5 CFR § 591.103 - Governmentwide maximum uniform allowance rate.

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title: "5 CFR § 591.103 - Governmentwide maximum uniform allowance rate."
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section_name: "Governmentwide maximum uniform allowance rate."
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# 591.103 Governmentwide maximum uniform allowance rate.

Unless a higher initial maximum uniform allowance rate is payable under § 591.104 to an employee who is required by statute, regulation, or an agency's written administrative procedures to wear a uniform, the head of each agency concerned, out of funds available, shall—

(a) Pay an allowance for a uniform not to exceed $800 a year; or

(b) Furnish a uniform at a cost not to exceed $800 a year.

(c) Any agency which provides a uniform allowance under paragraph (a) of this section must establish policies to administer the uniform allowance program, including uniform standards acceptable to the agency.

[59 FR 43705, Aug. 25, 1994, as amended at 72 FR 20702, Apr. 26, 2007]