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Executive Order 7831

Amendment of Executive Order No. 7293 of February 14, 1936, Prescribing Regulations Concerning the Granting of Allowances for Quarters and Subsistence to Enlisted Men

Signed by Franklin Delano Roosevelt on March 7, 1938.

Later amended
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Signed recordMarch 7, 1938

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Publication record3 FR 641

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Power & Politics. (2026, October 28). Executive Order 7831: Amendment of Executive Order No. 7293 of February 14, 1936, Prescribing Regulations Concerning the Granting of Allowances for Quarters and Subsistence to Enlisted Men [Executive order record]. Retrieved October 28, 2026, from https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-7831

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Power & Politics. "Executive Order 7831: Amendment of Executive Order No. 7293 of February 14, 1936, Prescribing Regulations Concerning the Granting of Allowances for Quarters and Subsistence to Enlisted Men." Last modified October 28, 2026. Accessed October 28, 2026. https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-7831.

BibTeX
@misc{votefiles_eo_7831,
  author       = {{Power & Politics}},
  title        = {{Executive Order 7831: Amendment of Executive Order No. 7293 of February 14, 1936, Prescribing Regulations Concerning the Granting of Allowances for Quarters and Subsistence to Enlisted Men}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-7831}},
  note         = {Reference number eo-7831; official source: National Archives, https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/1938.html; last checked October 28, 2026; accessed October 28, 2026}
}
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Amends EO 7293, February 14, 1936
Amended by EO 8107, May 3, 1939; EO 8440, June 12, 1940

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

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