[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 37USC203]
TITLE 37--PAY AND ALLOWANCES OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES
CHAPTER 3--BASIC PAY
Sec. 203. Rates
(a)(1) The rates of monthly basic pay for members of the uniformed
services within each pay grade are those prescribed in accordance with
section 1009 of this title or as otherwise prescribed by law.
(2) Notwithstanding the rates of basic pay in effect at any time as
provided by law, the rates of basic pay payable for commissioned
officers in pay grades O-7 through O-10 may not exceed the monthly
equivalent of the rate of pay for level III of the Executive Schedule,
and the rates of basic pay payable for all other officers and for
enlisted members may not exceed the monthly equivalent of the rate of
pay for level V of the Executive Schedule.
(b) While serving as a permanent professor at the United States
Military Academy or the United States Air Force Academy or as a member
of the permanent commissioned teaching staff at the United States Coast
Guard Academy, an officer who has over 36 years of service computed
under section 205 of this title is, in addition to the pay and
allowances to which he is otherwise entitled under this title, entitled
to additional pay in the amount of $250 a month. This additional pay may
not be used in the computation of retired pay.
(c) A cadet at the United States Military Academy, the United States
Air Force Academy, or the Coast Guard Academy, or a midshipman at the
United States Naval Academy, is entitled to monthly cadet pay, or
midshipman pay, at the monthly rate equal to 35 percent of the basic pay
of a commissioned officer in the pay grade O-1 with less than two years
of service.
(d)(1) The basic pay of a commissioned officer who is in pay grade
O-1, O-2, or O-3 and who is credited with a total of over four years'
service described in paragraph (2) shall be computed in the same manner
as the basic pay of a commissioned officer in the same pay grade who has
been credited with over four years' active service as an enlisted
member.
(2) Service to be taken into account for purposes of computing basic
pay under paragraph (1) is as follows:
(A) Active service as a warrant officer or as a warrant officer
and an enlisted member, in the case of--
(i) a commissioned officer on active duty who is paid from
funds appropriated for active-duty personnel; or
(ii) a commissioned officer on active Guard and Reserve
duty.
(B) In the case of a commissioned officer (not referred to in
subparagraph (A)(ii)) who is paid from funds appropriated for
reserve personnel, service as a warrant officer, or as a warrant
officer and enlisted member, for which at least 1,460 points have
been credited to the officer for the purposes of section 12732(a)(2)
of title 10.
(e)(1) A student at the United States Military Academy Preparatory
School, the United States Naval Academy Preparatory School, or the
United States Air Force Academy Preparatory School who was selected to
attend the preparatory school from civilian life is entitled to monthly
student pay at the same rate as provided for cadets and midshipmen under
subsection (c).
(2) A student at a preparatory school referred to in paragraph (1)
who, at the time of the student's selection to attend the preparatory
school, was an enlisted member of the uniformed services on active duty
for a period of more than 30 days shall continue to receive monthly
basic pay at the rate prescribed for the student's pay grade and years
of service as an enlisted member.
(3) The monthly student pay of a student described in paragraph (1)
shall be treated for purposes of the accrual charge for the Department
of Defense Military Retirement Fund established under section 1461 of
title 10 in the same manner as monthly cadet pay or midshipman pay under
subsection (c).
(Pub. L. 87-649, Sept. 7, 1962, 76 Stat. 456; Pub. L. 88-132, Sec. 2,
Oct. 2, 1963, 77 Stat. 210; Pub. L. 88-422, Sec. 1, Aug. 12, 1964, 78
Stat. 395; Pub. L. 89-132, Sec. 1, Aug. 21, 1965, 79 Stat. 545; Pub. L.
89-501, title III, Sec. 301, July 13, 1966, 80 Stat. 276; Pub. L. 90-
207, Sec. 1(1), Dec. 16, 1967, 81 Stat. 649; Pub. L. 91-278, Sec. 3(2),
June 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 306; Pub. L. 92-129, title II, Sec. 201, Sept.
28, 1971, 85 Stat. 355; Pub. L. 92-455, Sec. 3, Oct. 2, 1972, 86 Stat.
761; Pub. L. 93-419, Sec. 2, Sept. 19, 1974, 88 Stat. 1152; Pub. L. 95-
79, title III, Sec. 302(a)(2), July 30, 1977, 91 Stat. 326; Pub. L. 96-
343, Sec. 6(b), Sept. 8, 1980, 94 Stat. 1127; Pub. L. 97-60, title I,
Sec. 102(a), Oct. 14, 1981, 95 Stat. 992; Pub. L. 98-94, title IX,
Sec. 902(a), Sept. 24, 1983, 97 Stat. 635; Pub. L. 99-145, title XIII,
Sec. 1303(b)(1), Nov. 8, 1985, 99 Stat. 740; Pub. L. 99-661, div. A,
title VI, Sec. 601(c), Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 3874; Pub. L. 100-180,
div. A, title VI, Sec. 601(c), Dec. 4, 1987, 101 Stat. 1092, as amended
Pub. L. 100-202, Sec. 110(b), Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 1329-436; Pub. L.
100-456, div. A, title VI, Sec. 601(d), Sept. 29, 1988, 102 Stat. 1976;
Pub. L. 101-189, div. A, title VI, Sec. 601(c), Nov. 29, 1989, 103 Stat.
1445; Pub. L. 103-160, div. A, title VI, Sec. 603(a), Nov. 30, 1993, 107
Stat. 1678; Pub. L. 103-337, div. A, title VI, Sec. 601(c), Oct. 5,
1994, 108 Stat. 2779; Pub. L. 104-201, div. A, title VI, Sec. 602, Sept.
23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2540; Pub. L. 105-261, div. A, title VI,
Sec. 602(a), Oct. 17, 1998, 112 Stat. 2037; Pub. L. 106-65, div. A,
title VI, Sec. 601(d), Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 648; Pub. L. 106-398,
Sec. 1 [[div. A], title VI, Sec. 612(a)], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654,
1654A-150; Pub. L. 107-107, div. A, title VI, Sec. 602(a), Dec. 28,
2001, 115 Stat. 1132; Pub. L. 107-314, div. A, title X, Sec. 1062(f)(1),
Dec. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 2651.)
Historical and Revision Notes
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Revised section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large)
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203................................... 10:142(d) (as applicable to basic [None.]
pay).
37:232(a). Oct. 12, 1949, ch. 681, Sec.
201(a); May 19, 1952, ch. 310,
Sec. 1(a); restated Mar. 31,
1955, ch. 20, Sec. 2(1); restated
May 20, 1958, Pub. L. 85-422, Sec.
1(1), 72 Stat. 122.
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Section 142(d) (as applicable to basic pay) of title 10 is omitted
as superseded by footnote 1 of section 232(a) of existing title 37. The
words ``pay grades are prescribed'' are omitted as covered by section
201 of this revised title. The words ``rates of monthly basic pay . . .
are'' are substituted for the words ``monthly basic pay . . . is
established''. The words ``according to cumulative years of service''
are omitted as covered by the words ``years of service computed under
section 205'' appearing in each table.
References in Text
Levels III and V of the Executive Schedule, referred to in subsec.
(a)(2), are set out in sections 5314 and 5316, respectively, of Title 5,
Government Organization and Employees.
Amendments
2002--Subsec. (d)(1). Pub. L. 107-314 amended Pub. L. 107-107,
Sec. 602(a)(2). See 2001 Amendment note below.
2001--Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 107-107, Sec. 602(a)(1), designated
existing provisions as par. (1).
Subsec. (d)(1). Pub. L. 107-107, Sec. 602(a)(2), as amended by Pub.
L. 107-314, substituted ``service described in paragraph (2)'' for
``active service as a warrant officer or as a warrant officer and
enlisted member''.
Subsec. (d)(2). Pub. L. 107-107, Sec. 602(a)(3), added par. (2).
2000--Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 106-398 substituted ``at the monthly rate
equal to 35 percent of the basic pay of a commissioned officer in the
pay grade O-1 with less than two years of service'' for ``at the rate of
$600.00''.
1999--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 106-65 designated existing provisions as
par. (1) and added par. (2).
1998--Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 105-261 substituted ``$600.00'' for
``$558.04''.
1996--Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 104-201 designated par. (1) as entire
subsec. (c) and struck out former par. (2) which read as follows: ``The
rate of monthly cadet pay, or midshipman pay, under this subsection
shall be adjusted in the manner and at the time the monthly basic pay of
members of the uniformed services is adjusted under section 1009 of this
title.''
1994--Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 103-337 substituted ``$558.04'' for
``$543.90''.
1993--Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 103-160 added subsec. (e).
1989--Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 101-189 substituted ``$543.90'' for
``$525''.
1988--Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 100-456 substituted ``$525'' for
``$504.30''.
1987--Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 100-180, as amended by Pub. L. 100-
202, substituted ``$504.30'' for ``$494.40''.
1986--Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 99-661 substituted ``$494.40'' for
``$461.40''.
1985--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 99-145 inserted ``or as otherwise
prescribed by law'' after ``this title''.
1983--Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 98-94 substituted ``the basic pay of a
commissioned officer who is in pay grade O-1, O-2, or O-3 and who is
credited with a total of over four years' active service as a warrant
officer or as a warrant officer and enlisted member shall be computed in
the same manner as the basic pay of a commissioned officer in the same
pay grade who has been credited with over four years' active service as
an enlisted member'' for ``the basic pay of commissioned officers who
are in pay grades O-1, O-2, and O-3 and who are credited with over four
years' active service as warrant officers shall be computed in the same
manner as the basic pay of commissioned officers in the same pay grades
who have been credited with over four years' active service as enlisted
members''.
1981--Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 97-60 substituted ``$461.40'' for
``$313.20''.
1980--Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 96-343 added subsec. (d).
1977--Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 95-79 added subsec. (c).
1974--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 93-419 substituted reference to section
1009 of this title for provisions setting out in tables the rates of
monthly basic pay for members of the uniformed services.
1972--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 92-455 substituted in footnote 1 of the
enlisted members pay table ``Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force,
Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, or Master Chief Petty Officer of the
Coast Guard,'' for ``Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force, or Sergeant
Major of the Marine Corps,''.
1971--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 92-129 increased rates of monthly basic
pay for all personnel.
1970--Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 91-278 provided for entitlement to
additional pay for service as a member of permanent commissioned
teaching staff at the United States Coast Guard Academy.
1967--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 90-207 increased the rates of monthly
basic pay for all personnel by 5.6 percent and provided a special basic
pay rate of $844.20 per month for the senior noncommissioned officer
position of each military service regardless of years of service
completed for pay purposes.
1966--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 89-501 increased pay of all personnel by
3.2 percent.
1965--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 89-132 increased pay of commissioned
officers with less than 2 years of service an average of 22 percent, of
commissioned officers and warrant officers with over 2 years of service
an average of 6 percent, enlisted men with 2 years of service an average
of 17.3 percent, and enlisted men with over 2 years of service an
average of 11 percent.
1964--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 88-422 increased pay of all officers,
warrant officers and enlisted personnel with over 2 years of service by
2.5 percent, and the pay of commissioned and warrant officers with under
2 years of service by 8.5 percent.
1963--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 88-132 designated existing provisions as
subsec. (a), substituted new basic pay tables and increased from $1,875
to $1,970 the basic pay referred to in footnote 1 of the Commissioned
officers' table and substituted ``cumulative years of service'' for
``years of service''.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 88-132 added subsec. (b).
Effective Date of 2002 Amendment
Pub. L. 107-314, div. A, title X, Sec. 1062(f), Dec. 2, 2002, 116
Stat. 2651, provided that the amendment made by section 1062(f)(1) is
effective as of Dec. 28, 2001, and as if included in Pub. L. 107-107 as
enacted.
Effective Date of 2001 Amendment
Pub. L. 107-107, div. A, title VI, Sec. 602(b), Dec. 28, 2001, 115
Stat. 1133, provided that: ``The amendments made by subsection (a)
[amending this section] shall apply with respect to months beginning on
or after the date of the enactment of this Act [Dec. 28, 2001].''
Effective Date of 2000 Amendment
Pub. L. 106-398, Sec. 1 [[div. A], title VI, Sec. 612(d)], Oct. 30,
2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A-151, provided that: ``The amendments made by
subsections (a) and (b) [amending this section and section 209 of this
title] shall take effect October 1, 2001.''
Effective Date of 1999 Amendment
Pub. L. 106-65, div. A, title VI, Sec. 601(d), Oct. 5, 1999, 113
Stat. 648, provided that the amendment made by section 601(d) is
effective Jan. 1, 2000.
Effective Date of 1998 Amendment
Pub. L. 105-261, div. A, title VI, Sec. 602(b), Oct. 17, 1998, 112
Stat. 2037, provided that: ``The amendment made by subsection (a)
[amending this section] shall take effect on January 1, 1999.''
Effective Date of 1994 Amendment
Section 601(c) of Pub. L. 103-337 provided in part that the
amendment made by that section is effective Jan. 1, 1995.
Effective Date of 1993 Amendment
Section 603(b) of Pub. L. 103-160 provided that: ``The amendment
made by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall apply with respect
to students entering the United States Military Academy Preparatory
School, the United States Naval Academy Preparatory School, or the
United States Air Force Academy Preparatory School on or after the date
of the enactment of this Act [Nov. 30, 1993].''
Effective Date of 1989 Amendment
Section 601(c) of Pub. L. 101-189 provided that the amendment made
by that section is effective Jan. 1, 1990.
Effective Date of 1988 Amendment
Section 601(d) of Pub. L. 100-456 provided that the amendment made
by that section is effective Jan. 1, 1989.
Effective Date of 1987 Amendment
Section 601(c) of Pub. L. 100-180, as amended by Pub. L. 100-202,
Sec. 110(b), Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 1329-436, provided that the
amendment made by that section is effective Jan. 1, 1988.
Effective Date of 1986 Amendment
Section 601(c) of Pub. L. 99-661 provided that the amendment made by
that section is effective Jan. 1, 1987.
Effective Date of 1983 Amendment
Section 902(b) of Pub. L. 98-94 provided that: ``The amendment made
by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall take effect on October
1, 1983.''
Effective Date of 1981 Amendment
Section 102(b) of Pub. L. 97-60 provided that: ``The amendment made
by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall take effect as of
October 1, 1981.''
Effective Date of 1980 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 96-343 effective with respect to periods for
which pay and allowances are payable which begin after Aug. 31, 1980,
see section 6(c) of Pub. L. 96-343, set out as a note under section 907
of this title.
Effective Date of 1974 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 93-419 effective Sept. 19, 1974, see section 9
of Pub. L. 93-419, set out as an Effective Date note under section 1009
of this title.
Effective Date of 1971 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 92-129 effective Oct. 1, 1971, see section 209
of Pub. L. 92-129, set out as an Effective Date note under section 302a
of this title.
Effective Date of 1967 Amendment
Section 7 of Pub. L. 90-207 provided that: ``This Act [enacting
sections 311 and 411a of this title, amending this section, sections 403
and 407 of this title, sections 1401 to 1402, 1436, 3991, 6326, 6330,
and 8991 of Title 10, Armed Forces, and section 2203 of Appendix to
Title 50, War and National Defense, and enacting provisions set out as
notes under this section and sections 1401 and 1401a of Title 10]
becomes effective as of October 1, 1967. However, a member, except as
provided in section 6 of this Act [set out as a note under section 1401
of Title 10], is not entitled to any increases in his pay and allowances
under section 1 [enacting section 311 of this title and amending this
section and sections 403 and 407 of this title] or section 4 [amending
section 2203 of Appendix to Title 50] for any period before the date of
enactment of this Act [Dec. 16, 1967] unless he is on active duty on the
date of enactment of this Act. In addition, a member of the National
Guard or a member of a Reserve Component of a uniformed service who is
in a drill pay status on the effective date of this Act [Oct. 1, 1967]
is entitled to have any compensation to which he has become entitled
under section 206 of title 37, United States Code, after September 30,
1967, computed under the rates of basic pay prescribed by section 1(1)
of this Act [amending this section].''
Effective Date of 1966 Amendment
Section 304 of Pub. L. 89-501 provided that: ``This title [amending
this section and enacting provisions set out as notes under this section
and section 1401 of Title 10, Armed Forces] becomes effective July 1,
1966, or the first day of the month in which increases in the rates of
compensation under the General Schedule of pay provided in section
603(b) of the Classification Act of 1949, as amended (5 U.S.C. 1113(b))
[see now section 5332(a) of Title 5, Government Organization and
Employees], become effective pursuant to the Federal Employees Salary
Act of 1966 [Pub. L. 89-504, July 18, 1966, 80 Stat. 288] whichever is
later.''
Effective Date of 1965 Amendment
Section 10 of Pub. L. 89-132 provided that: ``This Act [enacting
section 1008 of this title and section 1040 of Title 10, Armed Forces,
amending this section, sections 308 and 310 of this title, and sections
1401 and 1401a of Title 10, and enacting provisions set out as notes
under section 1401 of Title 10] becomes effective on the first day of
the first calendar month beginning after the date of enactment of this
Act [Aug. 21, 1965].''
Effective Date of 1964 Amendment
Section 4 of Pub. L. 88-422 provided that: ``This Act [amending this
section and enacting provisions set out as notes under this section]
becomes effective on the first day of the first calendar month beginning
after the date of enactment of this Act [Aug. 12, 1964].''
Effective Date of 1963 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 88-132 effective Oct. 1, 1963, see section 14
of Pub. L. 88-132, set out as a note under section 201 of this title.
Transfer of Functions
For transfer of authorities, functions, personnel, and assets of the
Coast Guard, including the authorities and functions of the Secretary of
Transportation relating thereto, to the Department of Homeland Security,
and for treatment of related references, see sections 468(b), 551(d),
552(d), and 557 of Title 6, Domestic Security, and the Department of
Homeland Security Reorganization Plan of November 25, 2002, as modified,
set out as a note under section 542 of Title 6.
Rate of Pay Increases for Cadets, Midshipmen, and Applicants for
Membership in Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps
Section 302(b), (c) of Pub. L. 95-79 provided that:
``(b) Any cadet or midshipman who, on the date of enactment of this
Act [July 30, 1977], or on any date thereafter, is--
``(1) admitted to the United States Military Academy, the United
States Naval Academy, the United States Air Force Academy, or the
Coast Guard Academy, as the case may be, or
``(2) enrolled in the Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps
program and attending a field training encampment or practice cruise
for which he is entitled to pay under section 209(c) of title 37,
United States Code,
shall, if otherwise entitled, receive the rate of pay prescribed by
section 201(c) of title 37, United States Code, as in effect on the day
before the date of enactment of this Act, [July 30, 1977], until the
rate of pay authorized by section 203(c) of such title, as added by the
amendments made by subsection (a) of this section, is equal to or
greater than the rate prescribed by section 201(c) of such title, as in
effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act. Thereafter,
the rate of pay of such person shall be as prescribed by section 203(c)
of such title, as added by the amendments made by subsection (a) of this
section, or section 209(c) of such title, as amended by subsection (a)
of this section, as appropriate.
``(c) A person who, on the date of enactment of this Act [July 30,
1977], is an applicant for membership in the Senior Reserve Officers'
Training Corps and who, in order to satisfy the requirement of section
2104(b)(6)(B) of title 10, United States Code, is attending or will
attend one of the field training encampments or practice cruises in a
field training or practice cruise period which is in progress on the
date of enactment of this Act, is entitled to continue to receive pay at
the rate prescribed by such section as in effect on the day before the
date of enactment of this Act while such person is attending such field
training or practice cruise period in progress on the date of enactment
of this Act. Thereafter, the entitlement of such person shall be as
prescribed in subsection (b) of this section.''
Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard; Pay Recovery
Section 5 of Pub. L. 92-455 provided that: ``An enlisted member of
the Coast Guard who has served as the master chief petty officer of the
Coast Guard before enactment of this Act [Oct. 2, 1972] is entitled to
recover the differences between the basic pay (including proficiency
pay) received while so serving and the amount he would have received if
his basic pay had been the same as the basic pay of the senior enlisted
advisers of the other Armed Forces from the time of his original
appointment to serve as the master chief petty officer of the Coast
Guard.''
Report on Effectiveness of 1971 Pay Increases in Increasing Volunteers
Section 211 of Pub. L. 92-129 directed Secretary of Defense to
report to Chairman of Armed Services Committees of Senate and of House
of Representatives not later than June 30, 1972, on effectiveness of
provisions of title II of Pub. L. 92-129, authorizing pay increases for
uniformed services, in increasing number of volunteers enlisting for
active duty in Armed Forces of United States.
Pay Continuation
Section 210 of Pub. L. 92-129 provided that: ``The enactment of this
title [enacting sections 302a, 308a, and 428 of this title and amending
this section, section 403 of this title, and sections 2203, 2204, and
2207 of Title 50 Appendix, War and National Defense] shall not reduce
the pay to which any member of the uniformed services was entitled on
June 30, 1971.''
Section 302 of Pub. L. 89-501 provided that: ``Notwithstanding any
other provision of law, a member of an armed force who was entitled to
pay and allowances under any of the following provisions of law on the
day before the effective date of this title [see Effective Date of 1966
Amendment note above] shall continue to receive the pay and allowances
to which he was entitled on that day plus an increase of 3.2 per centum
in the total of his pay and allowances:
``(1) The Act of March 23, 1946, chapter 112 (60 Stat. 59).
``(2) The Act of June 26, 1948, chapter 677 (62 Stat. 1052).
``(3) The Act of September 18, 1950, chapter 952 (64 Stat. A224).
After the effective date of this title, no increase in the basic pay or
any of the allowances of members of the uniformed services on active
duty shall increase the basic pay or any of the allowances of a member
covered by the preceding provisions of this section.''
Section 8 of Pub. L. 89-132, as amended by Pub. L. 102-83,
Sec. 5(c)(2), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 406, provided that: ``The
enactment of this Act [see Effective Date of 1965 Amendment note above]
does not reduce--
``(1) the rate of dependency and indemnity compensation under
section 1311 of title 38, United States Code, that any person was
receiving on the day before the effective date of this Act [Sept. 1,
1965] or which thereafter becomes payable for that day by reason of
a subsequent determination; or
``(2) the basic pay or the retired pay or retainer pay to which
a member or former member of a uniformed service was entitled to on
the day before the effective date of this Act [Sept. 1, 1965].''
Section 2 of Pub. L. 88-422 provided that: ``Notwithstanding any
other provision of law, a member of an armed force who was entitled to
pay and allowances under any of the following provisions of law on the
day before the effective date of this Act [Sept. 1, 1964] shall continue
to receive the pay and allowances to which he was entitled on that day:
``(1) The Act of March 23, 1946, chapter 112 (60 Stat. 59).
``(2) The Act of June 26, 1948, chapter 677 (62 Stat. 1052).
``(3) The Act of September 18, 1950, chapter 952 (64 Stat. A224).''
Section 3 of Pub. L. 88-422 provided that: ``The enactment of this
Act [amending this section, and enacting provisions set out as notes
under this section] does not reduce--
``(1) the rate of dependency and indemnity compensation under
section 411 of title 38, United States Code, that any person was
receiving on the day before the effective date of this Act [Sept. 1,
1964] or which thereafter becomes payable for that day by reason of
a subsequent determination; or
``(2) the basic pay or the retired pay or retainer pay to which
a member or former member of a uniformed service was entitled on the
day before the effective date of this Act.''
Section 13(b) of Pub. L. 88-132 provided that: ``The enactment of
this Act [see Short Title of 1963 Amendment note set out under section
101 of this title] does not reduce the basic pay or the retired pay or
retainer pay to which a member or former member of a uniformed service
was entitled on the day before the effective date of this Act [Oct. 1,
1963].''
Periodic Pay Adjustments in Monthly Basic Pay
Section 8 of Pub. L. 90-207, which provided for adjustment of
regular compensation whenever the General Schedule of compensation for
federal classified employees was adjusted upwards, was repealed by Pub.
L. 93-419, Sec. 8, Sept. 19, 1974, 88 Stat. 1153.
Adjustment of Pay Rates
Monthly pay rates under subsec. (c) were adjusted by the following
Executive orders:
Ex. Ord. No. 13282, Dec. 31, 2002, 68 F.R. 1133, $764.40
effective Jan. 1, 2003.
Ex. Ord. No. 13249, Dec. 28, 2001, 67 F.R. 639, $734.10
effective Jan. 1, 2002.
Ex. Ord. No. 13182, Dec. 23, 2000, 65 F.R. 82879, 66 F.R. 10057,
$600.00 effective Jan. 1, 2001.
Ex. Ord. No. 13144, Dec. 21, 1999, 64 F.R. 72237, $600.00
effective Jan. 1, 2000.
Ex. Ord. No. 13106, Dec. 7, 1998, 63 F.R. 68151, $600.00
effective Jan. 1, 1999.
Ex. Ord. No. 13071, Dec. 29, 1997, 62 F.R. 68521, $558.04
effective Jan. 1, 1998.
Ex. Ord. No. 13033, Dec. 27, 1996, 61 F.R. 68987, $558.04
effective Jan. 1, 1997.
Ex. Ord. No. 12990, Feb. 29, 1996, 61 F.R. 8467, $558.04
effective Jan. 1, 1996.
Ex. Ord. No. 12984, Dec. 28, 1995, 61 F.R. 237, $558.04
effective Jan. 1, 1996.
Ex. Ord. No. 12944, Dec. 28, 1994, 60 F.R. 309, $558.04
effective Jan. 1, 1995.
Ex. Ord. No. 12886, Dec. 23, 1993, 58 F.R. 68709, $543.90
effective Jan. 1, 1994.
Ex. Ord. No. 12826, Dec. 30, 1992, 57 F.R. 62909, $543.90
effective Jan. 1, 1993.
Ex. Ord. No. 12786, Dec. 26, 1991, 56 F.R. 6753, $543.90
effective Jan. 1, 1992.
Ex. Ord. No. 12736, Dec. 12, 1990, 55 F.R. 51385, $543.90
effective Jan. 1, 1991.
Ex. Ord. No. 12698, Dec. 23, 1989, 54 F.R. 53473, $543.90
effective Jan. 1, 1990.
Ex. Ord. No. 12663, Jan. 6, 1989, 54 F.R. 791, $525 effective
Jan. 1, 1989.
Ex. Ord. No. 12622, Dec. 31, 1987, 53 F.R. 222, $504.30
effective Jan. 1, 1988.
Ex. Ord. No. 12578, Dec. 31, 1986, 52 F.R. 505, $494.40
effective Jan. 1, 1987.
Ex. Ord. No. 12387, Oct. 8, 1982, 47 F.R. 44981, $480 effective
Oct. 1, 1982.
Ex. Ord. No. 12330, Oct. 15, 1981, 46 F.R. 50921, $461.40
effective Oct. 1, 1981.
Ex. Ord. No. 12248, Oct. 16, 1980, 45 F.R. 69199, $419.40
effective Oct. 1, 1980.
Ex. Ord. No. 12165, Oct. 9, 1979, 44 F.R. 58671, as amended by
Ex. Ord. No. 12200, Mar. 12, 1980, 44 F.R. 16443, $375.60 effective
Oct. 1, 1979.
Ex. Ord. No. 12087, Oct. 7, 1978, 43 F.R. 46823, $351 effective
Oct. 1, 1978.
Ex. Ord. No. 12010, Sept. 28, 1977, 42 F.R. 52365, $332.70 ($345
pursuant to Pub. L. 95-79), effective Oct. 1, 1977.
Prior to amendment of this section by Pub. L. 93-419, pay rates were
adjusted by the following Executive orders:
Ex. Ord. No. 11740, Oct. 3, 1973, 38 F.R. 27585, provided for
adjustment of pay rates effective Oct. 1, 1973.
Ex. Ord. No. 11692, Dec. 15, 1972, 37 F.R. 27609, as amended by
Ex. Ord. No. 11778, Apr. 12, 1974, 39 F.R. 13
