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who may be absent on annual leave extending over such holidays, but will be counted in sick leave or leave without pay.

99. Saturday Afternoons in Summer.-Saturdays occurring between June 15 and September 15 will be charged as 4 hours in annual leave and as a whole day in sick and without-pay leave.

100. Office Hours.-In the District of Columbia the hours of duty, unless otherwise specially ordered, shall begin at 9 a. m. and end at 4.30 p. m., with one-half hour for luncheon between 11.30 a. m. and 1.30 p. m., the particular half hour within that period to be designated in the different bureaus by the respective chiefs or chief clerks. All employees should be required strictly to observe the office hours.

101. Records to be Kept in Bureaus; Time Clerks.— Uniform records of leave of absence shall be kept in the several bureaus of the department by time clerks designated for the purpose. A separate card record shall be kept for each employee showing the name of the employee, the bureau in which he serves, the date of reporting for duty, and the amount of leave granted by days, months, and totals.

Leave shall be granted to employees of the Office of the Secretary upon the approval of the chief clerk of the department, who shall keep in his office records of all such leave.

102. Inspection of Leave Records. All records of leave of absence shall be kept up to date and shall be accessible at all times for inspection by the chief clerk of the department and the office of inspection. The chief clerk of the department may also require periodical reports.

103. Interpretation of Regulations.-All questions pertaining to leaves of absence, not involving questions

of law, shall be submitted to the chief clerk of the department for decision.

104. Authority to Grant Leave.-The head of each bureau is authorized to grant employees with headquarters in the District of Columbia annual leave with pay, not exceeding 30 days in each calendar year and extension of leave on account of sickness not exceeding 15 days; additional sick leave not exceeding 15 days may be granted in meritorious cases, but only by the chief clerk of the department on recommendation of the chief of bureau.

The head of each bureau is authorized to grant employees with headquarters outside of the District of Columbia annual leave with pay, not exceeding 15 days in each calendar year and extension of leave on account of sickness not exceeding 15 days. Inspectors, officials in charge of field parties, or other supervising officials may grant to employees in their respective offices or forces leave of absence not exceeding 5 days in any one period (see par. 110); but in every such case the absence must be promptly reported to the chief of the bureau, who will cause the same to be entered upon and filed with the employee's record.

Employees of the department assigned to permanent duty in Alaska, Hawaii, Porto Rico, and Guam may, in the discretion of the Secretary, without additional expense to the Government, be granted leave of absence not to exceed 30 days in any one year, which leave may, in exceptional and meritorious cases, where an employee is ill, be extended, in the discretion of the Secretary, not to exceed 30 days additional in any one year.

Regular field employees transferred to the service in the District of Columbia may be granted leave of absence at the rate of 11 days per month until date of

transfer, and 2 days per month in the District of Columbia. Field employees serving temporarily in the District of Columbia will not be granted leave in excess of 15 days annual and 15 days sick in any one year.

105. New Employees.-Regular employees who have been in the service of the department for less than a year, including those reinstated, may be granted an. nual and sick leave of absence at the rate of 21 days per month for employees in the District of Columbia (subject to the limitations of par. 104 of these regulations) and 14 days per month for employees outside of the District of Columbia, for the remainder of the current calendar year, and thereafter they will be entitled to full leave privileges.

Employees transferred from other departments, or from one bureau or office to another within the department, may be allowed transfer of unused leave upon statement received from the department or bureau from which the transfer is made showing the amount of leave unused at the time of transfer.

Employees appointed "until further order," or "pending certification of an eligible," shall be regarded as permanent and entitled to leave under these regulations, computed from the date of appointment.

106. Temporary Employees.-Temporary employees appointed at monthly or per annum rates of salary may, after a service of 2 months, be granted both annual and sick leave of absence at the rate of 2 days per month for employees in the District of Columbia and at the rate of 14 days per month for employees outside of the District of Columbia, computed from the beginning of the third month, sick leave being granted subject to the limitations of paragraph 104. Other temporary employees, including those appointed

at per diem rates for days actually employed, are not entitled to any leave privileges.

107. Per Diem Employees.-Per diem employees on a temporary basis shall not be granted leave with pay. However, if the per diem rate is simply a measure of salary and they are regularly and continuously employed without limitation, they are entitled to leave the same as those with annual or monthly rates of salary.

108. Per Diem Employees Excused on Holidays.Temporary per diem employees when excused from work on a legal holiday must perform service the day before and the day following such holiday in order to be entitled to pay for the holiday. Other per diem employees may be excused from work on any legal holiday and receive compensation therefor if in a duty status (i. e., at work or on granted leave with pay) through such holiday.

109. Applications of Field Employees. An employee whose official station is outside of the District of Columbia, who may wish to absent himself from duty for more than five days, will be required to file with his immediate supervisor an application on the form provided by the department stating the period for which leave of absence is desired. Any superintendent, inspector, chief of a station or field party, or other supervisory official receiving such an application, will promptly forward the same with his recommendation to the chief of his bureau, who will at once approve or disapprove the application. Persons not assigned to any station or party will address their applications directly to the chiefs of their respective bureaus.

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other supervisory officials may grant to employees of their respective offices or forces permission to be absent for periods not exceeding five days (see par. 104); but in every such case the absence must be promptly reported to the chief of the bureau, who will cause the same to be entered upon and filed with the employee's record.

111. Military Leave. All employees of the United States and of the District of Columbia who shall be members of the National Guard shall be entitled to leave of absence from their respective duties without loss of pay, time, or efficiency rating, on all days during which they shall be engaged in field or coast defense training ordered or authorized under the provision of section 80 of the national-defense act.

Under the provisions of section 92 of the act, it is prescribed that "each company, troop, battery, and detachment in the National Guard shall * * * participate in encampments, in maneuvers, or other exercises, including outdoor target practice at least fifteen days in training each year." The provisions of section 80 apply to the fifteen days' period prescribed in section 92 of the act.

The act of August 29, 1916 (39 Stat., 556, 594), provides that whenever a member of the Naval Militia who is an officer or employee of the United States attends drills, cruises, or other ordered duty of the Naval Militia, he shall receive the amount of the salary or wages he would have earned had he not been so ordered, in addition to the amount provided for by law as a member of the said Naval Militia.

The Army appropriation act of May 12, 1917 (40 Stat., 40, 72), provides that all employees of the United States or of the District of Columbia who shall be members of the Officers' Reserve Corps shall be entitled

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