Title 5 — Government Organization and Employees
Part III · Chapter 63 — Leave
§ 6325. Absence resulting from hostile action abroad
Statutory text
Leave may not be charged to the account of an employee for absence, not to exceed one year, due to an injury—
incurred while serving abroad and resulting from war, insurgency, mob violence, or similar hostile action; and
not due to vicious habits, intemperance, or willful misconduct on the part of the employee.
The preceding provisions of this section shall apply in the case of an alien employee referred to in section 6301(2)(viii) of this title with respect to any leave granted to such alien employee under section 6310 of this title or section 408 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Pub. L. 90–221 § 3(a) · 81 Stat. 671
Enacted · 5 U.S.C. § 6325
Added Pub. L. 90–221, § 3(a), Dec. 23, 1967, 81 Stat. 671
Source evidence
Code source credit
Added Pub. L. 90–221, § 3(a), Dec. 23, 1967, 81 Stat. 671Enacted provision · exact public law section
(a) Subchapter II of chapter 63 of title 5, United States Code (which relates to leave), is amended by adding at the end 80 Stat. 521. thereof the following new section: “§ 6325. Absence resulting from hostile action abroad “No leave shall be charged to the account of any officer or employee for absence, not to exceed one year, due to any injury incurred while serving abroad and resulting from war, insurgency, mob violence, or similar hostile action: Provided, That the injury shall not have been due to vicious habits, intemperance, or willful misconduct on the part of the officer or employee.”Pub. L. 96–54 § 2(a)(41) · 93 Stat. 381
Substituted · 5 U.S.C. § 6325
Pub. L. 96–54 substituted provisions relating to leave charged to an account of an employee for absence, for provisions relating to leave charged to an account of any officer or employee for absence
Amended · 5 U.S.C. § 6325
Pub. L. 96–54 designated qualifying provisions as cls. (1) and (2)
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 96–54 substituted provisions relating to leave charged to an account of an employee for absence, for provisions relating to leave charged to an account of any officer or employee for absence, and designated qualifying provisions as cls. (1) and (2).Enacted provision · exact public law section
(41) Section 6325 is amended to read as follows: “§ 6325. Absence resulting from hostile action abroad “Leave may not be charged to the account of an employee for absence, not to exceed one year, due to an injury— “(1) incurred while serving abroad and resulting from war, insurgency, mob violence, or similar hostile action; and “(2) not due to vicious habits, intemperance, or willful misconduct on the part of the employee.”.Effective date note
Amendment by Pub. L. 96–54 effective July 12, 1979, see section 2(b) of Pub. L. 96–54, set out as a note under section 305 of this title.Victims of Terrorism Compensation Act
Pub. L. 99–399 title VIII § 804 · 100 Stat. 853
Inserted · 5 U.S.C. § 6325
Pub. L. 99–399 inserted sentence at end relating to alien employees
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 99–399 inserted sentence at end relating to alien employees.Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 804. RETENTION OF LEAVE BY ALIEN EMPLOYEES FOLLOWING INJURY FROM HOSTILE ACTION ABROAD. Section 6325 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following: “The preceding provisions of this section shall apply in the case of an alien employee referred to in section 6301(2)(viii) of this title with respect to any leave granted to such alien employee under section 6310 of this title or section 408 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980.”. 22 USC 3968.
4 of 4 references resolved to an enrolled provision
Editorial Notes
References in Text
Section 408 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980, referred to in text, is classified to section 3968 of Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse.
Amendments1979–1986 · 2 rounds
1986
Pub. L. 99–399 inserted sentence at end relating to alien employees.
1979
Pub. L. 96–54 substituted provisions relating to leave charged to an account of an employee for absence, for provisions relating to leave charged to an account of any officer or employee for absence, and designated qualifying provisions as cls. (1) and (2).
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 1979 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 96–54 effective , see section 2(b) of Pub. L. 96–54, set out as a note under section 305 of this title.
Effective Date
Pub. L. 90–221, § 3(c), , 81 Stat. 671, provided that: “The amendment made by subsection (a) of this section [enacting this section] shall take effect as of the first day of the first pay period which began on or after .”
Credits
1967–1986 · 3 acts
- 1967Added Pub. L. 90–221, § 3(a), , 81 Stat. 671
- 1979amended Pub. L. 96–54, § 2(a)(41), , 93 Stat. 383
- 1986Pub. L. 99–399, title VIII, § 804, , 100 Stat. 883.
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(Added Pub. L. 90–221, § 3(a), , 81 Stat. 671; amended Pub. L. 96–54, § 2(a)(41), , 93 Stat. 383; Pub. L. 99–399, title VIII, § 804, , 100 Stat. 883.)