5 USC § 6387 - Regulations

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identifier: "/us/usc/t5/s6387"
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title: "5 USC § 6387 - Regulations"
title_number: 5
title_name: "GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES"
section_number: "6387"
section_name: "Regulations"
chapter_number: 63
chapter_name: "LEAVE"
subchapter_number: "V"
subchapter_name: "FAMILY AND MEDICAL 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. 103–3, title II, § 201(a)(1), Feb. 5, 1993, 107 Stat. 23.)"
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# § 6387. Regulations

The Office of Personnel Management shall prescribe regulations necessary for the administration of this subchapter. The regulations prescribed under this subchapter shall, to the extent appropriate, be consistent with the regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Labor to carry out title I of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 103–3, title II, § 201(a)(1), Feb. 5, 1993, 107 Stat. 23.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, referred to in text, is , , . Title I of the Act is classified generally to subchapter I (§ 2611 et seq.) of chapter 28 of Title 29, Labor. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under  and Tables.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date

Section effective 6 months after , see , set out as a note under , Labor.