    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush (2005, Book II)]
    [September 1, 2005]
    [Page 1383]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Memorandum on Assistance to Federal Employees Affected by Hurricane
    Katrina
    September 1, 2005

    Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies

    Subject: Assistance to Federal Employees Affected by Hurricane Katrina

        I have directed the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to
    establish an emergency leave transfer program to assist employees
    affected by Hurricane Katrina. The emergency leave transfer program will
    permit employees in an executive agency to donate unused annual leave
    for transfer to employees of the same or other agencies who have been
    adversely affected by Hurricane Katrina and who need additional time off
    from work without having to use their own paid leave.

                                                              George W. Bush