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5 U.S.C. 6129: Administration of leave and retirement provisionsText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 5-GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEESCHAPTER 61-HOURS OF WORK
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§6129. Administration of leave and retirement provisions

For purposes of administering sections 6303(a), 6304, 6307(a) and (d), 6323, 6326, 6327, and 8339(m) of this title, in the case of an employee who is in any program under this subchapter, references to a day or workday (or to multiples or parts thereof) contained in such sections shall be considered to be references to 8 hours (or to the respective multiples or parts thereof).

(Added Pub. L. 97–221, § 2(a)(2) , July 23, 1982 , 96 Stat. 231 ; amended Pub. L. 103–329, title VI, § 629(a)(2)(A) , (b)(2), Sept. 30, 1994 , 108 Stat. 2423 .)

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1994⁠—Pub. L. 103–329 substituted “6307(a) and (d)” for “6307(a) and (c)” and inserted “6327,” after “6326,”.