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5 U.S.C. § 6305

Home leave; leave for Chiefs of Missions; leave for crews of vessels

United States · Title 5 — GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES · Status: effective

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5 U.S.C. § 6305, Home leave; leave for Chiefs of Missions; leave for crews of vessels, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/427190
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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— 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—

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 The law that originally enacted this section predates the public laws loaded here, so only later amendments are listed.

  • Amended byPub. L. 95-454(S. 2640)1978-10-13
    Civil Service Reform Act of 1978
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 96-54(H.R. 4616)1979-08-14
    A bill to make certain technical and clerical amendments to title 5, United States Code.
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 96-465(H.R. 6790)1980-10-17
    Foreign Service Act of 1980
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 106-398(H.R. 4205)2000-10-30
    Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001
    House: 382–31Senate: 90–3
  • Amended byPub. L. 118-31(H.R. 2670)2023-12-22
    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024
    House: 310–118Senate: 87–13