3 FAH-1 H-3430
HOME LEAVE
(CT:POH-218; 05-17-2019)
(Office of Origin: HR/ER/WLD)
3 FAH-1 H-3431 COMPUTATION OF
CONTINUOUS SERVICE ABROAD
3 FAH-1 H-3431.1 Computation of
Beginning Date
(CT:POH-218; 05-17-2019)
(Uniform State/USAID/USAGM/Commerce/Foreign Service Corps-USDA)
(Applies to Foreign Service and Civil Service Employees)
a. Except as provided in paragraph b of this section,
continuous service abroad for home leave eligibility purposes begins on the
date of:
(1) Arrival at post of duty abroad on first
assignment;
(2) Arrival at post of duty abroad after an assignment
in the United States;
(3) Arrival at post of duty abroad after an assignment
in a U.S. Commonwealth or possession;
(4) Arrival at post of duty abroad upon return from
annual leave in the United States or home leave with transit time allowed;
(5) Arrival at authorized post for consultation,
detail, or temporary duty abroad en route to post of assignment; and
(6) Entrance on duty, for an employee recruited
abroad, except that if such employee transferred from another U.S. Government
agency or was appointed following his or her military service, subparagraphs
(1) through (5) of this section must be used to determine the beginning date. In
such cases, the appropriate officer must ascertain from the releasing agency
the following information:
(a) The actual date of arrival abroad on assignment;
(b) The date of return to post from the last period of
annual leave in the United States or home leave with transit time allowed; and
(c) The inclusive dates of any leave in the United
States or in a U.S. Commonwealth or possession.
b. For employees serving at least 12 months in
temporary duty status at posts experiencing extraordinary circumstances as
determined under 3 FAM 3433.1,
subparagraph (3), continuous service abroad begins on the date of arrival at
the post of temporary duty abroad.
c. For State, the date that continuous service abroad
begins must be posted under the section entitled Date of Arrival Abroad for
Home Leave Eligibility on Form OF-202, Leave Record. For USAID and USDA/FAS,
the date is provided in the arrival notice cable. For USAGM and Commerce, the date is provided in the
arrival notification.
3 FAH-1 H-3431.2 Continuous
Service
3 FAH-1 H-3431.2-1 Continuous
ServiceDelayed
(CT:POH-218; 05-17-2019)
(Uniform State/USAID/USAGM/Commerce/Foreign Service Corps-USDA)
(Applies to Foreign Service and Civil Service Employees)
Fulfillment of the requisite continuous service
requirement is delayed by:
(1) Except as provided in 3 FAH-1
H-3431.2-2, subparagraph (4), any time spent in the United States or a U.S.
Commonwealth or possession in annual leave status (e.g., rest and recuperation,
family or emergency visitation travel, compensatory time, and annual leave
taken in conjunction with official duty time authorized by U.S. Government
temporary duty orders) or in sick leave status when not on official medical
travel orders. (NOTE: The foregoing time affecting
the delay is computed from the first workday in a leave status through the last
workday in a leave status and includes all nonworkdays occurring within this
period. The actual period of travel to and from the United States or a U.S.
Commonwealth or possession is not included in the computation);
(2) Time spent in leave-without-pay status that
exceeds 2 work weeks in a 12-month period while assigned to a post abroad; or
(3) Any time spent in the United States or a U.S.
Commonwealth or possession while on personal travel in an annual leave, sick
leave (without official travel orders), or leave-without-pay status.
3 FAH-1 H-3431.2-2 Continuous
ServiceNot Delayed
(CT:POH-218; 05-17-2019)
(Uniform State/USAID/USAGM/Commerce/Foreign Service Corps-USDA)
(Applies to Foreign Service and Civil Service Employees)
Fulfillment of the requisite continuous service
requirement is not delayed by time spent in the United States or a U.S.
Commonwealth or possession while on:
(1) Official TDY, consultation, or detail at any time
while the employee remains assigned to a post abroad provided the period is not
more than 6 months in duration;
(2) Official emergency evacuation orders for up to 180
days;
(3) Sick leave on official medical travel orders for
up to 180 days;
(4) Annual leave taken in connection with rest and
recuperation travel authorized for a post experiencing extraordinary
circumstances as determined under 3 FAM 3433.1,
subparagraph (3); or
(5) Official consultation in the United States for up
to 3 months for employees serving at least 12 months on temporary duty status
in a post experiencing extraordinary circumstance as determined under 3 FAM 3433.1,
subparagraph (3).
3 FAH-1 H-3431.2-3 Continuous
ServiceBroken
(CT:POH-218; 05-17-2019)
(Uniform State/USAID/USAGM/Commerce/Foreign Service Corps-USDA)
(Applies to Foreign Service and Civil Service Employees)
Continuous service is broken by:
(1) Except as provided in 3431.2-4, subparagraph (4),
an assignment in the United States or a U.S. Commonwealth or possession. An
assignment includes official TDY, consultation, or detail of more than 6 months
continuous duration in the United States or a U.S. Commonwealth or possession
while the employee remains assigned to a post abroad;
(2) Home leave, whether taken as an employee or as an
eligible family member; or
(3) A break in service of 1 or more workdays.
3 FAH-1 H-3431.2-4 Continuous
ServiceNot Broken
(CT:POH-218; 05-17-2019)
(Uniform State/USAID/USAGM/Commerce/Foreign Service Corps-USDA)
(Applies to Foreign Service and Civil Service Employees)
Continuous service is not broken by:
(1) Annual, sick, or military leave;
(2) Leave without pay (LWOP); or
(3) Other status or conditions provided in 3 FAH-1
H-3431.2-1 or 3 FAH-1
H-3431.2-2; or
(4) An assignment where the individuals official duty
station is in the United States if the employee is on temporary duty status for
at least 12 months at a post experiencing extraordinary circumstances as
determined under 3 FAM 3433.1,
subparagraph (3).
3 FAH-1 H-3432 POSTS RESPONSIBILITY
TO RECORD LEAVE TAKEN IN the United states
(CT:POH-218; 05-17-2019)
(Uniform State/USAID/USAGM/Commerce/Foreign Service Corps-USDA)
(Applies to Foreign Service and Civil Service Employees)
a. Employees must complete a minimum of 12 months of
continuous service abroad before home leave eligibility is established. (NOTE: An employees transfer eligibility date is not delayed
because of leave taken in the United States. However, the employees home
leave eligibility date, i.e., eligibility after either 12 or 18 months of
continuous service abroad, is delayed by the amount of leave taken in the
United States or a U.S. Commonwealth or possession. See 3 FAH-1
H-3431.2-1.)
b. Posts must record all leave taken in the United
States or a U.S. Commonwealth or possession computed in accordance with 3 FAH-1 H-3431.
c. Such leave will be reported to the Department or
the agency by TMTWO only in those instances when the receipt of travel orders
in which home leave is authorized will cause the employee to be in violation of
the requirement of 12 months of continuous service abroad.
d. For USAID: Report leave taken in the United States
to USAID headquarters in accordance with Handbook 32, Supp. 1C.
e. For Commerce: Report leave taken in the United
States to the Office of Foreign Service Human Capital by submitting a
Supplemental T&A Report.
f. Posts are not required to report to the Department
or agency any leave taken in the United states or a U.S. Commonwealth or
possession after an employee has accumulated the requisite 12 or 18 months of
continuous service abroad as computed in 3 FAH-1
H-3433.2-3. The leave must, of course, be recorded on time and attendance
and leave records.
3 FAH-1 H-3433 ACCRUAL OF HOME LEAVE
3 FAH-1 H-3433.1 Computation of
Home Leave
(CT:POH-218; 05-17-2019)
(Uniform State/USAID/USAGM/Commerce/Foreign Service Corps-USDA)
(Applies to Foreign Service and Civil Service Employees)
For each 12 months of creditable service abroad, home leave must
accrue as follows, provided the conditions of eligibility are met:
(1) 15 days:
(a) An employee who accepts as a condition of employment
the obligation to accept assignment anywhere in the world as the needs of the
agency dictate will earn a maximum of 15 days of home leave in a 12-month
period;
(b) An employee serving with a U.S. mission to a public international
organization will earn a maximum of 15 days of home leave in a 12-month period;
or
(c) An employee serving at a post for which a post
differential of 20 percent or more is authorized will earn a maximum of 15 days
of home leave in a 12-month period (see 3 FAH-1
H-3433.2);
(2) 10 days: An employee not included under subparagraph
(1)(a) of this section, who is serving at a post with a post differential of at
least 10 percent but less than 20 percent, will earn up to 10 days of home
leave (e.g., the employee will begin earning home leave upon the completion of 2
months of creditable service; see 3 FAH-1
H-3433.2); and
(3) 5 days: An employee not included under subparagraphs
(1) or (2) of this section will earn up to 5 days of home leave (e.g., the
employee will begin earning home leave upon completion of 3 months of service;
see 3
FAH-1 H-3433.2).
3 FAH-1 H-3433.2 Home Leave
Earning Table
(CT:POH-218; 05-17-2019)
(Uniform State/USAID/USAGM/Commerce/Foreign Service Corps-USDA)
(Applies to Foreign Service and Civil Service Employees)
For each month of creditable service abroad, an employee
earns home leave under the rates fixed as follows:
|
Months of Service
|
Accrual Rate (days for each month of a
12-month period)
|
|
|
Days Earned
|
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
|
4
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
|
5
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
|
6
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
|
7
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
8
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
|
9
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
|
10
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
|
11
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
|
12
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
|
Total:
|
15
|
10
|
5
|
3 FAH-1 H-3433.3 Change in Home
Leave Earning Rate
(CT:POH-218; 05-17-2019)
(Uniform State/USAID/USAGM/Commerce/Foreign Service Corps-USDA)
(Applies to Foreign Service and Civil Service Employees)
When an employee moves between different home leave earning
rates before completion of a month of creditable service abroad or when a
change in the post differential rate during the month results in a different
leave-earning rate, the employee will be credited leave at the rate to which
entitled prior to the change in the accrual rate.
3 FAH-1 H-3433.4 Crediting,
Transferring, or Recrediting Home Leave
(CT:POH-218; 05-17-2019)
(Uniform State/USAID/USAGM/Commerce/Foreign Service Corps-USDA)
(Applies to Foreign Service and Civil Service Employees)
Home leave is credited to an employees leave account as
earned, in multiples of 1 day, and may be accumulated without limitation for
future use. An employee is entitled to have his or her home leave account
transferred or recredited when moving between agencies or when he or she is
reemployed without a break in service of more than 90 days (5 CFR 630.607).
3 FAH-1 H-3433.5 Change in Home
Leave Accrual
(CT:POH-218; 05-17-2019)
(Uniform State/USAID/USAGM/Commerce/Foreign Service Corps-USDA)
(Applies to Foreign Service and Civil Service Employees)
a. When an employee uses home leave while on transfer
travel between two overseas posts, the employee begins to accrue home leave
after arrival at the next post abroad.
b. Employees will continue to accrue home leave during
home leave status when traveling on home leave/return orders.
c. When on transfer travel to the United States, home
leave accrual will cease when the employee departs post.
3 FAH-1 H-3434 HOME LEAVE DAYS NOT
CHARGED
(CT:POH-218; 05-17-2019)
(Uniform State/USAID/USAGM/Commerce/Foreign Service Corps-USDA)
(Applies to Foreign Service and Civil Service Employees)
If authorized, time spent in community relations and
public affairs activities at the request of the foreign affairs agencies, such
as speeches and participation in university seminars and media events, is
considered performance of duty. Therefore, when approved in advance by the
foreign affairs agency, home leave will not be charged for the day on which an
employee participates in such activity. Certification of such engagements must
be provided upon return from home leave.
|
Agency
|
Office Which Must Approve
|
|
Department of State
|
Bureau of Public Affairs
|
|
USAID
|
Bureau for Legislative and
Public Affairs (LPA)
|
|
USDA
|
FAS: Deputy Administrator, Office of Foreign Service
Operations
APHIS: Deputy Administrator, International Services
|
|
Commerce
|
Office of Foreign Service Human Capital
|
|
USAGM
|
Office of Public Affairs (in advance)
|
3 FAH-1 H-3435 HOME LEAVE ADDRESS OF
RECORD
(CT:POH-218; 05-17-2019)
(Uniform State/USAID/USAGM/Commerce/Foreign Service Corps-USDA)
(Applies to Foreign Service and Civil Service Employees)
a. The home leave address of record represents a
permanent location in the United States or a U.S. Commonwealth or possession,
if an employees place of residence is outside the area of employment, to which
the employee and family members are authorized to proceed when granted home
leave. Employees should give careful consideration to the initial selection.
b. Requests for changes in home leave addresses may be
approved only if the employee can establish that changed circumstances so
require. Requests for changes in home leave address will be reviewed on a
case-by-case basis by HR/EX. The selection of a new location intended to
accommodate the employees personal convenience is not an acceptable
basis for approval. Changes to home leave address are requested on Form OF-126,
Foreign Service Residence and Dependency Report, and are submitted through HR
Online. For USAID, changes to the home leave address must be requested on Form
OF-126 and submitted to the appropriate human resources specialist in OHR/FSP
for approval. For Commerce, Form OF-126 is submitted to the Office of Foreign
Service Human Capital. For USDA/FAS, requests to change the home leave address
must be submitted to and approved by the Director, International Services
Division, Office of Foreign Operations.
3 FAH-1 H-3436 THROUGH H-3439
UNASSIGNED