LEAVE RETENTION AUTHORITY.

SEC. 207. LEAVE RETENTION AUTHORITY.(a) In General.—Chapter 11 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 425 the following:“§ 426. Emergency leave retention authority“(a) In General.—A duty assignment for an active duty member of the Coast Guard in support of a declaration of a major disaster or emergency by the President under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) or in response to a spill of national significance shall be treated, for the purpose of section 701(f)(2) of title 10, as a duty assignment in support of a contingency operation.“(b) Definitions.—In this section:“(1) Spill of national significance.—The term ‘spill of national significance’ means a discharge of oil or a hazardous substance that is declared by the Commandant to be a spill of national significance.“(2) Discharge.—The term ‘discharge’ has the meaning given that term in section 1001 of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2701).” .(b) Clerical Amendment.—The analysis for such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 425 the following: “426. Emergency leave retention authority.”. (c) Application.—The amendments made by this section shall be deemed to have been enacted on April 19, 2010.