Invocations of 5 U.S.C.

§ 5303 (b):
For the invocations listed below, it is often unclear whether the order intended to invoke the statute under
the national emergency provisions or under the serious economic conditions prong. We’ve chosen to list
every invocation we identified, instead of listing only those where we found definitive proof that the
president intended to invoke under the emergency powers prong.
E.O. 12984, Adjustment of Certain Rates of Pay and Allowances, 61 FR 237, Dec. 28, 1995;
E.O. 13071, Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay, 62 FR 68521, Dec. 29, 1997;
E.O. 13322, Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay, 69 FR 231, Dec. 30, 2003;
Letter to Congressional Leaders Transmitting an Alternative Plan for Pay Increases for Civilian Federal
Employees, August 31, 2009 (citing the national emergency declared in response to the events of 9/11 as
part of the justification for adjusting pay raises under this statute);
E.O. 13635, Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay, 78 FR 649, Dec. 27, 2012;
E.O. 13655, Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay, 78 FR 80451, Dec. 23, 2013;
E.O. 13686, Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay, 79 FR 77361, Dec. 19, 2014;
E.O. 13715, Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay, 80 FR 80195, Dec. 18, 2015;
E.O. 13756, Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay, 81 FR 97099, Dec. 27, 2016;
E.O. 13819, Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay, 82 FR 61431, Dec. 22, 2017;
Invocations of 5 U.S.C. § 5304a:
For the invocations listed below, it is often unclear whether the order intended to invoke the statute under
the national emergency provisions or under the serious economic conditions prong. We’ve chosen to list
every invocation we identified, instead of listing only those where we found definitive proof that the
president intended to invoke under the emergency powers prong.
E.O. 12984, Adjustment of Certain Rates of Pay and Allowances, 61 FR 237, Dec. 28, 1995;
E.O. 13033, Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay and Allowances, 61 FR 68987, Dec. 27, 1996;
E.O. 13071, Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay, 62 FR 68521, Dec. 29, 1997;
E.O. 13182, Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay, 65 FR 82879, Dec. 23, 2000;
E.O. 13249, Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay, 67 FR 639, Dec. 28, 2001;
E.O. 13282, Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay, 68 FR 1131, Dec. 31, 2002;
E.O. 13322, Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay, 69 FR 231, Dec. 30, 2003;
E.O. 13420, Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay, 71 FR 77571, Dec. 21, 2006;
E.O. 13635, Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay, 78 FR 649, Dec. 27, 2012;
E.O. 13641, Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay, 78 FR 21503, Apr. 5, 2013;
E.O. 13655, Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay, 78 FR 80451, Dec. 23, 2013;
E.O. 13686, Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay, 79 FR 77361, Dec. 19, 2014;
E.O. 13715, Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay, 80 FR 80195, Dec. 18, 2015;
E.O. 13756, Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay, 81 FR 97099, Dec. 27, 2016;
E.O. 13819, Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay, 82 FR 61431, Dec. 22, 2017.