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By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution
and the laws of the United States of America, including section
704 of Public Law 101-194; section 301(a) of Public Law 102-40;
section 633 of Public Law 104-52; section 31 of title 2, United
States Code; section 104 of title 3, United States Code; sections
5303, 5304, 5304a, 5318, and 5382 of title 5, United States Code;
section 3963 of title 22, United States Code; section 461(a) of
title 28, United States Code; and section 1009 of title 37,
United States Code; and sections 7306 and 7404 of title 38,
United States Code, it is hereby ordered as follows:

Section 1. Statutory Pay Systems. The rates of basic pay or
salaries of the statutory pay systems (as defined in 5 U.S.C.
5302(1)), as adjusted under 5 U.S.C. 5303(b), are set forth on
the schedules attached hereto and made a part hereof:
     (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; and
     (c) The schedules for the Veterans Health Administration of
the Department of Veterans Affairs (38 U.S.C. 7306, 7404; section
301(a) of Public Law 102-40 at Schedule 3.

Sec. 2. Senior Executive Service. The rates of basic pay for
senior executives in the Senior Executive Service, as adjusted
under 5 U.S.C. 5382, are set forth on Schedule 4 attached hereto
and made a part hereof.

Sec. 3. Executive Salaries. The rates of basic pay or salaries
for the following offices and positions, which remain unchanged
pursuant to section 633 of Public Law 104-52, are set forth on
the schedules attached hereto and made a part hereof:

     (a) The Executive Schedule (5 U.S.C. 5312-5318) at Schedule
5;
     (b) The Vice President (3 U.S.C. 104) and the Congress (2
U.S.C. 31) at Schedule 6; and
     (c) Justices and judges (28 U.S.C. 5, 44(d), 135, 252, and
461(a)) at Schedule 7.

Sec. 4. Uniformed Services. Pursuant to section 1009 of title 37,
United States Code, the rates of monthly basic pay (37 U.S.C.
203(a)), 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)) for members of the uniformed services and the rate of
monthly cadet or midshipman pay (37 U.S.C. 203(c)(1) are set
forth on Schedule 8 attached hereto and made a part hereof.

Sec. 5. Locality-Based Comparability Payments. (a) Pursuant to
sections 5304 and 5304a of title 5, United States Code, locality-
baded comparability payments shall be paid in accordance with
Schedule 9 attached hereto and made a part hereof.
     (b) The Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall
take such actions as may be necessary to implement these payments
and to publish appropriate notice of such payments in the Federal
Register.

Sec. 6. Effective Dates. Schedule 8 is effective on January 1,
1996. The other schedules contained herein are effective on the
first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or
after January 1, 1996.

Sec. 7. Prior Order Superseded. Executive Order No. 12944 of
December 28, 1994, is superseded.

                                   /s/William J. Clinton

THE WHITE HOUSE,
December 28, 1995.



              (SCHEDULE 1--GENERAL SCHEDULE CHART )
                    (SEE ORIGINAL FOR TABLE)




          (SCHEDULE 2--FOREIGN SERVICE SCHEDULE CHART) 
                    (SEE ORIGINAL FOR TABLE)
       SCHEDULE 3--VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULES
                 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

 (Effective on the first day of the first applicable pay period
             beginning on or after January 1, 1996)

Schedule for the Office of the Under Secretary for Health (38
U.S.C. 7306)

Deputy Under Secretary for Health. . . . . . .      $117,692**
Associate Deputy Under Secretary for Health. .     112, 726***
Assistant Under Secretaries for Health . . . .      109,404***


                                        Minimum        Maximum

Medical Directors. . . . . . . . . . . .$93,344       $105,792
Service Directors. . . . . . . . . . . . 81,278        100,939
Director, National Center
     for Preventive Health . . . . . . . 69,300        300,939

                 Physician and Dentist Schedule

Director Grade . . . . . . . . . . . . .$81,278       $100,939
Executive Grade. . . . . . . . . . . . . 75,051         95,649
Chief Grade    . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69,300         90,090
Senior Grade   . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58,915         76,591
Intermediate Grade . . . . . . . . . . . 49,856         64,814
Full Grade     . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41,926         54,508
Associate Grade. . . . . . . . . . . . . 34,981         45,475


          Clinical Podiatrist and Optometrist Schedule

Chief Grade    . . . . . . . . . . . . .$69,300        $90,090
Senior Grade   . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58,915         76,591
Intermediate Grade . . . . . . . . . . . 49,856         64,814
Full Grade     . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41,926         54,508
Assoicate Grade. . . . . . . . . . . . . 34,981         45,475

            Physician Assistant and Expanded-Function
                  Dental Auxiliary Schedule****

Director Grade . . . . . . . . . . . . .$69,300        $90,090
Assistant Director Grade . . . . . . . . 58,915         76,591
Chief Grade    . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49,856         64,814
Senior Grade   . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41,926         54,508
Intermediate Grade . . . . . . . . . . . 34,981         45,475
Full Grade     . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28,912         37,588
Associate Grade. . . . . . . . . . . . . 24,880         32,341
Junior Grade   . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21,269         27,650

*    This schedule does not apply to the Assistant Under
     Secretary for Nursing Programs or the Director of Nursing
     Service. Pay for these positions is set by the Under
     Secretary for Health under 38 U.S.C. 7451.

**   Pursuant to section 7404(d)(1) of title 38, United States
     Code, the rate of basic pay payable to this employee is
     limited to the rate for level IV of the Executive Schedule,
     which is $108,200.

***  Pursuant to section 7404(d)(2) of title 38, United States
     Code, the rate of basic pay payable to these employees is
     limited to the rate for level V of the Executive Schedule,
     which is $108,200.

**** Pursuant to section 301(a) of Public Law 102-40, these
     positions are paid according to the Nurse Schedule in 38
     U.S.C. 4107(b) as in effect on August 14, 1990, with
     subsequent adjustments.


             SCHEDULE 4 - - SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICE

 (Effective on the first day of the first applicable pay period
             beginning on or after January 1, 1996)

ES-1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $94,800
ES-2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99,300
ES-3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103,800
ES-4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109,400
ES-5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114,000
ES-6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115,700



                SCHEDULE 5 - - EXECUTIVE SCHEDULE

 (Effective on the first day of the first applicable pay period
             beginning on or after January 1, 1996)


level I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$148,400
level II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133,600
level III. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123,100
level IV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115,700
level V. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108,200

      SCHEDULE 6 - - VICE PRESIDENT AND MEMBERS OF CONGRESS

 (Effective on the first day of the first applicable pay period
             beginning on or after January 1, 1996)

Vice President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$171,500
Senators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133,600
Members of the House of Representatives. . . . . . . . 133,600
Delegates to the House of Representatives. . . . . . . 133,600
Resident Commissioner from puerto Rico . . . . . . . . 133,600
President pro tempore of the Senate. . . . . . . . . . 148,400
Majority leader and minority leader of the Senate. . . 148,400
Majority leader and minority leader of the House
     of Representatives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148,400
Speaker of the House of Representatives. . . . . . . . 171,500


                SCHEDULE 7 - - JUDICIAL SALARIES

(Effective on the first day of the first applicable pay period
             beginning on or after January 1, 1996)

Chief Justice of the United States . . . . . . . . . .$171,500
Associate Justices of the Supreme Court. . . . . . . . 164,100
Circuit Judges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141,700
District Judges. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133,600
Judges of the Court of International Trade . . . . . . 133,600


 (SCHEDULE 8-PAY AND ALLOWANCES OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES CHART)
                    (SEE ORIGINAL FOR TABLE)


      SCHEDULE 9 - - LOCALITY-BASED COMPARABILITY PAYMENTS

 (Effective on the first day of the first applicable pay period
             beginning on or after January 1, 1996)

Locality Pay Area1                                         Rate

Atlanta, GA                                                5.14%
Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT                     7.68%
Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI                             7.63%
Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN                              5.87%
Cleveland-Akron, OH                                        4.67%
Columbus, OH                                               5.84%
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX                                      6.23%
Dayton-Springfield, OH                                     5.72%
Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO                                 6.34%
Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI                                7.26%
Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX                             9.40%
Huntsville, AL                                             4.84%
Indianapolis, IN                                           5.04%
Kansas City, MO-KS                                         4.38%
Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA                    8.15%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL                                  5.94%
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA      8.05%
Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD         6.90%
Portland-Salem, OR-WA                                      5.20%
Richmond-Petersburg, VA                                    4.41%
Sacramento-Yolo, CA                                        5.81%
St. Louis, MO-IL                                           4.72%
San Diego, CA                                              6.76%
San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA                         8.97%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA                               6.44%
Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV                          6.04%
Rest of U.S.                                               4.13%

1 Locality Pay Areas are defined in 5 CFR 531.603.