§6306 Annual Leave; Refund of Lump-sum Payment; Recredit of Annual Leave

Summary

If a person who got a lump-sum pay for unused leave under section 5551 goes back to work in the U.S. or D.C. government before that lump-sum period ends (except for jobs excluded by section 6301(2)(ii), (iii), (vi), or (vii)), they must pay back the amount that covers the time from rehire to the end of the lump-sum period. The money must go into the Treasury of the United States and be credited to the employing agency. If they return under the same leave system, the agency must restore the same amount of leave. If they return under a different leave system, leave is restored on an adjusted basis under rules by the Office of Personnel Management. If hired into positions excluded by section 6301(2)(x)–(xiii), the refunded leave is treated as remaining on their record when they later separate, die, or transfer.