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5 U.S.C. § 6305 — Home leave; leave for Chiefs of Missions; leave for crews of vessels
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**(a)** After 24 months of continuous service outside the United States (or after a shorter period of such service if the employee’s assignment is terminated for the convenience of the Government), an employee may be granted leave of absence, under regulations of the President, at a rate not to exceed 1 week for each 4 months of that service without regard to other leave provided by this subchapter. Leave so granted—
(1) is for use in the United States, or if the employee’s place of residence is outside the area of employment, in its territories or possessions including the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico;
(2) accumulates for future use without regard to the limitation in [section 6304(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section6304/b&num=0&edition=prelim); and
(3) may not be made the basis for terminal leave or for a lump-sum payment.
**(b)** The President may authorize leave of absence to a chief of mission excepted from this subchapter by [section 6301(2)(xii) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section6301/2/xii&num=0&edition=prelim) for use in the United States and its territories or possessions. Leave so authorized does not constitute a leave system and may not be made the basis for a lump-sum payment.
**(c)** An officer, crewmember, or other employee serving aboard an oceangoing vessel on an extended voyage may be granted leave of absence, under regulations of the Office of Personnel Management, at a rate not to exceed 2 days for each 30 calendar days of that service without regard to other leave provided by this subchapter. Leave so granted—
(1) accumulates for future use without regard to the limitation in [section 6304(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/v
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**(a)** After 24 months of continuous service outside the United States (or after a shorter period of such service if the employee’s assignment is terminated for the convenience of the Government), an employee may be granted leave of absence, under regulations of the President, at a rate not to exceed 1 week for each 4 months of that service without regard to other leave provided by this subchapter. Leave so granted—
(1) is for use in the United States, or if the employee’s place of residence is outside the area of employment, in its territories or possessions including the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico;
(2) accumulates for future use without regard to the limitation in [section 6304(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section6304/b&num=0&edition=prelim); and
(3) may not be made the basis for terminal leave or for a lump-sum payment.
**(b)** The President may authorize leave of absence to a chief of mission excepted from this subchapter by [section 6301(2)(xii) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section6301/2/xii&num=0&edition=prelim) for use in the United States and its territories or possessions. Leave so authorized does not constitute a leave system and may not be made the basis for a lump-sum payment.
**(c)** An officer, crewmember, or other employee serving aboard an oceangoing vessel on an extended voyage may be granted leave of absence, under regulations of the Office of Personnel Management, at a rate not to exceed 2 days for each 30 calendar days of that service without regard to other leave provided by this subchapter. Leave so granted—
(1) accumulates for future use without regard to the limitation in [section 6304(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section6304/b&num=0&edition=prelim);
(2) may not be made the basis for a lump-sum payment, except that civil service mariners of the Military Sealift Command on temporary promotion aboard ship may be paid the difference between their temporary and permanent rates of pay for leave accrued under this section and section 6303 and not otherwise used during the temporary promotion upon the expiration or termination of the temporary promotion; and
(3) may not be made the basis for terminal leave except under such special or emergency circumstances as may be prescribed under the regulations of the Office.
**(d)** With respect to an officer, crewmember, or other employee of the Department of Defense serving aboard an oceangoing vessel on an extended voyage, the first sentence in the matter preceding paragraph (1) of subsection (c) of this section shall be applied by substituting “7 calendar days” for “30 calendar days”.
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**(a)** The Congress finds that—
(1) a career foreign service, characterized by excellence and professionalism, is essential in the national interest to assist the President and the Secretary of State in conducting the foreign affairs of the United States;
(2) the scope and complexity of the foreign affairs of the Nation have heightened the need for a professional foreign service that will serve the foreign affairs interests of the United States in an integrated fashion and that can provide a resource of qualified personnel for the President, the Secretary of State, and the agencies concerned with foreign affairs;
(3) the Foreign Service of the United States, established under the Act of May 24, 1924 (commonly known as the Rogers Act) and continued by the Foreign Service Act of 1946, must be preserved, strengthened, and improved in order to carry out its mission effectively in response to the complex challenges of modern diplomacy and international relations;
(4) the members of the Foreign Service should be representative of the American people, aware of the principles and history of the United States and informed of current concerns and trends in American life, knowledgeable of the affairs, cultures, and languages of other countries, and available to serve in assignments throughout the world; and
(5) the Foreign Service should be operated on the basis of merit principles.
**(b)** The objective of this chapter is to strengthen and improve the Foreign Service of the United States by—
(1) assuring, in accordance with merit principles, admission through impartial and rigorous examination, acquisition of career status only by those who have demonstrated their fitness through successful completion of probationary assignments, effective career development, advancement
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**(a)** The rate of basic pay to which an employee is entitled is governed by regulations prescribed by the Office of Personnel Management in conformity with this subchapter and chapter 51 of this title when—
(1) he is transferred from a position in the legislative, judicial, or executive branch to which this subchapter does not apply;
(2) he is transferred from a position in the legislative, judicial, or executive branch to which this subchapter applies to another such position;
(3) he is demoted to a position in a lower grade;
(4) he is reinstated, reappointed, or reemployed in a position to which this subchapter applies following service in any position in the legislative, judicial, or executive branch;
(5) his type of appointment is changed;
(6) his employment status is otherwise changed; or
(7) his position is changed from one grade to another grade.
For the purpose of this subsection, an individual employed by the Appalachian Regional Commission under [section 14306(a)(2) of title 40](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title40-section14306/a/2&num=0&edition=prelim), who was a Federal employee immediately prior to such employment by a commission and within 6 months after separation from such employment is employed in a position to which this subchapter applies, shall be treated as if transferred from a position in the executive branch to which this subchapter does not apply.
**(b)** An employee who is promoted or transferred to a position in a higher grade is entitled to basic pay at the lowest rate of the higher grade which exceeds his existing rate of basic pay by not less than two step-increases of the grade from which he is promoted or transferred. If, in the case of an employee so promoted or transferred who is receiving basic
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**(a)** Except as provided in [section 3942(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section3942/b&num=0&edition=prelim), each chief of mission shall receive a salary, as determined by the President, at one of the annual rates payable for levels II through V of the Executive Schedule under sections 5313 through 5316 of title 5, except that the total compensation, exclusive of danger pay, for any chief of mission shall be subject to the limitation on certain payments under [section 5307 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5307&num=0&edition=prelim) or the limitation under [section 3962(a)(3) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section3962/a/3&num=0&edition=prelim), whichever is higher.
**(b)** The salary of a chief of mission shall commence upon the effective date of appointment to that position. The official services of a chief of mission are not terminated by the appointment of a successor, but shall continue for such additional period, not to exceed 50 days after relinquishment of charge of the mission, as the Secretary of State may determine. During that period, the Secretary of State may require the chief of mission to perform such functions as the Secretary of State deems necessary in the interest of the Government.
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**(a)** For the purpose of this section, “agency” means an Executive agency, but does not include—
(1) a Government controlled corporation;
(2) the Tennessee Valley Authority;
(3) the Virgin Islands Corporation;
(4) the Atomic Energy Commission;
(5) the Central Intelligence Agency;
(6) the Panama Canal Commission; or
(7) the National Security Agency, Department of Defense.
**(b)** Under regulations prescribed and administered by the President, each agency shall review systematically the operations of each of its activities, functions, or organization units, on a continuing basis.
**(c)** The purpose of the reviews includes—
(1) determining the degree of efficiency and economy in the operation of the agency’s activities, functions, or organization units;
(2) identifying the units that are outstanding in those respects; and
(3) identifying the employees whose personal efforts have caused their units to be outstanding in efficiency and economy of operations.
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The President of the United States is authorized to designate and empower the head of any department or agency in the executive branch, or any official thereof who is required to be appointed by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to perform without approval, ratification, or other action by the President (1) any function which is vested in the President by law, or (2) any function which such officer is required or authorized by law to perform only with or subject to the approval, ratification, or other action of the President: Provided, That nothing contained herein shall relieve the President of his responsibility in office for the acts of any such head or other official designated by him to perform such functions. Such designation and authorization shall be in writing, shall be published in the Federal Register, shall be subject to such terms, conditions, and limitations as the President may deem advisable, and shall be revocable at any time by the President in whole or in part.
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The Office of Personnel Management is an independent establishment in the executive branch. The Office shall have an official seal, which shall be judicially noticed, and shall have its principal office in the District of Columbia, and may have field offices in other appropriate locations.
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**(a) Criteria; length of continuous service** The Secretary may order a member of the Service (other than a member employed under [section 3951 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section3951&num=0&edition=prelim)) who is a citizen of the United States to take a leave of absence under [section 6305 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section6305&num=0&edition=prelim) (without regard to the introductory clause of subsection (a) of that section), upon completion by that member of 12 months of continuous service abroad. The Secretary shall order on such a leave of absence a member of the Service (other than a member employed under [section 3951 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section3951&num=0&edition=prelim)) who is a citizen of the United States as soon as possible after completion by that member of 3 years of continuous service abroad.
**(b) Place leave may be taken** Leave ordered under this section may be taken in the United States or its territories, including American Samoa, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the United States Virgin Islands. In cases in which a member of the Service has official orders to an unaccompanied post and in which the family members of the member reside apart from the member at authorized locations outside the United States, the member may take the leave ordered under this section where that member’s family members reside, notwithstanding [section 10305 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section10305&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(c) Availability for work or duties in Department** While on a leave o
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**(a) In general** The Under Secretary may prescribe regulations relating to shore leave for professional mariners without regard to the requirements of [section 6305 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section6305&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(b) Requirements** The regulations prescribed under subsection (a) shall—
(1) require that a professional mariner serving aboard an ocean-going vessel be granted a leave of absence of 4 days per pay period; and
(2) provide that a professional mariner serving in a temporary promotion position aboard a vessel may be paid the difference between such mariner’s temporary and permanent rates of pay for leave accrued while serving in the temporary promotion position.
**(c) Professional mariner defined** In this section, the term “professional mariner” means an individual employed on a vessel of the Administration who has the necessary expertise to serve in the engineering, deck, steward, electronic technician, or survey department.
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TITLE 5—GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES
§ 6305
partment of Defense installation or activity as defined
under section 6304(d)(3) of title 5, United States Code,
to another Department of Defense installation or activ-
ity—
‘‘(1) may be deemed eligible by the Secretary of De-
fense for automatic restoration of forfeited annual
leave under section 6304(d)(3) of title 5, United States
Code, during the year of transfer; and
‘‘(2) may be deemed by the Secretary of Defense to
have used all forfeited annual leave properly restored
under section 6304(d)(3) of title 5, United States Code,
within the appropriate time limits, only if such re-
stored annual leave was used by the employee or paid
to the employee in the form of a lump sum payment
under section 5551(a) of title 5, United States Code, by
the last day of the 2001 leave year.
‘‘(b) PAYMENT OF RESTORED ANNUAL LEAVE.—(1) On or
after September 23, 1996, all employees transferring
from a closing or realigning Department of Defense in-
stallation
or
activity
as
defined
under
section
6304(d)(3)(A) of title 5, United States Code, to another
Department of Defense installation or activity who,
upon transfer, were entitled to payment of a lump sum
payment under section 5551(c) of title 5, United States
Code, for forfeited annual leave properly restored under
section 6304(d)(3) of title 5, United States Code—
‘‘(A) may be paid only for any such restored annual
leave currently remaining to their credit at the hour-
ly rate payable on the date of transfer with appro-
priate back pay interest; and
‘‘(B) shall be deemed paid for all such restored an-
nual leave to which that employee was entitled to
payment upon transfer, but subsequently used or was
otherwise paid for upon separation.
‘‘(2)
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