S.Amdt. 409

SA 409. Mr. JEFFORDS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 1268, Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, to establish and rapidly implement regulations for State driver's license and identification document security standards, to prevent terrorists from abusing the asylum laws of the United States, to unify terrorism-related grounds for inadmissibility and removal, to ensure expeditious construction of the San Diego border fence, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 231, between lines 3 and 4, insert the following:

SEC. 6047. VOLUNTARY LEAVE TRANSFERS FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYEES WITH SPOUSES ON ACTIVE DUTY WITH THE NATIONAL GUARD OR RESERVES.

(a) In General.--Chapter 63 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 6340 the following:

“Sec. 6341. National Guard and reserve service

“(a) The Office of Personnel Management shall prescribe regulations to treat any period of service described under subsection (b) in the same manner and to the same extent as a period of a medical emergency.

“(b) The period of service referred to under subsection (a) is any period of service performed by the spouse of an employee while that spouse--

“(1) is a member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces as described under section 10101 of title 10; and

“(2) is serving on active duty in the Armed Forces in support of a contingency operation as defined under section 101(a)(13) of title 10.”.

(b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 63 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 6340 the following:

“6341. National Guard and reserve service. ”.

(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act and apply to any period of service (or portion of such period) described under section 6341(b) of title 5, United States Code (as added by this section) that begins on or after the date of enactment of this Act.