Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay
Signed: December 28, 2018
Published: January 8, 2019
Document Number: 2019-00048
📋Summary
This executive order adjusts the pay rates for various federal employees and officials in the United States. It affects employees under the General Schedule, the Foreign Service, the Senior Executive Service, and members of the uniformed services, among others. Key actions include setting new salary schedules for these groups, implementing locality-based pay adjustments, and establishing pay rates for administrative law judges. The new pay rates are effective starting January 1, 2019, for certain groups, while others will take effect with the first pay period after that date.
💼Business Impact
The adjustments outlined in Executive Order 13856 primarily impact government contractors and service providers, particularly those in the defense, healthcare, and administrative sectors. Businesses in these industries may face new compliance requirements related to wage adjustments for employees working on federal contracts, which could affect labor costs and project budgets. Immediate actions for business owners should include reviewing current contracts for compliance with the updated pay scales, assessing the impact on payroll expenses, and preparing to adjust bids or pricing strategies accordingly to maintain competitiveness while ensuring compliance with federal regulations. Additionally, companies should stay informed about any locality-based comparability payments that may affect their workforce.
Full Text
Executive Order 13856 of December 28, 2018
Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay
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. 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, 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 ranges of rates of basic pay for senior executives in the Senior Executive Service, as established pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 5382, are set forth on Schedule 4 attached hereto and made a part hereof.
Sec. 3. Certain Executive, Legislative, and Judicial Salaries. The rates of basic pay or salaries for the following offices and positions 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. 4501) 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. The rates of monthly basic pay (37 U.S.C. 203(a)) for members of the uniformed services, as adjusted under 37 U.S.C. 1009, and the rate of monthly cadet or midshipman pay (37 U.S.C. 203(c)) are set forth on Schedule 8 attached hereto and made a part hereof.
Sec. 5. Locality-Based Comparability Payments.
(a) Pursuant to section 5304 of title 5, United States Code, and my authority to implement an alternative level of comparability payments under section 5304a of title 5, United States Code, locality-based 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. Administrative Law Judges. Pursuant to section 5372 of title 5, United States Code, the rates of basic pay for administrative law judges are set forth on Schedule 10 attached hereto and made a part hereof.
( printed page 66)Sec. 7. Effective Dates. Schedule 8 is effective January 1, 2019. The other schedules contained herein are effective on the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after January 1, 2019.
Sec. 8. Prior Order Superseded.Executive Order 13819 of December 22, 2017, is superseded as of the effective dates specified in section 7 of this order.
THE WHITE HOUSE,
December 28, 2018.
