Executive Order 13207: Further Amendment to Executive Order 10000, Regulations Governing Additional Compensation and Credit Granted Certain Employees of the Federal Government Serving Outside the United States
President: George W. Bush
Amended EO 10000 to remove separate nonforeign cost-of-living rates for employees with commissary privileges, allow less-than-annual surveys and permit gradual rate reductions, implementing terms of the Caraballo settlement.
Status: In effect. Is Executive Order 13207 still in effect? Yes. Executive Order 13207 remains in effect. See Federal Register record.
What does Executive Order 13207 do?
The order assigned these duties: President — Amend sections 201, 205 and 210 of EO 10000; Office of Personnel Management — Revise nonforeign-area COLA methodology and regulations consistent with the settlement.
Before and after
Before the order
EO 10000 required features of OPM’s nonforeign-area cost-of-living allowance methodology, including annual review language and special treatment tied to commissary privileges.
After the order
OPM issued interim regulations in November 2001 reflecting the settlement and amended order. Congress later enacted a phased transition from nonforeign COLAs to locality pay, while the State Department’s separate government-wide foreign-area allowance system continues.
Who had to do what
| Agency / office | Action | Timing / position |
|---|---|---|
| President | Amend sections 201, 205 and 210 of EO 10000 | Immediately |
| Office of Personnel Management | Revise nonforeign-area COLA methodology and regulations consistent with the settlement | 2001 implementation |
| Employing agencies | Apply OPM allowance rates and later statutory transition rules | As effective |
What happened next
The Caraballo class-action settlement set terms for revising OPM’s nonforeign COLA methodology.
EO 13207 signed.
EO 13207 conformed EO 10000 to the settlement.
OPM published interim implementing regulations.
Legal and source detail
How it works legally
The order implemented a settlement involving OPM’s nonforeign-area COLA program; despite its inherited title, it was not the source of today’s State Department foreign-post allowance system. Pay statutes, OPM regulations, the settlement and later locality-pay legislation controlled individual entitlements.
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