3 FAM 7240
APPOINTMENT
(CT:PER-917; 08-20-2018)
(Office of Origin: HR/OE)
3 FAM 7241 GENERAL POLICY
(TL:PER-237; 01-01-1995)
(Uniform State/USAID/Commerce/Agriculture)
(Applies to Foreign Service Nationals Only)
FSN employees are appointed by the head of the overseas
establishment after receipt of the requisite security and medical clearances,
provided that such appointments are effected within current allotments and FSN
personnel complement ceilings for the employing agency.
3 FAM 7242 FORMS TO BE COMPLETED
3 FAM 7242.1 Appointment
Affidavits
(TL:PER-237; 01-01-1995)
(Uniform State/USAID/Commerce/Agriculture)
(Applies to Foreign Service Nationals Only)
At time of appointment, an FSN employee is required to
complete (in original only) Form SF-61, Appointment Affidavits, except section
A, Oath of Office. Before the appointee signs Form SF-61, the signing officer
(an officer in the U.S. Foreign Service authorized to execute this form)
strikes out and initials Section A. The duly executed form is filed in the
employees official personnel folder. No salary payments are made until the
affidavits have been executed.
3 FAM 7242.2 Declaration of
Appointee
(TL:PER-467; 03-11-2003)
(Uniform State/USAID/Commerce/Agriculture)
(Applies to Foreign Service Nationals Only)
At time of appointment, an FSN employee completes and
signs SF-61, Appointment Affidavits, in accordance with the instructions on the
form, in original only. The duly executed form is filed in the employees
official personnel folder.
3 FAM 7242.3 Notification of
Personnel Action
(CT:PER-678; 06-22-2012)
(Uniform State/USAID/Commerce/Agriculture)
(Applies to Foreign Service Nationals Only)
a. SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action, is executed
upon appointment of each direct-hire FSN employee and is authorized by the head
of the overseas establishment or that officers designee.
b. SF-50 is also used to effect change(s) in the FSN
employees type of appointment or conditions of employment, and to effect
separation from employment.
c. A copy of each SF-50 processed for an FSN employee
must be retained permanently in the employees official personnel folder.
Copies are also distributed to the employee and the payrolling office.
d. Copies of SF-50s should be distributed for Commerce
to the Office of Foreign Service Personnel.
3 FAM 7242.4 Designation of
Beneficiary
3 FAM 7242.4-1 Unpaid
Compensation of Deceased Civilian Employee
(TL:PER-237; 01-01-1995)
(Uniform State/USAID/Commerce/Agriculture)
(Applies to Foreign Service Nationals Only)
Each FSN employee completes SF-1152, Designation of
Beneficiary, in duplicate, if the employee wishes to designate a beneficiary
other than one named in the order of usual precedence to receive all unpaid
compensation in event of death in service, or if the employee wishes to change
the order of precedence (for State, see 3 FAH-1 H-2200). The
original is placed in the employees personnel folder; the duplicate is
retained by the employee.
3 FAM 7242.4-2 Under Civil
Service Retirement (CSR)
(CT:PER-917; 08-20-2018)
(Uniform State/USAID/Commerce/Agriculture)
(Applies to Foreign Service Nationals Only)
Employees covered by CSR must complete Form SF-2808,
Designation of Beneficiary, in duplicate, if they wish to designate a
beneficiary other than one named in the order of usual precedence to receive
any CSR lump-sum benefits, or if they wish to change the order of precedence
(for State see 3 FAM 6000, for USAID, see ADS 30,
Separations and Disciplinary Actions.)
3 FAM 7242.4-3 Individual
Retirement Record
(CT:PER-678; 06-22-2012)
(Uniform State/USAID/Commerce/Agriculture)
(Applies to Foreign Service Nationals Only)
SF-2806, Individual Retirement Record, is required for
employees under a conditional or permanent appointment and is completed at the
time the appointment is made for employees under the Civil Service Retirement
System. In addition to recording the appointment action under which CSR
coverage begins, the overseas establishment must record the effective date and
nature of the original hiring action and subsequent actions affecting salary
rates incident to any prior creditable service with the appointing agency, even
though the employee was not subject to CSR at the time. At the time the
appointment is made, the overseas establishment prepares SF-2806 and forwards
it with a copy of SF-50 to the appropriate office.
NOTE: While conditional and
permanent appointments are no longer authorized, discontinuance of this type of
employment does not affect conditions of employment for those who currently
have them.
3 FAM 7243 APPOINTMENT (IN-HIRE)
SALARY RATE
3 FAM 7243.1 Normal Qualifications
(TL:PER-237; 01-01-1995)
(Uniform State/USAID/Commerce/Agriculture)
(Applies to Foreign Service Nationals Only)
An FSN employee is appointed at a salary rate within the
grade to which that employees position is allocated in the compensation plan,
normally the minimum rate of the grade.
3 FAM 7243.2 Superior
Qualifications
(TL:PER-237; 01-01-1995)
(Uniform State/USAID/Commerce/Agriculture)
(Applies to Foreign Service Nationals Only)
An employee possessing qualifications and experience
substantially above minimum requirements may be appointed at a higher rate of
the appropriate grade. Local employment practices and previous earnings of the
employee are useful guides.
3 FAM 7244 ORIENTATION
(TL:PER-237; 01-01-1995)
(Uniform State/USAID/Commerce/Agriculture)
(Applies to Foreign Service Nationals Only)
All newly appointed FSN employees should be given
assistance in adjusting to their employment and should be advised fully
regarding the conditions of mission employment by means of a planned
orientation program. This orientation briefing should be given as an integral
part of the appointment process.
3 FAM 7245 THROUGH 7249 UNASSIGNED