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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). The FAM and FAH are revised accordingly as changes in the organization occur. 3 FAM 2900 contains documentation of the following administrative components: - 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)