Department of
Agriculture
September 26, 2002
Agricultural
Services
MAP 02-003
FMD 02-003
Agricultural
Services
TO:
MAP Participants and FMD Cooperators
Independence Ave., SW
Stop 1042
Washington. DC
20250-1042
The regulations for both programs stipulate that, for any U.S. citizen employee/contractor (but not consultant) stationed overseas:
- the maximum total amount which may be
reimbursed by CCC when combining compensation and all
eligible allowances shall not exceed the dollar equivalent
of 125 percent of the GS-15 Step 10 salary; and
- within this limit of 125 percent of the GS-15 Step 10 salary, the amount which may be reimbursed by CCC for any individual compensation level or individual eligible allowance shall not exceed the rate authorized for comparable U.S. Embassy personnel, up to the customary GS-15 Step 10 maximum designation.
Due to the number of questions raised over the past year concerning housing allowances, we are providing the following additional guidance:
Privately leased housing acquired by U.S. citizen employees will be governed by the same space standards as U.S. Government-held housing. An employee’s residential space authorization is based on his/her position rank and family size, adjusted for locality factors (see 6 Foreign Affairs Manual (FAM) 720). The maximum space authorizations for residences are defined in 6 FAM at Exhibit 724.7A (Space Standards Charts) and Exhibit 724.7B (Post locality types), while Rank Tiers and Grade Equivalents are in Exhibit 728.4. However, for any employee classified in Group 1 (Executive), reimbursement for a housing allowance is limited to the GS-15 Step 10 maximum designation found in Group 2; full reimbursement of a Group 1 allowance will not be provided.
Deputy Administrator
Commodity and Marketing Programs
