; (2) a general furlough for 14 days or less; and (3) a furlough due to lapse in appropriations of any duration. ; (3) by redesignating section 7504 as section 7505; and (4) by inserting after section 7503 the following: 7504. Furlough cause and procedure (a) General furlough (1) In general An employee may be subject to a general furlough for such cause as will promote the efficiency of the service. Any employee furloughed under this subsection is entitled to the procedures established under the regulations promulgated under paragraph (2). (2) Procedures Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Office of Personnel Management shall promulgate regulations providing for— (A) the circumstances under which an employee may be furloughed under this subsection; (B) the procedures to be afforded furloughed employees, including, to the extent appropriate and practicable under the circumstances of the furlough action— (i) advanced notice stating the specific reasons for the proposed furlough; (ii) a reasonable time to answer orally and in writing and to furnish affidavits and other documentary evidence in support of the answer; (iii) representation by an attorney or other representative; and (iv) a written decision and specific reasons therefor at the earliest practicable date