Us Code § 6329c - Weather and safety leave
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§ 6329c. Weather and safety leave
(a)
(1) the term "agency"—
(A) means an Executive agency (as defined in section 105 of this title);
(B) includes the Department of Veterans Affairs; and
(C) does not include the Government Accountability Office; and
(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)
(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)
(d)
(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)
(Added Pub. L. 114–328, div. A, title XI, §1138(e)(1), Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2469.)
Editorial Notes
References in Text
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.
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