41 CFR § 302-3.202 - Re-employment after a separation by reduction in force or transfer of functions.

If an employee is re-employed after a separation by reduction in force or transfer of function, their agency may pay them a relocation allowance under the conditions of this chapter if:

(a) The employee is re-employed within one year of their involuntary separation date;

(b) The new appointment is not temporary; and

(c) The new appointment is at a different duty station from where their separation occurred and meets the distance criteria in § 302-2.1 of this chapter for a short distance relocation.