,,ii ,cal5d> ,no4 #bda #aaf? ,,congress 
#a/ ,session  ,s4 #bafi ,report ,no4    
#aaf-abi ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,! ,,unit$
 ,,/ates  ,july #ah1 #bjai,mr4 ,lank=d  
7= himself1 ,mr4 ,pet]s1 & ,ms4 ,s9ema7 
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs
  ,octob] #ae1 #bjai,report$ by ,mr4    
,johnson1 ) an amendment,insert ! "p    
pr9t$ 9 italic  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d     
section #caaf ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates 
,code1 to cl>ify ! applicability ( !    
appo9tm5t limitations = /ud5ts appo9t$  
"u ! exp$it$ hir+ au?ority =            
po/-second>y /ud5ts4  #a4 ,cl>ification 
( limitation on exp$it$ hir+ au?ority = 
po/-second>y /ud5ts ,section            
#caaf7;d77#a7 ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates 
,code1 is am5d$ to read z foll[s3  7#a7 
,9 g5]al ,except z provid$ 9 p>agraph   
7#b71 ! total numb] ( /ud5ts t ! head ( 
an ag5cy may appo9t "u ?is section dur+ 
a fiscal ye> may n exce$ ! numb] equal  
to #ae p]c5t ( ! numb] ( /ud5ts t !     

ag5cy head appo9t$ dur+ ! previ\s fiscal
 ye> to a position at ! ,,gs-#aa level1 
or an equival5t level1 or bel[4  4  #b4 
,re/ & recup]ation leave & =eign holiday
 leave  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,sub*apt] ,,ii (   
*apt] #fc ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates     
,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !      
foll[+ new sections3  #fcbi;d4 ,re/ &   
recup]ation leave  7a7 ,def9itions ,9   
?is section-- 7#a7 ! t]m ag5cy--  7,a7  
means an ,executive ag5cy2 &  7,b7 does 
n include ! ,gov]nm5t ,acc\ntability    
,(fice2  7#b7 ! t]m combat zone means-- 
7,a7 a geographic area designat$ by an  
,executive ,ord] ( ! ,presid5t z an area
 9 :i* ! ,arm$ ,=ces are engag+ or h    
engag$ 9 combat2  7,b7 an area designat$
 by law to be treat$ z a combat zone2 or
  7,c7 a location ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se 
has c]tifi$ = combat zone tax b5efits   
due to its direct support ( milit>y     
op]ations2  7#c7 ! t]m employee has !   
mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section #fcja2  7#d7 
! t]m high risk1 high ?reat po/ has !   
mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section #ajd ( !     

,omnibus ,diplomatic ,security &        
,antit]rorism ,act ( #aihf 7#bb         
,u4,s4,c4 #dhjc72 &  7#e7 ! t]m leave   
ye> means ! p]iod beg9n+ on ! fir/ day (
 ! fir/ complete pay p]iod 9 a cal5d>   
ye> & end+ on ! day imm$iately be=e !   
fir/ day ( ! fir/ complete pay p]iod 9 !
 foll[+ cal5d> ye>4  7b7 ,leave = re/ & 
recup]ation  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,dur+ a leave
 ye>1 ! head ( an ag5cy may grant n m   
?an #bj days ( leave )\t loss ( or      
r$uction 9 pay1 leave to :i* an employee
 is o!rwise entitl$ "u law1 or cr$it =  
"t or s]vice to a civilian employee ( ! 
ag5cy s]v+ 9 a combat zone or o!r high  
risk1 high ?reat po/ = ! purposes ( re/ 
& recup]ation4  7#b7 ,conv]sion ( leave 
p]iod into h\rs ,! #bj days ( leave     
ref]r$ to 9 p>agraph 7#a7 %all be       
conv]t$ to #afj h\rs ( leave = full-"t  
employees & proportionally adju/$ =     
employees ) a "p-"t t\r ( duty or an    
uncommon t\r ( duty 9 :i* ! h\rs = :i*  
leave may be *>g$ are 9 excess ( #hj    
h\rs 9 a biweekly pay p]iod4  7c7       

,discretion>y au?ority ( ag5cy head     
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,use ( ! au?ority "u      
subsection 7b7 %all be at ! sole &      
exclusive discretion ( ! head ( ! ag5cy 
conc]n$4  7#b7 ,policies ,! head ( an   
ag5cy may prescribe ag5cy-wide policies 
to gov]n ! use ( ! au?ority "u          
subsection 7b7 )9 ! ag5cy4  7d7 ,records
 ,an ag5cy %all record leave provid$ "u 
?is section sep>ately f leave au?oriz$  
"u any o!r provision ( law4  #fcbi;e4   
,=eign holiday leave  7a7 ,def9itions ,9
 ?is section-- 7#a7 ! t]m ag5cy--  7,a7 
means an ,executive ag5cy2 &  7,b7 does 
n include ! ,gov]nm5t ,acc\ntability    
,(fice2  7#b7 ! t]m employee has ! mean+
 giv5 t t]m 9 section #fcja2 &  7#c7 !  
t]m leave ye> means ! p]iod beg9n+ on ! 
fir/ day ( ! fir/ complete pay p]iod 9 a
 cal5d> ye> & end+ on ! day imm$iately  
be=e ! fir/ day ( ! fir/ complete pay   
p]iod 9 ! foll[+ cal5d> ye>4  7b7 ,leave
 = local holidays obs]v$ 9 =eign areas  
,dur+ a leave ye>1 ! head ( an ag5cy may
 grant n m ?an #e days ( leave )\t loss 

( or r$uction 9 pay1 leave to :i* an    
employee is o!rwise entitl$ "u law1 or  
cr$it = "t or s]vice to a civilian      
employee ( ! ag5cy s]v+ 9 a =eign area =
 local holidays obs]v$ 9 ! =eign area-- 
7#a7 if ! head ( ! ag5cy det]m9es t !   
conduct ( bus9ess dur+ ! local holidays 
w\ld be inconsi/5t ) ho/-c\ntry practice
 or o!rwise n 9 ! be/ int]e/ ( ! ,unit$ 
,/ates2 or  7#b7 = su* o!r reasons z !  
head ( ! ag5cy det]m9es necess>y to     
advance ! diplomatic int]e/s ( ! ,unit$ 
,/ates4  7c7 ,discretion>y au?ority (   
ag5cy head  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,use ( !      
au?ority "u subsection 7b7 %all be at ! 
sole & exclusive discretion ( ! head ( !
 ag5cy conc]n$4  7#b7 ,policies ,! head 
( an ag5cy may prescribe ag5cy-wide     
policies to gov]n ! use ( ! au?ority "u 
subsection 7b7 )9 ! ag5cy4  7d7 ,records
 ,an ag5cy %all record leave provid$ "u 
?is section sep>ately f leave au?oriz$  
"u any o!r provision ( law4  4  7b7     
,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! table ( sections at 
! beg9n+ ( su* *apt] is am5d$ by ins]t+ 

aft] ! item relat+ to section #fcbi;c ! 
foll[+ new items3  #fcbi;d4 ,re/ &      
recup]ation leave4#fcbi;e4 ,=eign       
holiday leave4  4  ,octob] #ae1         
#bjai,report$ ) an am5dm5t