In most cases, restored annual leave must be scheduled and used not later than the end of the leave year ending 2 years after --
- the date of restoration of the annual leave forfeited because of administrative error;
- the date fixed by the head of the agency or designee as the date of termination of the exigency of the public business; or
- the date the employee is determined to be recovered and able to return to duty.
The above limitations do not apply to
- Department of Defense employees at installations undergoing closure or realignment (BRAC) (see 5 CFR 630.306(b));
- employees whose annual leave was forfeited because of an extended exigency of the public business (see 5 CFR 630.309); or
- employees who are subject to an exigency of the public business because they are determined necessary to respond to the “National Emergency by Reason of Certain Terrorist Attacks” (see 5 CFR 630.311).
For more information, see the
Restoration of Annual Leave fact sheet.