1.This Act may be cited as the
Federal Employees Leave Transfer Act of
2011
.
2.Authority to
transfer sick leave
(a)Direct transfers
of leave
(1)Subchapter III of
chapter 63 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting after
section 6338 the following:
6338a.
(a)The Office of Personnel Management shall by
regulation modify the program established under the preceding provisions of
this subchapter so as to permit, in addition to annual leave, the transfer and
use of sick leave.
(b)To the extent feasible, the terms and
conditions governing the transfer and use of sick leave under the regulations
shall be the same as those governing the transfer and use of annual leave under
the preceding provisions of this subchapter, subject to the following:
(1)Sick leave may not be transferred or used
in connection with any purpose for which accrued sick leave could not be used
by the leave recipient under subchapter I.
(2)Sick leave received under this
subchapter—
(A)may not be used before the exhaustion
requirement under section 6333(b) has been met; and
(B)shall not (for restoration purposes, if
applicable) be considered to have been used before all transferred annual leave
has been exhausted.
(3)Nothing in this section shall affect the
maximum amount of sick leave or annual leave which may be accrued by a leave
recipient while using any leave received under this subchapter in connection
with a particular medical emergency.
(4)An employee who donates sick leave pursuant
to this section shall not be conferred any benefit (including an appointment,
promotion, or compensation) in connection with such donation.
.
(2)Technical and
conforming amendments
(A)Section 6338(a) of
title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking annual leave
and inserting annual or sick leave
.
(B)Section 6339(b)(1)
of such title is amended—
(i)by striking annual leave
accrued
and inserting annual or sick leave accrued
;
and
(ii)by striking annual leave
account
and inserting annual or sick leave account (as
applicable)
.
(C)The table of
sections for chapter 63 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting
after the item relating to section 6338 the following:
6338a. Sick
leave.
.
(b)
(1)Subchapter IV of
chapter 63 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting after
section 6371 the following:
6371a.
(a)The Office of Personnel Management shall by
regulation modify the program established under the preceding provisions of
this subchapter so as to permit, in addition to annual leave, the contribution
and use of sick leave.
(b)To the extent feasible, the terms and
conditions governing the contribution and use of sick leave under the
regulations shall be the same as those governing the contribution and use of
annual leave under the preceding provisions of this subchapter, subject to the
following:
(1)Sick leave may not be used in connection
with any purpose for which accrued sick leave could not be used by the leave
recipient under subchapter I.
(2)Sick leave may be contributed instead of
annual leave in order to satisfy, in whole or in part, the requirements of
section 6366(a)(2)(A).
(3)Sick leave received under this subchapter
may not be used before the exhaustion requirement under section 6367(c) has
been met.
(4)Nothing in this section shall affect the
maximum amount of sick leave or annual leave which may be accrued by a leave
recipient while using leave received under this subchapter in connection with a
particular medical emergency.
(5)An employee who donates sick leave pursuant
to this section shall not be conferred any benefit (including an appointment,
promotion, or compensation) in connection of such donation.
.
(2)Technical and
conforming amendments
(A)Section 6370(a) of
title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking annual leave
and inserting annual or sick leave
.
(B)Section 6372(c)(1)
of such title is amended by striking annual leave accrued
and
inserting annual or sick leave accrued
.
(C)The table of
sections for chapter 63 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting
after the item relating to section 6371 the following:
6371a. Sick
leave.
.
(c)Regulations required to
be prescribed by the Office of Personnel Management under the amendments made
by this section shall become effective not later than 90 days after the date of
enactment of such section.