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U.S. Department of State    Office of Allowances
	Latest Regulation Changes: Summary Special Report--Panama Canal: Allowances and Benefits Chapters Available (Method and Maintenance) 000 General Provisions 100 Quarters Allowance 200 Cost-of-Living Allowances 300 Representation Allowances 400 Official Residence Expense 500 Post Differential 600 Payments During Evacuation/Authorized Departure 650 Danger Pay Allowance 700 Defense Department Teachers 800 Compensatory Time-Off 850 Advances of Pay 900 Post Classification and Payment Tables 950 Retail Price Schedule Handbook 960 Worksheets/Exhibits
Table of Contents Chapter 000 - General Provisions 010 Authorities 011 Authority for Issuance 012 Exercise of Authority 013 Authority of Head of Agency 020 Effective Dates 021 Current Regulations 022 Superseded Regulations 030 Applicability 031 U.S. Citizen Employees 032 Non-Citizen Employees 033 Per Diem Allowances for Travel 040 Definitions 050 Payments 051 Allowance Payments 052 Post Differential and Danger Pay Allowances 053 Payment for One Day Involving Two Posts 054 Federal Income Tax 055 Not Currently Used 056 Penalty for Presenting False Claim 057 Early Termination of Grants 060 Classifications and Reclassifications of Posts 061 Post Classifications 062 Post Reclassifications 063 Payment Tables 070 Reporting Requirements 071 General 072 Reporting Responsibility 073 Report Forms 074 Reporting Data for Per Diem and Post Allowances 075 Reporting Data for the Post Differential and Danger Pay 076 Reporting Data for the Education Allowance 077 Use of SF-1190, Foreign Allowances Application, Grant, and Report 077.1 Applying for Payment of Allowances on SF-1190 077.2 Required Annual Reporting of Quarters Expenses on SF-1190 077.3 Granting Allowances on SF-1190 Chapter 100 - Quarters Allowances 110 General 111 Definition 112 Scope 113 Advance Payments 120 Temporary Quarters Subsistence Allowance 121 Definition 122 Scope 123 Temporary Quarters Subsistence Allowance Upon First Arrival 124 Temporary Quarters Subsistence Allowance Preceding Final Departure 125 Determination of Rate 126 Special Rules 126.1 Married Couple Employees at the Same Post 126.2 Payments During Periods of Official Travel 127 Prohibitions 128 Effective Dates of Revisions 129 Payment 130 Living Quarters Allowance 131 Definitions 132 Granting 132.1 Commencement of Grant 132.2 Continuance of Grant 132.3 Revision of Grant 132.4 Termination of Grant 132.5 Costs 133 Not Currently Used 134 Determination of Rate 134.1 Special Rules 134.2 Responsibility of Head of Agency 135 Payment 135.1 Rates of Payment 135.2 Quarters Allowance Groups 135.3 Using Section 920 135.4 Rates for Employees with More than One Family Member 135.5 Rates for Employees with Several Family Members and For Certain Other Employees 136 Personally Owned Quarters 137 Allowance for Necessary and Reasonable Initial Repairs, Alterations and Improvements Under Unusual Circumstances 140 Not Currently Used 150 Allowance for Delegates and Alternate Delegates of the U.S. to Sessions of the UN General Assembly who are not Permanent Members of the U.S. Mission to the UN 151 Description 152 Standard for Housing and for Subsistence Expenses Allowance Chapter 200 - Cost-of-Living Allowances 210 General 211 Definition 212 Scope 220 Post Allowance 221 Definition 222 Scope 223 Commencement 224 Termination 225 Continuance During Absence from Post 226 Determination of Rate 227 Revision of Grant 228 Post Allowance Levels 229 Payment 240 Foreign Transfer Allowance 241 Description 241.1 Definitions 241.2 Scope a. Miscellaneous Expense Portion b. Wardrobe Expense Portion c. Predeparture Subsistence Expense Portion d. Lease Penalty Expense Portion 242 Amounts 242.1 Miscellaneous Expense Portion 242.2 Wardrobe Portion 242.3 Subsistence Expense Portion 242.4 Lease Penalty Expense Portion 242.5 Payment 242.6 Prohibitions 242.7 Transfer Allowance Payable to an Employee Whose Family is on Separate Maintenance Allowance 242.8 Special Rules - Married Couple Employee 243 Advance of Funds for Foreign Transfer Allowance 244 Conditions Requiring Refund 245 Employees Assigned to a Post Which is Under Ordered/Authorized Departure Order 250 Home Service Transfer Allowance 251 Description 251.1 Definitions 251.2 Scope a. Miscellaneous Expense Portion b. Wardrobe Expense Portion c. Subsistence Expense Portion d. Lease Penalty Expense Portion 252 Amounts 252.1 Miscellaneous Expense 252.2 Wardrobe Portion 252.3 Subsistence Expense Portion 252.4 Lease Penalty Expense Portion 252.5 Payment 52.6 Prohibitions 252.7 Special Rule - Married Couple Employee 252.8 Home Service Transfer Allowance and Separate Maintenance Allowance 253 Advance of Funds for Home Service Transfer Allowance 254 Conditions Requiring Refund 260 Separate Maintenance Allowance 261 Description 261.1 Definitions 261.2 Scope 262 Circumstances Warranting SMA 263 Circumstances Not Warranting SMA 264 Application and Supporting Data 265 Commencement and Continuation of Grant 266 Suspension/Termination of Grant 267 Payment 270 Education Allowance 271 Definitions 272 Scope 273 Application Including Estimates of Costs 274 Grant of Education Allowances 274.1 Amount 274.2 Termination 275 Payments 276 Special Rules 276.1 Posts in Evacuation/Authorized Departure Status 276.2 Special Eligibility Criteria 276.3 Child in the United States 276.4 Child Under Separate Maintenance Allowance in Foreign Area 276.5 Employee Transfers to a New Foreign or Non-Foreign Post but the Child Remains in Same School 276.6 Employee Delayed Enroute to Post of Assignment 276.7 Transfers or Initial Assignment from U.S. to Foreign Post 276.8 Handicapped Child 276.9 Supplementary Instruction 276.10 Upon Death of Employee 277 Allowable Expenses 277.1 School at Post 277.2 School Away from Post 277.3 Home Study Course 277.4 Private Instruction 280 Educational Travel 281 Definitions 282 Scope 283 Standards for Authorization 284 Conditions of Educational Travel 285 Payment Chapter 300 - Representation Allowances 310 General 311 Definition 312 Scope 320 Allowable Items of Expenditure 330 Prohibitions 340 Payment Chapter 400 - Official Residence Expenses 410 Description 411 Definitions 412 Scope 420 Designations 430 Official Residence Expenses During Absence of Principal Representative 440 Amount of Usual Household Expenses 445 Limitation on Household Servants 450 Allowable Expenditures 451 Household Servants 452 Household Operation and Maintenance 453 Expendable Household Supplies 454 Prohibitions 455 Payment Chapter 500 - Post Differential 510 General 511 Definitions 512 Scope 513 Basis for Post Differential 520 Post Differential Grants 530 Post Differential Applicable to Post 531 Commencement 532 Termination 533 Continuation During Absence from Post 540 Post Differential on Detail 550 Payments 551 Full Time and Temporary Employees 552 Ceiling on Payments 553 Payment After Absence 560 Exclusion of Differntial for Step Pay Increases Chapter 600 - Payments During Evacuation/Authorized Departure 600 General 610 Definitions 611 Description 612 Coverage 613 Entitlement 614 Designation of Authorized Safehaven 615 Advance Payments 616 Eligibility 617 Amount of Advance Payment 618 Recovery 619 Not Currently Used 620 Continuation of Salary and Allowance Payments 621 Computation 622 Payment 623 Termination 624 Agency Report Requirements 625 Work Assignments for Evacuated Employees 630 Special Allowances 631 Travel Expense Allowances 632 Subsistence Expense Allowance 633 Special Education Allowances 634 Suspension of SEA Payments 635 Termination 636 Return to Assignment 637 Not Currently Used 638 Review - Employee Accounts 639 Employees/Dependents Assigned but Not Arrived at Post 640 Approval of Agency Regulations Chapter 650 - Danger Pay Allowance 651 Definitions 652 Scope 653 Basis for Danger Pay Allowance 654 Danger Pay Allowance Applicable to Post 655 Danger Pay Allowance on Detail 656 Payments 657 Exclusion of Danger Pay Allowance From Step Pay Increase Computations Chapter 700 - Defense Department Teachers 710 General 720 Allowances - Special Rules Chapter 800 - Compensatory Time off at Certain Posts in Foreign Areas 810 General 811 Definition 812 Scope 820 Circumstances Where Applicable 830 Prohibitions 840 Granting Compensatory Time Off Chapter 850 - Advances of Pay 851 Scope 852 Advance Payments 853 Review of Accounts 854 Allotment and Assignment of Advanced Pay 855 Funds Available on Reimbursable Basis Chapter 900 - Post Classification and Payment Tables 910 Explanations and Instructions for use 911 Section 920 - Post Classifications 920 List of Countries and Posts Classified for Allowances and Differentials (Including Reporting Requirements) 920 Index to Section 920 -Alphabetical List of Posts 925 Maximum Rates of Per Diem Allowances for Travel in Foreign Areas 950 Retail Price Schedule Handbook 960 Worksheets/Exhibits (Eff. 4/26/98) [end of document] Per Diem Rates | Section 920 | Quarterly Reports | Questions | Contact Us | Office of Allowances || Department of State || Secretary of State