Executive Order 10000

Regulations Governing Additional Compensation and Credit Granted Certain Employees of the Federal Government Serving Outside the United States

Ordered by Truman on September 16, 1948

Summary

Establishes rules for additional pay to U.S. personnel stationed abroad or in territories experiencing notably difficult, unhealthy, or harsh environmental conditions. Assigns Secretaries of State and Civil Service Commission responsibility to set rates, periodically review, and adjust compensation. Defines eligibility and limits payments to basic salary only.

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