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 Department of State Standardized Regulations - (Last updated 06/14/2015)

073 Report Forms 

073.1 DS-267, Post Hardship Differential Questionnaire 

Information reported on DS-267 provides the basic data needed to determine the hardship differential posts in foreign areas and the appropriate rate of hardship differential for each. 

073.2 DS 2020-2021, Retail Price Schedule, and DS 2026, Hotel and Restaurant Report 

Information reported on DS 2020-2021 provides the basic data needed to determine post (“cost of living”) allowance classifications for posts in foreign areas at which civilian employees are stationed. Information reported on DS 2026 provides hotel and restaurant information to determine per diem rates for USG employees traveling to posts in foreign areas. 

073.3 DS-63, Education Allowance Questionnaire 

DS-63 and the school's fee list provide information needed to determine education allowance classifications. 

073.4 Standard Form (SF)1190, Foreign Allowances Application, Grant and Report 

Under authority delegated to the Department of State by the Comptroller General of the United States, SF-1190 is prescribed to provide a uniform method of:  (1) applying for payment of allowances and the difficult-to-staff incentive differential (and post hardship differential and danger pay if application required by employing agency) by employees; and (2) recording the authorization of allowances and the difficult-to-staff incentive differential to employees for payment and audit procedures.  (Post hardship differential and danger pay are already granted to eligible employees under the provisions of Section 520 and Section 651, respectively, of these regulations and need not be authorized on SF-1190.  Nonetheless, provision is made on the form for approval of payment of post hardship differential and danger pay for agencies which desire to use such approval.) 

Agencies may reproduce worksheets in Section 960 to use as support for allowance claims made on SF-1190.  Worksheets are provided for:  Temporary Quarters Subsistence Allowance, Living Quarters Allowance, Extraordinary Quarters Allowance, Foreign Transfer Allowance, Home Service Transfer Allowance, and Education Allowance. 

073.5 DS-578, Danger Pay Factors 

Information reported regularly by U.S. security authorities provides the data needed to determine danger pay posts in foreign areas and the appropriate rate of danger pay, obviating the need for post reporting formerly done using DS-578, Danger Pay Factors Form. (eff. 6/14/2015 TL:SR-866) 

073.6 Location of Allowances and Differentials Report Forms 

DS-267, DS 2020-21, DS 2026, DS-63, and SF-1190 are available on the Department of State's external (http://www.state.gov/m/a/dir/forms) and internal (http://eforms.a.state.gov/searchform.aspx) web sites.  SF-1190 is also available atwww.gsa.gov/forms. (eff. 6/14/2015 TL:SR-866)