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Executive Order 11778

Amending Executive Order No. 11692, adjusting the rates of monthly basic pay for members of the Uniformed Services

Signed by Richard Milhous Nixon on April 12, 1974.

Later revoked or superseded
Signed recordApril 12, 1974

The date the President signed it.

Publication record39 FR 13521

The Federal Register edition of the order.

Later actionLater revoked or superseded

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Reference number
eo-11778
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APA

Power & Politics. (2026, October 30). Executive Order 11778: Amending Executive Order No. 11692, adjusting the rates of monthly basic pay for members of the Uniformed Services [Executive order record]. Retrieved October 30, 2026, from https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-11778

Chicago

Power & Politics. "Executive Order 11778: Amending Executive Order No. 11692, adjusting the rates of monthly basic pay for members of the Uniformed Services." Last modified October 30, 2026. Accessed October 30, 2026. https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-11778.

BibTeX
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  author       = {{Power & Politics}},
  title        = {{Executive Order 11778: Amending Executive Order No. 11692, adjusting the rates of monthly basic pay for members of the Uniformed Services}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-11778}},
  note         = {Reference number eo-11778; official source: National Archives, https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/1974-nixon.html; last checked October 30, 2026; accessed October 30, 2026}
}
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The order itself

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Later record

What happened to this order

These notes list later amendments, revocations, replacing orders, or other Federal Register action.

Amends EO 11692, December 15, 1972 (which was revoked by EO 11812, October 7, 1974)

The National Archives records of later actions cover January 8, 1937 to January 19, 2017.

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