---
kind: "section"
citation: "6 C.F.R. § 158.643"
title: "6"
number: "158.643"
heading: "Allowance in nonforeign areas."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/6/158.643"
---

# §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](/usc/5/5941.md) and implementing regulations in [5 CFR part 591](/cfr/5/part591.md), [subpart B](/cfr/6/subpartB.md), 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)](#a) of this section to any DHS-CS employee who is eligible, as described in [paragraph (a)](#a), for such allowance.
- (c) Any allowance provided under this section is excluded from the aggregate compensation limit described in [§ 158.604](/cfr/6/158.604.md).
- (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](/cfr/5.md).
- (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.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 6 U.S.C. 658. Subpart H also issued under 5 U.S.C. Chapters 41 and 43; 5 CFR parts 410 and 430.

### Source

Source: 86 FR 47893, Aug. 26, 2021, unless otherwise noted.