Overseas operations leave

In this section— the term “employee” means an officer or an individual who is— appointed in the civil service, the Foreign Service, or any appointment authority other than the uniformed services (as that term is defined in section 101 of title 37), by one of the following acting in an official capacity: The Secretary or other head of an agency may prescribe regulations to grant up to 10 days of paid leave, per leave year, to an employee of the agency serving abroad for the purpose of local holidays. Use of the authority under subsection (b) is at the sole and exclusive discretion of the head of the agency concerned.