Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and statutes of the United States, including the Federal Employees Salary Act of 1970 and section 301 of title 3 of the United States Code, it is hereby ordered as follows: General Schedule SECTION 1. The rates of basic pay in the General Schedule contained in section 5332(a) of title 5, United States Code, are adjusted as follows: "GENERAL SCHEDULE Schedules for the Postal Field Service SEC. 2. (a) The rates of basic compensation in the Postal Field Service Schedule contained in section 3542(a) of title 39, United States Code, are adjusted as follows: "POSTAL FIELD SERVICE SCHEDULE (b) The rates of basic compensation in the Rural Carrier Schedule contained in section 3543(a) of title 39, United States Code, are adjusted as follows: "RURAL CARRIER SCHEDULE Schedules for the Department of Medicine and Surgery of the Veterans' Administration SEC. 3. The schedules contained in section 4107 of title 38, United States Code, for certain positions within the Department of Medicine and Surgery of the Veterans' Administration, are adjusted as follows: "Section 4103 Schedule "Assistant Chief Medical Director, $35,505. "Medical Director, $30,714 minimum to $34,810 maximum. "Director of Nursing Service, $22,885 minimum to $29,752 maximum. "Director of Chaplain Service, $22,885 minimum to $29,752 maximum. "Chief Pharmacist, $22,885 minimum to $29,752 maximum. "Chief Dietitian, $22,885 minimum to $29,752 maximum. "Physician and Dentist Schedule "Director grade, $26,547 minimum to $33,627 maximum. "Executive grade, $24,671 minimum to $32,069 maximum. "Chief grade, $22,885 minimum to $29,752 maximum. "Senior grade, $19,643 minimum to $25,538 maximum. "Intermediate grade, $16,760 minimum to $21,791 maximum. "Full grade, $14,192 minimum to $18,449 maximum. "Associate grade, $11,905 minimum to $15,478 maximum. "Nurse Schedule "Assistant Director grade, $19,643 minimum to $25,538 maximum. "Chief grade, $16,760 minimum to $21,791 maximum. "Senior grade, $14,192 minimum to $18,449 maximum. "Intermediate grade, $11,905 minimum to $15,478 maximum. "Full grade, $9,881 minimum to $12,842 maximum. "Associate grade, $8,519 minimum to $11,075 maximum. "Junior grade, $7,294 minimum to $9,481 maximum." Foreign Service Schedules SEC. 4. (a) The per annum salaries of Foreign Serv¬ice officers in the schedule contained in section 412 of the Foreign Service Act of 1946, as amended (22 U.S.C. 867), are adjusted as follows: (b) The per annum salaries of staff officers and employees in the schedule contained in section 415 of the For¬eign Service Act of 1946, as amended (22 U.S.C. 870(a) ),are adjusted as follows: Conversion Rules SEC. 5. (a) The officers hereinafter designated shall prescribe such rules as may be necessary to convert the rates of basic pay, basic compensation or salaries of officers and employees to the rates prescribed in this order: (1) General Schedule, the Civil Service Commission. (2) Postal Field Service including the Rural Carrier Schedule, the Postmaster General. (3) Schedules for the Department of Medicine and Surgery of the Veterans' Administration, the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs. (4) Foreign Service schedules, the Secretary of State. (b) Subject to the provisions of this order, rules prescribed pursuant to subsection (a) shall conform as nearly as may be practicable to the provisions with regard to conversion contained in the Federal Salary Act of 1967, 81 Stat. 624. Entitlement to retroactive pay under such rules shall be subject to the provisions of section 5 of the Federal Employees Salary Act of 1970. Effective Date SEC. 6. This order shall take effect as of the first day of the first pay period beginning on or after December 27, 1969. RICHARD NIXON The White House April 15, 1970