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 PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 957-AUG. 13, 1946 Aammnlated leave. Nonltizen employ- eeO Abomulated leave. Statutory leav Saioe whfle on eav. Transer of annual and sick leave. of commissary or mess service shall be at not less than cost as deter- mined by the Secretary and shall be used as working funds: Provided, That each year an amount equal to the amount of the appropriation for such service shall be covered into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts not later than six months after the close of the fiscal year for which any such appropriation is made. PART D-LEAVES oF ABSENCE ANNUAL LEAVE SEO. 931. (a) The Secretary may, in his discretion and in accord- ance with such regulations as he may prescribe, grant an officer or employee of the Service who is a citizen of the United States not to exceed sixty calendar days' annual leave of absence with pay. (b) Where an officer or employee on leave returns to the continental United States, the leave of absence granted pursuant to the pro- visions of paragraph (a) of this section shall be exclusive of the time actually and necessarily occupied in going to and from the continental United States, and such time as may be necessarily occupied in awaiting sailing or flight. (c) Any part of the sixty days' annual leave which an officer or employee may receive and which is not used in any one year shall be accumulated for succeeding years until it totals one hundred and eighty days. (d) The Secretary may in his discretion and subject to such regu- lations as he may prescribe, grant to an employee of the Service who is not a citizen of the United States thirty calendar days' annual leave with pay each calendar year. Any part of the thirty days' leave not used in any year shall be accumulated for succeeding years until it totals not exceeding sixty days. SICK LEAVE SEC. 932. The Secretary may in his discretion and subject to such regulations as he may prescribe, grant an officer or employee of the Service sick leave with pay at the rate of fifteen calendar days each calendar year. Any part of the fifteen days' sick leave not used or availed of in any year shall be accumulated for succeeding years until it totals one hundred and twenty days. ORDERING RETURN OF PERSONNEL TO UNITED STATES ON LEAVES OF ABSENCE SEC. 933. (a) The Secretary shall order to the continental United States on statutory leave of absence every officer and employee of the Service who is a citizen of the United States upon completion of two years' continuous service abroad or as soon as possible thereafter. (b) While in the continental United States on leave, the service of any officer or employee shall be available for such work or duties in the Department or elsewhere as the Secretary may prescribe, but the time of such work or duties shall not be counted as leave. RESERVE OFFIOEBS ASSIGNED TO TmTE SEVICE Sac. 934. (a) A Reserve officer, assigned to the Service from any Government agency shall, notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, be granted annual leave of absence and sick leave of absence in accordance with the provisions of part D of this title during the period of his assignment. (b) Under such regulations as the President may prescribe, a per- son assigned to the Service as a Reserve officer from any Government agency may, notwithstanding the provisions of the Act of December 1028 [60 STAT.

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