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Calendar No. 197

104TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION S. 868

[Report No. 104–151]

To provide authority for leave transfer for Federal employees who are

adversely affected by disasters or emergencies, and for other purposes.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

MAY 26 (legislative day, MAY 15), 1995

Mr. STEVENS (by request) introduced the following bill; which was read twice

and referred to the Committee on Government Affairs

SEPTEMBER 29 (legislative day, SEPTEMBER 25), 1995

Reported by Mr. STEVENS, without amendment

A BILL

To provide authority for leave transfer for Federal employees

who are adversely affected by disasters or emergencies,

and for other purposes.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 That this Act may be cited as the ‘‘Federal Employees

4 Emergency Leave Transfer Act of 1995’’.
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1 SEC. 2. (a) Chapter 63 of title 5, United States Code,

2 is amended by adding after subchapter V the following

3 new subchapter:

4 ‘‘SUBCHAPTER VI—LEAVE TRANSFER IN

5 DISASTERS AND EMERGENCIES

6 ‘‘§ 6391. Authority for leave transfer program in dis7 asters and emergencies

8 ‘‘(a) For the purpose of this section—

9 ‘‘(1) ‘employee’ means an employee as defined

10 in section 6331(1); and

11 ‘‘(2) ‘agency’ means an Executive agency.

12 ‘‘(b) In the event of a major disaster or emergency,

13 as declared by the President, that results in severe adverse

14 effects for a substantial number of employees, the Presi15 dent may direct the Office of Personnel Management to

16 establish an emergency leave transfer program under

17 which any employee in any agency may donate unused an18 nual leave for transfer to employees of the same or other

19 agencies who are adversely affected by such disaster or

20 emergency.

21 ‘‘(c) The Office of Personnel Management shall es22 tablish appropriate requirements for the operation of the

23 emergency leave transfer program under subsection (b),

24 including appropriate limitations on the donation and use

25 of annual leave under the program. An employee may re-
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1 ceive and use leave under the program without regard to

2 any requirement that any annual leave and sick leave to

3 a leave recipient’s credit must be exhausted before any

4 transferred annual leave may be used.

5 ‘‘(d) A leave bank established under subchapter IV

6 may, to the extent provided in regulations prescribed by

7 the Office of Personnel Management, donate annual leave

8 to the emergency leave transfer program established under

9 subsection (b).

10 ‘‘(e) Except to the extent that the Office of Personnel

11 Management may prescribe by regulation, nothing in sec12 tion 7351 shall apply to any solicitation, donation, or ac13 ceptance of leave under this section.

14 ‘‘(f) The Office of Personnel Management shall pre15 scribe regulations necessary for the administration of this

16 section.’’.

17 (b) The analysis for chapter 63 of title 5, United

18 States Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof the

19 following:

‘‘SUBCHAPTER VI—LEAVE TRANSFER IN DISASTERS AND

EMERGENCIES

‘‘6391. Authority for leave transfer program in disasters and emergencies’’.

20 SEC. 3. The amendments made by section 2 of this

21 Act shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act.
Calendar No. 197

104TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION S. 868

[Report No. 104–151]

A BILL

To provide authority for leave transfer for Federal

or emergencies, and for other purposes.employees who are adversely affected by disasters

SEPTEMBER 29 (legislative day, SEPTEMBER 25), 1995

Reported without amendment