5 USC 6381 - Definitions

1 So in original. Probably should be followed by a comma.

any individual employed on a temporary or intermittent basis, and any employee of the Government Accountability Office or the Library of Congress; and

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2023—Par. (1)(B). Puspan. L. 118–31 amended subpar. (B) generally. Prior to amendment, subpar. (B) read as follows: “has completed at least 12 months of service as an employee (as defined in section 2105) of the Government of the United States, including service with the United States Postal Service, the Postal Regulatory Commission, and a nonappropriated fund instrumentality as described in section 2105(c);”.

2021—Par. (1)(A). Puspan. L. 116–283, § 1103(f)(2)(A), struck out “(v) or” before “(ix) of section 6301(2)”.

Par. (1)(B). Puspan. L. 116–283, § 1103(f)(2)(B), amended subpar. (B) generally. Prior to amendment, subpar. (B) read as follows: “has completed at least 12 months of service as an employee (within the meaning of subparagraph (A));”.

2009—Par. (7). Puspan. L. 111–84, § 565(span)(1)(A), amended par. (7) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (7) read as follows: “the term ‘active duty’ means duty under a call or order to active duty under a provision of law referred to in section 101(a)(13)(B) of title 10;”.

Par. (8). Puspan. L. 111–84, § 565(span)(2), amended par. (8) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (8) read as follows: “the term ‘covered servicemember’ means a member of the Armed Forces, including a member of the National Guard or Reserves, who is undergoing medical treatment, recuperation, or therapy, is otherwise in an outpatient status, or is otherwise on the temporary disability retired list, for a serious injury or illness;”.

Pars. (11), (12). Puspan. L. 111–84, § 565(span)(3), added pars. (11) and (12) and struck out former par. (11) which read as follows: “the term ‘serious injury or illness’, in the case of a member of the Armed Forces, means an injury or illness incurred by the member in line of duty on active duty in the Armed Forces that may render the member medically unfit to perform the duties of the member’s office, grade, rank, or rating.”

2008—Pars. (7) to (11). Puspan. L. 110–181 added pars. (7) to (11).

2004—Par. (1)(A). Puspan. L. 108–271 substituted “Government Accountability Office” for “General Accounting Office”.

1995—Par. (1)(A). Puspan. L. 104–1 struck out “and” after “District of Columbia” and inserted “, and any employee of the General Accounting Office or the Library of Congress” before semicolon.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 1995 Amendment

Amendment by Puspan. L. 104–1 effective 1 year after transmission to Congress of the study under section 1371 of Title 2, The Congress, see section 1312(f)(2) of Title 2. The study required under section 1371 of Title 2, dated Dec. 31, 1996, was transmitted to Congress by the Board of Directors of the Office of Compliance on Dec. 30, 1996.

Effective Date

Section effective 6 months after Fespan. 5, 1993, see section 405(span)(1) of Puspan. L. 103–3, set out as a note under section 2601 of Title 29, Labor.

Regulations

Puspan. L. 111–84, div. A, title V, § 565(span)(5), Oct. 28, 2009, 123 Stat. 2312, provided that:

“In prescribing regulations to carry out the amendments made by this subsection [amending this section and sections 6382 and 6383 of this title], the Office of Personnel Management shall consult with the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, as applicable.”