PRIA, Government Policy, Made Personal

Summary

Agencies may give paid leave that does not use up other leave, cut pay, or reduce service credit when an employee or group cannot safely travel to or do work at an approved location because of an act of God, a terrorist attack, or another unsafe condition. An "agency" means an Executive agency (see section 105), includes the Department of Veterans Affairs, and excludes the Government Accountability Office. "Employee" is as defined in section 2105 but not an intermittent worker without a regular tour of duty. Agencies must record this leave separately. The Director of the Office of Personnel Management must issue rules within 270 days after enactment to explain when and how to use and record the leave. Despite subsection (a) of section 7421 of title 38, this leave rule applies to employees described in subsection (b) of that section.

Title 5, §6329c

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(a)Definitions.—

In this section

(1)

(2)the term “employee”—

(A)has the meaning given the term in section 2105; and

(B)does not include an intermittent employee who does not have an established regular tour of duty during the administrative workweek.

(b)Leave for Weather and Safety Issues.—

An agency may approve the provision of leave under this section to an employee or a group of employees without loss of or reduction in the pay of the employee or employees, leave to which the employee or employees are otherwise entitled, or credit to the employee or employees for time or service only if the employee or group of employees is prevented from safely traveling to or performing work at an approved location due to—

(1)an act of God;

(2)a terrorist attack; or

(3)another condition that prevents the employee or group of employees from safely traveling to or performing work at an approved location.

(c)Records.—

An agency shall record leave provided under this section separately from leave authorized under any other provision of law.

(d)Regulations.—

Not later than 270 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall prescribe regulations to carry out this section, including—

(1)guidance to agencies regarding the appropriate purposes for providing leave under this section; and

(2)the proper recording of leave provided under this section.

(e)Relation to Other Laws.—

Notwithstanding subsection (a) of section 7421 of title 38, this section shall apply to an employee described in subsection (b) of that section.

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The date of enactment of this section, subsec. (d), is the date of enactment of Pub. L. 114–328, which was approved Dec. 23, 2016.

§6329c Weather and Safety Leave

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Title 5, §6329c

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