Executive Order 12698—Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay and Allowances

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and laws of the United States of America, including section 619 of Public Law 101-136, section 601 of Public Law 101-189, sections 702 and 1101 of Public Law 101-194, and section 11002(a)(3) of Public Law 101-239, it is hereby ordered as follows:

Section 1. Statutory Pay Systems. The rates of basic pay or salaries of the following statutory pay systems are set forth on the schedules attached hereto and made a part hereof:

a) The General Schedule (a)) at Schedules 1-A and 1-B;

(b) The Foreign Service Schedule at Schedule 2; and

(c) The schedules for the Veterans Health Services and Research Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs at Schedules 3-A and 3-B.

Sec. 2. Senior Executive Service. Pursuant to section 5382 of title 5, United States Code, the rates of basic pay for members of the Senior Executive Service are set forth on Schedule 4 attached hereto and made a part hereof.

Sec. 3. Executive Salaries. The rates of pay or salaries for the following offices and positions are set forth on the schedules attached hereto and made a part hereof:

(a) The Executive Schedule -5316) at Schedules 5-A and 5-B;

(b) The Vice President and Congress at Schedules 6-A and 6-B; and

(c) Justices and judges 44(d), 135, and 252) at Schedules 7-A and 7-B.

Sec. 4. Uniformed Services. Pursuant to section 601 of Public Law 101-189, the rates of monthly basic pay (a)), the rates of basic allowances for subsistence and the rates of basic allowances for quarters (a)) for members of the uniformed services are set forth at Schedules 8-A and 8-B attached hereto and made a part hereof.

Sec. 5. Effective Dates. (a) The rates of monthly basic pay and allowances for subsistence and quarters for members of the uniformed services provided for at Schedule 8-A are effective on January 1, 1990. The rates of basic pay or salaries provided for at Schedules 1-A, 2, 3-A, 4, 5-A, 6-A, and 7-A are effective on the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after January 1, 1990.

(b) Pursuant to sections 702 and 1101 of Public Law 101-194 and section 11002(a)(3) of Public Law 101-239, the rates of monthly basic pay and allowances for subsistence and quarters for members of the uniformed services provided for at Schedule 8-B shall supersede the rates provided for at Schedule 8-A on February 1, 1990, and the rates of basic pay or salaries provided for at Schedules 1-B, 3-B, 5-B, 6-B, and 7-B shall supersede the rates of basic pay or salaries provided for at Schedules 1-A, 3-A, 5-A, 6-A, and 7-A, respectively, effective on the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after January 31, 1990.

Sec. 6.51 Executive Order No. 12663 of January 6, 1989, is superseded.

George Bush

The White House,

December 23, 1989.