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Office of Allowances

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The Office of Allowances in the Bureau of Administration, develops and coordinates policies, regulations, standards, and procedures to administer the government-wide allowances and benefits program abroad under the Department of State Standardized Regulations -- DSSR -- (Government Civilians, Foreign Areas).

The office compiles statistics of living costs abroad, quarters allowances, hardship differentials, and danger pay allowances, and computes the established allowances to compensate U.S. Government civilian employees for costs and hardships related to assignments abroad.  See the DSSR.

--06/23/04  Summary of Allowances and Benefits

  
Highlights
There is an additional category of  Separate Maintenance Allowance  (TSMA) (Effective 9/21/03) Chapter 260, Section 262.3c.   Also see Evacuation Allowance Revisions Chapter 600, Section 610I and 614c,  Section 631a (1), Section 631b, Section 633.5 which are effective 9/21/03.

Per Diem Rates
-- Domestic Per Diem Rates (CONUS), see: General Services Administration
-- Non-contiguous U.S. Rates, see: Department of Defense
  
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