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Purpose. This regulation establishes policies for the administration of a total personnel program for NAF employees of the Department of the Army (DA). Because NAF employees are not legally deemed to be employees of the Federal Government for the purposes of most laws administered by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), the policies, procedures, and entitlements relating to employees paid from appropriated funds (APF) and those relating to NAF employees are different. There are, however, instances where legislation not applicable to NAF employees has been administratively adopted, through this regulation, for application to NAF employees. The objectives of this regulation are to-

a. Achieve fair and equitable treatment of NAF employees through a uniform personnel system applicable Army-wide.

b. Assist officials in recruiting, developing, and retaining the best qualified persons available.

c. Provide guidance to supervisors and other officials in the technical aspects of personnel management.

d. Provide more attractive career opportunities for employees.

e. Inform employees of their obligations, rights, and privileges as NAF employees.

f. Establish a uniform personnel record system that will provide reliable information on each employee's qualifications, employment history, education level and status as a DA NAF employee.

g. Promote more efficient use of NAF positions in personnel administration.

Applicability. a. This regulation applies to civilian employees and off-duty United States Army (USA) military personnel paid from nonappropriated funds (NAF) and who are under the exclusive control of the Secretary of the Army, including the following:

(1) All civilian employees and off-duty US military personnel employed by a NAFI within the United States.

(2) United States citizens and all off-duty US military personnel or permanent residents of the United States, its territories and possessions, including the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, employed by a NAFI outside the United States except:

(a) Where specifically limited to employees within the United States.

(b) Where employees in Panama are specifically excluded.