Executive Order 12990 · 1996-03-05

Adjustments of Rates of Pay and Allowances for the Uniformed Services, Amendment to Executive Order No. 12984

Adjusts Pay and Allowances for Uniformed Service Members

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Signed by William J. Clinton
Published 1996-03-05

What it does

Federal pay officials must apply the adjusted basic pay, subsistence, and quarters allowances for uniformed service members and cadets, effective January 1, 1996.

Real-world impact

  • Changes monthly pay amounts for uniformed service members and cadets.
  • Alters housing and subsistence allowances for service members.
  • Supersedes prior pay schedule provisions in an earlier executive order.

Topics

military payhousing and subsistence allowancesfederal compensationgovernment personnel

Summary

This order adjusts the monthly basic pay and the basic allowances for subsistence and quarters for members of the uniformed services and the monthly pay for cadets and midshipmen, as listed on the attached schedule.

The changes take effect January 1, 1996, and supersede specified provisions of a prior executive order. The order impacts uniformed service members, cadets, and the officials who set military pay by changing amounts for salary, housing, and food allowances.

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