    [Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 35, Number 37 (Monday, September 20, 1999)]
    [Pages 1763-1764]
    [Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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    Memorandum on Assistance for Federal Employees Affected by Hurricane
    Floyd

    September 17, 1999

    Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies

    Subject: Assistance for Federal Employees Affected by Hurricane Floyd

        I am deeply concerned about the devastating losses suffered by many
    as a result of Hurricane Floyd. Many parts of the Federal Government
    have been mobilized to respond to this disaster.
        As part of this effort, I ask the heads of executive departments and
    agencies to excuse from duty without charge to leave or loss of pay
    those Federal civilian employees who are affected by Hurricane Floyd and
    its aftermath and who can be spared from their usual responsibilities.
    Specifically, I request that excused absence be granted to employees who
    are needed for emergency law enforcement, relief, or clean-up efforts
    authorized by Federal, State, or other officials having jurisdiction and
    employees who are prevented from reporting for work or faced with a
    personal emergency because of Hurricane Floyd and its aftermath.
        I am also authorizing the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to
    determine whether there is a need to establish an emergency leave
    transfer program to assist employees affected by this major disaster. An
    emergency leave transfer program would permit employees in an executive
    agency to

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    donate their unused annual leave for transfer to employees of the same
    or other agencies who were adversely affected by Hurricane Floyd and who
    need additional time off for recovery. If the need for donated annual
    leave becomes evident, I direct OPM to establish the emergency leave
    transfer program and provide additional information to agencies on the
    program's administration.
                                                William J. Clinton

    Note: An original was not available for verification of the content of
    this memorandum.