Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 102 Part 3.djvu/891

 PUBLIC LAW 100-566—OCT. 31, 1988

102 STAT. 2843

"§ 6371. Accrual of leave "While using leave made available to an employee from a leave bank, annual and sick leave shall accrue to the credit of such employee and shall become available for use by such employee in the same manner as provided for under section 6337. "§ 6372. Additional leave bank programs "(a) For the purpose of this section— "(1) the term 'excepted agency' has the same meaning as such term is defined under section 6339(a)(1) of this title; and "(2) the term 'head of an excepted agency' has the same meaning as such term is defined under section 6339(a)(2) of this title. "(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, neither an excepted agency nor any individual employed in or under an excepted agency may be included in a leave bank program established under any of the preceding provisions of this subchapter. "(c)(1) The head of an excepted agency may, by regulation, establish a voluntary leave bank program under which annual leave accrued or accumulated by an employee of such agency may be contributed to a leave bank, and any other employee of such agency may receive additional leave from such leave bank because of a medical emergency. "(2) To the extent practicable, and consistent with the protection of intelligence sources and methods (if applicable), each program under this section shall be established in a manner consistent with the provisions of this subchapter applicable to the program. "(d) The Office of Personnel Management shall provide the head of an excepted agency with such advice and assistance as the head of such agency may request in order to carry out the purposes of this section. "§ 6373. Limitation on employee participation "An employee in a unit of an agency that establishes a leave bank program under the provisions of this subchapter may not participate in a leave transfer program under the provisions of subchapter III.". (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of sections for chapter 63 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following: "SUBCHAPTER III-VOLUNTARY TRANSFERS OF LEAVE "Sec. "633L "6332. "6333. "6334. "6335. "6336. "6337. "6338. "6339. "6340.

Definitions. General authority. Receipt and use of transferred leave. Donations of leave. Termination of medical emergency. Restoration of transferred leave. Accrual of leave. Prohibition of coercion. Additional leave transfer programs. Inapplicability of certain provisions.

"6361. "6362. "6363. "6364. "6365.

"SUBCHAPTER IV—VOLUNTARY LEAVE BANK PROGRAM Definitions. General authority. Establishment of leave banks. Establishment of Leave Bank Boards. Contributions of annual leave.

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