Pub. L. 109-148, div. B, tit. I, ch. 4, sec. 401

Sec. 401. Notwithstanding 10 U.S.C. 701(b), the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security may authorize a member on active duty who performed duties in support of Hurricanes Katrina or Rita disaster relief operations and who, except for this section, would lose any accumulated leave in excess of 60 days at the end of fiscal year 2005, to retain an accumulated leave total not to exceed 120 days leave. Leave in excess of 60 days accumulated under this section is lost unless it is used by the member before October 1, 2007.