5 CFR § 334.101 - Purpose.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t5/s334.101"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "5 CFR § 334.101 - Purpose."
title_number: 5
title_name: "Administrative Personnel"
section_number: "334.101"
section_name: "Purpose."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS"
part_number: "334"
part_name: "TEMPORARY ASSIGNMENTS UNDER THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL PERSONNEL ACT (IPA)"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "5 U.S.C. 3376; E.O. 11589, 3 CFR 557 (1971-1975)"
regulatory_source: "71 FR 54565, Sept. 18, 2006, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "334"
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# 334.101 Purpose.

The purpose of this part is to implement title IV of the Intergovernmental Personnel Act (IPA) of 1970 and title VI of the Civil Service Reform Act. These statutes authorize the temporary assignment of employees between the Federal Government and State, local, and Indian tribal governments, institutions of higher education and other eligible organizations.