,,ii ,calendar ,no4 #bda #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #bafi ,report ,no4 #aaf-abi ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,july #ah1 #bjai,mr4 ,lankford 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,peters1 and ,ms4 ,sinema7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs ,october #ae1 #bjai,reported by ,mr4 ,johnson1 with an amendment,insert the part printed in italic ,a ,,bill ,to amend section #caaf of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 to clarify the applicability of the appointment limitations for students appointed under the expedited hiring authority for post-secondary students4 #a4 ,clarification of limitation on expedited hiring authority for post-secondary students ,section #caaf7;d77#a7 of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended to read as follows3 7#a7 ,in general ,except as provided in paragraph 7#b71 the total number of students that the head of an agency may appoint under this section during a fiscal year may not exceed the number equal to #ae percent of the number of students that the agency head appointed during the previous fiscal year to a position at the ,,gs-#aa level1 or an equivalent level1 or below4 4 #b4 ,rest and recuperation leave and foreign holiday leave 7a7 ,in general ,subchapter ,,ii of chapter #fc of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by adding at the end the following new sections3 #fcbi;d4 ,rest and recuperation leave 7a7 ,definitions ,in this section-- 7#a7 the term agency-- 7,a7 means an ,executive agency2 and 7,b7 does not include the ,government ,accountability ,office2 7#b7 the term combat zone means-- 7,a7 a geographic area designated by an ,executive ,order of the ,president as an area in which the ,armed ,forces are engaging or have engaged in combat2 7,b7 an area designated by law to be treated as a combat zone2 or 7,c7 a location the ,secretary of ,defense has certified for combat zone tax benefits due to its direct support of military operations2 7#c7 the term employee has the meaning given the term in section #fcja2 7#d7 the term high risk1 high threat post has the meaning given the term in section #ajd of the ,omnibus ,diplomatic ,security and ,antiterrorism ,act of #aihf 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #dhjc72 and 7#e7 the term leave year means the period beginning on the first day of the first complete pay period in a calendar year and ending on the day immediately before the first day of the first complete pay period in the following calendar year4 7b7 ,leave for rest and recuperation 7#a7 ,in general ,during a leave year1 the head of an agency may grant not more than #bj days of leave without loss of or reduction in pay1 leave to which an employee is otherwise entitled under law1 or credit for time or service to a civilian employee of the agency serving in a combat zone or other high risk1 high threat post for the purposes of rest and recuperation4 7#b7 ,conversion of leave period into hours ,the #bj days of leave referred to in paragraph 7#a7 shall be converted to #afj hours of leave for full-time employees and proportionally adjusted for employees with a part-time tour of duty or an uncommon tour of duty in which the hours for which leave may be charged are in excess of #hj hours in a biweekly pay period4 7c7 ,discretionary authority of agency head 7#a7 ,in general ,use of the authority under subsection 7b7 shall be at the sole and exclusive discretion of the head of the agency concerned4 7#b7 ,policies ,the head of an agency may prescribe agency-wide policies to govern the use of the authority under subsection 7b7 within the agency4 7d7 ,records ,an agency shall record leave provided under this section separately from leave authorized under any other provision of law4 #fcbi;e4 ,foreign holiday leave 7a7 ,definitions ,in this section-- 7#a7 the term agency-- 7,a7 means an ,executive agency2 and 7,b7 does not include the ,government ,accountability ,office2 7#b7 the term employee has the meaning given that term in section #fcja2 and 7#c7 the term leave year means the period beginning on the first day of the first complete pay period in a calendar year and ending on the day immediately before the first day of the first complete pay period in the following calendar year4 7b7 ,leave for local holidays observed in foreign areas ,during a leave year1 the head of an agency may grant not more than #e days of leave without loss of or reduction in pay1 leave to which an employee is otherwise entitled under law1 or credit for time or service to a civilian employee of the agency serving in a foreign area for local holidays observed in the foreign area-- 7#a7 if the head of the agency determines that the conduct of business during the local holidays would be inconsistent with host-country practice or otherwise not in the best interest of the ,united ,states2 or 7#b7 for such other reasons as the head of the agency determines necessary to advance the diplomatic interests of the ,united ,states4 7c7 ,discretionary authority of agency head 7#a7 ,in general ,use of the authority under subsection 7b7 shall be at the sole and exclusive discretion of the head of the agency concerned4 7#b7 ,policies ,the head of an agency may prescribe agency-wide policies to govern the use of the authority under subsection 7b7 within the agency4 7d7 ,records ,an agency shall record leave provided under this section separately from leave authorized under any other provision of law4 4 7b7 ,clerical amendment ,the table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section #fcbi;c the following new items3 #fcbi;d4 ,rest and recuperation leave4#fcbi;e4 ,foreign holiday leave4 4 ,october #ae1 #bjai,reported with an amendment