5 CFR 591.209
§ 591.209 What is a price index?
United States · 5 CFR — Administrative Personnel · Status: effective
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(a) The price index is the COLA area price divided by the DC area price and multiplied by 100.
(b) Example:
Computation:
(c) In the case of the final index, OPM rounds the index to two decimal places.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.