5 U.S.C. § 5925
Section 5925 · Post differentials
Current version, with additions and removals from the January 23, 2004 version.
(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—
(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;
(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
(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.
(3) may not exceed 15 percent of the rate of basic pay of that employee for the period served under that assignment.