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5 U.S.C. § 6329c — Weather and safety leave
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**(a) Definitions.—** In this section—
(1) the term “agency”—
(A) means an Executive agency (as defined in [section 105 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section105&num=0&edition=prelim));
(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) Leave for Weather and Safety Issues.—** An agency may approve the provision of leave under this section to an employee or a group of employees without loss of or reduction in the pay of the employee or employees, leave to which the employee or employees are otherwise entitled, or credit to the employee or employees for time or service only if the employee or group of employees is prevented from safely traveling to or performing work at an approved location due to—
(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) Records.—** An agency shall record leave provided under this section separately from leave authorized under any other provision of law.
**(d) Regulations.—** Not later than 270 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall prescribe regulations to carry out this section, including—
(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) Relation to Other L
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**(a) Definitions.—** In this section—
(1) the term “agency”—
(A) means an Executive agency (as defined in [section 105 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section105&num=0&edition=prelim));
(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) Leave for Weather and Safety Issues.—** An agency may approve the provision of leave under this section to an employee or a group of employees without loss of or reduction in the pay of the employee or employees, leave to which the employee or employees are otherwise entitled, or credit to the employee or employees for time or service only if the employee or group of employees is prevented from safely traveling to or performing work at an approved location due to—
(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) Records.—** An agency shall record leave provided under this section separately from leave authorized under any other provision of law.
**(d) Regulations.—** Not later than 270 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall prescribe regulations to carry out this section, including—
(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) Relation to Other Laws.—** Notwithstanding subsection (a) of [section 7421 of title 38](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section7421&num=0&edition=prelim), this section shall apply to an employee described in subsection (b) of that section.
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For the purpose of this title, “Executive agency” means an Executive department, a Government corporation, and an independent establishment.
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**(a)** Notwithstanding any law, Executive order, or regulation, the Secretary shall prescribe by regulation the hours and conditions of employment and leaves of absence of employees appointed under any provision of this title in positions in the Veterans Health Administration listed in subsection (b).
**(b)** Subsection (a) refers to the following positions:
(1) Physicians.
(2) Dentists.
(3) Podiatrists.
(4) Optometrists.
(5) Registered nurses.
(6) Physician assistants.
(7) Expanded-duty dental auxiliaries.
(8) Chiropractors.
(9) Any position for which the employee is appointed under section 7306 or 7401(4) of this title.
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TITLE 5—GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES
§ 6329c
(e) CONSULTATION GUIDANCE.—Not later than
270 calendar days after the date of enactment of
this section, the Council of the Inspectors Gen-
eral on Integrity and Efficiency, in consultation
with the Attorney General and the Special
Counsel, shall issue guidance on best practices
for consultation between an investigator and an
agency on the need to place an employee in in-
vestigative leave during an investigation of the
employee, including during a criminal investiga-
tion, because the continued presence of the em-
ployee in the workplace during the investigation
may—
(1) pose a threat to the employee or others;
(2) result in the destruction of evidence rel-
evant to an investigation;
(3) result in loss of or damage to Govern-
ment property; or
(4) otherwise jeopardize legitimate Govern-
ment interests.
(f) REPORTING AND RECORDS.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—An agency shall keep a
record of the placement of an employee in in-
vestigative leave or notice leave by the agen-
cy, including—
(A) the basis for the determination made
under subsection (b)(2)(A);
(B) an explanation of why an action under
clauses (i) through (iv) of subsection (b)(2)(B)
was not appropriate;
(C) the length of the period of leave;
(D) the amount of salary paid to the em-
ployee during the period of leave;
(E) the reasons for authorizing the leave,
including, if applicable, the recommendation
made by an investigator under subsection
(c)(1);
(F) whether the employee is required to
telework under section 6502(c) during the in-
vestigation, including the reasons for requir-
ing the employee to telework; and
(G) the action taken by the agency at the
end of the period of leave, including, if appli-
cable, the granting of any ex
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