Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 102 Part 3.djvu/882

 102 STAT. 2834

PUBLIC LAW 100-566—OCT. 31, 1988

Public Law 100-566 100th Congress An Act Oct. 31, 1988 [H.R. 3757]

Federal Employees Leave Sharing Act of 1988.

To amend title 5, United States Code, to permit voluntary transfers of leave by Federal employees where needed because of a medical or other emergency situation.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the "Federal Employees Leave Sharing Act of 1988". SEC. 2. VOLUNTARY TRANSFERS OF LEAVE.

(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 63 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subchapters: "SUBCHAPTER III—VOLUNTARY TRANSFERS OF LEAVE "§ 6331. Definitions "For the purpose of this subchapter— "(1) the term 'employee' means an employee as defined by section 6301(2), excluding an individual employed by the government of the District of Columbia; "(2) the term 'leave recipient' means an employee whose application to receive donations of leave under this subchapter is approved; "(3) the term 'leave donor' means an employee whose application to make 1 or more donations of leave under this subchapter is approved; and "(4) 'medical emergency' means a medical condition of an employee or a family member of such employee that is likely to require the prolonged absence of such employee from duty and to result in a substantial loss of income to such employee because of the unavailability of paid leave. "§ 6332. General authority "Notwithstanding any provision of subchapter I, and subject to the provisions of this subchapter, the Office of Personnel Management shall establish a program under which annual leave accrued or accumulated by an employee may be transferred to the annual leave account of any other employee if such other employee requires additional leave because of a medical emergency. "§ 6333. Receipt and use of transferred leave "(a)(1) An application to receive donations of leave under this subchapter, whether submitted by or on behalf of an employee— "(A) shall be submitted to the employing agency of the proposed leave recipient; and "(B) shall include—

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