[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 5, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 5CFR334.104]

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                    TITLE 5--ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL
 
                CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
 
PART 334_TEMPORARY ASSIGNMENTS UNDER THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL 
PERSONNEL ACT (IPA)--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 334.104  Length of assignment.

    (a) The head of a Federal agency, or his or her designee, may make 
an assignment for up to 2 years, which may be extended for up to 2 more 
years if the parties agree.
    (b) A Federal agency may not send an employee on an assignment if 
that person is a Federal employee and has participated in this program 
for more than a total of 6 years during his or her Federal career. OPM 
may waive this restriction upon the written request of the agency head, 
or his or her designee.
    (c) A Federal agency may not send or receive an employee on an 
assignment if the employee has participated in this program for 4 
continuous years without at least a 12-month return to duty with the 
organization from which the employee was originally assigned. Successive 
assignments with a break of no more than 60 calendar days will be 
regarded as continuous service under the mobility authority.