LEAVE FOR MEMBERS OF RESERVE COMPONENTS PERFORMING PUBLIC SAFETY DUTY.

SEC. 516. LEAVE FOR MEMBERS OF RESERVE COMPONENTS PERFORMING PUBLIC SAFETY DUTY. (a) Election of Leave To Be Charged.— Subsection (b) of section 6323 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: “Upon the request of an employee, the period for which an employee is absent to perform service described in paragraph (2) may be charged to the employee’s accrued annual leave or to compensatory time available to the employee instead of being charged as leave to which the employee is entitled under this subsection. The period of absence may not be charged to sick leave.”. (b) Pay for Period of Absence.— Section 5519 of such title is amended by striking out “entitled to leave” and inserting in lieu thereof “granted military leave”.