Gerald Ford actually said...

No rate of basic pay may be paid under section 5308 of title 5 of the United States Code, which is in excess of the rate now or hereafter provided for level V of the Executive Schedule.

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Executive Order 11812—Adjusting the Rates of Basic Pay, Basic Allowance for Subsistence and Basic Allowance for Quarters for...

10/06/1974

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