3 FAM 2510 SEPARATION

Start Date: Wednesday, September 25, 2019

Last Modified: Saturday, May 2, 2020

End Date: Friday, December 31, 9999

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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

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