3 FAM 3120
FOREIGN SERVICE AND CIVIL SERVICE
SALARIES
(CT:PER-934; 11-05-2018)
(Office of Origin: HR/RMA)
3 FAM 3121 FOREIGN SERVICE SALARIES
3 FAM 3121.1 Appointment Rate
3 FAM 3121.1-1 Foreign Service
Officer Career Candidates
(TL:PER-327; 11-06-1996)
(State Only)
(Applies to Foreign Service Employees Only)
a. A Foreign Service officer career candidate is
appointed initially to a class in the Foreign Service Schedule not to exceed
class 4 and at a salary rate within the class to which appointed. The
Secretariat of the Board of Examiners for the Foreign Service determines the
appropriate class and salary rate, taking into consideration factors deemed
appropriate by the Board including the officers qualifications, experience,
and education.
b. In individual cases under section 307 of the Foreign
Service Act of 1980, as amended, the Secretary may determine that assignment to
a higher class is warranted because:
(1) Of qualifications (including foreign language
competence) and experience of the candidate, and needs of the Service; or
(2) The candidate is already serving in a career
appointment in the Service in a class above class 4 in the Foreign Service
Schedule.
3 FAM 3121.1-2 Foreign Service
Specialist Career Candidate
(CT:PER-672; 04-26-2012)
(State Only)
(Applies to Foreign Service Employees Only)
A Foreign Service specialist career candidate is appointed
at a class in the Foreign Service Schedule, and at a salary rate within the
class, which the Secretariat of the Board of Examiners for the Foreign Service,
taking into consideration factors including qualifications, experience, and
education, must determine to be appropriate.
3 FAM 3121.2 Within-Class Salary
Increases
3 FAM 3121.2-1 Legal Authority
(CT:PER-672; 04-26-2012)
(State Only)
(Applies to Foreign Service Employees Only)
Legal authorities are:
(1) 22 U.S.C. 3966 (Section 406, Foreign Service Act
of 1980, as amended);
(2) 22 U.S.C. 4002 (Section 602, Foreign Service Act
of 1980, as amended); and
(3) 22 U.S.C. 4137 (Section 1107, Foreign Service Act
of 1980, as amended).
3 FAM 3121.2-2 Policy
(TL:PER-327; 11-06-1996)
(State Only)
(Applies to Foreign Service Employees Only)
It is the policy of the Department to provide periodic
salary increases for members of the Service receiving a salary under the
Foreign Service Schedule who are paid at a step below the maximum step of their
class.
3 FAM 3121.3 Remedial Within-Class
Increases
3 FAM 3121.3-1 Policy
(CT:PER-893; 12-11-2017)
(State Only)
(Applies to Foreign Service Employees Only)
It is the policy of the Department to correct an error or
prevent an injustice by providing an increase to a higher salary rate within a
class pursuant to a recommendation of the Foreign Service Grievance Board
(FSGB), an equal employment opportunity appeals examiner, or the Special
Counsel of the Merit Systems Protection Board. The Department must provide a
remedial within-class increase pursuant to a decision or order of the Merit Systems
Protection Board.
3 FAM 3121.3-2 Authority
(CT:PER-840; 04-12-2017)
(State Only)
(Applies to Foreign Service Employees Only)
The authority for this policy is 22 U.S.C. 4006 (section
606 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980, as amended).
3 FAM 3121.3-3 Effective Date
(CT:PER-840; 04-12-2017)
(State Only)
(Applies to Foreign Service Employees Only)
A remedial within-class increase may be made effective
retroactively by the Secretary where a prospective increase alone would not
constitute an adequate remedy.
3 FAM 3121.3-4 Effect on Waiting
Period
(CT:PER-840; 04-12-2017)
(State Only)
(Applies to Foreign Service Employees Only)
A remedial within-class increase is not an equivalent
increase.
3 FAM 3121.4 Promotion
(CT:PER-840; 04-12-2017)
(State Only)
(Applies to Foreign Service Employees Only)
See 3 FAM 2320.
3 FAM 3122 SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE
(SFS) PAY SETTING
3 FAM 3122.1 Policy
(TL:PER-327; 11-06-1996)
(State Only)
(Applies to Foreign Service Employees Only)
It is the policy of the Department to provide Executive
Service (ES) pay rates for all promotions or appointments to the Senior Foreign
Service (SFS) and subsequent adjustments within a class based on performance.
3 FAM 3122.2 Authority
(CT:PER-672; 04-26-2012)
(State Only)
(Applies to Foreign Service Employees Only)
Authorities are:
(1) 22 U.S.C. 3962(a)(2) (section 402(a)(2) of the
Foreign Service Act of 1980, as amended); and
(2) 5 U.S.C. 5382.
3 FAM 3122.3 Appointments
3 FAM 3122.3-1 Appointments from
the Civil Service
(CT:PER-672; 04-26-2012)
(State Only)
(Applies to Foreign Service Employees Only)
Except as provided under 3 FAM 3122.3-2,
limited appointments made to the Senior Foreign Service (SFS) will be at the
lowest salary level within the class (Counselor or Minister-Counselor) to which
appointed which equals or exceeds the employees scheduled rate of pay
immediately prior to the appointment.
3 FAM 3122.3-2 Appointments from
the Career Senior Executive Service (SES)
(CT:PER-672; 04-26-2012)
(State Only)
(Applies to Foreign Service Employees Only)
a. An individual who is a career appointee in the
Senior Executive Service (SES) receiving basic pay at one of the rates payable
under 5 U.S.C. 5382, and who accepts a limited appointment in the Senior
Foreign Service (SFS) at a salary class for which the basic salary rate is less
than such basic rate of pay, must be paid a salary at his or her former basic
rate of pay (with adjustments as provided in paragraph b of this section) until
the salary for his or her salary class in the SFS equals or exceeds the salary
payable to such individual under this paragraph.
b. The salary paid to an individual under this section
must be adjusted by 50 percent of each adjustment which takes effect after the
appointment of such individual to the SFS, in the basic rate of pay at which
the individual was paid under 5 U.S.C. 5382, immediately prior to such
appointment.
3 FAM 3122.3-3 Appointments from
Outside the U.S. Government
(CT:PER-672; 04-26-2012)
(State Only)
(Applies to Foreign Service Employees Only)
a. Limited appointments made to the Senior Foreign
Service (SFS) will be at the lowest salary level within the class (Counselor or
Minister-Counselor) to which appointed.
b. An appointment at an advanced level within the
Counselor class may be made by the head of agency or designee based on a
determination that the individual possesses needed skills that are not
currently available and that warrant a higher pay level and/or based on an
individuals annual earnings as indicated by appropriate documentation.
3 FAM 3122.4 Promotion
(TL:PER-327; 11-06-1996)
(State Only)
(Applies to Foreign Service Employees Only)
See 3 FAM 2320.
3 FAM 3122.5 Adjustment of Basic
Salary Rates for SFS Members
(CT:PER-672; 04-26-2012)
(State Only)
(Applies to Foreign Service Employees Only)
a. A member of the Senior Foreign Service (SFS) may not
receive an adjustment to the basic salary rate more than once during any
12-month period. For this purpose, an adjustment does not include the initial
pay setting upon a members appointment into the Senior Foreign Service, a pay
adjustment made pursuant to a promotion to another class in the SFS, or a pay
structure adjustment pursuant to an Executive Order or statute, but does
include a pay adjustment for performance or contribution to agency mission made
within a class of the SFS.
b. Application of the 1-in-12 month rule may be waived
for certain pay adjustments affecting the SFS to the extent consistent with
authority granted by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) regarding the
Senior Executive Service.
3 FAM 3122.6 Performance-Based
Salary Adjustments
3 FAM 3122.6-1 Policy
(TL:PER-327; 11-06-1996)
(State Only)
(Applies to Foreign Service Employees Only)
It is the policy of the Department that increases may be
granted in recognition of sustained excellent performance.
3 FAM 3122.6-2 Applicability
(TL:PER-327; 11-06-1996)
(State Only)
(Applies to Foreign Service Employees Only)
This section applies to all members of the Senior Foreign
Service (SFS) whose rate of basic pay in his or her SFS class (Counselor or
Minister-Counselor) is less than the maximum rate for his or her class.
3 FAM 3123 CHARG DAFFAIRES PAY
3 FAM 3123.1 Authority
(CT:PER-672; 04-26-2012)
(State Only)
(Applies to Foreign Service Employees Only)
See 22 U.S.C. 3971 (Section 4100 of the Foreign Service
Act of 1980, as amended).
3 FAM 3123.2 Definition
(TL:PER-327; 11-6-1996)
(State Only)
(Applies to Foreign Service Employees Only)
Charg pay: The additional compensation payable to:
(1) A Foreign Service officer or any other officer
with the appropriate commissioned title, including a Foreign Service
information officer, serving as a charg daffaires ad interim at a diplomatic
mission; or
(2) A Foreign Service officer or consular officer who
is not a Foreign Service officer serving as acting principal officer at a
consulate general, a consulate, or a U.S. Interests Section.
3 FAM 3123.3 Criteria
(CT:PER-672; 04-26-2012)
(State Only)
(Applies to Foreign Service Employees Only)
a. An officer must complete a waiting period of 28
calendar days in charge of a post in an acting capacity pursuant to a permanent
or temporary transfer of office under 3 FAM 1420 or
pursuant to assignment to a newly established mission as charg daffaires ad
interim before becoming eligible for charg pay.
b. Charg pay does not accrue during the 28-day waiting
period required to establish eligibility.
c. Charg pay accrues for periods of service in an
acting capacity of 7 consecutive calendar days or more.
d. There is no authority for charg pay for any period
of service at a newly established consular post or U.S. Interests Section prior
to the arrival of the first principal officer.
e. Charg pay does not accrue for any period of service
between the date a mission is first established and the date a pay level for
the mission is determined.
3 FAM 3123.4 Rates
(CT:PER-672; 04-26-2012)
(State Only)
(Applies to Foreign Service Employees Only)
a. The regular rate of charg pay is one-half the
difference between the basic salary of the officer acting in charge and the
basic salary provided for the position of chief of mission or the basic salary
of the principal officer most recently in charge, as appropriate.
b. The special rate of charg pay may be either 3/4 of
the difference or the full difference between the basic salary of the officer
temporarily in charge and the basic salary provided for the position of chief
of mission or the basic salary of the principal officer most recently in
charge, as appropriate.
c. The reduced rate is one-half the full amount under
paragraph a of this section.
3 FAM 3123.5 Administration
(CT:PER-672; 04-26-2012)
(State Only)
(Applies to Foreign Service Employees Only)
a. Officers must be entitled to charg pay at the regular
rate unless a special rate or reduced rate is authorized by the Deputy
Assistant Secretary for Human Resources.
b. The effective date of any adjustment in basic salary
upon which the percentage of difference is computed must be the effective date
of any adjustment in the rate of charg pay.
3 FAM 3124 CIVIL SERVICE SALARIES
3 FAM 3124.1 Authorities
(CT:PER-915; 08-17-2018)
(State Only)
(Applies to Civil Service Employees Only)
Authorities include:
(1) 5 CFR 530, Pay Rates and Systems (General);
(2) 5 CFR 531, Pay Under the General Schedule;
(3) 5 CFR 534, Subpart D, Pay and Performance Awards
Under the Senior Executive Service (SES);
(4) 5 CFR 534, Subpart E, Pay for Senior Level and
Scientific or Professional Positions; and
(5) 5 CFR, Chapter II, Merit Systems Protection Board.
3 FAM 3124.2 General
(CT:PER-672; 04-26-2012)
(State Only)
(Applies to Civil Service Employees Only)
a. Pay under the General Schedule and for certain
exempt categories is covered under this subchapter.
b. This subchapter sets forth policies of the
Department of State within the law and regulations.
3 FAM 3124.3 Within-Grade
Increases (WGIs)
(TL:PER-327; 11-06-1996)
(State Only)
(Applies to Civil Service Employees Only)
These regulations must be read together with 5 CFR 531,
Subpart D.
3 FAM 3124.3-1 Acceptable Level
of Performance Determinations
3 FAM 3124.3-1(A) Supervisory
Responsibility
(CT:PER-672; 04-26-2012)
(State Only)
(Applies to Civil Service Employees Only)
To grant a within-grade increase (WGI), supervisors must
make a determination that the employee has been performing the duties of the
position at an acceptable level of competence based on the employees most
recent rating of record. Negative determinations must be directly related to
performance and those not meeting this criteria (i.e., conduct problems, leave
abuse, etc.) should be addressed through procedures appropriate to the problem.
3 FAM 3124.3-1(B) Delayed
Determination
(CT:PER-672; 04-26-2012)
(State Only)
(Applies to Civil Service Employees Only)
a. Determinations under this section must be delayed
when the employee:
(1) Has not had a performance plan for a period of 120
days when the within-grade increase (WGI) is due and has not been given a
performance rating in any position within 90 days before the end of the waiting
period; or
(2) Is reduced in grade because of unsatisfactory
performance and has not served in the position at the lower grade for at least
120 days.
b. In the above cases, the employee must be informed:
(1) That the determination will be delayed; and
(2) The specific requirements for performance at a
fully successful level.
c. The delayed determination must be based on a period
of performance not to exceed 120 calendar days.
3 FAM 3124.3-1(C) Negative
Determinations
(CT:PER-672; 04-26-2012)
(State Only)
(Applies to Civil Service Employees Only)
(1) Executive directors/officers must concur with the
supervisors negative determination;
(2) The Office of Employee Relations (HR/ER) clearance
is required before a negative determination can be issued;
(3) Negative determinations are issued in writing to
the employee as soon as possible after completion of the within-grade increase
(WGI) waiting period;
(4) Reconsideration must be requested in writing to
the executive director/officer not more than 15 calendar days from receipt of
the negative determination notice. Executive directors/officers will establish
a reconsideration file; and
(5) Executive directors/officers (not delegatable)
will provide a written final decision with HR/ER clearance within 30 days of
the request for reconsideration.
3 FAM 3124.3-1(D) Responsibility
of Gaining Bureau
(CT:PER-672; 04-26-2012)
(State Only)
(Applies to Civil Service Employees Only)
The gaining bureau is responsible for granting or denying
within-grade increases (WGIs) to employees who transfer between bureaus before
the effective date of the WGI. Gaining bureaus may delay the acceptable level
of performance determination for not more than 120 days for employees who have
not been informed of specific requirements for performance at an acceptable
level of competence in the new position at least 30 days before the end of the
waiting period.
3 FAM 3124.3-2 Appeals to the
Merit Systems Protection Board
(CT:PER-672; 04-26-2012)
(State Only)
(Applies to Civil Service Employees Only)
Regulations covering the Merit Systems Protection Board
(MSPB) are found in 5 CFR 2.
3 FAM 3124.4 Quality Step
Increases (QSIs)
(CT:PER-672; 04-26-2012)
(State Only)
(Applies to Civil Service Employees Only)
Regulations governing the granting of a quality-step
increase (QSI) are in 5 CFR 531, Subpart E.
3 FAM 3124.4-1 Policy
(CT:PER-893; 12-11-2017)
(State Only)
(Applies to Civil Service Employees Only)
It is the policy of the Department to provide appropriate
incentives and recognition to employees demonstrating sustained, outstanding
quality performance by granting QSIs. QSIs are granted through a two-step
process: nomination and review by Bureau Awards Committees and a final,
competitive review by Department-level Panels as laid out in this sub-chapter
and the Precepts for Civil Service Quality Step Increase and Quality
Performance Awards Committees and Panels (Precepts). A QSI increases the
employees rate of basic pay and provides a continuing benefit to the
employee. To the extent that the language of the Precepts varies from that in 3 FAM 3124.4
and/or 3 FAM
4892, the language in the Precepts shall govern.
3 FAM 3124.4-2 Frequency
(CT:PER-893; 12-11-2017)
(State Only)
(Applies to Civil Service Employees Only)
Recommendations for QSIs will be considered annually in
conjunction with and immediately following the annual performance appraisal
process.
3 FAM 3124.4-3 Effective Date
(CT:PER-893; 12-11-2017)
(State Only)
(Applies to Civil Service Employees Only)
QSIs will be effective at a date set by the Director
General, generally on the first day of the first full pay period following
announcement of QSI recipients.
3 FAM 3124.4-4 Eligibility
(CT:PER-893; 12-11-2017)
(State Only)
(Applies to Civil Service Employees Only)
a. An employee must occupy a permanent position paid
under the General Schedule (GS, GM, GG) and be receiving less than the maximum
rate of pay for his or her grade level.
b. A permanent position is a position filled by an
employee whose appointment is not designated as temporary by law and does not
have a definite time limitation of one year or less as defined in 5 CFR
531.403. For example, employees on career, career-conditional, or Term
appointments in the competitive service are eligible for QSIs. Employees in
the excepted service who are on an appointment that meets the definition herein
are also eligible for QSIs (e.g., Presidential Interns under the Presidential
Management Fellows (PMF); attorneys
appointed under Schedule A; training instructors appointed under Section
704(a)(4)(B) of the Foreign Service Act; and individuals appointed under 5 CFR
213.3102(u)).
c. An employee's most recent rating of record must be
at the Outstanding summary rating level.
d. Employees may not receive a QSI or a Quality
Performance Award (QPA) in consecutive years (5 CFR 531.505).
e. Employees who have received a cash award for
superior or sustained performance under 3 FAM 4827 or
4828 may not receive a QSI for the same period of performance already
recognized by the cash award. (Receipt of a cash award for a one-time act will
not affect an employee's eligibility for a QSI.)
f. An employee determined to be ineligible under this
section may still be eligible for other compensation or awards under 3 FAM
4800.
g. An employee ineligible for a QSI solely because
she/he is receiving the maximum rate of pay for his/her grade level may still
be eligible for nomination for a QPA in accordance with 3 FAM 4892.
QPAs are considered jointly with QSI nominations in accordance with the
procedures outlined in this sub-chapter and the governing Precepts.
3 FAM 3124.4-5 Criteria
(CT:PER-893; 12-11-2017)
(State Only)
(Applies to Civil Service Employees Only)
In addition to the eligibility requirements, the
documentation submitted in support of the QSI or QPA must clearly support the
following conclusions:
a. The employees most recent rating of record must be
outstanding and demonstrate how the employee has contributed to the
achievement of the U.S. Government or Department/Bureau/Offices management,
policies and/or goals;
b. The employees performance has been at a sustained
high level of quality with every expectation of continued exceptional
achievement;
c. The employees quality and scope of work,
particularly in difficult circumstances and conditions, demonstrates
exceptional judgment, initiative, adaptability, resilience and resourcefulness;
d. The employee has demonstrated character and conduct
that modeled the Departments six core values as well as the Leadership and
Management Principles (3 FAM 1214),
placing the U.S. Government or Department/Bureau/Offices success above
personal achievement;
e. The employee has excelled at interpersonal relations
that enhanced a productive and collaborative work environment with colleagues
at all levels; and
f. The employee has significantly and substantially
contributed to and advanced U.S. Government or Department/Bureau/Offices
policy, leadership, and/or human resource goals.
3 FAM 3124.4-6 Limitations
(CT:PER-893; 12-11-2017)
(State Only)
(Applies to Civil Service Employees Only)
QSIs, together with QPAs, are limited to a fixed
percentage of the General Schedule population covered by the Performance
Appraisal System on the rolls of a bureau or office as of the end of the
calendar year (December 31). This percentage is determined on an annual basis
by the Under Secretary for Management (M) or his designee. Bureaus will be
provided a maximum number of nominations they can forward for consideration by
the Department-level Panels based on their percentage of the eligible
Department population.
3 FAM 3124.4-7 Justification,
Recommendation, Approval, and Removal
(CT:PER-893; 12-11-2017)
(State Only)
(Applies to Civil Service Employees Only)
a. Nominations for QSIs and the companion QPA are
documented, processed, and approved in accordance with the governing Precepts
and this sub-chapter. Form DS-1968, Nomination for Quality Step Increase
(QSI) or Quality Performance Award (QPA), Quality Step Increase (QSI) and
Quality Performance Award (QPA) Guidelines and Check List for Quality Step
Increases (QSIs) and Quality Performance Awards (QPAs), are available on My
Data (formerly e-Forms). The nomination must also include the two most recent
ratings of record.
b. Nominations are reviewed by the relevant Bureau
Awards Committee and, if determined to have met the eligibility requirements of
3 FAM
3124.4-4, met or exceeded the criteria of 3 FAM 3124.4-5,
and are within the Bureau limit provided per 3 FAM 3124.4-6,
will be forwarded to the appropriate Department-level QSI/QPA Panel. Panels
will rank-order only those employees they identify as having met or exceeded
the same criteria. QSIs and QPAs will be conferred in accordance with the
rank-order list and the limitations established in 3 FAM 3124.4-6.
Temporary Removal or Permanent Removal of Names from
Rank-Ordered List:
a. At any time prior to the effective date, the
Director General will take action to at least temporarily stay the
implementation of a Panels decision to confer a QSI or QPA if the Director
General determines, on the basis of notification by an appropriate office, that
reason exists to believe such QSI would be inconsistent with the national
interest or the efficiency of the Service. Reasons must be based upon written
notification of:
(1) Issues such as loyalty, security, misconduct,
suitability, or malfeasance; or
(2) Failure to meet eligibility requirements for a QSI
or QPA as established in the governing Precepts or the FAM.
3 FAM 3124.5 Exempted Positions
(CT:PER-915; 08-17-2018)
(State Only)
(Applies to Civil Service Employees Only)
Exempted positions are those positions that are exempted
from the coverage of the classification laws by 5 U.S.C. 5105 or by other
legislation. Those exempted positions for which compensation is legally
limited to rates not exceeding maximum rates provided by the General Schedule
are classified in an exempted schedule of grades, e.g., GG, ED (Expert), and EF
(Consultant), in general conformance with the standards used for positions
subject to the classification laws for which identical salary rates are
established. These regulations do not cover exempted positions for which
compensation is specifically fixed by statute, e.g., EX.
3 FAM 3124.5-1 Determining Rates
of Compensation
(TL:PER-327; 11-06-1996)
(State Only)
(Applies to Civil Service Employees Only)
When employees in exempted schedules are appointed,
promoted to a higher grade, reassigned to a position at the same or lower
grade, reemployed or demoted by reduction-in-force action, the general policy
of the Department is to apply the same rules governing determination of salary
rates as those established for employees in or moving to positions subject to
the classification laws.
3 FAM 3124.5-2 Within-Grade
Increases (WGIs)
(CT:PER-672; 04-26-2012)
(State Only)
(Applies to Civil Service Employees Only)
Within-grade increases (WGIs) are not provided by law for
employees occupying exempted positions. It is the Departments policy to grant
such increases, within available appropriations, in the same manner and subject
to the same requirements and procedures applying to WGIs under the General
Schedule (GS).
3 FAM 3124.6 Severance Pay
(TL:PER-327; 11-06-1996)
(State Only)
(Applies to Civil Service Employees Only)
5 U.S.C. 5595 and 5 CFR 550, Subpart G, provide statutory
authority and detailed regulations on severance pay.
3 FAM 3124.7 Back Pay Due to
Unjustified Personnel Action
3 FAM 3124.7-1 Authority
(CT:PER-672; 04-26-2012)
(State Only)
(Applies to Civil Service Employees Only)
Authorities include:
(1) 5 U.S.C. 5596; and
(2) 5 CFR 550, Subpart H.
3 FAM 3124.7-2 General
(TL:PER-494; 03-10-2004)
(State Only)
(Applies to Civil Service Employees Only)
The Director General of the Foreign Service and Director
of Human Resources is the appropriate authority and has determined that back
pay with interest will be paid to employees meeting the criteria of unjustified
or unwarranted personnel action under 5 U.S.C. 5596.
3 FAM 3124.8 Grade and Pay
Retention
(CT:PER-672; 04-26-2012)
(State Only)
(Applies to Civil Service Employees Only)
The Office of Civil Service Human Resource Management
(HR/CSHRM) is responsible for administering the grade and pay retention
provisions provided under 5 U.S.C. 5361 through 5 U.S.C. 5366, and 5 CFR 536.
3 FAM 3124.9 Highest Previous Rate
3 FAM 3124.9-1 Authority
(CT:PER-672; 04-26-2012)
(State Only)
(Applies to Civil Service Employees Only)
The authority for this section is 5 CFR 531.
3 FAM 3124.9-2 Policy
(CT:PER-934; 11-05-2018)
(State Only)
(Applies to Civil Service Employees Only)
a. The highest previous rate computation will be used
to set salary for General Schedule (GS) employees in all cases except those
specifically excluded by law (5 U.S.C. 5334), Maximum Payable Rate Rule (5 CFR 531.221) or
Department regulations.
b. Departmental exceptions include the following
situations:
(1) Downgrade for conduct or performance reasons;
(2) Downgrade after a temporary promotion unless the
employee was in the higher-grade position for more than 1 year (see 5 CFR
531.204(c)) for setting pay);
(3) When an employee is promoted as a result of a
selection through the Merit Promotion Program, remains in the new position less
than a year, and voluntarily requests a downgrade to his or her old position or
a similar position, pay will be set as in subparagraph b(2) of this section; or
(4) When any appointment is made on a temporary
(not-to-exceed 1 year) basis and the bureau making the appointment sets pay at
less than the highest previous rate.
3 FAM 3125 VOLUNTARY AND GRATUITOUS
SERVICE
3 FAM 3125.1 Authority
(CT:PER-672; 04-26-2012)
(State Only)
(Applies to Non-Employee Volunteers Only)
Authorities for this subchapter are:
5 U.S.C. 3111
31 U.S.C. 1342
7 Comp. Gen. 180
27 Comp. Gen. 131
3 FAM 3125.2 General
(TL:PER-327; 11-06-1996)
(State Only)
(Applies to Non-Employee Student Volunteers Only)
5 U.S.C. 3111 authorizes acceptance of voluntary service
from students. The other authorities prohibit the acceptance of voluntary
services and allow gratuitous services under specified conditions.
3 FAM 3126 THROUGH 3129 UNASSIGNED