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Executive Order 12387 Constitutional Fidelity (+0.23)

Executive Order 12387—Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay and Allowances

Ronald Reagan Ronald Reagan
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Friday, October 8, 1982
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2 min read (405 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 Ronald Reagan on 1982-10-08, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay and Allowances." It outlines operative directives for executive department officers, delegating enforcement responsibilities and establishing official governance guidelines.

Constitutional Assessment: An early statesman would view this measure favorably under Article II, Section 3 (the Take Care Clause). The President operates strictly within the ambit of executing established laws and supervising departmental subordinates, respecting the supremacy of the legislative branch without fabricating novel statutory obligations.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ The adjustments in rates of monthly basic pay and allowances for subsistence and quarters for members of the uniformed services shall be effective on October 1, 1982.
▪ All other adjustments of salary or pay shall be effective on the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after October 1, 1982.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments 🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants 🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners 🏛️ Foreign Nations & International Entities
Total Words
405
2,368 characters
Estimated Read Time
2 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
8.7
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.23
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations 

Exec. Order No. 12387, Ronald Reagan (Oct 8, 1982). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-12387-adjustments-certain-rates-pay-and-allowances.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1. Statutory Pay Systems. Pursuant to the provisions of subchapter I of Chapter 53 of Title 5 of the United States Code, the rates of basic pay and salaries are adjusted, as set forth at the schedules attached hereto and made a part hereof, for the following statutory pay systems: (a) The General Schedule (5 U.S.C. 5332 (a)) at schedule 1; (b) The Foreign Service Schedule (22 U.S.C. 3963) at Schedule 2; (c) The Schedules for the Department of Medicine and Surgery, Veterans Administration (38 U.S.C. 4107) at Schedule 3; and (d) The rates of basic pay for the Senior Executive Service (5 U.S.C. 5382) at Schedule 4. Sec. 2. Pay and Allowances for Members of the Uniformed Services. Pursuant to the provisions of Section 1009 of Title 37 of the United States Code, the rates of monthly basic pay (37 U.S.C. 203(a) and (c)), the rates of basic allowances for subsistence (37 U.S.C. 402), and the rates of basic allowances for quarters (37 U.S.C. 403 (a)) are adjusted, as set forth at Schedule 5 attached hereto and made a part hereof, for members of the uniformed services. Sec. 3. Executive Salaries. The Executive Salary Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act (Public Law 94-82, 89 Stat. 419) provides for adjustments in rates of pay and salaries as set forth at the schedules attached hereto and made a part hereof, for the following: (a) The Vice President (3 U.S.C. 104) and the Executive Schedule (5 U.S.C. 53125316) at Schedule 6; (b) Congressional salaries (2 U.S.C. 31) at Schedule 7; and (c) Judicial salaries (28 U.S.C. 5, 44(d), 135, 172(b), 252, and 11 U.S.C. 68(a), and Section 401(a), 404(a), 404(b) and 404(d) of Public Law 95-598) at Schedule 8. Sec. 4. Effective Date. The adjustments in rates of monthly basic pay and allowances for subsistence and quarters for members of the uniformed services shall be effective on October 1, 1982. All other adjustments of salary or pay shall be effective on the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after October 1, 1982. Sec. 5. Superseded Executive Order. Executive Order No. 12330 of October 15, 1981, is superseded. RONALD REAGAN The White House, October 8, 1982. [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 4:13 p.m., October 8, 1982]