5 U.S.C. § 6326 — Absence in connection with funerals of

Page 821 TITLE 5—GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES § 6328 14, 1979, 93 Stat. 383; Pub. L. 99–399, title VIII, § 804, Aug. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 883.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT Section 408 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980, re- ferred to in text, is classified to section 3968 of Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse. AMENDMENTS 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 ab- sence, for provisions relating to leave charged to an ac- count of any officer or employee for absence, and des- ignated qualifying provisions as cls. (1) and (2). Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1979 AMENDMENT 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. EFFECTIVE DATE Pub. L. 90–221, § 3(c), Dec. 23, 1967, 81 Stat. 671, pro- vided 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 January 1, 1965.’’ § 6326. Absence in connection with funerals of immediate relatives in the Armed Forces (a) An employee of an executive agency or an individual employed by the government of the District of Columbia is entitled to not more than three days of leave without loss of, or re- duction in, pay, leave to which he is otherwise entitled, credit for time or service, or perform- ance or efficiency rating, to make arrangements for, or attend the funeral of, or memorial service for, an immediate relative who died as a result of wounds, disease, or injury incurred while serving as a member of the Armed Forces in a combat zone (as determined by the President in accordance with section 112 of the Internal Rev- enue Code). (b) The Office of Personnel Management is au- thorized to issue regulations for the administra- tion of this section. (c) This section shall not be considered as af- fecting the authority of an Executive agency, except to the extent and under the conditions covered under this section, to grant administra- tive leave excusing an employee from work when it is in the public interest. (Added Pub. L. 90–588, § 1(a), Oct. 17, 1968, 82 Stat. 1151; amended Pub. L. 95–454, title IX, § 906(a)(2), Oct. 13, 1978, 92 Stat. 1224.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT Section 112 of the Internal Revenue Code, referred to in subsec. (a), is classified to section 112 of Title 26, In- ternal Revenue Code. AMENDMENTS 1978—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 95–454 substituted ‘‘Office of Personnel Management’’ for ‘‘Civil Service Commis- sion’’. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1978 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 95–454 effective 90 days after Oct. 13, 1978, see section 907 of Pub. L. 95–454, set out as a note under section 1101 of this title. § 6327. Absence in connection with serving as a bone-marrow or organ donor (a) An employee in or under an Executive agency is entitled to leave without loss of or re- duction in pay, leave to which otherwise enti- tled, credit for time or service, or performance or efficiency rating, for the time necessary to permit such employee to serve as a bone-marrow or organ donor. (b) An employee may, in any calendar year, use— (1) not to exceed 7 days of leave under this section to serve as a bone-marrow donor; and (2) not to exceed 30 days of leave under this section to serve as an organ donor. (c) The Office of Personnel Management may prescribe regulations for the administration of this section. (Added Pub. L. 103–329, title VI, § 629(a)(1), Sept. 30, 1994, 108 Stat. 2423; amended Pub. L. 106–56, § 1(b), Sept. 24, 1999, 113 Stat. 407.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Another section 6327 was renumbered section 6328 of this title. AMENDMENTS 1999—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 106–56 amended subsec. (b) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (b) read as fol- lows: ‘‘Not to exceed 7 days of leave may be used under this section by an employee in a calendar year.’’ § 6328. Absence in connection with funerals of fellow Federal law enforcement officers A Federal law enforcement officer or a Federal firefighter may be excused from duty without loss of, or reduction in, pay or leave to which such officer is otherwise entitled, or credit for time or service, or performance or efficiency rating, to attend the funeral of a fellow Federal law enforcement officer or Federal firefighter, who was killed in the line of duty. When so ex- cused from duty, attendance at such service shall for the purposes of section 1345(a) of title 31, be considered to be an official duty of the of- ficer or firefighter. (Added Pub. L. 103–329, title VI, § 642, Sept. 30, 1994, 108 Stat. 2432, § 6327; renumbered § 6328, Pub. L. 106–56, § 1(c)(1), Sept. 24, 1999, 113 Stat. 407.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section 642 of Pub. L. 103–329, which directed that this section be added ‘‘following the word ‘Forces’ in section 6326’’ was executed by adding the section after section 6327, as added by section 629(a)(1) of Pub. L. 103–329, to reflect the probable intent of Congress. AMENDMENTS 1999—Pub. L. 106–56 renumbered section 6327 of this title as this section.