TRANSITION SCHEDULE FOR LOCALITY-BASED COMPARABILITY PAYMENTS.
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Title
5 — Government Organization and Employees
Chapter
PTIII/SPTD/CH53
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17
Section Text
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“Notwithstanding any other provision of this subtitle or section 5304 or 5304a of title 5, United States Code, in implementing the amendments made by this subtitle, for each non-foreign area determined under section 5941(b) of such title, the applicable rate for the locality-based comparability adjustment that is used in the computation required under section 5941(c) of such title shall be adjusted, effective on the first day of the first pay period beginning on or after January 1—“(1) in calendar year 2010, by using 1/3 of the locality pay percentage for the rest of United States locality pay area;
“(2) in calendar year 2011, by using 2/3 of the otherwise applicable comparability payment approved by the President for each non-foreign area; and
“(3) in calendar year 2012 and each subsequent year, by using the full amount of the applicable comparability payment approved by the President for each non-foreign area.
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