[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1388 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1388

 To provide authority for leave transfer for Federal employees who are 
adversely affected by disasters or emergencies, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 17, 1997

  Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
              Committee on Government Reform and Oversight

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                                 A BILL


 
 To provide authority for leave transfer for Federal employees who are 
adversely affected by disasters or emergencies, and for other purposes.

    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 Emergency Leave 
Transfer Act of 1997''.

SEC. 2. LEAVE TRANSFER IN DISASTERS AND EMERGENCIES.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 63 of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended by adding after subchapter V the following:

      ``SUBCHAPTER VI--LEAVE TRANSFER IN DISASTERS AND EMERGENCIES

``Sec. 6391. Authority for leave transfer program in disasters and 
              emergencies
    ``(a) For the purpose of this section--
            ``(1) `employee' means an employee as defined in section 
        6331(1); and
            ``(2) `agency' means an Executive agency.
    ``(b) In the event of a major disaster or emergency, as declared by 
the President, that results in severe adverse effects for a substantial 
number of employees, the President may direct the Office of Personnel 
Management to establish an emergency leave transfer program under which 
any employee in any agency may donate unused annual leave for transfer 
to employees of the same or other agencies who are adversely affected 
by such disaster or emergency.
    ``(c) The Office shall establish appropriate requirements for the 
operation of the emergency leave transfer program under subsection (b), 
including appropriate limitations on the donation and use of annual 
leave under the program. An employee may receive and use leave under 
the program without regard to any requirement that any annual leave and 
sick leave to a leave recipient's credit must be exhausted before any 
transferred annual leave may be used.
    ``(d) A leave bank established under subchapter IV may, to the 
extent provided in regulations prescribed by the Office, donate annual 
leave to the emergency leave transfer program established under 
subsection (b).
    ``(e) Except to the extent that the Office may prescribe by 
regulation, nothing in section 7351 shall apply to any solicitation, 
donation, or acceptance of leave under this section.
    ``(f) The Office shall prescribe regulations necessary for the 
administration of this section.''.
    (b) Chapter Analysis.--The analysis for chapter 63 of title 5, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

      ``SUBCHAPTER VI--LEAVE TRANSFER IN DISASTERS AND EMERGENCIES

``6391. Authority for leave transfer program in disasters and 
                            emergencies.''.
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