Programs For Military Morale Welfare And Recreation Mwr Change 1 PDF Download

This regulation, Army Regulation AR 215-3 Morale, Welfare, and Recreation (MWR): Nonappropriated Funds Instrumentalities Personnel Policy August 2019, establishes policies for the administration of a total human resources (HR) program for nonappropriated fund (NAF) employees of the Department of the Army (DA). The policies are based on Section 2105(c), Title 5, United States Code (5 USC 2105(c)) which explains NAF employees are federal employees within the Department of Defense (DOD), and, while not subject to many of the personnel laws administered by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), NAF employees are included under the laws listed under 5 USC 2105(c)(1). This regulation includes those laws as well as other federal laws, executive orders (EOs), OPM, and DOD policies when NAF employees are specifically included as well as any judicial and administrative interpretation provided by courts and agencies such as the Federal Labor Relations Authority and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. All such authorities are listed as references. This regulation provides uniform policies governing personnel management and administration for employees of nonappropriated fund instrumentalities of the Department of Army. It incorporates the requirements of DODI 1400.25, Volumes 1401 through 1471 and the Office of Personnel Management instructions when they specifically address nonappropriated fund instrumentality employees. This regulation applies to civilian employees and off-duty U.S. Army military personnel who are paid from non-appropriated funds and are under the exclusive control of the Secretary of the Army, including the following: all civilian employees and off-duty U.S. military personnel employed by a nonappropriated fund instrumentalities within the United States; U.S. citizens and all off-duty U.S. military personnel or permanent residents of the United States, its territories, and possessions, including the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, employed by a nonappropriated fund instrumentality outside the United States except where specifically limited to employees within the United States. This regulation does not apply to foreign nationals or third country nationals employed in foreign areas; employees of private associations and funds; independent contractors, such as professional entertainers, where no employer/employee relationship exists; civilian instructors and administrators in the General Education Program who are employed in accordance with a special con-tract; the Army National Guard or U.S. Army Reserve; individuals employed by private concessionaires doing business un-der contract with a nonappropriated fund instrumentality; nonappropriated fund employees of the Air Force, the Navy (Bureau of Personnel, Navy Exchange and the Marine Corps) and the Army and Air Force Ex-change Service; employees paid from appropriated funds; and commissioned and warrant officers of the military components.