5 USC § 6332 - General authority

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identifier: "/us/usc/t5/s6332"
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legal_status: "official_legal_evidence"
title: "5 USC § 6332 - General authority"
title_number: 5
title_name: "GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES"
section_number: "6332"
section_name: "General authority"
chapter_number: 63
chapter_name: "LEAVE"
subchapter_number: "III"
subchapter_name: "VOLUNTARY TRANSFERS OF LEAVE"
part_number: "III"
part_name: "EMPLOYEES"
positive_law: true
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 100–566, § 2(a), Oct. 31, 1988, 102 Stat. 2834.)"
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# § 6332. General authority

Notwithstanding any provision of subchapter I, and subject to the provisions of this subchapter, the Office of Personnel Management shall establish a program under which annual leave accrued or accumulated by an employee may be transferred to the annual leave account of any other employee if such other employee requires additional leave because of a medical emergency.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 100–566, § 2(a), Oct. 31, 1988, 102 Stat. 2834.)