5 CFR § 352.302 - Definitions.

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title: "5 CFR § 352.302 - Definitions."
title_number: 5
title_name: "Administrative Personnel"
section_number: "352.302"
section_name: "Definitions."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS"
part_number: "352"
part_name: "REEMPLOYMENT RIGHTS"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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regulatory_source: "33 FR 12433, Sept. 4, 1968, unless otherwise noted."
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# 352.302 Definitions.

In this subpart:

(a) *Agency, employee, international organization,* and *transfer* have the meaning given them by section 3581 of title 5, United States Code;

(b) *Detail* has the meaning given it by section 3343 of title 5, United States Code; and

(c) *Term of employment* means not more than (1) 5 consecutive years of employment, except that when the Secretary of State determines it to be in the national interest, the detail or transfer may be extended up to an additional 3 years, or (2) the period of less than 5 years specified at the time of consent to transfer or detail, beginning with entrance on duty in the international organization.