Executive Order 7879—Amending Section 6 of Executive Order No. 7845 of March 21, 1938, Prescribing Regulations Relating to Annual Leave of Government Employees

By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 7 of the act of March 14, 1936, entitled "An act to provide for vacations to Government employees and for other purposes" (49 Stat. 1161), it is ordered that section 6 of Executive Order No. 7845, dated March 21, 1938, prescribing regulations relating to annual leave of Government employees, be, and it is hereby, amended to read as follows:

"Sec. 6. An employee transferred or reappointed without break In service from one permanent, emergency, or indefinite position to another permanent, emergency, or indefinite position within the same or a different governmental agency shall at the time of the transfer or reappointment be credited with such accumulated and current accrued leave as may be due him, or charged with any unaccrued leave which may have been advanced. 'Break in service' means separation from the service for a period of one or more work days."

This order shall be effective as of January 1, 1938, and shall be published in the Federal Register.

FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT

The White House,
May 9, 1938.