5 U.S.C. § 6304
Annual leave; accumulation
United States · Title 5 — GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES · Status: effective
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- 5 U.S.C. § 6304, Annual leave; accumulation, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/427189
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Annual leave not used by an employee of the Government of the United States in one of the following classes of employees stationed outside the United States accumulates for use in succeeding years until it totals not more than 45 days at the beginning of the first full biweekly pay period, or corresponding period for an employee who is not paid on the basis of biweekly pay periods, occurring in a year:
Individuals employed locally but—
Annual leave in excess of the amount allowable—
Annual leave which is lost by operation of this section because of—
As used in subparagraph (A)—
This subsection applies with respect to annual leave accrued by an individual while serving in—
For purposes of applying any limitation on accumulation under this section with respect to any annual leave described in paragraph (1)—
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone. The law that originally enacted this section predates the public laws loaded here, so only later amendments are listed.
- A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to improve the administration of the leave system for Federal employees.House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Civil Service Reform Act of 1978House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- A bill to make certain technical and clerical amendments to title 5, United States Code.House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Foreign Service Act of 1980House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1982House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to authorize the establishment of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Drug Enforcement Administration Senior Executive Service, and for other purposes.House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Technical and Miscellaneous Civil Service Amendments Act of 1992House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993House: 304–100Senate: no recorded tally
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995
- Government Management Reform Act of 1994House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008
- Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2010
- United States Secret Service Uniformed Division Modernization Act of 2010House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally