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1000 GENERAL
1100 INTRODUCTION
1110 PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION AUTHORITY, REGULATIONS, AND PROCEDURES
1200 PERSONNEL POLICY AND OBJECTIVES
1210 PERSONNEL POLICY
1220 PROGRAM OBJECTIVES
1300 PERSONNEL RESPONSIBILITIES
1310 RESPONSIBILITIES FOR PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION
1320 THE BOARD OF THE FOREIGN SERVICE
1330 CUSTOMER TREATMENT
1400 ARRANGEMENTS FOR SENIOR AND PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTEES
1410 ARRANGEMENTS FOR PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTEES
1420 TRANSFER OF OFFICE
1500 EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
1510 EEO-GENERAL
1520 NON-DISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF RACE, COLOR, NATIONAL ORIGIN, SEX, OR RELIGION
1530 NON-DISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF AGE
1540 NON-DISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF DISABILITY
1550 EEO RETALIATION/REPRISAL
1560 PROCESSING MIXED CASE COMPLAINTS
1570 CLASS COMPLAINTS OF DISCRIMINATION
1580 DEMOGRAPHIC DATA
1590 EEO COMPLAINTS AND GRIEVANCES UNDER THE FOREIGN SERVICE GRIEVANCE SYSTEM
1600 DOMESTIC PARTNERS
1610 DOMESTIC PARTNERS
1700 SEXUAL ASSAULTS
1710 SEXUAL ASSAULTS INVOLVING CHIEF OF MISSION PERSONNEL AND FACILITIES OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES
1720 UNASSIGNED
1730 UNASSIGNED
1740 UNASSIGNED
1750 SEXUAL ASSAULTS INVOLVING DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL AND FACILITIES IN THE UNITED STATES
1800 FAMILY ADVOCACY PROGRAM
1810 FAMILY ADVOCACY PROGRAM (CHILD ABUSE, CHILD NEGLECT, AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE)
1900 MEDICAL RESOURCES FOR PERSONNEL
1910 MEDICAL EXAMINATION AND CLEARANCE
2000 PERSONNEL OPERATIONS
2100 EMPLOYMENT
2110 DRUG FREE WORKPLACE PROGRAM
2120 UNASSIGNED
2130 REEMPLOYMENT UNDER SECTION 308 OF THE FOREIGN SERVICE ACT
2140 CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS TRAINING PROGRAM (CITP)
2150 PERSONNEL REVIEW PANEL (PRP)
2160 POLICY ON BALANCED WORKFORCE GUIDELINES AND PROCEDURES
2200 APPOINTMENTS
2210 APPOINTMENTS
2220 PERSONNEL SECURITY
2230 CATEGORIES OF FOREIGN SERVICE PERSONNEL
2240 FOREIGN SERVICE OFFICER CAREER CANDIDATE PROGRAM
2250 FOREIGN SERVICE SPECIALIST CAREER CANDIDATE PROGRAM
2260 THE SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE OFFICER CAREER CANDIDATE PROGRAM
2270 SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICE (SES) MERIT STAFFING AND REASSIGNMENTS
2280 SUPERIOR QUALIFICATIONS APPOINTMENT
2290 LIMITED NONCAREER APPOINTMENTS UNDER SECTION 303 OF THE FOREIGN SERVICE ACT
2300 EMPLOYMENT AND PROMOTION
2310 MERIT PROMOTION AND PLACEMENT PROGRAM
2320 PROMOTION OF MEMBERS OF THE FOREIGN SERVICE
2330 HOURS OF WORK
2340 PERSONNEL ACTIONS
2350 PERSONNEL RECORDS
2360 TELEWORK
2370 DOMESTIC EMPLOYEE TELEWORKING OVERSEAS (DETO)
2380 REMOTE WORK
2400 ASSIGNMENTS
2410 ASSIGNMENTS AND DETAILS
2420 FOREIGN SERVICE CAREER DEVELOPMENT, ASSIGNMENTS, AND TRANSFER
2430 COMMISSIONS, TITLES, AND RANK
2440 CURTAILMENT
2500 SEPARATIONS
2510 SEPARATION
2520 TERMINATION OF CERTAIN FOREIGN SERVICE APPOINTMENTS
2530 REDUCTION-IN-FORCE CIVIL SERVICE
2540 REDUCTION-IN-FORCE (RIF) PROCEDURES FOR THE SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICE (SES)
2550 DEATHS IN SERVICE
2560 MILITARY FURLOUGH AND SEPARATION FOR MILITARY SERVICE
2570 FURLOUGHS
2580 REDUCTION-IN-FORCE-FOREIGN SERVICE
2600 POSITION MANAGEMENT AND CLASSIFICATION
2610 POSITION MANAGEMENT
2620 FOREIGN SERVICE SKILL CODE SYSTEM
2630 GENERAL SCHEDULE AND FEDERAL WAGE SYSTEM POSITION CLASSIFICATION
2640 POSITION CLASSIFICATION APPEALS
2650 FOREIGN SERVICE POSITION CLASSIFICATION
2700 TRAINING AND EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT
2710 TRAINING AND EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT
2720 UNASSIGNED
2730 UNASSIGNED
2740 UNASSIGNED
2750 EXECUTIVE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
2760 CAREER SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICE (SES) SABBATICAL PROGRAM
2770 UNASSIGNED
2780 UNASSIGNED
2790 FUNCTIONAL SPECIALIZATION PROGRAM (FSP)
2800 PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT
2810 PERSONNEL EVALUATION
2820 PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL SYSTEM FOR GENERAL SCHEDULE AND PREVAILING RATE EMPLOYEES
2830 PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL PLAN FOR THE SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICE
2840 UNASSIGNED
2850 UNASSIGNED
2860 CIVIL SERVICE EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS
2870 SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE PERFORMANCE PAY AND PRESIDENTIAL AWARDS
2900 CAREER TRANSITION ASSISTANCE FOR SURPLUS AND DISPLACED EMPLOYEES
2910 CAREER TRANSITION ASSISTANCE GENERAL PROVISIONS
2920 CAREER TRANSITION ASSISTANCE
2930 SPECIAL SELECTION PRIORITY FOR THE DEPARTMENT'S LOCAL SURPLUS OR DISPLACED EMPLOYEES
2940 REEMPLOYMENT PRIORITY LIST (RPL)
3000 PAY, BENEFIT AND ALLOWANCE
3100 COMPENSATION
3110 PAY LIMITATIONS
3120 FOREIGN SERVICE AND CIVIL SERVICE SALARIES
3130 PREMIUM COMPENSATION
3140 COMMUNICATIONS DIFFERENTIAL FOR OFFICE MANAGEMENT SPECIALISTS
3150 SPECIAL PAY PROVISIONS FOR SPECIAL AGENTS IN THE DIPLOMATIC SECURITY SERVICE
3160 FEDERAL WAGE SYSTEM (FWS)
3170 COMPENSATORY TIME OFF FOR TRAVEL
3180 RECRUITMENT AND RELOCATION BONUSES AND RETENTION ALLOWANCES
3190 PRE-EMPLOYMENT INTERVIEW EXPENSES AND RELOCATION EXPENSES FOR NEW APPOINTEES AND TRANSFEREES
3200 ALLOWANCES
3210 GENERAL INFORMATION
3220 LIVING QUARTERS ALLOWANCE
3230 COST-OF-LIVING ALLOWANCES
3240 REPRESENTATION ALLOWANCES
3250 OFFICIAL RESIDENCE EXPENSES
3260 DIFFERENTIALS
3270 DANGER PAY ALLOWANCE
3280 SPECIAL NEEDS EDUCATION ALLOWANCE
3290 PHYSICIANS' COMPARABILITY ALLOWANCES
3300 LEAVE ADMINISTRATION
3310 LEAVE
3320 OFFICERS EXEMPTED FROM LEAVE ACT
3330 DISPOSITION OF LEAVE BALANCES
3340 SHARED VOLUNTARY LEAVE PROGRAMS (VOLUNTARY LEAVE BANK AND VOLUNTARY LEAVE TRANSFER PROGRAM)
3350 LEAVE AND REASSIGNMENT OF DUTIES FOR MATERNITY AND PATERNITY REASONS
3360 EMERGENCY LEAVE TRANSFER PROGRAM
3400 PAID LEAVE
3410 ANNUAL LEAVE
3420 SICK LEAVE
3430 HOME LEAVE
3440 MILITARY LEAVE
3450 COURT LEAVE
3460 OTHER PAID LEAVE
3470 DISABLED VETERAN LEAVE
3480 WEATHER AND SAFETY LEAVE
3500 UNPAID LEAVE
3510 LEAVE WITHOUT PAY (LWOP)
3520 ABSENCE WITHOUT OFFICIAL LEAVE (AWOL)
3530 THE FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE ACT OF 1993 (FMLA) AND PAID PARENTAL LEAVE
3600 BENEFITS
3610 FEDERAL BENEFITS: HEALTH, DENTAL, VISION, FLEXIBLE SPENDING ACCOUNTS, AND LONG TERM CARE INSURANCE
3620 FEDERAL EMPLOYEES' GROUP LIFE INSURANCE (FEGLI) PROGRAM
3630 WORKERS' COMPENSATION PROGRAM
3640 UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYEES
3650 DEATH BENEFITS FOR DEATH IN THE PERFORMANCE OF DUTY
3660 COMPENSATION FOR CERTAIN INJURIES
3670 REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES
3700 TRAVEL
3710 UNASSIGNED
3720 REST AND RECUPERATION (R&R) TRAVEL
3730 VISITATION TRAVEL
3740 EMERGENCY VISITATION TRAVEL (EVT)
3750 TRAVEL OF CHILDREN OF SEPARATED FAMILIES
3760 TRAVEL MESSAGES
3770 TRAVEL TO POST(S) UNDER AUTHORIZED DEPARTURE, ORDERED DEPARTURE, SUSPENDED OPERATIONS, CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS OR TO UNACCOMPANIED/PARTIALLY UNACCOMPANIED POSTS
3780 TRAVEL TO COUNTRIES WITH CLOSED POSTS(S) OR NO U.S. DIPLOMATIC OR CONSULAR RELATIONS
3800 BUREAU OF GLOBAL TALENT MANAGEMENT (GTM) PROGRAMS
3810 TRANSIT SUBSIDY PROGRAM
3820 STUDENT LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM (SLRP)
3830 CHILD CARE SUBSIDY PROGRAM (CCSP)
3840 PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY INSURANCE (PLI)
3850 BICYCLE TRANSPORTATION REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM
3860 LACTATION POLICY
3900 INCENTIVE PAY
3910 LANGUAGE INCENTIVE PAY (LIP)
4000 EMPLOYEE RELATIONS
4100 EMPLOYEE RESPONSIBILITY AND CONDUCT
4110 GENERAL INFORMATION
4120 EMPLOYEE RESPONSIBILITIES ABROAD
4130 STANDARDS FOR APPOINTMENT AND CONTINUED EMPLOYMENT
4140 GUIDELINES FOR PERSONNEL TAKEN HOSTAGE
4150 WORKPLACE VIOLENCE
4160 EMPLOYEE CONSULTATION SERVICE
4170 REVIEW OF PUBLIC SPEAKING, TEACHING, WRITING, AND MEDIA ENGAGEMENT
4180 MEMBERS OF HOUSEHOLD (MOHS)
4190 MARRIAGE REQUIREMENTS OF AN EMPLOYEE TO A FOREIGN NATIONAL OR TO A U.S. CITIZEN
4200 STANDARDS OF CONDUCT FOR FORMER EMPLOYEES
4210 CONDUCT OF FORMER EMPLOYEES
4300 DISCIPLINARY ACTION (INCLUDING SEPARATION FOR CAUSE)
4300 APPENDIX A NEGOTIATED AGREEMENT
4310 DISCIPLINARY ACTION GENERAL
4320 DISCIPLINARY ACTION - COMMON PRACTICES
4330 ADMONISHMENT
4340 REPRIMAND
4350 SUSPENSION
4360 SEPARATION FOR CAUSE
4370 LIST OF OFFENSES SUBJECT TO DISCIPLINARY ACTION - FOREIGN SERVICE
4400 FOREIGN SERVICE GRIEVANCE SYSTEM
4410 FOREIGN SERVICE GRIEVANCE SYSTEM
4420 GENERAL PROVISIONS
4430 AGENCY PROCEDURES
4440 FOREIGN SERVICE GRIEVANCE BOARD
4450 PRESENTATION OF GRIEVANCES TO THE BOARD
4460 ADMINISTRATIVE AND JUDICIAL REVIEW OF A GRIEVANCE
4470 IMPLEMENTATION DISPUTE
4500 CIVIL SERVICE DISCIPLINARY AND ADVERSE ACTIONS
4510 GENERAL INFORMATION
4520 ADVERSE ACTION PROCEDURES FOR SUSPENSIONS OF 14 DAYS OR LESS
4530 ADVERSE ACTION PROCEDURES FOR SUSPENSIONS OF OVER 14 DAYS, REMOVALS, ETC.
4540 LIST OF OFFENSES SUBJECT TO DISCIPLINARY ACTION - CIVIL SERVICE
4550 PERFORMANCE-BASED REDUCTION IN GRADE AND REMOVAL
4600 APPEALS OF ADVERSE ACTIONS
4610 APPEALS OF ADVERSE ACTIONS
4620 APPEAL OF PERFORMANCE-BASED ACTIONS
4700 GRIEVANCES-CIVIL SERVICE
4710 GENERAL PROVISIONS
4720 INFORMAL GRIEVANCES
4730 FORMAL GRIEVANCES
4800 DEPARTMENT AWARDS PROGRAM
4810 AWARDS PROGRAM-GENERAL
4820 HONOR AWARDS
4830 ANNUAL AWARDS
4840 RECOGNITION AWARDS
4850 SUGGESTIONS
4860 AWARDS SPONSORED BY NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
4870 HONOR AWARD FOR EXCEPTIONALLY ARDUOUS SERVICE
4880 UNASSIGNED
4890 MERITORIOUS SERVICE INCREASES (MSI) AND QUALITY PERFORMANCE AWARDS
4900 UNASSIGNED
5000 LABOR-MANAGEMENT RELATIONS
5100 GENERAL
5110 GENERAL PROVISIONS
5200 UNASSIGNED
5300 DEPARTMENT RELATIONSHIPS WITH NON-LABOR ORGANIZATIONS
5310 DEPARTMENT RELATIONSHIPS WITH ORGANIZATIONS REPRESENTING FEDERAL EMPLOYEES AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS
6000 RETIREMENT
6100 FOREIGN SERVICE RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY SYSTEM AND FOREIGN SERVICE PENSION SYSTEM
6110 FOREIGN SERVICE RETIREMENT-GENERAL
6120 FOREIGN SERVICE RETIREMENT-COVERAGE
6130 FOREIGN SERVICE RETIREMENT SYSTEMS-CONTRIBUTIONS AND DEDUCTIONS
6140 BENEFITS WHEN SEPARATED DUE TO EXPIRATION OF LIMITED CAREER EXTENSION, PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENT, EXPIRATION OF TIME IN CLASS, RELATIVE PERFORMANCE OR REDUCTION IN FORCE
6150 SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT RETIREMENT COVERAGE FOR SPECIAL AGENTS COVERED UNDER THE FOREIGN SERVICE RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY SYSTEM
6160 DISABILITY RETIREMENT UNDER FSRDS, FSRDS OFFSET, AND FSPS
6170 UNASSIGNED
6180 COMPUTATION OF BENEFITS UNDER FSRDS, FSRDS OFFSET AND FSPS
6200 MANDATORY RETIREMENT
6210 FOREIGN SERVICE MANDATORY RETIREMENT - GENERAL
7000 OVERSEAS EMPLOYMENT
7100 GENERAL
7110 INTRODUCTION
7120 DEFINITIONS
7130 MEDICAL
7140 PERSONNEL RECORDS
7150 EMPLOYEE-MANAGEMENT RELATIONS
7160 FSN EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND
7200 LE STAFF RECRUITMENT AND EMPLOYMENT
7210 RECRUITMENT STANDARDS
7220 PROCESSING FOR EMPLOYMENT
7230 TYPES OF EMPLOYMENT
7240 APPOINTMENT
7250 ASSIGNMENTS, TRANSFERS, AND DETAILS
7260 EMPLOYMENT BY PERSONAL SERVICES CONTRACT OF FOREIGN NATIONALS (HOST OR THIRD COUNTRY)
7270 THIRD-COUNTRY NATIONAL (TCN)
7280 REEMPLOYMENT OF LE STAFF EMPLOYEES
7290 UNASSIGNED
7300 LE STAFF POSITION CLASSIFICATION AND PAY ADMINISTRATION
7310 FSN POSITION CLASSIFICATION AND POSITION MANAGEMENT
7320 DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY
7330 POSITION CLASSIFICATION AND MANAGEMENT EVALUATION
7340 FSN POSITION CLASSIFICATION APPEALS
7350 PAY ADMINISTRATION
7360 GENERAL POLICY AND AUTHORITY
7370 PROMOTIONS
7380 WITHIN-GRADE INCREASES
7390 DOWNGRADINGS
7400 LE STAFF EMPLOYEE ATTENDANCE AND LEAVE
7410 ESTABLISHMENT OF WORKWEEKS
7420 TIME AND ATTENDANCE REPORTS
7430 ANNUAL AND SICK LEAVE
7440 HOLIDAYS
7450 EXCUSED ABSENCES
7460 LEAVE WITHOUT PAY
7470 ABSENCE WITHOUT LEAVE (AWOL)
7480 LEAVE RECORDS
7500 LE STAFF COMPENSATION
7510 FSN COMPENSATION (GENERAL)
7520 COMPENSATION PLANS
7530 FSN SALARY PAYMENTS
7540 DIRECT BENEFIT PAYMENTS
7550 PREMIUM COMPENSATION
7560 FURNISHING NAMES AND SALARY DATA AT REQUEST OF HOST GOVERNMENT
7570 WITHHOLDING TAXES
7580 EMERGENCY INCREASES
7590 COMPENSATION FOR IMPRISONED LOCALLY EMPLOYED STAFF
7600 LE STAFF EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION, INCENTIVE AWARDS, AND TRAINING
7610 PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
7620 INCENTIVE AWARDS
7630 TRAINING
7700 LE STAFF BENEFITS, DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS AND SEPARATIONS
7710 LOCALLY EMPLOYED STAFF BENEFITS UNDER U.S. LAW
7720 LE STAFF CONDUCT AND DISCIPLINE
7730 LE STAFF SEPARATIONS
7740 LE STAFF GRIEVANCE PROCEDURES
7750 CLAIMS FOR PRIVATE PERSONAL PROPERTY LOSSES
8000 OVERSEAS EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM
8100 METHODS OF OVERSEAS EMPLOYMENT FOR FAMILY MEMBERS
8110 FAMILY MEMBER EMPLOYMENT
8200 FAMILY MEMBER APPOINTMENTS
8210 FAMILY MEMBER LIMITED NONCAREER APPOINTMENT
8220 FOREIGN SERVICE FAMILY RESERVE CORPS
8300 NEPOTISM
8310 GENERAL PROVISIONS
8320 NEPOTISM
8400 UNASSIGNED
8500 UNASSIGNED
8600 UNASSIGNED
8700 UNASSIGNED
8800 UNASSIGNED
8900 CONSULAR AGENT HUMAN RESOURCES ADMINISTRATION
8910 GENERAL
9000 PERSONAL SERVICES CONTRACTORS (PSC)
9100 GENERAL PROVISIONS
9110 GENERAL PROVISIONS
9120 PERSONAL SERVICES CONTRACTORS AWARDS PROGRAM
9130 PSC PERFORMANCE AWARDS