Executive Order 9990 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 9990—Enlarging the Membership of the Air Coordinating Committee to Include a Representative of the Treasury Department

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Saturday, August 21, 1948

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1 min read (103 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 1948-08-21, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Enlarging the Membership of the Air Coordinating Committee to Include a Representative of the Treasury Department." 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

▪ That the membership of the Air Coordinating Committee, established by Executive Order No.

▪ 9781 of September 19, 1946, be, and it is hereby, enlarged to include a representative of the Treasury Department who shall be designated by the Secretary of the Treasury, and the provisions of the said order shall hereafter be applicable to the Treasury Department to the same extent as they are applicable to the participating agencies named in paragraph 1 of such order.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants 🏛️ Financial Institutions & Monetary Authorities

Total Words

103

608 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

18.1

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 9990, Harry S Truman (Aug 21, 1948). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-9990-enlarging-the-membership-the-air-coordinating-committee-include.

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, it is hereby ordered that the membership of the Air Coordinating Committee, established by Executive Order No. 9781 of September 19, 1946, be, and it is hereby, enlarged to include a representative of the Treasury Department who shall be designated by the Secretary of the Treasury, and the provisions of the said order shall hereafter be applicable to the Treasury Department to the same extent as they are applicable to the participating agencies named in paragraph 1 of such order. HARRY S. TRUMAN THE WHITE HOUSE, August 21, 1948