Article Title: Text of a Letter from the President to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate
Snippet of Article: "...Title 5, United States Code, authorizes me to implement alternative plans for pay adjustments for civilian Federal employees covered by the General Schedule and certain other pay systems if, because of “national emergency or serious economic conditions affecting the general welfare,” I view the increases that would otherwise take effect as inappropriate..."
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