Executive Order 12010 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 12010—Federal Civilian and Military Pay Increases

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Wednesday, September 28, 1977

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2 min read (315 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 Jimmy Carter on 1977-09-28, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Federal Civilian and Military Pay Increases." 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

▪ The adjustments in rates of monthly basic pay and basic allowances for subsistence and quarters for members of the uniformed services shall be effective on October 1, 1977.

▪ 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, 1977.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments 🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants 🏛️ Foreign Nations & International Entities

Total Words

315

1,817 characters

Estimated Read Time

2 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 12010, Jimmy Carter (Sep 28, 1977). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-12010-federal-civilian-and-military-pay-increases.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

ADJUSTMENTS OF CERTAIN RATES OF PAY AND ALLOWANCES By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and as President 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 schedules for the Foreign Service (22 U.S.C. 867 and 870(a) ) at Schedule 2; and (c) the schedules for the Department of Medicine and Surgery, Veterans Administration (38 U.S.C. 4107) at Schedule 3. 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 4 attached hereto and made a part hereof, for members of the uniformed services. SEC. 3. Effective Date. The adjustments in rates of monthly basic pay and basic allowances for subsistence and quarters for members of the uniformed services shall be effective on October 1, 1977. 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, 1977. SEC. 4. Superseded Orders. Executive Order No. 11941 of October 1, 1976, is superseded. JIMMY CARTER The White House, September 28, 1977. [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 2:30 p.m., September 29, 1977]