---
kind: "section"
citation: "5 C.F.R. § 591.103"
title: "5"
number: "591.103"
heading: "Maximum uniform allowance rate."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/5/591.103"
---

# §591.103. Maximum uniform allowance rate.

- (a) Unless a higher initial maximum uniform allowance rate is payable under [§ 591.104](/cfr/5/591.104.md) 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—
  - (1) Pay an allowance for a uniform not to exceed $1,500 a year; or
  - (2) **Furnish a uniform at a cost not to exceed $1,500 a year.**
- (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)](#a-2) of this section.

## Notes

### Amendments

[91 FR 19062, Apr. 14, 2026]

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 1103(b)(4), 5 U.S.C. 5901, 5902, 5903.

### Source

Source: 59 FR 43705, Aug. 25, 1994, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[91 FR 19062, Apr. 14, 2026]