{"data":{"id":"us/5-u.s.c.-5925","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"5 U.S.C. § 5925","heading":"Post differentials","body":"(a) A post differential may be granted on the basis of conditions of environment which differ substantially from conditions of environment in the continental United States and warrant additional pay as a recruitment and retention incentive. A post differential may be granted to an employee officially stationed in the United States who is on extended detail in a foreign area. A post differential under this subsection may not exceed 35 percent of the rate of basic pay. (b) Any employee granted a differential under subsection (a) of this section may be granted an additional differential for an assignment to a post determined to have especially adverse conditions of environment which warrant additional pay as a recruitment and retention incentive for the filling of positions at that post. An additional differential for any employee under this subsection—(1) may be paid for each assignment to a post determined to have such conditions; (2) may be paid periodically or in a lump sum; and (3) may not exceed 15 percent of the rate of basic pay of that employee for the period served under that assignment.","path":["Title 5—GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES","CHAPTER 59—ALLOWANCES"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc05@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:55:42Z","sha256":"4d882411fd183ce3cdc2129c34659e229e72e04b89839ef9f1d97edc2e0ab8eb","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/5-u.s.c.-5924","next":"us/5-u.s.c.-5926"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}