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PUBLIC LAW 93-181-DEC. 14, 1973

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SEC. 2. Any expenditures required to implement the provisions of section 1 shall be paid from the appropriation "Contingent Expenses, Architect of the Capitol" and any funds appropriated under this head shall hereafter be available for such purpose. Approved December 13, 1973. Public Law 93-181 AN ACT To jimend title 5. United States Code, to improve the administration of the leave system for Federal employees.

December 14, 1973 [H. R. 1284]

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That (a) the second ^53'"^°'^°^ empioysentence of section 5551(a) of title 5, United States Code, is amended Leave system, by striking out ". except that it may not exceed pay for a period of ^'"|'o°stT'"^"*' 80 Stat. 488. sniiiual 01- vacation leave in excess of 30 days or the number of days carried over to his credit at the beginning of the leave year in which entitlement to payment occurs, whichever is greater". (b) Section 5551(b) of title 5, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: " (b) The accumulated and current accrued annual leave to which an officer excepted from subchapter I of chapter 63 of this title by section 6301(2)(x) - ( x i i) of this title, is entitled immediately before 80 Stat. 517. the date he is excepted under that section shall be liquidated by a lump-sum payment in accordance with subsection (a) of this section 495; or subchapter VIII of this chapter, except that the payment is based 8280 Stat. 1212. Stat. on the rate of pay which he was receiving immediately oefore the date 5 USC 5581. on which section 6301(2)(x) - ( x i i) of this title became applicable to him.". 90-day leaves SEC. 2. The first sentence of section 6303(b) of title 5, United States ban, elimination. Code, is amended to read as follows: "Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, an employee whose current employment is limited to less than 90 days is entitled to annual leave under this subchapter only after being currently employed for a continuous period of 90 days under successive appointments without a break in service.". Annual leave SEC. 3. Section 6304 of title 5, United States Code, is amended— restoration. (1) by striking out of subsection (a) the phrase "subsection (b) of this section" and inserting in lieu thereof "subsections (b), (d), and (e) of this section"; and (2) by adding at the end thereof the following new subsections: " (d)(1) Annual leave which is lost by operation of this section Conditions. because of— " (A) administrative error when the error causes a loss of annual leave otherwise accruable after June 30, 1960; " (B) exigencies of the public business when the annual leave was scheduled in advance; or " (C) sickness of the employee when the annual leave was scheduled in advance; shall be restored to the employee.

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