Title 5 — Government Organization and EmployeesRelease 119-73

§6329d Parental bereavement leave

Title 5 › Part PART III— - EMPLOYEES › Subpart Subpart E— - Attendance and Leave › Chapter CHAPTER 63— - LEAVE › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - OTHER PAID LEAVE › § 6329d

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

An employee gets a total of 2 administrative workweeks of paid leave during any 12-month period if their son or daughter dies. The leave can’t be used in separate pieces or on a reduced schedule unless the employee and the agency both agree. If the need for the leave can be predicted, the employee must give the agency reasonable and practical notice. employee — the worker as defined in section 6381. son or daughter — the family relationship as defined in section 6381. paid leave — leave where the worker does not lose pay, other leave they are entitled to, or credit for time or service.

Full Legal Text

Title 5, §6329d

Government Organization and Employees — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)In this section—

(1)the terms “employee” and “son or daughter” have the meanings given those terms in section 6381; and

(2)the term “paid leave” means, with respect to an employee, leave without loss of or reduction in—

(A)pay;

(B)leave to which the employee is otherwise entitled under law; or

(C)credit for time or service.

(b)(1)Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), an employee shall be entitled to a total of 2 administrative workweeks of paid leave during any 12-month period because of the death of a son or daughter of the employee.

(2)Leave under paragraph (1) may not be taken by an employee intermittently or on a reduced leave schedule unless the employee and the employing agency of the employee agree otherwise.

(3)In any case in which the necessity for leave under this subsection is foreseeable, the employee shall provide the employing agency with such notice as is reasonable and practicable.

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Citation

5 U.S.C. § 6329d

Title 5 — Government Organization and Employees

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73