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5 U.S.C. 6304: Annual leave; accumulation

Created in 1966 by Public Law 89-554. Changed by 15 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

5 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 2 U.S.C. 2051, 5 U.S.C. 5551, 5 U.S.C. 5562, 5 U.S.C. 6303, 5 U.S.C. 6305.

2 parts of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Office of Personnel Management (1), Federal Maritime Commission (1).

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    2010

    • Pub. L. 111–282, §2(b)(1), which directed amendment of subpar. (F) by striking "or" after the semicolon, could not be executed because the word "or" did not appear. Law text · (f)
    • Pub. L. 111–282, §2(b)(2), which directed substitution of "; or" for the period, could not be executed because there was no period. Law text · (f)
    • Pub. L. 111–282, §2(b)(3), added subpar. (H) relating to a position in the United States Secret Service Uniformed Division. Law text · (f)

    2009

    • Pub. L. 111–68 added subpar. (H). Law text · (f)

    2008

    • Pub. L. 110–181 substituted "in—" for "in a position in—" in introductory provisions, inserted "a position in" before "the" in subpars. (A) to (E), struck out "or" at end of subpar. (D), substituted semicolon for period at end of subpar. (E), and added subpars. (F) and (G). (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008) Law text · (f)

    1999

    • Pub. L. 106–65 added par. (4). (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000) Law text · (d)

    1998

    • Pub. L. 105–261 inserted "the closure of an installation of the Department of Defense in the Republic of Panama in accordance with the Panama Canal Treaty of 1977," after "2687 note) during any period,". (Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999) Law text · (d)

    1994

    • Pub. L. 103–337, §2816(a), designated existing provisions as subpar. (A), substituted "closure of, and any realignment with respect to," for "closure of", and added subpar. (B). · (d)
    • Pub. L. 103–337, §341(c), substituted "the closure of an installation of the Department of Defense pursuant to the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (part A of title XXIX of Public Law 101–510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note) during any period, and the closure of any other installation" for "th… · (d)
    • Pub. L. 103–356 amended subsec. (f) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (f) read as follows: "Annual leave accrued shall not be subject to the limitation on accumulation otherwise imposed by this section if such leave is accrued by an individual while serving in a position in— · (f)

    1992

    • Pub. L. 102–484 added par. (3). · (d)
    • Pub. L. 102–378 substituted "date" for "date of" in last sentence. · (e)

    1988

    • Pub. L. 100–325 added par. (5). · (f)

    1981

    • Pub. L. 97–89 amended subsec. (f) generally, transferring from former subsec. (g) provisions excepting from the limitation on accumulation otherwise imposed by this section any annual leave accrued by members of the Senior Foreign Service and inserting provisions relating to annual lea… · (f)
    • Pub. L. 97–89 struck out subsec. (g). Provisions formerly set out in subsec. (g), relating to annual leave accrued by members of the Senior Foreign service, were incorporated in subsec. (f). · (g)

    1980

    • Pub. L. 96–465, §2312(b)(1), inserted reference to subsec. (g). · (a)
    • Pub. L. 96–465, §2312(b)(2), added subsec. (g). · (g)

    1979

    • Pub. L. 96–54 substituted "rate of basic pay" for "salary rate". · (e)

    1978

    • Pub. L. 95–454, §410(1), inserted reference to subsec. (f). · (a)
    • Pub. L. 95–454, §906(a)(2), (3), substituted "Office of Personnel Management" and "Office" for "Civil Service Commission" and "Commission", respectively. · (d)
    • Pub. L. 95–454, §410(2), added subsec. (f). · (f)

    1973

    • Pub. L. 93–181, §3(1), substituted "subsections (b), (d), and (e) of this section" for "subsection (b) of this section". · (a)
    • Pub. L. 93–181, §3(2), added subsecs. (d) and (e). · (d), (e)

    Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.