Uniform Allowances

What it does

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing a direct final rule to raise the maximum annual uniform allowance and the maximum allowable cost payable by the agency for furnishing uniforms from $800 to $1,500, amend the purpose of the subpart and the definition of "uniform," and ensure agencies maintain policies for administering uniform allowance programs. This document also provides guidance on appropriate and inappropriate uses of the allowance, distinguishes uniforms from personal protective equipment, and makes technical edits to improve transparency, accountability, and usability.

The Personnel Management Office's summary, as published in the Federal Register.

What changed in the regulation

1 part of Title 5 of the Code of Federal Regulations:

5 CFR 591

Wording on eCFR: the day before it took effect and from the day it took effect (first part listed).

Compared with

The Personnel Management Office has published 29 final rules in 2026 so far, compared with 14 in all of 2025.

Counted by the Tribune from Federal Register records since Jan. 1, 2025.

Before this

No earlier Federal Register document under regulation identifier 3206-AO73 since Jan. 1, 2025.

Since then:

• June 26, 2026 Direct final rule; confirmation of effective date. Uniform Allowances

What happens next and when

This rule is effective July 13, 2026, unless significant adverse comments are received by May 14, 2026. If significant adverse comments are received, OPM will withdraw the relevant provisions of this direct final rule.

The agency's dates, word for word.

Check it yourself

• The document in the Federal Register
• Docket OPM-2026-0068 on Regulations.gov
• Title 5 on eCFR

The record as published

Source: the Federal Register (public domain). The document in the Federal Register