Before paying an extended assignment incentive under this subpart, an agency must establish an extended assignment incentive plan. This plan must include the following elements:

1. (a) The designation of authorized agency officials who must review and approve the payment of extended assignment incentives;
2. (b) The categories of employees which are prohibited from receiving an extended assignment incentive;
3. (c) The criteria that must be met or considered in authorizing extended assignment incentives, including criteria for determining the size of an incentive;
4. (d) The requirements governing service agreements, including the obligations of the agency and the employee when the service period is not completed;
5. (e) The procedures for paying extended assignment incentives; and
6. (f) Documentation and recordkeeping requirements sufficient to allow reconstruction of the action.