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§6312 Accrual and Accumulation for Former Ascs County Office and Nonappropriated Fund Employees

Title 5 › PART III — EMPLOYEES › Subpart E — Attendance and Leave › CHAPTER 63 — LEAVE › SUBCHAPTER I — ANNUAL AND SICK LEAVE › § 6312

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

Count years of service for section 6303(a) when a person worked for a county committee under section 8(b) of the Soil Conservation and Allotment Act or for a producer committee/association under section 10(b) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act. Also count service for someone who worked for a Department of Defense or Coast Guard nonappropriated fund instrumentality (jobs paid from funds outside regular appropriations) and then moved into a job covered by this subchapter in DoD or the Coast Guard with no break in service of more than 3 days. The rules that let employees transfer leave between different leave systems under subsections (a) and (b) of section 6308 apply to these county office leave systems and to the DoD/Coast Guard nonappropriated fund leave systems.

Full Legal Text

Title 5, §6312

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(a)Credit shall be given in determining years of service for the purpose of section 6303(a) for—
(1)service as an employee of a county committee established pursuant to section 8(b) of the Soil Conservation and Allotment Act or of a committee or an association of producers described in section 10(b) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act; and
(2)service under a nonappropriated fund instrumentality of the Department of Defense or the Coast Guard described in section 2105(c) by an employee who has moved without a break in service of more than 3 days to a position subject to this subchapter in the Department of Defense or the Coast Guard, respectively.
(b)The provisions of subsections (a) and (b) of section 6308 for transfer of leave between leave systems shall apply to the leave systems established for such county office employees and employees of such Department of Defense and Coast Guard nonappropriated fund instrumentalities, respectively.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

section 8(b) of the Soil Conservation and Allotment Act, referred to in subsec. (a)(1), probably means section 8(b) of the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act, which is classified to section 590h(b) of Title 16, Conservation. section 10(b) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act, referred to in subsec. (a)(1), is classified to section 610(b) of Title 7, Agriculture.

Amendments

1990—Pub. L. 101–508 inserted “and nonappropriated fund” after “office” in section catchline and amended text generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “Service rendered as an employee of a county committee established pursuant to section 590h(b) of title 16, or of a committee or an association of producers described in section 610(b) of title 7, shall be included in determining years of service for the purpose of section 6303(a) of this title. The provisions of section 6308 of this title for transfer of annual and sick leave between leave systems shall apply to the leave system established for such employees.” 1986—Pub. L. 99–251 struck out “in the case of any officer or employee in or under the Department of Agriculture” at end of first sentence. 1968—Pub. L. 90–623 substituted “section 590h(b) of title 16” and “section 610(b) of title 7” for “section 8(b) of the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act (16 U.S.C. 590h(b))” and “section 10(b) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of May 12, 1933 (48 Stat. 37)” respectively.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 1990 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 101–508 applicable with respect to any individual who, on or after Jan. 1, 1987, moves from employment in nonappropriated fund instrumentality of Department of Defense or Coast Guard, that is described in section 2105(c) of this title, to employment in Department or Coast Guard, that is not described in section 2105(c), or who moves from employment in Department or Coast Guard, that is not described in section 2105(c), to employment in nonappropriated fund instrumentality of Department or Coast Guard, that is described in section 2105(c), see section 7202(m)(1) of Pub. L. 101–508, set out as a note under section 2105 of this title.

Effective Date

of 1968 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 90–623 intended to restate without substantive change the law in effect on Oct. 22, 1968, see section 6 of Pub. L. 90–623, set out as a note under section 5334 of this title.

Transfer of Functions

For transfer of authorities, functions, personnel, and assets of the Coast Guard, including the authorities and functions of the Secretary of Transportation relating thereto, to the Department of Homeland Security, and for treatment of related references, see section 468(b), 551(d), 552(d), and 557 of Title 6, Domestic Security, and the Department of Homeland Security Reorganization Plan of November 25, 2002, as modified, set out as a note under section 542 of Title 6.

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Citation

5 U.S.C. § 6312

Title 5, Government Organization and Employees

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102