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Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: July 5, 2024) |
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Title 5 - Administrative Personnel |
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Chapter I - Office of Personnel Management |
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SubChapter B - Civil Service Regulations |
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Part 550 - Pay Administration (General) |
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Subpart L - Lump-Sum Payment for Accumulated and Accrued Annual Leave |
§ 550.1201 - Purpose, applicability, and administration.
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§ 550.1201 Purpose, applicability, and administration.
(a) Purpose. This subpart provides regulations to implement sections 5551, 5552, and 6306 of title 5, United States Code, and must be read together with those sections. Sections 5551 and 5552 provide for the payment of a lump-sum payment for accumulated and accrued annual leave when an employee:
(1) Separates from Federal service; or
(2) Enters on active duty in the armed forces and elects to receive a lump-sum payment for accumulated and accrued annual leave. Section 6306 requires that when an employee is reemployed in the Federal service prior to the expiration of the lump-sum period, he or she must refund an amount equal to the pay covering the period between the date of reemployment and the expiration of the period of annual leave (i.e., the lump-sum leave period).
(b) Applicability. This subpart applies to -
(1) Any employee who separates, dies, or transfers under the conditions prescribed in § 550.1203; and
(2) Any employee or individual employed by a territory or possession of the United States who enters on active duty in the armed forces and who elects to receive a lump-sum payment for accumulated and accrued annual leave.
(c) Administration. The head of an agency having employees subject to this subpart is responsible for the proper administration of this subpart.