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116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5735 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to allow certain senior employees 
in the judicial branch of Government to carry over up to 90 days 
of annual leave each year, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 30, 2020 
Mr. RASKIN (for himself and Mrs. ROBY) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the 
Committee on Oversight and Reform, for a period to be subsequently de-
termined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to allow certain senior 
employees in the judicial branch of Government to carry 
over up to 90 days of annual leave each year, and for 
other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Judicial Branch Senior 
Executive Leave Efficiency and Modernization Act of 
2020’’. 
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SEC. 2. CARRY OVER OF ANNUAL LEAVE FOR CERTAIN SEN-
IOR POSITIONS IN THE JUDICIAL BRANCH OF 
GOVERNMENT. 
Paragraph (1) of section 6304(f) of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (G), by striking ‘‘or’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in the first subparagraph (H) (relating to 
Library of Congress positions), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting a semicolon; 
(3) by redesignating the second subparagraph 
(H) (relating to positions in the United States Se-
cret Service Uniformed Division) as subparagraph 
(I); 
(4) in subparagraph (I), as redesignated by 
paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and 
inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(5) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(J) any of the following positions within the 
judicial branch of Government: 
‘‘(i) Bankruptcy Administrator as de-
scribed in section 302(d)(3)(I) of Public Law 
99–554. 
‘‘(ii) Circuit executive appointed under sec-
tion 332(e) of title 28. 
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‘‘(iii) Chief circuit librarian appointed 
under section 713(a) of title 28. 
‘‘(iv) Senior staff attorney appointed under 
section 715(a) of title 28. 
‘‘(v) Federal public defender appointed 
under section 3006A(g)(2)(A) of title 18. 
‘‘(vi) Chief pretrial services officer ap-
pointed under section 3152(c) of title 18. 
‘‘(vii) Chief probation officer appointed 
under section 3602(c) of title 18. 
‘‘(viii) Any clerk appointed pursuant to 
section 156(b), 711(a), 751(a), 791(a), or 871 
of title 28, but not including any chief deputy 
clerk, assistant clerk, or deputy clerk appointed 
under such section 871. 
‘‘(ix) District Court Executive. 
‘‘(x) Chief Circuit Mediator. 
‘‘(xi) The Director, the Deputy Director, 
the Director of the Education Division, the Di-
rector of the Research Division, and the Direc-
tor of the Information Technology Office within 
the Federal Judicial Center. 
‘‘(xii) The Staff Director, the Deputy Staff 
Director, the General Counsel, the Director of 
Education and Sentencing Practices, the Direc-
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tor of Research and Data, the Director of Leg-
islative and Public Affairs, and the Director of 
Administration within the United States Sen-
tencing Commission.’’. 
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