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36 In accordance with 5 USC 6327, the Employer shall provide employees with s even (7) days excused absence in a calendar year to serve as a bone marrow donor and thirty (30) days excused absence in a calendar year to serve as an organ donor. Section 11. Family Medical Leave Act A. The Parties agree to comply with the provisions of the Family and Medical Leave Act (5 CFR 630) which allows for qualifying Employees to use twelve (12) weeks of unpaid leave during any 12 - month period for certain family and medical needs within the limits stated in the act. B. Under certain conditions, an Employee may use the twelve (12) weeks of Family and Medical Leave intermittently. An Employee may elect to substitute annual leave and/or sick leave, consistent with currents laws and OPM regulations for using annual and sick leave, for any unpaid leave u nder the FMLA. FMLA leave is in addition to any other paid time off available to an Employee. C. Requests for, and entitlement to, leave under the FMLA are to be made on OPM Form 71, Request for Leave or Approved Absence. In addition, the Employee may be ask ed to submit appropriate medical documentation to support his/her request for FMLA. The Employee may use Department of Labor Form WH - 380E, Certification of Health Care Provider for Employee's Serious Health Condition or Department of Labor Form WH - 380 - F, C ertification of Health Care Provider for Family Member's Serious Health Condition, or provide other administratively acceptable medical documentation. D. Employees may request FMLA for the following purposes: 1. The birth of a son or daughter of the Employee and the care of such son or daughter. 2. The placement of a son or daughter with the Employee for adoption or foster care. 3. The care of a spouse, son, daughter, or parent of the Employee who has a serious health condition. 4. A serious health condition of the Em ployee that makes the Employee unable to perform any one or more function of the essential functions of his or her position. 5. Any qualifying exigency arising out of the fact that the spouse, or a son, daughter, or parent of the employee

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