[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 5, Volume 1] [Revised as of January 1, 2006] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 5CFR352.306] [Page 263] TITLE 5--ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT PART 352_REEMPLOYMENT RIGHTS--Table of Contents Subpart C_Detail and Transfer of Federal Employees to International Organizations Sec. 352.306 Length of details. A detail or series of details shall not exceed 5 consecutive years, except that when the Secretary of State, on the recommendation of the head of the agency, determines it to be in the national interest, the 5- year detail may be extended for up to an additional 3 years. A detail or series of details or combination of details and transfers shall not exceed 8 years in the aggregate.