Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

5 U.S.C. § 6362

General authority

Notwithstanding any provision of subchapter I, and subject to the provisions of this subchapter, the Office of Personnel Management shall establish a program under which—
(1)
annual leave accrued or accumulated by an employee may be contributed to a leave bank established by the employing agency of such employee; and
(2)
leave from such a leave bank may be made available to an employee who requires such leave because of a medical emergency.

Pub. L. 100–566, § 2(a)102 Stat. 2839Pub. L. 103–103, § 5(b)107 Stat. 1023(Added , , ; amended , , .)

Editorial Notes

Amendments

Pub. L. 103–1031993— struck out subsec. (a) designation and struck out subsec. (b) which read as follows: “To test voluntary leave bank programs under the provisions of this subchapter, the Office of Personnel Management shall establish a demonstration project in at least 3 Executive agencies, of which—

“(1) one such agency shall include approximately, but not less than, the equivalent of 100,000 full-time positions;

“(2) one such agency shall include approximately, but not less than, the equivalent of 25,000 full-time positions; and

“(3) one such agency shall include approximately, but not less than, the equivalent of 1,000 full-time positions.”

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 1993 Amendment

Pub. L. 103–103section 6 of Pub. L. 103–103section 6331 of this titleAmendment by effective as of the 120th day after , or such earlier date as the Office of Personnel Management may by regulation prescribe, see , set out as a note under .