5 USC § 6325 - Absence resulting from hostile action abroad

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identifier: "/us/usc/t5/s6325"
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title: "5 USC § 6325 - Absence resulting from hostile action abroad"
title_number: 5
title_name: "GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES"
section_number: "6325"
section_name: "Absence resulting from hostile action abroad"
chapter_number: 63
chapter_name: "LEAVE"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "OTHER PAID LEAVE"
part_number: "III"
part_name: "EMPLOYEES"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 90–221, § 3(a), Dec. 23, 1967, 81 Stat. 671; amended Pub. L. 96–54, § 2(a)(41), Aug. 14, 1979, 93 Stat. 383; Pub. L. 99–399, title VIII, § 804, Aug. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 883.)"
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# § 6325. Absence resulting from hostile action abroad

Leave may not be charged to the account of an employee for absence, not to exceed one year, due to an injury—

**(1)** incurred while serving abroad and resulting from war, insurgency, mob violence, or similar hostile action; and

**(2)** not due to vicious habits, intemperance, or willful misconduct on the part of the employee.

The preceding provisions of this section shall apply in the case of an alien employee referred to in section 6301(2)(viii) of this title with respect to any leave granted to such alien employee under section 6310 of this title or section 408 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 90–221, § 3(a), Dec. 23, 1967, 81 Stat. 671; amended Pub. L. 96–54, § 2(a)(41), Aug. 14, 1979, 93 Stat. 383; Pub. L. 99–399, title VIII, § 804, Aug. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 883.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

Section 408 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980, referred to in text, is classified to , Foreign Relations and Intercourse.

### Amendments

1986— inserted sentence at end relating to alien employees.

1979— substituted provisions relating to leave charged to an account of an employee for absence, for provisions relating to leave charged to an account of any officer or employee for absence, and designated qualifying provisions as cls. (1) and (2).

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 1979 Amendment

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### Effective Date

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