FOREIGN SERVICE ACT OF 1980 (U)

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• Publication Date: October 3, 1980
• Content Type: MF

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3 001 1980
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MEMORANDUM FOR: Director of Finance
Director of Personnel Policy, Planning and
Management
Chief, Central Cover Staff
Special Support Assistant to the DDA
SUBJECT: Foreign Service Act of 1980 (U)
1. Attached is a copy of the OPAL/OMB version of the pay
compatab:ility increase for Foreign Service personnel which has
been given to the House/Senate conferees as the maximum .
acceptable to the President. In fact, President Carter wrote
in the margin of the transmittal memorandum that he would veto
the legislation if this schedule is exceeded. AFSA has already
accepted this schedule. The attached schedule does not
efl .the anticipated genera inrraacP ~f 9.1 scent. (U)
2. It is suggested that the at le be reviewed
to determine what the impact will bel
Attachment:
As stated
WARNING NOTICE
INTELLIGENCE SOURCES
AND METHODS INVOLVED
CONflD'ENT I A L
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 INCREASES BY CLASS LEVEL 14 not sh.
~2T2A05AY2Q rin anoa2_nn AB~ j()
1=---
4 -6- 9 -- 9 10
RRENT ,
3/?S-1 37067
W S-1 40832
Incre.$3.765
38303
42056
$3753
39539
43318
$3779
40775
44618
$3843
42011
45956
$3945
43247 44483
47335 -48755
$4088 $4272
Incre.10.16% 9.80%
9.56%
9.42%
9.39%
9.45% 9.60%
RRLNT
4/S-2 29375
30354
31333
32312
33291
34270 35249
4 S-2 33086
34078
35101
36154
37238
38355 39506
Incre.$3711
$3724
$3768
$3842
$3947
$4085 $4257
Incre.12.63% 12.27% 12.03$
11.89%
11.86%
11.92% 12.08%
TRENT
>/S-3 23687
24477
25267
26057
26847
27637 28427
4' S-3 26819
27614
28442
29295
.30174
31079* 32012
:ncre.$3122
$3137
$3175
$3238
$3327
$3442 $3585
:ncre.13.18% 12:82%
12.57%
12.43%
12.39%
12.450 12.61%
.RENT
/S-4 19451
20099
20747
21395
22043
22691 23339
S-4 21724
22375
23047
23738
24450
25184 25939
ncr. $2273
$2276
$2300
$2343
$2407
$2493 $2600
ncr. 11.69%
11.32%
11.09%
10.95%
10.92%
10.99%_11.14%
17403
17983
18563
19143'
19723
20303 208,83
S-5 17603
18131
18675
19235
19812
20406 21018
ncr. $200
$148
$112
$92 -
$89
$103 $135
:ncr. 1.15%
.82%
.6.0%
.48%
.45%
.51% .65%
r" is N T
16288
16831
17374
17917
18460
19003 19546
S-5 17603
18131
18675
19235
19812
20406 21018
ncre.$1315
$1300
$1301
$1318
$1352
$1403 $1472
ncre. 8.07%
7.72%
7.49%
7.36%
7.32%.
7.38% 7.53%
S T A F F O N L Y
45719 46955 48191
50218.* 51724* 53276*
$4394 $3158 $1.922
9.61% 6.72% 3.99%*
36228 37207 38186
40691 41912 43169;
$4463 $4705 $4983
12.32% 12.65% 13.03%
29217 30007 30797
32972 33961 34980
$3755 $3954 $4183
12.85% 13.18% 13.58%
23987 24635 25283
26717 27519 28344
.$2730 $2884 $3061
11.38% 11.71%. 12.11%
21463 22043 22623
21649 22298 22967
$186 $255 $344
.87% 1.16% 1.52%
21649 22298 22967
N.B. These figures
have been provided
by OPM & are corret:t.
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Approved F;P*~~ 6J10D010-34 not shown
S.
2
CUR1 ENT
S-6 15580
16099
NEW S-6 15736
16208
$ Incre.$156
$109
%.Incre. 1%
.68%
CURRENT
S-7 13954
14419
NEW S-7 14068
14490
Incre.$114
$71
% Incre. .82%
.49%
-
CURRENT
0-8 13925
14389
NEW S-6 15736
16208
$ Incre.$1811
$1819
T E P S
3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ilk
16618 17137 17656 .18175 18694 19213 19732 20251
16694 17195 17711 18243 18790 19353 19934 20532
$76 $58 $55 $68 $96 $140 $202 '$281
.46% .34% .31% .37% .51% .73%. 1.02% 1.39%
14884 15349
14924 15372
$40 $23
.27% .15%'
15814 16279 16744 17209 17674 18139
15833 16308 16798 17301 17820. 18355
$19 $29 $54 $92 $146 $216
.12% .18%' .3'2% .53% .83% 1.19%
rte
14853 15317 15781 16245 16709
16694. 17195 17711 18243 18790 19354 19935 20533
$1841 $1878 $1930 $1998 $2081
% Incre.-13.01% 12.64% 12.39% 12.26% 12.23% 12.30% 12.450
CURRENT
S-8 .12503 12920 13337 13754 14171 14588 15005 15422 15839 16256
NEW S-8 12576 12953 13342 14154* 14579 15016 -15467 15931 16409 16901
*from here on each step advances by one step
$ Incre. $73 $33 $5 $400 $408 $428 $462 $509 $596 $645
w
% Incre. .58% .26% .04% 2.89% 2.88% 2.93% 3.08% 3.3% 3.6% 3.97%
CURRENT
S-9 11206 11580 11954 12328 12702 13076 13450 13824 14198 14572
NEW S-9 11243 11927* 12285 12654 13033 13424 13827 14242 14669 15109
*from here on each step advances by one. step.
$ Incre.
$37
$347
$331
$326
$331
$348
$377
$418
Incre.
.33%
3.00%
2.77%
2.64%
2.61%
2.66%
2.8%
3.02%
N.B. All fi ures have been provided by OPM.
$471 $537
3.32% 3.69%
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INCREASES BY CLASS LEVELS - page 3
N.B. Steps 11 to
14 not shown
CURRENT
FSS-10 10049
10384
10719
11054
11389
11724
12059
12394
12729 13064
NEW S-9 11243
11580
11927
12285
1-2654
13033
13424
13827
14242 ,14669
$ Incre. $1194
$1196
$1208
$1231
$1265
$1309
$1365
$1433
$1513 $1605
% Incre.11.88% 11.52%
11.27%
11.14%
11.11%
11.17%
11.32%
11.56%
11.89% 12.29%
N.B. These are official figures provided by OPM.
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 OPTION AT $ 27.4 M-1-1,10N
STEP ONE GS
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'CURRENT NEW RATES EQUIVALENTS
~O/R/RU-3,FSS-1 FS-1 40832,
3O/R/RU-4,FSS-2 FS-2 33086
aO/R/RU-5,FSS-3 FS-3 .26810
O/R/RU-6,FSS-4 FS-4 21724
>O/R/RU-7, FSS-5 FS-5 .. .-?17603
-O/R/RU-8,FSS-6 FS-6 15737
-7 .FS-7 14.068'.
>S-8 FS-8 12576
;S-9,FSS-10 'S-9 11243
PAY TABLE*
STEPS
i
2
3
4
832
42056
43318
44618
086
34078
35101
36154
809
27614
28442
29295
724
22375
23.047
23738
603
18131
18675
19235
736
16208
16694
17193
068
14490
14924
15372
576
12953
13342
13742
24
11580
11927
12285
5
6
45956
47335
37238
38355
30174
31079
24450
25184
19812
20406
17711
18243
15833
16308
14154
14579
12654
13033
GS-15. 00
GS-13.71
GS-12.43
GS-11.28
GS-9.34
GS-6.03
GS-5.D0
. rh
23.41%
23.41%
23.41%
11.85%
11.85%
11.85%
11.85%
7 8 9 10 11 12 13
4875-5 50218 51724 53276 54874 56520 58216 59
3950. 40691 41912 43169 44464 45798 47172 48'.
32012.32972 33961 34980 36029 37110 38224 39
25939 26717 27519 28344 29195 30070 30973 31'.
21018 21649 22228 22967 23656 24336 25097 25!
18790 19353 19934 20532 21148 21783 22436 23
16798 17301 17820 1F355.18906 19473 20057.201
15016 15467 15931.16409 16901 17408 17930 18,
13424 13827 14242 14669 15109 1.5562 16029 16'
ay cap still limits FS-1 pay to $50,112.50. Figures do not include
1% comparability adjustment suggested for all Federal workers by
President's Pay Agent in September 1980. Pay Table has been provided
OPM and is based upon the GS scale-kept to the third decimal place in
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INTERGRADE
DIFFERENTIALS
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1 SEC. 402. SALARIES OF THE SENIOR FOREIGN SERV-
2 ICE.-The President shall prescribe salary classes for the
3 Senior Foreign Service and shall prescribe an appropriate
4 title for each class. Basic salary rates for the Senior Foreign
5 Service may not exceed the maximum rate or be less than
6 the minimum rate of basic pay payable for the Senior Execu-
7 tive Service under section 5382 of title 5, United States
8 Code, and shall be adjusted at the same time and in the same
9 manner as rates of basic pay are adjusted for the Senior Ex-
10 ecutive Service.
11 SEC. 403. FOREIGN SERVICE SCHEDULE.-(a) There is
12 hereby established the Foreign Service Schedule, which shall
13 apply to the members of the Service who are citizens of the
14 United States and for whom salary rates are not otherwise
15 provided for by this chapter.
16 (b) The Foreign Service Schedule shall have 10 salary
17 classes, designated FS-1 through FS-10, which shall corre-
18 spond to grades of the General Schedule under section 5332
19 of-title 5, United States Code, as follows:
Shall
correspond
Salary class: to grade:
FS-1 ....................................................................................................... GS-15
FS-2 ....................................................................................................... GS-14
FS-3 ....................................................................................................... GS-13
FS-4 ....................................................................................................... GS-12
FS-5 ................... ................................................................... :................. GS-1 1
FS-6 ....................................................................................................... GS-9
FS-7 ............................................................................................ G's 7 GS-8
FS-8 ............................................................................................ GS-A GS-7
FS-9 ............................................................................................ QS-6 GS-6
I1'S-10 ............................................................................................ .5--4 G S-5
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1 (c) Each class in the Foreign Service. Schedule shall
2 have 14 salary steps. The first 10 salary steps in each class
3 shall be equal to the steps for the corresponding grade in the
4 General Schedule and the remaining 4 steps shall be in incre-
5 ments equal to the average increment of the first 10 steps in
6 that class.
7 (d) Salary may not be paid under the Foreign Service
8 Schedule at a rate in excess of the rate of basic pay for level
9' V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of title. 5,
10 United States Code.
11 (e) The Secretary of State shall prescribe regulations to
12 carry out this section.
13 SEC. 404. ASSIGNMENT TO A SALARY CLASS.-(a)
14 The Secretary shall 'assign all Foreign Service officers and
15 Foreign Service personnel (other than Foreign Service per-
16 sonnel who are paid in accordance with section 407 or who
17 are family members of Government employees paid in ac-
18 cordance with a local compensation plan established under
19 section 408) to appropriate salary_ classes in the Foreign
20 Service Schedule.
21 (b)(1) The salary class to which a member of the Service
22 is assigned under this section shall not be affected by the
23 assignment of the member to a position classified under chap-
24 ter 5.
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2 of title 5,
3 - a member
4 Service as
5 Schedule
6 The Secre
7 consistent
8 chapter 53
9 lations pre
10 retention e
11 reduction-i
12 SEC.
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17 right:
18 Senio
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21 lump sum
22 scribed uni
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24 formance li
25 formance
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1 SEC. 406. WITHIN-CLASS SALARY INCREASES.-(a)
2 Any member of the Service receiving a salary under the For-
3 eign Service Schedule shall be advanced to the next higher
4 salary step in the member's class at the beginning of the first
5 applicable pay period following the completion by that
6 member of a period of-
7 (1) 52 calendar weeks of service in each of salary
8 steps 1 through 9, and
9 (2) 104 calendar weeks of service in each of
10 salary steps 10 through 13,
11 unless the performance of the member during that period is
12 found in a review by a selection board established under sec-
13 tion 602 to fall below the standards of performance for his or
14 her salary class.
15 (b) The Secretary may grant, on the basis of especially
16 meritorious service, to any member of the Service receiving
17 an increase in salary under subsection (a), an additional
18 salary increase to any higher step in the salary class in which
19 the. member is serving.
20 SEC. 407. SALARIES FOR FOREIGN SERVICE PERSON-
21 NEL ABROAD WHO PERFORM ROUTINE DUTIES.-(a) The
22 Secretary may establish salary rates at rates lower than
23 those established for the Foreign Service Schedule by section
24 403 for the Foreigii Service personnel described in subsection
25 (b). The rates established under this subsection may be no-
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