Title 5, Government Organization and EmployeesRelease 119-102
§6328 Absence in Connection with Funerals of Fellow Federal Law Enforcement Officers
Title 5 › PART III — EMPLOYEES › Subpart E — Attendance and Leave › CHAPTER 63 — LEAVE › SUBCHAPTER II — OTHER PAID LEAVE › § 6328
Summary
Federal law enforcement officers and federal firefighters can be excused from work to go to the funeral of a fellow officer or firefighter who was killed on duty. They do not lose pay, lose leave time, lose credit for time or service, or have their performance rating hurt. Going to the funeral is treated as official duty for federal pay rules.
Full Legal Text
Title 5, §6328
Government Organization and Employees, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
A Federal law enforcement officer or a Federal firefighter may be excused from duty without loss of, or reduction in, pay or leave to which such officer is otherwise entitled, or credit for time or service, or performance or efficiency rating, to attend the funeral of a fellow Federal law enforcement officer or Federal firefighter, who was killed in the line of duty. When so excused from duty, attendance at such service shall for the purposes of section 1345(a) of title 31, be considered to be an official duty of the officer or firefighter.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Codification section 642 of Pub. L. 103–329, which directed that this section be added “following the word ‘Forces’ in section 6326” was executed by adding the section after section 6327, as added by section 629(a)(1) of Pub. L. 103–329, to reflect the probable intent of Congress.
Amendments
1999—Pub. L. 106–56 renumbered section 6327 of this title as this section.
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Citation
5 U.S.C. § 6328
Title 5, Government Organization and Employees
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102