Executive Order 11716—Amending Executive Order No. 11157 as it Relates to Incentive Pay for Hazardous Duty

By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 301(a) of title 37 of the United States Code, and as President of the United States and Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of the United States, Executive Order No. 11157 of June 22, 1964, as amended, is further amended by substituting for the first paragraph (1) of section 106 (b) the following:

"(1) during one calendar month, so serves 48 hours; however, hours served underway in excess of 48 as a member of a submarine operational command staff during any of the immediately preceding five calendar months and not already used to qualify for incentive pay may be applied to satisfy the underway time requirements for the current month,".

This order shall be effective as of September 26, 1972.

RICHARD NIXON

The White House,

April 26, 1973.