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EO 13332Executive OrderG.W. Bush · R

Executive Order 13332

Further Adjustment of Certain Rates of Pay

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In simple terms

This executive order adjusts federal pay rates across multiple government pay systems, including the General Schedule, Senior Executive Service, military personnel, judges, and members of Congress, with schedules effective January 1, 2004 or the first pay period thereafter. It supersedes a prior pay adjustment order from December 2003 and delegates implementation authority to the Office of Personnel Management for locality-based payments.

Federal Register Open PDF 69 FR 10891

Record & deadlines

  1. Signed

    Signed by the President

  2. FR published

    Published in the Federal Register · 69 FR 10891

    Federal Register PDF

  3. OPM to publish locality-based comparability payment notice in Federal Register

  4. Schedule 8 (uniformed services pay) effective date

  5. All other schedules effective: first day of first pay period beginning on or after January 1, 2004

Key directives

  • Set adjusted rates for statutory pay systems (General Schedule, Foreign Service, VA schedules)
  • Set Senior Executive Service pay ranges
  • Set Executive Schedule, Vice President, Congressional, and judicial salaries
  • Set uniformed services monthly basic pay rates
  • Authorize locality-based comparability payments per Schedule 9
  • Direct OPM to implement locality payments and publish Federal Register notice
  • Set administrative law judge pay rates
  • Specify effective dates: Schedule 8 (military) effective January 1, 2004; all other schedules effective first day of first pay period on or after January 1, 2004
  • Supersede Executive Order 13322

Who is ordered

Prior policy

  • supersedeExecutive Order 13322 of December 30, 2003

Related orders

What to expect

Immediate

  • EO supersedes prior order 13322
  • schedules take effect retroactively to January 1, 2004 or first pay period beginning on or after that date

Near term (90d)

  • OPM must publish locality-based comparability payment notices in Federal Register

Long term

  • ongoing pay adjustments remain in effect until superseded

Risks & tensions

  • Retroactive effective date (January 1, 2004) prior to signing date (March 3, 2004) creates payroll implementation complexity
  • No explicit deadline for OPM Federal Register publication—timing uncertain
  • Political sensitivity around congressional pay adjustments, though amounts are statutorily constrained
Executive Order 13332: Further Adjustment of Certain Rates of Pay · Executive Orders