Title: Paid leave under Section 3610 of the CARES Act - AAPD 20-03 REVISION 1 is archived because it has been replaced by AAPD 20-03 REVISION 2 as of November 5, 2020. 

PURPOSE: The purpose of this AAPD is to provide a special contract requirement and instructions for determining when to include the paid leave reimbursement authority in USAID contracts when implementing section 3610 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act (Pub. L. No. 116-136). Section 3610 provides agencies additional discretionary authority to reimburse costs of paid leave to federal contractors and subcontractors, subject to conditions described below when in the best interest of the Government . The authority may only be used as described in Section 3 below, for leave that a contractor has provided during the period of March 27, 2020 through September 30, 2020. This revision 1 provides further information on the supporting documentation a contractor must provide for claims made under Section 3610.

Issued: September 03, 2020

Subject Category: Acquisition Management