5 CFR § 334.104 - Length of assignment.

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title: "5 CFR § 334.104 - Length of assignment."
title_number: 5
title_name: "Administrative Personnel"
section_number: "334.104"
section_name: "Length of assignment."
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)"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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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."
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# 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.