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The Foreign Service Act of 1980 mandated a comprehensive revision to the operation of the Department of State and the personnel assigned to the US Foreign Service. As the statutory authority, the Foreign Affairs Manual (FAM), details the Department of State's regulations and policies on its structure and operations. Currently, there are over 25,000 pages of policies and procedures published in 16 volumes of the FAM and 38 corresponding sections of the Foreign Affairs Handbook (FAH). Refer to 3 FAH 1500 "Equal Employment Opportunity" for additional relevant information. The FAM and FAH are revised accordingly as changes in the organization occur. 3 FAM 1500 contains documentation of the following administrative components: - 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 Freedom from Retaliation / Reprisal and Complaints of Reprisal - 1560 Processing Mixed Case Complaints - 1570 Class Complaints of Discrimination - 1580 Minority Group Statistics - 1590 EEO Grievances