Office of Human Capital Management

Personnel Bulletin 2006-37-JL
Date:  November 20, 2006

TO:   All NASA Centers
        Attn:  HR Directors
        Leave Coordinators

FROM:   Workforce Management and Development Division

SUBJECT:  Waiver of Limitation on Donations of Annual Leave

Title 5 of the Code of Federal Regulations in section 630.908 restricts the amount of leave an employee may donate in any one leave year to no more than one-half of the amount of annual leave he or she would accrue in the leave year in which the donation is made.  Further, this section states that agencies shall establish written criteria for waiving the limitations on donating annual leave. Based on this requirement, if there is a situation that occurs that necessitates waiving the leave donation limitations imposed by 5 CFR 630.908(a) and (b) the following criteria should be used:

(1) A situation where absent the additional donated leave, the approved leave recipient would be in a non-pay status; or

(2) A situation where an immediate family member of the leave recipient, as defined under the Family and Medical Leave Act, wishes to donate the additional leave; and

(3) The Human Resources Officer or designee determines that, based on the leave donor's current balance of sick and annual leave, there is no expectation that by donating the additional leave he/she may become a leave recipient.

This will serve as an interim guidance until NPR 3600.1A, Attendance and Leave, is revised.  Please take appropriate action to implement this guidance at your Center and notify employees accordingly.

Jim Tingwald