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U.S. Government license plates for agency-owned vehicles begin with the agency prefix and may contain an agency name or logo in the lower left corner of the license plate. GSA Fleet leased vehicles use the prefix “G”. Refer to the current list below of Federal Government License Plate Prefix Codes.
| License Plate Prefix Code | Name of Federal Entity |
|---|---|
| A | Department of Agriculture |
| AF | Department of the Air Force |
| AFI | Armed Forces Italy |
| AFIS | American Forces Information Service |
| AFRH | Armed Forces Retirement Home |
| AOC | Architect of the Capitol |
| ARC | Appalachian Regional Commission |
| BBG | U.S. Agency for Global Media |
| C | Department of Commerce |
| CE | Corps of Engineers, Civil Works |
| CF | U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission |
| CP | U.S. Capitol Police |
| CPSC | Consumer Product Safety Commission |
| CS | Court Services & Offender Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia |
| CT | U.S. District Court |
| D | Department of Defense |
| DA | Defense Contract Audit Agency |
| DECA | Defense Commissary Agency |
| DFC | U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (formally Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) as of 8/19/2019). |
| DHA | Defense Health Agency |
| DHS | Department of Homeland Security |
| DIA | Defense Intelligence Agency |
| DISA | Defense Information Systems Agency |
| DLA | Defense Logistics Agency |
| DRA | Delta Regional Authority |
| DOT | Department of Transportation |
| E | Department of Energy |
| EC | U.S. Enrichment Corporation |
| ED | Department of Education |
| EEOC | U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission |
| EIB | Export Import Bank |
| EO | Executive Office of the President |
| EO | Council of Economic Advisors |
| EO | National Security Council |
| EO | Office of Management and Budget |
| EPA | Environmental Protection Agency |
| ERC | Emergency Response & Continuity (House of Representatives) |
| FC | Federal Communications Commission |
| FCA | Farm Credit Administration |
| FD | Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation |
| FHFA | Federal Housing Finance Agency |
| FM | Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service |
| FRB | The Federal Reserve Board |
| FTC | Federal Trade Commission |
| G | GSA Fleet |
| GAO | Government Accountability Office |
| GGP | Government Printing Office |
| GS | General Services Administration |
| HHS | Department of Health and Human Services |
| HUD | U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development |
| I | Department of the Interior |
| IA | U.S. Information Agency |
| ITC | International Trade Commission |
| J | Department of Justice |
| JB | Judicial Branch Government Accountability Office |
| JFKC | John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts |
| L | Department of Labor |
| LA | District of Columbia Redevelopment Land Agency |
| LB | Legislative Branch |
| LC | The Library of Congress |
| MC | U.S. Marine Corps |
| MCC | Millennium Challenge Corporation |
| MSPB | U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board |
| N | Department of the Navy |
| NA | National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
| NEA | National Endowment for the Arts |
| NG | National Guard Bureau |
| NGA | National Gallery of Art |
| NG | National Guard Bureau |
| NL | National Labor Relations Board |
| NP | National Capital Planning Commission |
| NRC | Nuclear Regulatory Commission |
| NS | National Science Foundation |
| OPIC | Overseas Private Investment Corporation. OPIC changed name to US International Development Finance Corporation as of 8/19/2019. New Code is DFC |
| OPM | Office of Personnel Management |
| P | United States Postal Service |
| PBG | Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation |
| PSA | Pretrial Services Agency |
| PT | Presidio Trust |
| RR | Railroad Retirement Board |
| S | Department of State |
| SAA | United States Senate Sergeant at Arms |
| SB | Small Business Administration |
| SC | Defense Security and Exchange Commission |
| SE | U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission |
| SH | U.S. Soldiers’ and Airmen’s Home |
| SI | Smithsonian Institution |
| S-IBC | International Broadcasting Bureau |
| SS | Selective Service System |
| T | Department of the Treasury |
| TV | Tennessee Valley Authority |
| U | U.S. Agency for International Development |
| UPC | Peace Corps |
| VA | Department of Veterans Affairs |
| W | Army |
| X | Army & Air Force Exchange Service |
If you find any errors in the list of license plate codes, or if you would like to request a copy of the Desk Reference Guide for U.S. Government License Plates and the GSA-UNICOR Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), please send your requests to vehicle.policy@gsa.gov.
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Rates for Alaska, Hawaii, and U.S. territories and possessions are set by the Department of Defense.
Rates for foreign countries are set by the Department of State.
Rates are available between 10/1/2023 and 09/30/2026.
The End Date of your trip can not occur before the Start Date.
Traveler reimbursement is based on the location of the work activities and not the accommodations, unless lodging is not available at the work activity, then the agency may authorize the rate where lodging is obtained.
Unless otherwise specified, the per diem locality is defined as "all locations within, or entirely surrounded by, the corporate limits of the key city, including independent entities located within those boundaries."
Per diem localities with county definitions shall include"all locations within, or entirely surrounded by, the corporate limits of the key city as well as the boundaries of the listed counties, including independent entities located within the boundaries of the key city and the listed counties (unless otherwise listed separately)."
When a military installation or Government - related facility(whether or not specifically named) is located partially within more than one city or county boundary, the applicable per diem rate for the entire installation or facility is the higher of the rates which apply to the cities and / or counties, even though part(s) of such activities may be located outside the defined per diem locality.
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