Title 5, Government Organization and EmployeesRelease 119-102
§6327 Absence in Connection with Serving as a Bone-marrow or Organ Donor
Title 5 › PART III — EMPLOYEES › Subpart E — Attendance and Leave › CHAPTER 63 — LEAVE › SUBCHAPTER II — OTHER PAID LEAVE › § 6327
Summary
Allows employees of Executive agencies to take paid time off to donate bone marrow (up to 7 days a year) or an organ (up to 30 days) without losing pay, other leave, service credit, or having performance ratings lowered. Office of Personnel Management may make rules to run this.
Full Legal Text
Title 5, §6327
Government Organization and Employees, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
(a)An employee in or under an Executive agency is entitled to leave without loss of or reduction in pay, leave to which otherwise entitled, credit for time or service, or performance or efficiency rating, for the time necessary to permit such employee to serve as a bone-marrow or organ donor.
(b)An employee may, in any calendar year, use—
(1)not to exceed 7 days of leave under this section to serve as a bone-marrow donor; and
(2)not to exceed 30 days of leave under this section to serve as an organ donor.
(c)The Office of Personnel Management may prescribe regulations for the administration of this section.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Codification Another section 6327 was renumbered section 6328 of this title.
Amendments
1999—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 106–56 amended subsec. (b) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (b) read as follows: “Not to exceed 7 days of leave may be used under this section by an employee in a calendar year.”
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Citation
5 U.S.C. § 6327
Title 5, Government Organization and Employees
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102