Public Law 106-56

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[106th Congress Public Law 56]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]


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Public Law 106-56
106th Congress

                                 An Act


 
 To amend title 5, United States Code, to increase the amount of leave 
  time available to a Federal employee in any year in connection with 
  serving as an organ donor, and for other purposes. <<NOTE: Sept. 24, 
                          1999 -  [H.R. 457]>> 

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress <<NOTE: Organ Donor Leave 
Act.>> assembled,

SECTION 1. INCREASED LEAVE TIME TO SERVE AS AN ORGAN DONOR.

    (a) Short <<NOTE: 5 USC 6301 note.>> Title.--This Act may be cited 
as the ``Organ Donor Leave Act''.

    (b) In General.--Subsection (b) of the first section 6327 of title 
5, United States Code (relating to absence in connection with serving as 
a bone-marrow or organ donor) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(b) An employee may, in any calendar year, use--
            ``(1) not to exceed 7 days of leave under this section to 
        serve as a bone-marrow donor; and
            ``(2) not to exceed 30 days of leave under this section to 
        serve as an organ donor.''.

    (c) Technical Amendments.--(1) The second section 6327 of title 5, 
United States Code (relating to absence in connection with funerals of 
fellow Federal law enforcement officers) is redesignated as section 
6328.
    (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 63 of title 5, 
United States Code, is amended by adding after the item relating to 
section 6327 the following:

``6328. Absence in connection with funerals of fellow Federal law 
           enforcement 
           officers.''.

    Approved September 24, 1999.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 457:
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HOUSE REPORTS: No. 106-174 (Comm. on Government Reform).
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 145 (1999):
            July 26, considered and passed House.
            Sept. 8, considered and passed Senate.
WEEKLY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS, Vol. 35 (1999):
            Sept. 24, Presidential statement.

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