5 CFR 591.225
§ 591.225 Which CPIs does OPM use?
United States · 5 CFR — Administrative Personnel · Status: effective
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- 5 CFR 591.225, § 591.225 Which CPIs does OPM use?, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/7160
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OPM uses the following CPIs:
(a) For the Washington, DC, area—the BLS Consumer Price Index, All Urban Consumers (CPI-U);
(b) For all COLA areas in the State of Alaska—the BLS CPI-U for Anchorage, AK;
(c) For all COLA areas in the State of Hawaii and for Guam and the CNMI—the BLS CPI-U for Honolulu, HI; and
(d) For Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands—the Puerto Rico CPI as produced by the Puerto Rico Department of Work and Human Resources.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.