LEAVE OF MEMBERS OF THE RESERVE COMPONENTS OF THE ARMED FORCES.

SEC. 516. LEAVE OF MEMBERS OF THE RESERVE COMPONENTS OF THE ARMED FORCES.(a) Carryover of Accumulated Leave to Succeeding Period of Active Service.—Section 701 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:“(k) A member of a reserve component who accumulates leave during a period of active service may carry over any leave so accumulated to the member’s next period of active service, subject to the accumulation limits in subsections (b), (d), and (f), without regard to separation or release from active service if the separation or release is under honorable conditions. The taking of leave carried over under this subsection shall be subject to the provisions of this section.”.(b) Payment for Unused Accrued Leave.—Section 501(a) of title 37, United States Code, is amended—(1) in paragraph (2), by striking “and” at the end;(2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:124 STAT. 4214 “(4) in the case of an officer or an enlisted member of a reserve component who is not serving on active duty, separation or release from the reserve component under honorable conditions, or death; and“(5) in the case of an enlisted member of a reserve a component who is not serving on active duty, termination of enlistment in conjunction with the commencement of a successive enlistment, or appointment as an officer.”.