Sec. 1603. Administrative leave
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Subchapter II of chapter 63 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: In this section— the term administrative leave means leave— without loss of or reduction in— pay; leave to which an employee is otherwise entitled under law; or credit for time or service; and that is not authorized under any other provision of law; the term agency — means an Executive agency (as defined in section 105 of this title); and does not include the Government Accountability Office; and the term employee — has the meaning given the term in section 2105; and does not include an intermittent employee who does not have an established regular tour of duty during the administrative workweek.
An agency may place an employee in administrative leave for a period of not more than 5 consecutive days. Nothing in paragraph
(1)shall be construed to limit the use of leave that is— specifically authorized under law; and not administrative leave. An agency shall record administrative leave separately from leave authorized under any other provision of law. Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, the Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall— prescribe regulations to carry out this section; and prescribe regulations that provide guidance to agencies regarding— acceptable agency uses of administrative leave; and the proper recording of— administrative leave; and other leave authorized by law. Not later than 1 year after the date on which the Director of the Office of Personnel Management prescribes regulations under paragraph (1), each agency shall revise and implement the internal policies of the agency to meet the requirements of this section. Notwithstanding subsection
(a)of section 7421 of title 38, this section shall apply to an employee described in subsection
(b)of that section. . Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, in consultation with Federal agencies, groups representing Federal employees, and other relevant stakeholders, shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives a report identifying agency practices, as of the date of enactment of this Act, of placing an employee in administrative leave for more than 5 consecutive days when the placement was not specifically authorized by law. The table of sections for subchapter II of chapter 63 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 6329 the following: 6330. Administrative leave. .