CFR > Title 41 - Public Contracts and Property Management > SUBTITLE F—Federal Travel Regulation System > CHAPTER 302—RELOCATION ALLOWANCES (parts 302-1 to 302-17) > SUBCHAPTER C—PERMANENT CHANGE OF STATION (PCS) ALLOWANCES FOR SUBSISTENCE AND TRANSPORTATION EXPENSES (parts 302-4 to 302-6) > PART 302-4—ALLOWANCES FOR SUBSISTENCE AND TRANSPORTATION > SUBPART A—Eligibility (§302-4.1 to §302-4.2) > 302-4.1—What is a permanent change of station (PCS)?

302-4.1—What is a permanent change of station (PCS)?

A permanent change of station (PCS) is an assignment of a new appointee to an official station or the transfer of an employee from one official station to another on a permanent basis.