Executive Order 14113-Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay
Issued 2023-12-21 by Joseph R. Biden Jr.
Plain-English Overview
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Executive Order 14113 adjusts the pay rates for certain federal civilian and military employees, implementing the annual pay adjustment process required by statute and executive policy. This type of order is issued each year to set federal employee compensation levels for the coming year, reflecting the administration's determination of appropriate pay increases based on economic conditions, federal pay comparability surveys, and budgetary constraints.
The order directly affects millions of federal civilian employees across all agencies and branches of government, as well as military servicemembers whose pay rates are set through related processes. The pay adjustments also affect federal retirees through cost-of-living adjustment mechanisms tied to federal pay scales.
Annual pay adjustment executive orders are a routine and legally well-grounded exercise of presidential authority. They are expressly authorized by the Federal Employees Pay Comparability Act and related statutes, which give the President discretion within defined parameters to set federal pay rates. These orders are issued every year without significant constitutional controversy.
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Constitutional Analysis
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Executive Order 14113 addresses "Executive Order 14113-Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay". Executive orders are a long-established exercise of presidential power, used by every President since George Washington. They are grounded in Article II of the Constitution, which vests executive power in the President and directs them to "take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed."
Executive orders cannot create new law, contradict existing federal statutes, or exceed the President's constitutional authority. The legitimacy of any specific order depends on whether it operates within statutory authority Congress has delegated, directs the executive branch on matters within its constitutional purview, or attempts to substitute executive policy for legislative choices. Courts can and do review executive orders for conformity with the Constitution and federal law.
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