Post Classification and Payment Tables Section 920 s3

POST CLASSIFICATION AND PAYMENT TABLES SECTION 920 FOOTNOTES TO SECTION 920 (Explanations on how to use the post classification and payment tables are included in Section 920 of these regulations) Effective February 24, 2013 (TL:SR 806) d -No current cost information is available as all U.S. Government employees are in Government owned or leased housing. Any USG organization with employees eligible for the LQA should submit housing cost information to the Department of State as required by Section 072 and 077 of these regulations. Until more suitable housing cost information can be used to establish LQA rates for the locality, effective 01/16/2011 the following LQA rates are authorized:

LQA GROUPS 2 3 4 WF 17800 16200 14600 WOF 17000 14600 13000 e –The LQA rates are established for the benefit of only a few or no current employees and therefore do not necessarily represent overall local quarter costs. (See Sections 072 and 077 for information on the reporting of housing cost data.) n - An employee who serves for a period of 42 consecutive calendar days or more on detail (Section 511c) in Afghanistan (effective 12/16/01) or Iraq (effective 3/23/03), may be granted the post differential at the prescribed rate for the number of days served, beginning with the first day of detail.

P - In addition to the listed post differential rate, employees are eligible for danger pay allowance, DSSR (652f), as shown below:

AREA RATE EFF. DATE AREA RATE EFF. DATE AREA RATE EFF. DATE Afghanistan Lebanon 25% 11/08/09 Ucayali (Only Prov. Kabul 35% 4/30/06 Libya 25% 05/08/11 Of Padre Abad) 15% 10/10/99 Other 35% 3/05/06 Mali 10% 07/29/12 Russia: Algeria Mexico Chechnya Province 15% 5/23/99 Algiers 15% 3/19/06 Ciudad Juarez 15% 12/04/11 Saudi Arabia 15% 2/10/13 Other 25% 2/06/94 Matamoros 15% 12/04/11 Somalia 25% 1/13/91 Burundi 5% 10/9/11 Monterrey 20% 12/04/11 South Sudan 20% 5/06/12 Central African Republic 15% 6/07/09 Nuevo Laredo 20% 12/04/11 Colombia 15% 11/20/11 Reynosa 15% 12/04/11 Sudan 25% 10/07/12 Chad 15% 01/15/12 Tijuana 15% 12/04/11 Syria 25% 11/20/11 Pakistan: Cote d’Ivoire 15% 2/13/11 Tunisia 25% 09/14/12 Democratic Republic of Islamabad-Rawalpindi 35% 9/28/08 Uganda: the Congo Karachi 35% 2/12/12 Pader 15% 4/16/06 North Kivu, including the 15% 8/31/08 Lahore 35% 9/11/11 Kanu 15% 4/16/06 City of Goma Other 35% 9/11/11 Yumb 15% 4/16/06 Haiti 5% 12/19/10 Peshawar 35% 2/12/12 Kotido 15% 4/16/06 Iraq Peru – Departments of: Ayacucho (Only Prov. Of Apac 15% 4/16/06 Baghdad 30% 2/24/13 Lira 15% 4/16/06 Diplomatic Support Center 30% 2/24/13 La Mar & Huanta ) 15% 10/10/99 Cuzco (20-Kilometer swath Gulu 15% 4/16/06 Basrah 30% 2/24/13 Kisor 15% 4/16/06 Erbil 25% 2/24/13 of territory contiguous to the Apurimac River and Moy 15% 4/16/06 Northern Iraq 25% 2/24/13 Arua 15% 4/16/06 Other 35% 2/24/13 Ayacucho) 15% 8/01/10 Huancavelica (Province of Nebb 15% 4/16/06 Israel Adjumani 15% 4/16/06 Gaza Strip 25% 8/02/01 Pampas) 15% 8/01/10 Huanuco (entire Bundibugyo 15% 4/16/06 Karmiel 20% 8/06/06 Murchison Falls Tel Aviv 15% 9/13/09 Departamento) 15% 10/10/99 Junin (Prov. Of Satipo and (north side of the Nile Other 20% 8/06/06 River in Gulu District) 15% 4/16/06 Jerusalem: Chanchamayo only) 15% 10/10/99 Loreto (20-kilometer swath Kitgum 15% 4/16/06 Jerusalem 15% 9/13/09 Yemen 30% 06/17/12 West Bank 20% 9/13/09 of territory contiguous to Jordan 15% 2/12/12 the Colombia border) 15% 8/01/10 Kosovo 15% 4/24/11 San Martin (ex. City of Tarapoto) 15% 10/10/99 POST CLASSIFICATION AND PAYMENT TABLES SECTION 920 u – In accordance with Section 151 of PL 101-246, danger pay is authorized for DEA employees while at the locations listed below. The authorized post differential for each location is revised by the removal of credit for political violence for those employees receiving danger pay.

DANGER PAY REVISED POST DIFFERENTIAL Effective Date Effective Date

Bolivia 15% 3/15/95 Cochabamba 5% 03/15/95 La Paz 10% 10/11/09 Santa Cruz 10% 03/15/95 Other 10% 10/11/09

Mexico 15% 3/15/95 Ciudad Juarez 10% 5/24/09 Cuernavaca 0% 5/24/09 Guadalajara 0% 5/24/09 Hermosillo 10% 5/24/09 Matamoros 5% 5/24/09 Merida 10% 5/24/09 Metapa 15% 5/24/09 Mexico City 10% 5/24/09 Monterrey 0% 5/24/09 Nogales 0% 5/24/09 Nuevo Laredo 10% 5/24/09 Other 0% 5/24/09 Reynosa 5% 6/21/09 Tapachula 15% 5/24/09 Tijuana 5% 5/24/09 Tuxtla Gutierrez 10% 5/24/09 Veracruz 0% 5/24/09

In accordance with PL 107-273, danger pay is authorized for FBI employees while at the locations listed below. The authorized post differential for each location is revised by the removal of credit for political violence for those employees receiving danger pay.

DANGER PAY REVISED POST DIFFERENTIAL Effective Date Effective Date

Mexico 15% 4/26/09 Ciudad Juarez 10% 5/24/09 Cuernavaca 0% 5/24/09 Guadalajara 0% 5/24/09 Hermosillo 10% 5/24/09 Matamoros 5% 5/24/09 Merida 10% 5/24/09 Metapa 15% 5/24/09 Mexico City 10% 5/24/09 Monterrey 0% 5/24/09 Nogales 0% 5/24/09 Nuevo Laredo 10% 5/24/09 Other 0% 5/24/09 Reynosa 5% 6/21/09 Tapachula 15% 5/24/09 Tijuana 5% 5/24/09

Tuxtla Gutierrez 10% 5/24/09 Veracruz 0% 5/24/09 v - A danger pay allowance under Section 652g of the Standardized Regulations is authorized for Federal Civilian employees who accompany U.S. Military forces designated by the Secretary of Defense as eligible for imminent danger pay for the designated areas. The amount of danger pay shall be the same flat rate amount paid to uniformed military personnel as Imminent Danger Pay ($225 per month at all times). Danger pay authorized under Section 652g will not be paid for periods of time that the employee either receives danger pay authorized under Section 652f or post differential that would duplicate political violence credit which is already included in the differential rate. Political violence credit is included in the differential rates for the following designated areas except for these three locations: Other, Greece, Iran, and the Persian Gulf (water area).

Effective 1/7/96, the following designated areas are: Croatia (except Zagreb); and Serbia and Montenegro (except Belgrade, Kosovo Province, Montenegro Province and Pristina)

Effective 10/13/96, the following designated areas are: Kuwait (except Kuwait City); Saudi Arabia (except Dhahran Area, Jeddah, Riyadh and Taif); Iran; and the Persian Gulf

Effective 1/19/97, the following designated area is: Other, Democratic Republic of Congo

Effective 11/08/98, the following designated area is: Bahrain

Effective 11/07/99, the following designated area is: East Timor

Effective 1/27/02, the following designated areas are: “Other” Indonesia, “Other” Malaysia, “Other” Philippines, “Other” Krygyzstan, “Other” Oman, “Other” UAE, “Other” Uzbekistan, Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, Gulf of Oman, and the Arabian Sea (portion north of 10 degrees north latitude and west of 68 degrees east longitude).

Effective 4/07/2002, the following designated area is: Other, Israel (See footnote p Gaza Strip)

Effective 2/09/03, the following designated areas are: “Other” Angola, “Other” Azerbaijan, “Other” Djibouti (land area only), “Other” Egypt, “Other” Eritrea (land area only), “Other” Ethiopia, “Other” Georgia (entire land area), “Other” Greece, “Other” Haiti (total land area), “Other” Jordan, “Other” Kenya (land area only), “Other” Macedonia, “Other” Qatar, “Other” Rwanda (land area only), and “Other” Turkey (total land area and inland waters).

Effective 06/15/03, the following designated areas are: Other, Cote d’Ivoire (land area only) and the Mediterranean Sea east of 30 degrees East Longitude (sea area only). y – Posts that have both footnote n and footnote p. z – Posts that have both footnote p and footnote v.