050 PAYMENTS (See Section 030 - Applicability) (Last
updated 01/14/2001)
051 Allowance Payments
051.1 Determining
Rate
Methods
for determining the rate of payment of each allowance granted to an employee in
accordance with Chapters 100, 200, 300, 600, 650, and 850 are prescribed in
sections dealing with each allowance.
051.2 Employees
in Non-Pay Status
All
allowances granted under these regulations may continue during periods while
the employee is in non-pay status not in excess of 14 calendar days at any one
time. For periods in non-pay status
longer than 14 calendar days, payments under allowance grants are to be
suspended as of the day the employee enters the non-pay status, and payment is
not to be made for any part of such period, unless otherwise specifically
provided in these regulations. (See
Section 132.2b(2).)
052 Post Differential
Payments and Danger Pay Allowance
052.1 Determining
Rate
Methods
for determining rates of post differential and danger pay allowance are
prescribed in Sections 550 and 656 respectively.
052.2 Employees
in Non-Pay Status
Payment
of post differential and danger pay allowance shall be suspended while an employee is in non-pay status.
053 Payment for One
Day Involving Two Posts
Payment
of allowances and post differential, if granted, for any day during which an
employee is on duty or leave at two posts shall be made at the rate authorized
for the previous day.
054 Federal Income Tax
054.1 Allowances
and Official Residence Expenses
Allowances
authorized and paid in accordance with Chapters 100, 200 and 300, and official
residence expenses authorized and paid in accordance with Chapter 400, shall
not be included in gross income for Federal income tax purposes.
054.2 Post
Differential, Difficult to Staff Incentive Differential and Danger Pay
Allowance
Post
differential, difficult to staff incentive differential and danger pay
allowance shall be included in gross income for Federal income tax purposes.
055 (Not currently used)
056 Penalty for
Presenting False Claim
A
penalty for presenting a false or fraudulent claim of a fine of not more than
$10,000 or imprisonment for not more than 5 years or both, is authorized in 18
U.S.C. 287 and 1001. Falsification of an
item in a claim may result in forfeiture of the entire claim as provided 28
U.S.C. 2514.
057 Early Termination of Grants
Any allowance or post differential grant to an employee may be terminated by the head of agency or the Secretary of State as of a date earlier than those specified in the applicable sections of these regulations, when termination on such earlier date has been determined to be equitable or in the public interest. Any grant terminated under this section may again commence, while the employee remains eligible for the allowance or post differential, when the head of agency or Secretary of State determines that such commencement is appropriate.