{"data":{"id":"us/5-cfr-591.103","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"5 CFR 591.103","heading":"Maximum uniform allowance rate.","body":"(a) Unless a higher initial maximum uniform allowance rate is payable under § 591.104 or other agency authority or specific appropriation to an employee who is required by statute, regulation, or an agency's written administrative procedures to wear a uniform, the head of an agency, out of funds available, must—\n(1) Pay an allowance for a uniform not to exceed $1,500 a year; or\n(2) Furnish a uniform at a cost not to exceed $1,500 a year.\n(b) If an agency purchases a uniform directly from a vendor, the agency can spend up to 4 percent on service charges but the total cost of the uniform and any service charges cannot exceed the maximum allowance set forth in paragraph (a)(2) of this section.","path":["Title 5—Administrative Personnel","CHAPTER I—OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT","SUBCHAPTER B—CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS","PART 591—ALLOWANCES AND DIFFERENTIALS","Subpart A—Uniform Allowances"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-5.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:23:53Z","sha256":"20e87f0e345c2440fe4d2ab6e3840175c6d6931aa9c4c20be9c46936405be9ae","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/5-cfr-591.102","next":"us/5-cfr-591.104"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}