3 FAM 2500
SEPARATIONS
3 FAM 2510
SEPARATION
(CT:PER-821; 06-16-2016)
(Office of Origin: HR/CDA)
3 FAM 2511 PURPOSE AND SCOPE
(CT:PER-678; 06-22-2012)
(State Only)
(Applies to Foreign Service & Civil Service Employees)
a. This subchapter establishes the regulatory basis for
separating employees from the service.
b. These regulations apply to:
(1) All Civil Service employees of the Department; and
(2) Members of the Foreign Service who are both U.S.
citizens and full-time employees.
3 FAM 2512 POLICY
(TL:PER-252; 4-10-95)
(State Only)
(Applies to Foreign Service & Civil Service Employees)
When an employee separates from the service, the
Department is obligated to assure that:
(1) All government properties charged to such
individual are either returned or arrangements are made for satisfying any
resulting indebtedness;
(2) Any outstanding obligations to the U.S. Government
are either satisfied or are made a matter of official record;
(3) Arrangements are made for the clearance of any
outstanding obligation which is a matter of official record;
(4) The employee has returned to a responsible officer
of the Department all records and papers containing classified or
administratively controlled information and all other papers belonging to the
Government;
(5) The employee will not reveal any classified or
administratively controlled information unless authorized by the Department;
and
(6) The employee has completed all performance evaluations
for which the employee is responsible. (For Foreign Service performance
evaluations the regulations contained in 3 FAM 2820 and,
3 FAH-1
H-2820 apply).
3 FAM 2513 AUTHORITY FOR SEPARATION
3 FAM 2513.1 Foreign Service
(CT:PER-821; 06-16-2016)
(State Only)
(Applies to Foreign Service & Civil Service Employees)
a. Documentary
authority for separation of a Foreign Service employee is a Form SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action,
or, in-lieu of the Form SF-50, a TMFOUR travel message.
b. The Office of
Career Development and Assignments (HR/CDA) has
responsibility for processing and issuing the Form
SF-50 or TMFOUR.
3 FAM 2513.2 Civil Service
(CT:PER-821; 06-16-2016)
(State Only)
(Applies to Foreign Service & Civil Service Employees)
a. For a Civil
Service employee, documentary authority for separation is a Form SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action.
b. Except in case
of retirement, the Form SF-52, Request for
Personnel Action, is prepared by the employees bureau and is forwarded to the
Office of Civil Service Human Resource Management
(HR/CSHRM) for approval.
c. For an
employee who is retiring, the Form SF-52
is prepared and approved by the Office of Retirement (HR/RET).
3 FAM 2514 PROCEDURES
(CT:PER-821; 06-16-2016)
(State Only)
(Applies to Foreign Service & Civil Service Employees)
3 FAH-1 H-2520 and 3 FAH-1 H-2530 contains procedures and guidelines which must
be followed when separating an employee of the Department of State.
3 FAM 2515 THROUGH 2519 UNASSIGNED