[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 17]
[Senate]
[Page 23241]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 PARTICIPATION OF JUDICIAL BRANCH EMPLOYEES IN FEDERAL LEAVE TRANSFER 
                                PROGRAM

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 227, S. 1736.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (S. 1736) to provide for the participation of 
     employees in the judicial branch in the Federal leave 
     transfer program for disasters and emergencies.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the bill 
be read a third time and passed, the motion to reconsider be laid upon 
the table, and any statements relating to the bill be printed in the 
Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The bill (S. 1736) was read the third time and passed, as follows:

                                S. 1736

       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled,

     SECTION 1. LEAVE TRANSFER PROGRAM IN DISASTERS AND 
                   EMERGENCIES.

       Section 6391 of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g); and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (e) the following:
       ``(f) After consultation with the Administrative Office of 
     the United States Courts, the Office of Personnel Management 
     shall provide for the participation of employees in the 
     judicial branch in any emergency leave transfer program under 
     this section.''.

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