; (iii) representation by an attorney or other representative; and (iv) a written decision and specific reasons therefor at the earliest practicable date; and (C) the materials that shall be furnished to a furloughed employee and the Merit Systems Protection Board upon request of the employee or the Board. (b) Furlough due to lapse in appropriations (1) In general An employee may be subject to a furlough due to lapse in appropriations. (2) Procedures (A) Notice Under regulations prescribed by the Office of Personnel Management, any employee subject to a furlough due to lapse in appropriations shall be afforded notice explaining the reasons for the furlough. If the notice cannot be provided in advance of the furlough, notice shall be provided as soon as reasonably practicable. (B) Other procedures No other procedures, including those provided under subsection (a) or any other provision of this title, shall be available to any employee subject to a furlough due to lapse in appropriations under this subsection. (c) Definition For purposes of this section, the term employee means any employee described under section 7501(1)(A). . (b) General furlough of more than 14 days Subchapter II of chapter 75 of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) in section 7511(a)— (A) in paragraph (4), by striking and at the end; (B) in paragraph (5), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (6) furlough due to lapse in appropriations means a furlough due to a lapse in appropriations; and (7) general furlough means a furlough that is not due to a lapse in appropriations. ; (2) in section 7512, as amended by section 2(c)— (A) in paragraph (5), by striking a furlough of 30 days or less and inserting a general furlough of more than 14 days but less than 31 days ; (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