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2016 CBA Tentati ve Agreement Page 123 of 217 1. as of the beginning of the first pay period beginning on or after the date on which the leave recipient's medical emergency terminates; or 2. if the leave recipient's medical emergency has not yet terminated, once the leave recipient has exhausted all leave made available to them. Section 10. Restoration of unused transferred leave shall be in accordance with the Agency's existing rules. DEFINITIONS: Leave donor: An employee whose voluntary written request for transfer of annual or sick leave to the leave account of a leave recipient that is approved by the Agency. An employee may donate annual leave to an approved leave recipient in another Federal agency. Leave recipient: A current employee with a medical emergency for whom the Agency has approved an application to receive annual or sick leave from the leave accounts from one or more leave donors. Annual leave donations may be accepted from emplo yees in Federal agencies outside of the FAA. Medical emergency: A medical condition of an employee or a family member of such employee that is likely to require an employee's absence from duty for a prolonged period of time and to result in a substantia l loss of income to the employee because of the unavailability of paid leave. A medical emergency is likely to result in a substantial loss of income if: a. a full time employee's absence from duty without available paid leave, because of the medical eme rgency, is or is expected to last at least 24 work hours; or b. a part - time employee's absence from duty without available paid leave, because of the medical emergency, is or is expected to last at least 30 percent of the average number of hours in the em ployee's scheduled biweekly tour of duty. c. a period of absence without available paid leave for a medical emergency may be consecutive or intermittent. Paid leave status: The administrative status of an employee while the employee is using annual or si ck leave accrued or accumulated. Shared leave status: The administrative status of an employee while the employee is using transferred leave. Set - Aside Account: A separate leave account for annual and sick leave earned while using donated leave. ARTICLE 91 INTERCHANGE AGREEMENT Section 1. The Agency shall continue efforts to maintain an interchange agreement with the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) which would ensure portability for employees to other agencies in the competitive service.

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