#aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,s4    
#hii  ,,an ,,act  ,to am5d title #ch1   
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to ensure t !      
requirem5ts t new ,f$]al employees :o   
are vet]ans ) s]vice-connect$           
disabilities are provid$ leave =        
purposes ( und]go+ m$ical treatm5t = su*
 disabilities apply to c]ta9 employees (
 ! ,vet]ans ,heal? ,adm9i/ration1 & =   
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,application ( ,f$]al
 leave policy = disabl$ vet]ans to      
employees ( ,vet]ans ,heal?             
,adm9i/ration & re/atem5t ( exi/+ leave 
transf] program  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,sub*apt] 
,,ii ( *apt] #gd ( title #ch1 ,unit$    
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft]   
section #gdbc ! foll[+ new section3     
#gdbc;,a4 ,p]sonnel adm9i/ration3 leave 
7a7 ,leave transf] program  7#a7 ,!     
,secret>y %all e/abli% a leave transf]  
program = ! b5efit ( heal?-c>e          
pr(essionals 9 positions li/$ 9 section 
#gdja7a7 ( ?is title4 ,! ,secret>y may  
also e/abli% a leave bank program = !   
b5efit ( su* heal?-c>e pr(essionals4    

7#b7 ,to ! maximum ext5t feasible-- 7,a7
 ! leave transf] program %all provide ! 
same or simil> requirem5ts & conditions 
z are provid$ = ! program e/abli%$ by ! 
,director ( ! ,(fice ( ,p]sonnel        
,managem5t "u sub*apt] ,,iii ( *apt] #fc
 ( title #e2 &  7,b7 any leave bank     
program e/abli%$ pursuant to p>agraph   
7#a7 %all be consi/5t ) ! requirem5ts & 
conditions provid$ = ag5cy leave bank   
programs 9 sub*apt] ,,iv ( su* *apt]4   
7#c7 ,p>ticipation by a heal?-c>e       
pr(essional 9 ! leave transf] program   
e/abli%$ pursuant to p>agraph 7#a71 & 9 
any leave bank program e/abli%$ pursuant
 to su* p>agraph1 %all be volunt>y4 ,!  
,secret>y may n require any heal?-c>e   
pr(essional to p>ticipate 9 su* a       
program4  7#d7 7,a7 ,! ,secret>y & !    
,director ( ! ,(fice ( ,p]sonnel        
,managem5t may ent] into an agreem5t t  
p]mits heal?-c>e pr(essionals ref]r$ to 
9 p>agraph 7#a7 to p>ticipate 9 ! leave 
transf] program e/abli%$ by ! ,director 
( ! ,(fice ( ,p]sonnel ,managem5t "u    

sub*apt] ,,iii ( *apt] #fc ( title #e or
 9 any leave bank program e/abli%$ = o!r
 employees ( ! ,dep>tm5t pursuant to    
sub*apt] ,,iv ( *apt] #fc ( title #e1 or
 bo?4  7,b7 ,p>ticipation ( su*         
heal?-c>e pr(essionals 9 a leave transf]
 program or a leave bank program        
pursuant to an agreem5t ent]$ into "u   
subp>agraph 7,a7 %all be subject to su* 
requirem5ts & conditions z may be       
prescrib$ 9 su* agreem5t4  7#e7 ,!      
,secret>y is n requir$ to e/abli% a     
leave transf] program = any p]sonnel    
p]mitt$ to p>ticipate 9 a leave transf] 
program pursuant to an agreem5t ref]r$  
to 9 p>agraph 7#d74  7b7 ,application ( 
,f$]al leave policy = disabl$ vet]ans   
,section #fcbi ( title #e %all apply to 
all heal?-c>e pr(essionals 9 positions  
li/$ 9 section #gdja7a7 ( ?is title4  4 
7b7 ,repeal ( transf]r$ au?ority        
,section #gdbc ( su* title is am5d$--   
7#a7 by /rik+ subsection 7e72 &  7#b7 by
 r$esignat+ subsection 7f7 z subsection 
7e74  7c7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! table (   

sections at ! beg9n+ ( *apt] #gd ( su*  
title is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] ! item    
relat+ to section #gdbc ! foll[+ new    
item3  #gdbc;,a4 ,p]sonnel adm9i/ration3
 leave4  4  ,pass$ ! ,s5ate ,m>* #bj1   
#bjah4,secret>y