; (B) be payable from any appropriation or fund available for salaries or expenses for positions within the employing agency; and (C) not be considered to be annual or vacation leave for purposes of section 5551 or 5552 or for any other purpose. (2) Paid leave accrued or accumulated by an employee under this section may be transferred to and for the use of any other employee if such other employee requires additional leave under this section. (3) If an employee uses paid leave under this section for a period of three consecutive days or longer, the employing agency may require that the employee provide certification supporting the absence, including a written statement by the employee, a police report, a court order, or a written statement by an advocate (including an attorney representing the employee, a member of clergy, a medical professional, or an advocate for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking). (4) The employing agency shall keep confidential any information provided by an employee to the employing agency relating to using leave under this section unless— (A) the employee provides written consent of the disclosure of such information; or (B) the employing agency is ordered to disclose such information by a court order or by law. (5) An employee shall not directly or indirectly intimidate, threaten, or coerce, or attempt to intimidate, threaten, or coerce, any other employee for the purpose of interfering with the exercise of any rights which such other employee may have under this section. In this paragraph, the term intimidate, threaten, or coerce has the meaning given that term in section 6385(b)(1). (d) In this section— (1) the term employee has the meaning given such term in section 2105 and includes— (A) an officer or employee of the United States Postal Service or the Postal Regulatory Commission; (B) an officer or employee of the Federal Aviation Authority or the Transportation Security Administration