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5 U.S.C. 6305: Home leave; leave for Chiefs of Missions; leave for crews of vessels

Created in 1966 by Public Law 89-554. Changed by 7 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

2 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 22 U.S.C. 4083, 33 U.S.C. 3079b.

1 part of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Office of Personnel Management (1).

This Congress

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

    How it got here

    2023

    • Pub. L. 118–31 added subsec. (d). (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024) Law text · (d)

    2000

    • Pub. L. 106–398 amended par. (2) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (2) read as follows: "may not be made the basis for a lump-sum payment; and". (Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001) Law text · (c)

    1980

    • Pub. L. 96–465, §2312(c), inserted "(or after a shorter period of such service if the employee's assignment is terminated for the convenience of the Government)" after "outside the United States". · (a)
    • Pub. L. 96–465, §2314(f)(2), substituted "a chief of mission" for "an officer" after "leave of absence to". · (b)

    1979

    • Pub. L. 96–54 substituted "Office" for "Commission". · (c)

    1978

    • Pub. L. 95–454 substituted "Office of Personnel Management" for "Civil Service Commission". · (c)

    1968

    • Pub. L. 90–623 substituted "2" and "30" for "two" and "thirty", respectively. · (c)

    1966

    • Pub. L. 89–747 added subsec. (c) and inserted reference to leave for crews of vessels in section catchline.

    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.