsistence to Enlisted Men of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard, and Per Diem Allowances to Members of Such Services and Coast and Geodetic Survey and Public Health Service on Duty Outside the Continental United States or in Alaska
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This executive order, signed by President Harry S Truman on 1948-07-12, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amendment of Executive Order No. 9871 of July 8, 1947, Prescribing Regulations Governing the Granting of Allowances for Quarters and Subsistence to Enlisted Men of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard, and Per Diem Allowances to Members of Such Services and Coast and Geodetic Survey and Public Health Service 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
▪By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by sections 10 and 12 of the Pay Readjustment Act of 1942, as amended (56 Stat.
▪9871 of July 8, 1947, prescribing regulations governing the granting of allowances for quarters and subsistence to enlisted men of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard, and per diem allowances to members of such services and Coast and Geodetic Survey and Public Health Service on duty outside the continental United States or in Alaska, is hereby amended as follows: 1.
▪Part I A 1, General, of the said order is amended to provide that the daily subsistence allowance therein authorized where government messing facilities are furnished shall be $1.50 instead of $1.20.
▪This order shall be effective as of July 1, 1948, and the said Executive Order No.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments
🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners
🏛️ Public Health & Medical Institutions
Total Words
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Estimated Read Time
1 min
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Flesch-Kincaid
10.1
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 9976, Harry S Truman (Jul 12, 1948). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-9976-amendment-executive-order-no-9871-july-8-1947-prescribing-regulations.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by sections 10 and 12 of the Pay Readjustment Act of 1942, as amended (56 Stat. 363, 364, 60 Stat. 858; 37 U.S.C. 110, 112), and sections 208(c) and 305(a) of the National Security act of 1947 (61 Stat. 504, 508), Executive Order No. 9871 of July 8, 1947, prescribing regulations governing the granting of allowances for quarters and subsistence to enlisted men of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard, and per diem allowances to members of such services and Coast and Geodetic Survey and Public Health Service on duty outside the continental United States or in Alaska, is hereby amended as follows: 1. The words "Air Force," are inserted after the word "Army," wherever such word occurs in the said order and in the title thereof. 2. Part I A 1, General, of the said order is amended to provide that the daily subsistence allowance therein authorized where government messing facilities are furnished shall be $1.50 instead of $1.20. 3. This order shall be effective as of July 1, 1948, and the said Executive Order No. 9871 as amended by this order shall continue in effect during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1949, unless sooner modified or revoked. HARRY S. TRUMAN THE WHITE HOUSE, July 12, 1948
