---
kind: "section"
citation: "5 C.F.R. § 575.505"
title: "5"
number: "575.505"
heading: "What criteria must an agency use to determine who will receive an extended assignment incentive?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/5/575.505"
---

# §575.505. What criteria must an agency use to determine who will receive an extended assignment incentive?

- (a) An agency must base the payment of an extended assignment incentive on a written determination that—
  - (1) The eligible employee has completed at least 2 years of continuous service immediately before the commencement of the service agreement in one or more civil service positions located in a particular territory, possession, or commonwealth;
  - (2) It is in the best interest of the Government to encourage the employee to complete a specified additional period of employment with the agency in that location; and
  - (3) Replacing the employee with another employee possessing the required qualifications and experience would be difficult.
- (b) In determining whether it is in the best interest of the Government to retain an employee under [paragraph (a)(2)](#a-2) of this section, an agency may consider how the employee's departure would affect the agency's ability to operate effectively or to carry out an activity or perform a function which the agency deems essential to its mission.
- (c) Any determination to approve an extended assignment incentive must be made on a case-by-case basis for each employee. However, an agency may consider common factors that apply to a category of employees, such as past recruitment and retention problems or the anticipation of such problems in the future.

## Notes

### Source

Source: 68 FR 53669, Sept. 12, 2003, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 1104(a)(2) and 5307. Subparts A and B also issued under 5 U.S.C. 5753. Subpart C also issued under 5 U.S.C. 5754. Subpart D also issued under 5 U.S.C. 5755. Subpart E also issued under 5 U.S.C. 5757 and sec. 207 Pub. L. 107-273, 116 Stat. 1780 (5 U.S.C. 5307 note).

### Source

Source: 56 FR 12838, Mar. 28, 1991, unless otherwise noted.