3 FAM 1000 General
3 FAM 1100
INTRODUCTION
3 FAM 1110
PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION AUTHORITY, REGULATIONS, AND
PROCEDURES
(CT:PER-947; 05-23-2019)
(Office of Origin: HR/ER/WLD)
3 FAM 1111 SCOPE AND AUTHORITY
3 FAM 1111.1 Policy
(CT:PER-515; 01-07-2004)
a. Many basic policies and procedures apply to foreign
affairs agencies personnel, whether Civil Service or Foreign Service, either
by law or as a matter of sound administration. It is the policy of the
Department of State and the foreign affairs agencies to use both personnel
systems in a compatible manner and to prevent unfair advantage or disadvantage
to any individual on the basis of the personnel system under which the individual
is employed.
b. This volume of the Foreign Affairs Manual (FAM)
describes these basic policies, and provides sources for the relevant
procedures covered in its supplemental Foreign Affairs Handbooks (FAH).
3 FAM 1111.2 Applicability
(CT:PER-678; 06-22-2012)
a. The applicability of each numbered paragraph is
defined in two italicized lines, which appear immediately under the transmittal
line:
(1) The first of these two lines identifies the
agencies, which have adopted the specific regulation (e.g., State Only or
Uniform State/USAID, etc.); and
(2) The second line identifies whether the regulations
applies to Foreign Service employees, Overseas Employees (Locally Employed
Staff (Foreign Service Nationals and U.S. citizens paid under the Local Compensation
Plan), Eligible Family Members paid under the FP schedule, and Not Ordinarily
Resident employees paid under the FP schedule) (refer to 3 FAM 7120),
Civil Service employees, or some combination of this group.
b. Regulations, which identify coverage of civil
service employees, apply only to Civil Service employees of the Department of
State. Regulations in this volume do not apply to Civil Service employees of
other Foreign Affairs agencies.
3 FAM 1111.3 Authorities
(CT:PER-515; 01-07-2004)
Personnel administration, as set forth in this volume of
the FAM, is carried out under the applicable laws of the United States,
principally those contained in:
(1) Title 5 of the United States Code;
(2) The Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3901
et. seq.);
(3) Enabling legislation of the foreign affairs
agencies; and
(4) Implementing Executive Orders, regulations, and
directives.
3 FAM 1112 PURPOSE
(CT:PER-515; 01-07-2004)
The FAM is supplemented by related FAH material. This FAH
material carries the same weight and force as the FAM material. Likewise, in
both the FAM and FAH, exhibits carry the same weight and force as the text.
3 FAM 1112.1 Volume 3, Foreign
Affairs Manual (3 FAM)
(CT:PER-947; 05-23-2019)
a. This volume of the FAM sets forth the policies and
regulations governing the administration of the personnel system applicable to
the Department of State. Regulations adopted jointly by the Department of
State and other agencies (e.g., U.S. Agency for
Global Media, USAID, Commerce, Agriculture, Peace Corps,) are so
identified wherever they appear in this volume.
b. Volume 3 of the FAM is organized around eight major
personnel topics, each of which is assigned a series of nine chapters of 89
subchapters. In so far as is practicable, each subchapter is restricted to a
single topic. Since some topics relate to both Foreign Service and Civil
Service employees, while others relate to employees of only one of the
services, subchapters, or parts thereof, contain a legend, which indicates
coverage.
3 FAM 1113 STRUCTURE
3 FAM 1113.1 The 1000
Series-General
(CT:PER-515; 01-07-2004)
a. Chapters in the 1000 series contain general
information on the organization of the FAM and general policies and regulations
relating to all Civil Service and/or Foreign Service employees.
b. Related handbook material which contains procedures
and guidelines which implement the regulations found in the 1000 series of the
FAM is published in 3
FAH-1 H-1100 to 3
FAH-1 H-1900 of 3 FAH-1, The Personnel Operations Handbook. Chapters in
that handbook are numbered to correspond to chapters of the same number in the
FAM.
3 FAM 1113.2 The 2000
Series-Personnel Operations
(CT:PER-515; 01-07-2004)
a. Chapters in the 2000 series contain regulations and
policies, which govern the day-to-day operations of the Foreign Service and
Civil Service personnel systems.
b. Related handbook material which contains procedures,
guidelines, and labor management agreements which implement the regulations
found in the 2000 series of the FAM is published in 3 FAH-1 H-2100 to 3 FAH-1 H-2900 of 3
FAH-1, The Personnel Operations Handbook. Chapters in that handbook are
numbered to correspond to chapters of the same number in the FAM.
3 FAM 1113.3 The 3000 Series-Pay,
Benefits and Allowances
(CT:PER-515; 01-07-2004)
a. Chapters in the 3000 series contain regulations and
policies which govern Civil Service and Foreign Service pay, leave
administration, benefits (e.g. Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB),
Federal Employees Group Life Insurance (FEGLI), Office of Workers Compensation
Program (OWCP), Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees (UCFE),
Reasonable Accommodations), allowances and travel. In addition, Chapters in
the 3000 series contains special program regulations and policies such as
Transit Subsidy Program, Student Loan Repayment Program (SLRP), and
Professional Liability Insurance (PLI).
b. Related handbook material which contains procedures,
guidelines, and labor management agreements which implement the regulations found
in the 3000 series of the FAM is published in 3 FAH-1 H-3100 to 3 FAH-1 H-3900 of 3
FAH-1, The Personnel Operations Handbook. Chapters in that handbook are
numbered to correspond to chapters of the same number in the FAM.
3 FAM 1113.4 The 4000 Series-Employee
Relations
(CT:PER-515; 01-07-2004)
a. Chapters in the 4000 series contain regulations and
policies which govern the conduct of Foreign Service and Civil Service
employees; provide penalties for misconduct; establish grievance and appeals
procedures; and provide for awards for outstanding performance.
b. Related handbook material which contains procedures,
guidelines, and labor management agreements which implement the regulations
found in the 4000 series of the FAM is published in 3 FAH-1 H-4100 to 3 FAH-1 H-4900 of 3
FAH-1, The Personnel Operations Handbook. Chapters in that handbook are
numbered to correspond to chapters of the same number in the FAM.
3 FAM 1113.5 The 5000 Series-Labor
Relations
(CT:PER-515; 01-07-2004)
a. Chapters in the 5000 series contain regulations and
policies, which govern labor management relations in the Department.
b. Related handbook material which contains procedures,
guidelines, and labor management agreements which implement the regulations
found in the 5000 series of the FAM is published in 3 FAH-1 H-5100 to 3 FAH-1 H-5900 of 3
FAH-1, The Personnel Operations Handbook. Chapters in that handbook are
numbered to correspond to chapters of the same number in the FAM.
3 FAM 1113.6 The 6000
Series-Retirement
(CT:PER-515; 01-07-2004)
a. Chapters in the 6000 series contain regulations and
policies, which govern the administration of the retirement program for Civil
Service and Foreign Service employees.
b. Related handbook material which contains procedures,
guidelines, and labor management agreements which implement the regulations
found in the 6000 series of the FAM is published in 3 FAH-1 H-6100 to 3 FAH-1 H-6900 of 3
FAH-1, The Personnel Operations Handbook. Chapters in that handbook are
numbered to correspond to chapters of the same number in the FAM.
3 FAM 1113.7 The 7000
Series-Overseas Employees
(CT:PER-538; 05-11-2005)
a. Chapters in the 7000 series contain regulations and
policies, which govern the administration of the Foreign Service National
personnel system for Overseas Employees.
b. There is a related handbook in the 3 FAH-1 series,
which contains procedures, guidelines, and classifications standards, which
implement the regulations in the 7000 series of the FAM. At the present time,
there is no relationship between the chapter numbers in this handbook and the
related chapters in 3 FAH-1.
3 FAM 1113.8 The 8000
Series-Overseas Employment Program
(CT:PER-515; 01-07-2004)
a. Chapters in the 8000 series contain regulations and
policies, which govern the administration of the various overseas employment
programs administered by the Office of Overseas Employment (HR/OE).
b. Related handbook material which contains procedures
and guidelines which implement regulations found in the 8000 series of the FAM
is published in 3 FAH-1
H-8100 to 3 FAH-1
H-8900 of 3 FAH-1, The Personnel Operations Handbook. Chapters in that
handbook are numbered to correspond to chapters of the same number in the FAM.
3 FAM 1114 UPDATING THE FAM AND FAH
(CT:PER-515; 01-07-2004)
a. Procedures and guidelines governing the revision of
3 FAM and 3 FAH-1 material and a list of offices responsible for specific
subchapters are published in 3 FAH-1 H-1110.
b. Refer to 2 FAH-1 H-100,
Foreign Affairs Manual Standards, specifically, 2 FAH-1 H 110, Revising or
Drafting New Material.
3 FAM 1115 THROUGH 1119 UNASSIGNED