Title 5 — Government Organization and EmployeesRelease 119-73not60

§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

Last updated Apr 3, 2026|Official source

Summary

Federal employees who work in executive agencies can take paid leave to donate bone marrow or organs. They keep their pay, other leave rights, credited time or service, and their performance rating while away for the donation. They may use up to 7 days in a calendar year for bone-marrow donation and up to 30 days in a calendar year for organ donation. The Office of Personnel Management can make rules on how this leave is handled.

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

Apr 3, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60