§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, 2001

Ex. Ord. No. 13182, Dec. 23, 2000, 65 F.R. 82879, 66 F.R. 10057, 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, 2001. 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, 2001)

Step	Class 1	Class 2	Class 3	Class 4	Class 5	Class 6	Class 7	Class 8	Class 9
1	$79,710	$64,588	$52,335	$42,407	$34,362	$30,719	$27,462	$24,550	$21,947
2	82,101	66,526	53,905	43,679	35,393	31,641	28,286	25,287	22,605
3	84,564	68,521	55,522	44,990	36,455	32,590	29,134	26,045	23,284
4	87,101	70,577	57,188	46,339	37,548	33,567	30,008	26,826	23,982
5	89,714	72,694	58,904	47,729	38,675	34,575	30,909	27,631	24,702
6	92,406	74,875	60,671	49,161	39,835	35,612	31,836	28,460	25,443
7	95,178	77,121	62,491	50,636	41,030	36,680	32,791	29,314	26,206
8	98,033	79,435	64,365	52,155	42,261	37,780	33,775	30,193	26,992
9	100,974	81,818	66,296	53,720	43,529	38,914	34,788	31,099	27,802
10	103,623	84,273	68,285	55,332	44,835	40,081	35,832	32,032	28,636
11	103,623	86,801	70,334	56,991	46,180	41,284	36,907	32,993	29,495
12	103,623	89,405	72,444	58,701	47,565	42,522	38,014	33,983	30,380
13	103,623	92,087	74,617	60,462	48,992	43,798	39,154	35,002	31,291
14	103,623	94,850	76,856	62,276	50,462	45,112	40,329	36,053	32,230

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, formerly set out as a note under section 5332 of Title 5.

Executive Order No. 13144

Ex. Ord. No. 13144, Dec. 21, 1999, 64 F.R. 72237, which provided for adjustments in the Foreign Service Schedule, was superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 13182, Dec. 23, 2000, 65 F.R. 82879, 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.