Executive Order 11812 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 11812—Adjusting the Rates of Basic Pay, Basic Allowance for Subsistence and Basic Allowance for Quarters for Members of the Uniformed Services

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Monday, October 7, 1974

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1 min read (287 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 Gerald R. Ford on 1974-10-07, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Adjusting the Rates of Basic Pay, Basic Allowance for Subsistence and Basic Allowance for Quarters for Members of the Uniformed Services." It outlines operative directives for executive department officers, delegating enforcement responsibilities and establishing official governance guidelines.

Constitutional Assessment: Scrutinized through Article II, Section 2, this action exercises the President's constitutional role as Commander in Chief. Early Framers recognized broad executive discretion in commanding military forces during conflict, provided it remains bounded by congressional declarations and respects civilian domestic courts.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ Notwithstanding the rates of basic pay established by section 1 of this order, no rate of basic pay may be paid under section 5308 of title 5 of the United States Code, which is in excess of the rate now or hereafter provided for level V of the Executive Schedule.

▪ The following Executive Orders are hereby superseded: (1) Executive Order No.

▪ 11692 of December 15, 1972, as amended; and, (7) Executive Order No.

▪ This order shall take effect October 1, 1974.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments

Total Words

287

1,613 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

10.4

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 11812, Gerald R. Ford (Oct 7, 1974). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-11812-adjusting-the-rates-basic-pay-basic-allowance-for-subsistence-and.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by the laws of the United States, including the Federal Pay Comparability Act of 1970, and section 1009 of title 37 of the United States Code, and as President of the United States and Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of the United States, it is hereby ordered as follows: SECTION 1. The rates of monthly basic pay for members of the uniformed services within each pay grade are adjusted upwards as set forth in the following tables: SEC. 2. The rates of basic allowance for subsistence authorized members of the uniformed services are adjusted upwards as set forth in the following table: SEC. 3. The rates of monthly basic allowance for quarters authorized members of the uniformed services by pay grade are adjusted upwards as set forth in the following table: SEC. 4. Notwithstanding the rates of basic pay established by section 1 of this order, no rate of basic pay may be paid under section 5308 of title 5 of the United States Code, which is in excess of the rate now or hereafter provided for level V of the Executive Schedule. SEC. 5. The following Executive Orders are hereby superseded: (1) Executive Order No. 11414 of June 11, 1968; (2) Executive Order No. 11475 of June 16, 1969; (3) Executive Order No. 11525 of April 15, 1970; (4) Executive Order No. 11577 of January 8, 1971; (5) Executive Order No. 11638 of December 22, 1971; (6) Executive Order No. 11692 of December 15, 1972, as amended; and, (7) Executive Order No. 11740 of October 3, 1973. SEC. 6. This order shall take effect October 1, 1974. GERALD R. FORD The White House, October 7, 1974.