Title 5 — Government Organization and EmployeesRelease 119-73
§6129 Administration of leave and retirement provisions
Title 5 › Part PART III— - EMPLOYEES › Subpart Subpart E— - Attendance and Leave › Chapter CHAPTER 61— - HOURS OF WORK › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - FLEXIBLE AND COMPRESSED WORK SCHEDULES › § 6129
Summary
When applying sections 6303(a), 6304, 6307(a) and (d), 6323, 6326, 6327, and 8339(m), a "day" or "workday" counts as 8 hours.
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Title 5, §6129
Government Organization and Employees — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
For purposes of administering section 6303(a), 6304, 6307(a) and (d), 6323, 6326, 6327, and 8339(m) of this title, in the case of an employee who is in any program under this subchapter, references to a day or workday (or to multiples or parts thereof) contained in such sections shall be considered to be references to 8 hours (or to the respective multiples or parts thereof).
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Amendments
1994—Pub. L. 103–329 substituted “6307(a) and (d)” for “6307(a) and (c)” and inserted “6327,” after “6326,”.
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5 U.S.C. § 6129
Title 5 — Government Organization and Employees
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73