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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
601 of Public Law 104-106, it is hereby ordered as follows:

Section 1. 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 adjusted as set forth
on the schedule attached hereto and made a part hereof.

Sec. 2. The adjustments in rates of pay and allowances set forth
on the attached schedule are effective on January 1, 1996.

Sec. 3. Section 4 and Schedule 8 of Executive Order No. 12984 of
December 28, 1995, are superseded.

                         /s/William J. Clinton


THE WHITE HOUSE,
February 29, 1996.





          PAY AND ALLOWANCES OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES
                 (Effective on January 1, 1996)

                    Part I-MONTHLY BASIC PAY

         YEARS OF SERVICE (COMPUTED UNDER 37 U.S.C. 205)



                    (SEE ORIGINAL FOR TABLE)





      PAY AND ALLOWANCES OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES (PAGE 2)

         YEARS OF SERVICE (COMPUTED UNDER 37 U.S.C. 205)


                    (SEE ORIGINAL FOR TABLE)





      PAY AND ALLOWANCES OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES (PAGE 3)

           Part II--BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR QUARTERS RATES

                       Without dependents


                    (SEE ORIGINAL FOR TABLE)