Assignments and transfers.
Section 3
SEC. 3. Assignments and transfers.—The assignment of a staff officer or employee to a position at any post and/or his transfer from one post to another or to the Department of Foreign Affairs may be made only by the Secretary. No Foreign Service staff officer or employee shall be entitled to return transportation to the Philippines at government expense who has not rendered at least two years of faithful, continuous, and satisfactory service at his foreign post, except when specifically authorized by the Secretary, upon his transfer to the Home Office or when ordered to report thereto for consultation.