DEPARTMENT OF STATE
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              STANDARDIZED REGULATIONS
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                      (Government Civilians, Foreign Areas)
                  Contents:
                       000 General Provisions
                       100 Quarters Allowances
                       200 Cost-of-Living Allowances
                       300 Representation Allowances
                       400 Official Residence Expenses
                       500 Post Hardship 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
                      960 Worksheets/Exhibits
                     1000 Difficult to Staff Incentive Differential
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              Washington, D.C., June 19, 2022
                    ALLOWANCES                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Page i          
                                METHOD AND MAINTENANCE
               The Department of State Standardized Regulations (Government Civilians, Foreign Areas)
               are issued electronically effective July 1999.  The regulations are published on the 
               internet at http://aoprals.state.gov. (Eff. 6/6/2010 TL:SR-735)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
              6-6-2010                                                                         TL:SR - 735
                                STANDARDIZED REGULATIONS
                            (Government Civilians, Foreign Areas)
                    ALLOWANCES                                                                                                                                                                                                     CONTENTS     (p. 1)          
                                   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 United States 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 Foreign Area Per Diem Rates
                  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
                              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 
                  127 Prohibitions
                  128 Effective Dates of Revisions
                  129 Payment
               130 LIVING QUARTERS ALLOWANCE
                  131 Definitions
                  132 Granting
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
             06-28-2021 Interim; 08-01-2021 Final TL:SR 1026                                              
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                  133 Not Currently Used
                  134 Determination of Rate
                  135 Payment
                  136 Personally Owned Quarters
                  137 Allowance for Necessary and Reasonable Initial Repairs, Alterations and 
               Improvements Under Unusual Circumstances
                  138 Extraordinary Quarters Allowance
               140 NOT CURRENTLY USED
               150 ALLOWANCE FOR DELEGATES AND ALTERNATE DELEGATES OF THE UNITED STATES TO SESSIONS 
                  OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE UNITED NATIONS WHO ARE NOT PERMANENT MEMBERS OF THE
                  UNITED STATES MISSION TO THE UNITED NATIONS
                  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
                  242 Amounts
                  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
                  252 Amounts
                  253 Advance of Funds for Home Service Transfer Allowance
                  254 Conditions Requiring Refund
                   260 SEPARATE MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCE
                  261 Description
                    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
                  275 Payments
                  276 Special Rules
                  277 Allowable Expenses
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
               06-28-2021 Interim; 08-01-2021 Final TL:SR 1026                                            
                                STANDARDIZED REGULATIONS
                            (Government Civilians, Foreign Areas)