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2016 CBA Tentati ve Agreement Page 134 of 217 ARTICLE 104 REOPENER Section 1. In the event legislation is enacted which affects any provisions of this Agreement, the Parties shall reopen the affected provision(s) and renegotiate its contents. Secti on 2. Any modification of the provisions or regulations of the Federal Labor Relations Authority affecting a provision of this Agreement or the relationship of the Parties may serve as a basis for the reopening of the affected provision(s). Section 3. In the event of any law or action of the Government of the United States renders null and void any provision of this Agreement, the remaining provisions of the Agreement shall continue in effect for the term of the Agreement. ARTICLE 105 GROUND RULES Sectio n 1. Within one hundred eighty (180) days prior to the expiration of this Agreement and upon request of either Party, the Parties will enter into and conduct negotiations of ground rules for the purpose of renegotiating the existing Collective Bargaining A greement. ARTICLE 106 DURATION Section 1. Subject to member ratification, this Agreement shall remain in effect for seventy - two (72) months from the date it is approved by the Parties and shall be automatically renewed for additional periods of one (1) ye ar unless either Party gives written notice to the other of its desire to amend or terminate this Agreement. The written notice must be given not more the one hundred eighty (180) calendar days and not less than one hundred fifty (150) calendar days preced ing the expiration date of this Agreement. Negotiations under the Article to amend the Agreement shall commence not later than thirty (30) calendar days after receipt of the written request. Government - wide regulations issued during the term of this Agreem ent shall become controlling at the time of extension if they are in conflict with this Agreement ARTICLE 107 LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITIES Section 1. Once annually, absent an emergency or other special circumstance, a block of one hundred eighty - four (184) hou rs of official time shall be granted to the Union for its national legislative representatives' participation in activities related to Lobby Week. Section 2. The Union shall provide the Agency at least thirty (30) days written notice indicating the date(s ) and the names of those Union officials who will be utilizing this grant of time. Section 3. The granting of this time shall take precedence over the approval of pending annual leave requests for the date(s) requested.

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