---
kind: "section"
citation: "6 C.F.R. § 158.651"
title: "6"
number: "158.651"
heading: "Leave."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/6/158.651"
---

# §158.651. Leave.

- (a) **Leave.** In alignment with salary administration under [§ 158.622](/cfr/6/158.622.md) and work scheduling under [§ 158.705](/cfr/6/158.705.md), the Department provides leave to a DHS-CS employee under this section and in accordance with 5 U.S.C. Chapter [63](/cfr/6/ch63.md) and [5](/cfr/6/ch5.md) CFR [part 630](/cfr/6/part630.md), including:
  - (1) Annual leave, as described in 5 U.S.C. Chapter 63, Subchapter I;
  - (2) Sick leave, as described in 5 U.S.C. Chapter 63, Subchapter I;
  - (3) Other paid leave, as described in 5 U.S.C. Chapter 63, Subchapter II;
  - (4) Voluntary transfers of leave, as described in 5 U.S.C. Chapter 63, Subchapter III;
  - (5) Voluntary leave bank programs, as described in 5 U.S.C. Chapter 63, Subchapter IV;
  - (6) Family and medical leave, as described in 5 U.S.C. Chapter 63, Subchapter V; and
  - (7) Leave transfer in disasters and emergencies, as described in 5 U.S.C. Chapter 63, Subchapter VI.
- (b) **Annual leave accrual.** A DHS-CS employee's annual leave accrual amount is determined under [5 U.S.C. 6303](/usc/5/6303.md).
- (c) **Annual leave accumulation.** A DHS-CS employee's annual leave accumulation amount is determined under [5 U.S.C. 6304](/usc/5/6304.md), except that the Department may apply [5 U.S.C. 6304(f)(2)(A)](/usc/5/6304.md?p=f-2-A) to DHS-CS employees receiving a salary under this part that exceeds 120 percent of the minimum annual rate of basic pay for GS-15 under the General Schedule.
- (d) **Leave credits.** The annual leave and sick leave accrued to the credit of a current Federal employee who is appointed to a qualified position under this part without a break in service of more than three calendar days is transferred to the employee's credit in accordance with [5 U.S.C. 6308](/usc/5/6308.md).
- (e) **Annual leave balance upon leaving the DHS-CS.** When a DHS-CS employee moves to a position outside of the DHS-CS, any leave balance for the employee is addressed in accordance with 5 CFR [630.209](/cfr/5/630.209.md) and [630.501](/cfr/5/630.501.md).
- (f) **Leave administration.** The Department administers leave under this section as described in this section and in [§ 158.655](/cfr/6/158.655.md), and in accordance with the relevant provisions of other laws referenced in this section and CTMS policy.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 6 U.S.C. 658. Subpart H also issued under 5 U.S.C. Chapters 41 and 43; 5 CFR parts 410 and 430.

### Source

Source: 86 FR 47893, Aug. 26, 2021, unless otherwise noted.