(a) You must meet four basic conditions to be eligible to receive an allowance for expenses incurred in connection with your residence transactions:
(1) You must be transferring from one official station to another;
(2) Your relocation must be incidental to the transfer (i.e., not for the convenience of the employee);
(3) Your relocation must meet the distance test conditions of § 302-2.6; and
(4) Your new official station must be within the United States.
(b) If you previously transferred from an official station in the United States to a foreign area and you are now transferring back to the United States, then, in addition to the requirements of paragraph (a) of this section, you must have completed the time period specified in your service agreement for your overseas tour of duty.
[FTR Amdt. 2011-01, 76 FR 18343, Apr. 1, 2011]