---
kind: "section"
citation: "5 C.F.R. § 575.507"
title: "5"
number: "575.507"
heading: "What is the maximum extended assignment incentive that may be paid for a period of service?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/5/575.507"
---

# §575.507. What is the maximum extended assignment incentive that may be paid for a period of service?

- (a) The total amount of extended assignment incentive payments that may be paid for a service period may not exceed the greater of—
  - (1) An amount equal to 25 percent of the annual rate of basic pay of the employee at the beginning of the service period times the number of years (including fractions of a year) in the service period; or
  - (2) $15,000 per year (including fractions of a year) in the service period.
- (b) For hourly rate employees who do not have a scheduled annual rate of basic pay, the annual rate in [paragraph (a)](#a) of this section is computed by multiplying the applicable hourly rate in effect at the beginning of the service period by 2,087 hours.
- (c) The number of years in the service period is computed by dividing the total number of calendar days in the service period (as established under [§ 575.510(a)](/cfr/5/575.510.md?p=a)) by 365 and rounding the result to two decimal places. For example, a service period covering 39 biweekly pay periods equals 546 days, and 546 days divided by 365 days equals 1.50 years.

## 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.