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Executive Order 13415: Assignment of Certain Pay-Related Functions

President: George W. Bush

Assigned three presidential pay functions to the Director of OPM.

Status: In effect. Is Executive Order 13415 still in effect? Yes. Executive Order 13415 remains in effect. See Federal Register record.

What does Executive Order 13415 do?

The order assigned presidential functions under 5 U.S.C. 4505a, 5305 and 5377 to OPM’s Director and revoked overlapping sections of the two earlier orders. OPM’s critical-position-pay guidance cites EO 13415 and explains the approval process under 5 U.S.C. 5377 and 5 CFR part 535.

Administration position: This allocated statutory decision-making functions; it did not itself raise every federal salary.
SignedDecember 1, 2006
Earlier frameworkEarlier delegations in EOs 12748 and 12828 covered portions of pay administration under title 5.
Responsible bodyDirector of the Office of Personnel Management
Follow-up evidence2026: OPM’s critical-position-pay guidance cites EO 13415 and explains the approval process under 5 U.S.C. 5377 and 5 CFR part 535.

Before and after

Before the order

Earlier delegations in EOs 12748 and 12828 covered portions of pay administration under title 5.

After the order

The order assigned presidential functions under 5 U.S.C. 4505a, 5305 and 5377 to OPM’s Director and revoked overlapping sections of the two earlier orders.

OPM’s critical-position-pay guidance cites EO 13415 and explains the approval process under 5 U.S.C. 5377 and 5 CFR part 535.

What did the signed order change?

Earlier delegations in EOs 12748 and 12828 covered portions of pay administration under title 5. The order assigned presidential functions under 5 U.S.C. 4505a, 5305 and 5377 to OPM’s Director and revoked overlapping sections of the two earlier orders.

What happened later?

OPM — critical position pay fact sheet: OPM’s critical-position-pay guidance cites EO 13415 and explains the approval process under 5 U.S.C. 5377 and 5 CFR part 535.

What does that evidence establish?

The delegation cites 3 U.S.C. 301 and identifies three specific title 5 sections; other pay decisions remain governed by their own law. OPM guidance supports ongoing administration of one assigned authority, not use of every delegated function. Read the signed order for its original terms.

Who had to do what

Agency / officeActionTiming / position
Director of the Office of Personnel ManagementPerform the three assigned statutory pay functionsUnder the signed order and governing law

What happened next

EO 13415 signed.

Signed order and identified follow-up evidence checked.