§3963. Foreign Service Schedule

The President shall establish a Foreign Service Schedule which shall consist of 9 salary classes and which shall apply to members of the Service who are citizens of the United States and for whom salary rates are not otherwise provided for by this subchapter. The maximum salary rate for the highest class established under this section, which shall be designated class 1, may not exceed the maximum rate of basic pay prescribed for GS–15 of the General Schedule under section 5332 of title 5. Salary rates established under this section shall be adjusted in accordance with section 5303 of title 5.

( Pub. L. 96–465, title I, §403, Oct. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 2088 ; Pub. L. 101–509, title V, §529 [title I, §101(b)(1)], Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1427 , 1439.)

Amendments

1990-Pub. L. 101–509 substituted "section 5303" for "subchapter I of chapter 53".

Effective Date of 1990 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 101–509 effective on such date as the President shall determine, but not earlier than 90 days, and not later than 180 days, after Nov. 5, 1990, see section 529 [title I, §305] of Pub. L. 101–509, set out as a note under section 5301 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

Effective Date

Section effective Feb. 15, 1981, except that for purposes of implementing section 4151 of this title it is effective Oct. 17, 1980, see section 2403(a) and (d)(2) of Pub. L. 96–465, set out as an Effective Date note under section 3901 of this title.

Adjustment of Foreign Service Schedule Effective for Pay Periods Beginning On or After January 1, 2000

Ex. Ord. No. 13144, Dec. 21, 1999, 64 F.R. 72237, set out as a note under section 5332 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, provided in part for an adjustment of the Foreign Service Schedule pay rates effective on the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after Jan. 1, 2000. See Schedule set out as follows:

Schedule 2
Foreign Service Schedule
(Effective on the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after January 1, 2000)

Step	Class 1	Class 2	Class 3	Class 4	Class 5	Class 6	Class 7	Class 8	Class 9
1	$77,614	$62,890	$50,960	$41,292	$33,459	$29,911	$26,740	$23,905	$21,370
2	79,942	64,777	52,489	42,531	34,463	30,808	27,542	24,622	22,011
3	82,341	66,720	54,063	43,807	35,497	31,733	28,368	25,361	22,671
4	84,811	68,722	55,685	45,121	36,562	32,685	29,220	26,122	23,352
5	87,355	70,783	57,356	46,475	37,658	33,665	30,096	26,905	24,052
6	89,976	72,907	59,077	47,869	38,788	34,675	30,999	27,712	24,774
7	92,675	75,094	60,849	49,305	39,952	35,715	31,929	28,544	25,517
8	95,455	77,347	62,674	50,784	41,150	36,787	32,887	29,400	26,282
9	98,319	79,667	64,555	52,307	42,385	37,890	33,873	30,282	27,071
10	100,897	82,057	66,491	53,877	43,656	39,027	34,890	31,191	27,883
11	100,897	84,519	68,486	55,493	44,966	40,198	35,936	32,126	28,719
12	100,897	87,054	70,541	57,158	46,315	41,404	37,014	33,090	29,581
13	100,897	89,666	72,657	58,873	47,705	42,646	38,125	34,083	30,469
14	100,897	92,356	74,836	60,639	49,136	43,925	39,269	35,105	31,383

Executive Order No. 12249

Ex. Ord. No. 12249, Oct. 25, 1980, 45 F.R. 71347, which provided for a Foreign Service Schedule, was superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 12330, Oct. 15, 1981, 46 F.R. 50921, formerly set out as a note under section 5332 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

Executive Order No. 12330

Ex. Ord. No. 12330, Oct. 15, 1981, 46 F.R. 50921, which provided for adjustments in the Foreign Service Schedule, was superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 12387, Oct. 8, 1982, 47 F.R. 44981, formerly set out as a note under section 5332 of Title 5.

Executive Order No. 12387

Ex. Ord. No. 12387, Oct. 8, 1982, 47 F.R. 44981, which provided for adjustments in the Foreign Service Schedule, was superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 12456, Dec. 30, 1983, 49 F.R. 347, as amended by Ex. Ord. No. 12477, May 23, 1984, 49 F.R. 22041; Ex. Ord. No. 12487, Sept. 14, 1984, 49 F.R. 36493, formerly set out as a note under section 5332 of Title 5.

Executive Order No. 12456

Ex. Ord. No. 12456, Dec. 30, 1983, 49 F.R. 347, as amended by Ex. Ord. No. 12477, May 23, 1984, 49 F.R. 22041; Ex. Ord. No. 12487, Sept. 14, 1984, 49 F.R. 36493, which provided for adjustments in the Foreign Service Schedule, was superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 12496, Dec. 28, 1984, 50 F.R. 211, formerly set out as a note under section 5332 of Title 5.

Executive Order No. 12496

Ex. Ord. No. 12496, Dec. 28, 1984, 50 F.R. 211, as amended by Ex. Ord. No. 12540, Dec. 30, 1985, 51 F.R. 577, which provided for adjustments in the Foreign Service Schedule, was superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 12578, Dec. 31, 1986, 52 F.R. 505, formerly set out as a note under section 5332 of Title 5.

Executive Order No. 12578

Ex. Ord. No. 12578, Dec. 31, 1986, 52 F.R. 505, which provided for adjustments in the Foreign Service Schedule, was superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 12622, Dec. 31, 1987, 53 F.R. 222, formerly set out as a note under section 5332 of Title 5.

Executive Order No. 12622

Ex. Ord. No. 12622, Dec. 31, 1987, 53 F.R. 222, which provided for adjustments in the Foreign Service Schedule, was superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 12663, Jan. 6, 1989, 54 F.R. 791, formerly set out as a note under section 5332 of Title 5.

Executive Order No. 12663

Ex. Ord. No. 12663, Jan. 6, 1989, 54 F.R. 791, which provided for adjustments in the Foreign Service Schedule, was superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 12698, Dec. 23, 1989, 54 F.R. 53473, formerly set out as a note under section 5332 of Title 5.

Executive Order No. 12698

Ex. Ord. No. 12698, Dec. 23, 1989, 54 F.R. 53473, which provided for adjustments in the Foreign Service Schedule, was superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 12736, Dec. 12, 1990, 55 F.R. 51385, formerly set out as a note under section 5332 of Title 5.

Executive Order No. 12736

Ex. Ord. No. 12736, Dec. 12, 1990, 55 F.R. 51385, which provided for adjustments in the Foreign Service Schedule, was superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 12786, Dec. 26, 1991, 56 F.R. 67453, formerly set out as a note under section 5332 of Title 5.

Executive Order No. 12786

Ex. Ord. No. 12786, Dec. 26, 1991, 56 F.R. 67453, which provided for adjustments in the Foreign Service Schedule, was superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 12826, Dec. 30, 1992, 57 F.R. 62909, formerly set out as a note under section 5332 of Title 5.

Executive Order No. 12826

Ex. Ord. No. 12826, Dec. 30, 1992, 57 F.R. 62909, which provided for adjustments in the Foreign Service Schedule, was superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 12944, Dec. 28, 1994, 60 F.R. 309, formerly set out as a note under section 5332 of Title 5.

Executive Order No. 12944

Ex. Ord. No. 12944, Dec. 28, 1994, 60 F.R. 309, which provided for adjustments in the Foreign Service Schedule, was superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 12984, Dec. 28, 1995, 61 F.R. 237, formerly set out as a note under section 5332 of Title 5.

Executive Order No. 12984

Ex. Ord. No. 12984, Dec. 28, 1995, 61 F.R. 237, which provided for adjustments in the Foreign Service Schedule, was superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 13033, Dec. 27, 1996, 61 F.R. 68987, formerly set out as a note under section 5332 of Title 5.

Executive Order No. 13033

Ex. Ord. No. 13033, Dec. 27, 1996, 61 F.R. 68987, which provided for adjustments in the Foreign Service Schedule, was superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 13071, Dec. 29, 1997, 62 F.R. 68521, formerly set out as a note under section 5332 of Title 5.

Executive Order No. 13071

Ex. Ord. No. 13071, Dec. 29, 1997, 62 F.R. 68521, which provided for adjustments in the Foreign Service Schedule, was superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 13106, Dec. 7, 1998, 63 F.R. 68151, formerly set out as a note under section 5332 of Title 5.

Executive Order No. 13106

Ex. Ord. No. 13106, Dec. 7, 1998, 63 F.R. 68151, which provided for adjustments in the Foreign Service Schedule, was substantially superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 13144, Dec. 21, 1999, 64 F.R. 72237, set out as a note under section 5332 of Title 5.

Section Referred to in Other Sections

This section is referred to in sections 287, 287n, 290a, 2021, 2385, 2506, 4066, 4152 of this title; title 5 section 5302.