; (B) in subparagraph (D), as redesignated by section 2(c), by striking or at the end; (C) in subparagraph (E), as redesignated by section 2(c), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or ; and (D) by adding at the end the following: (F) a furlough due to lapse in appropriations action under section 7504. ; (3) in section 7513(a), by striking an action covered by this subchapter and inserting an action described in paragraphs (1) through (4) of section 7512 ; and (4) by inserting after section 7515 the following: 7516. General furlough cause and procedure (a) In general An employee may be subject to a general furlough for such cause as will promote the efficiency of the service. An employee furloughed under this section is entitled to the procedures established under the regulations promulgated under subsection (b). (b) Procedures Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Office of Personnel Management shall promulgate regulations providing for— (1) the circumstances under which an employee may be furloughed under this section; (2) the procedures provided under section 7513 to the extent appropriate and practicable under the circumstances of the furlough; and (3) the materials that shall be furnished to a furloughed employee and the Merit Systems Protection Board upon request of the employee or the Board. (c) Appeal An employee against whom a furlough action is taken under this section is entitled to appeal to the Merit Systems Protection Board under section 7701 not later than 10 business days after the effective date of the action. . (c) Administrative law judges Section 7521(b) of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking or at the end; (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or