3 FAM 7500
FOREIGN SERVICE NATIONALS (FSN) COMPENSATION
3 FAM 7510
FSN COMPENSATION (GENERAL)
(CT:PER-944; 05-15-2019)
(Office of Origin: HR/OE)
3 FAM 7511 AUTHORITY
(CT:PER-917; 08-20-2018)
(State/USAID/Commerce/Agriculture)
(Applies to Foreign Service Nationals Only)
Section 408(a)(1), 408(b), and 408(c) of the Foreign
Service Act of 1980, as amended (22 U.S.C. 3968).
3 FAM 7512 POLICY
3 FAM 7512.1 Uniformity of
Regulations
3 FAM 7512.1-1 Secretary's
Designees
(CT:PER-779; 07-29-2015)
(State/USAID/Commerce/Agriculture)
(Applies to Foreign Service Nationals Only)
The Secretarys designees as named hereinafter shall
ensure the regulations and procedures promulgated herein and in separate
Department of State issuances afford fair and equitable treatment to FSN
employees of all agencies covered under these regulations and procedures, and
that all such regulations and procedures shall be established only after full
consultation with the headquarters of such agencies.
3 FAM 7512.1-2 Participating
Agencies
(CT:PER-779; 07-29-2015)
(State/USAID/Commerce/Agriculture)
(Applies to Foreign Service Nationals Only)
Participating agencies shall adhere to regulations issued
by the Department.
3 FAM 7512.1-3 Exclusions
(CT:PER-917; 08-20-2018)
(State/USAID/Commerce/Agriculture)
(Applies to Foreign Service Nationals Only)
Excluded from coverage herein are employees under the
command of a United States area military commander. See 3 FAH-2 H-200, Appendix
H, for Department of Defense units to which these compensation regulations
apply.
3 FAM 7512.2 Agency Objections to
Joint Regulations
(CT:PER-779; 07-29-2015)
(State/USAID/Commerce/Agriculture)
(Applies to Foreign Service Nationals Only)
Any agency which has cause to object to a policy,
regulation, or procedure being developed by the Department shall have the right
to present the case to the Interagency Foreign Service National Policy
Coordinating Committee for resolution.
3 FAM 7512.3 General
(CT:PER-917; 08-20-2018)
(State/USAID/Commerce/Agriculture)
(Applies to Foreign Service Nationals Only)
Compensation plans for foreign national employees shall be
based upon prevailing wage rates and compensation practices, consistent with
the public interest. Variations to prevailing practice include but are not
limited to:
(1) A unique and temporary economic crisis when
prevailing wage rates and compensation practices are essentially unmeasurable;
and
(2) As a result of the crisis, U.S. Government
operations are significantly impaired.
In these exceptional situations, the Secretary, on the
recommendation of the Interagency Foreign National Personnel Policy
Coordinating Committee, may authorize temporary adjustments to a posts local
compensation plan under the public interest authority of Section 408(a)(1) of
the Foreign Service Act of 1980, as amended (22 U.S.C. 3968). All exceptions must be reviewed by the
Committee at least once every six months.
3 FAM 7512.4 Payments to Minimize
Impact of Delays
(CT:PER-917; 08-20-2018)
(State/USAID/Commerce/Agriculture)
(Applies to Foreign Service Nationals Only)
Subject to the availability of funds, a payment may be
made to minimize the impact of inordinate delays that occur in implementing a
new local compensation plan during periods of extremely high inflation
according to the instructions specified in section of 3 FAH-2 H-230.
3 FAM 7513 DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY
3 FAM 7513.1 Overseas
Establishments
(CT:PER-944; 05-15-2019)
(State/USAID/Commerce/Agriculture)
(Applies to Foreign Service Nationals Only)
The ranking officer of State, USAID, USAGM, Agriculture, and Commerce, and other
participating agencies overseas establishments in each country is responsible
for:
(1) The day-to-day administration of the local
compensation plans prescribed by the Secretary of State for all posts under
that ranking officers jurisdiction within the framework of these regulations
and related State issuances;
(2) Requesting surveys when conditions warrant;
(3) Participating in local surveys;
(4) Reviewing completed surveys;
(5) Signing proposed revised local compensation plans;
and
(6) Adhering strictly to provisions of the plan in
compensating FSN employees when the plan has been approved by Washington.
In addition, chiefs of mission are delegated the authority
to adjust salaries under certain severe economic conditions as described in
section 3
FAH-2 H-230. Also, chiefs of missions may establish exception rates as
described in section 3 FAH-2 H-240.
3 FAM 7513.2 State Regional
Bureaus
3 FAM 7513.2-1 Coordination of
Local Salary Schedules
(CT:PER-779; 07-29-2015)
(State/USAID/Commerce/Agriculture)
(Applies to Foreign Service Nationals Only)
State regional bureaus shall coordinate the response to
proposals for revised or amended local salary schedules, excluding direct
benefit payments (see section 3 FAM 7513.3)
and position classification systems and determinations (see 3 FAM 7300), with
designated official(s) of the using agencies.
3 FAM 7513.2-2 Bureau Executive
Directors
(CT:PER-779; 07-29-2015)
(State/USAID/Commerce/Agriculture)
(Applies to Foreign Service Nationals Only)
a. The Executive Director may delay approval of a
proposed revised or amended compensation plan for a period not to exceed 60
days because of lack of funds of one of the participating agencies.
b. After expiration of the specified delay period, the
Executive Director may authorize the agencies which have the necessary funds to
install the revised or amended plan.
3 FAM 7513.3 Bureau of Personnel
(CT:PER-779; 07-29-2015)
(State/USAID/Commerce/Agriculture)
(Applies to Foreign Service Nationals Only)
The Department of State Bureau of Personnel (M/DGP) shall:
(1) Develop and recommend policies and procedures
relating to, and monitor the administration of, local compensation plans of
foreign service posts and foreign service related overseas establishments,
within the framework of section 408 of the Act, and with specific
responsibility for reviewing, approving, and authorizing implementation of all benefit
plans and any revisions thereto, subject to appropriate agency and regional
bureau concurrence;
(2) Review local salary surveys and proposed revised
local salary schedules, at the request of the regional bureau Executive
Director; and
(3) Provide advice and guidance to overseas posts and
headquarters agencies on interpretations of law and regulations governing FSN
compensation and other elements of FSN personnel management.
3 FAM 7514 HEADQUARTERS OF USAID, USAGM, COMMERCE, AGRICULTURE AND OTHER PARTICIPATING
AGENCIES
(CT:PER-944; 05-15-2019)
(State/USAID/Commerce/Agriculture)
(Applies to Foreign Service Nationals Only)
a. The headquarters head of USAID, USAGM, Commerce, Agriculture, and other
participating agencies shall designate official(s) who will work with State
regional bureaus and the Bureau of Personnel in the review and clearance, as
deemed necessary, of new revised or amended local compensation plans for posts
at which they have FSN employees and for securing budgetary clearances of proposed
local compensation plans for their agencies.
b. In fulfilling their basic responsibility for
insuring the effectiveness and adequacy of FSN personnel programs for posts
under their jurisdiction, the official(s) designated to represent a
participating agency may request supporting salary data and work sheets of any
or all proposed new, revised or amended local compensation plans.
3 FAM 7515 CONDUCTING LOCAL SALARY
SURVEYS
(CT:PER-917; 08-20-2018)
(State/USAID/Commerce/Agriculture)
(Applies to Foreign Service Nationals Only)
A post shall conduct and complete a local salary survey in
accordance with provisions of 3 FAH-2 H-220,
before making plans to revise the local compensation plan, except as provided
in 3 FAM 7523.
An appropriate U.S. official (or officials) shall direct and fully participate
in all phases of the survey, although FSN employees may participate also as
permitted by 3
FAH-2 H-220.
3 FAM 7516 THROUGH 7519 UNASSIGNED