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35 Section 3. Any full - time BUE whose appointment is not limited to one (1) year is entitled to military leave. 5 U.S.C 6323(a) provides fifteen (15) calendar days military leave per fiscal year for active duty, active duty training, and inactive duty training. Unless operational conditions do not allow, the Employer shall adjust the schedule on any BUE who is a military reservist to allow him/her to attend weekend reserve training drills. Section 4 . Requests for annual leave to observe the Sabbath, a religious event, or an ethnic holiday will be given priority consideration for approval. Section 5. To the extent that modifications in work schedules do not interfere with the efficient accomplishme nt of an agency's mission, a BUE whose personal religious beliefs require that he or she abstain from work at certain times of the workday or workweek will be permitted to work alternative work hours so that the BUE can meet the religious obligation in acc ordance with applicable law, rule, and regulation. The hours worked in lieu of the normal work schedule may not create any entitlement to premium pay (including overtime pay). Section 6. After consulting a physician, a BUE may request a modification of their work duties/schedule due to working conditions that may have a detrimental effect on the BUE or the unborn child. Section 7. In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 6327, BUEs may use up to seven (7) days of paid leave each calendar leave year to serve as a bone - marrow donor, and up to thirty (30) days of paid leave each calendar year to serve as an organ donor. Leave for bone marrow and organ donation is a separate category of leave that is in addition to annual and sick leave. Section 8. A BUE, having vo lunteered his/her services and/or having been recommended to the Employer by a State Representative of the Federal Civil Defense Administration for pre - emergency training programs or test exercises, and who is approved by the Employer to participate, shall normally be excused, without charge to leave or loss of pay, for a period not to exceed forty (40) working hours in any calendar year for such participation. Section 9. Requests for leave under this Article shall be given priority consideration over oth er leave request. ARTICLE 21 VOLUNTARY LEAVE TRANSFER PROGRAM Section 1. The purpose of this article is to set forth procedures and requirements in accordance with 5 CFR 630, Voluntary Leave Transfer Program. Under this program the unused accrued ann ual leave of a BUE may be transferred to, or received from, other federal employees. Section 2. A BUE who has been affected by a personal or family medical emergency may make a written application to the LDO (Leave Deciding Official), through the Employer , to become a

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