6 CFR § 158.643 - Allowance in nonforeign areas.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t6/s158.643"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "6 CFR § 158.643 - Allowance in nonforeign areas."
title_number: 6
title_name: "Domestic Security"
section_number: "158.643"
section_name: "Allowance in nonforeign areas."
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY"
part_number: "158"
part_name: "CYBERSECURITY TALENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (CTMS)"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "Subpart H also issued under 5 U.S.C. Chapters 41 and 43; 5 CFR parts 410 and 430."
regulatory_source: "86 FR 47893, Aug. 26, 2021, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "158"
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# 158.643 Allowance in nonforeign areas.

(a) A DHS-CS employee is eligible for and may receive an allowance under 5 U.S.C. 5941 and implementing regulations in 5 CFR part 591, subpart B, on the same basis and to the same extent as if the employee is an employee covered by those authorities.

(b) The Department provides an allowance described in paragraph (a) of this section to any DHS-CS employee who is eligible, as described in paragraph (a), for such allowance.

(c) Any allowance provided under this section is excluded from the aggregate compensation limit described in § 158.604.

(d) Any allowance provided under this section is not salary under this part and is not basic pay for any purpose under 5 U.S.C. or 5 CFR.

(e) Any allowance under this section for a DHS-CS advisory appointee is subject to additional requirements and restrictions in subpart J of this part.