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[CITE: 5USC6324]

 
             TITLE 5--GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES
 
                           PART III--EMPLOYEES
 
                     Subpart E--Attendance and Leave
 
                            CHAPTER 63--LEAVE
 
                     SUBCHAPTER II--OTHER PAID LEAVE
 
Sec. 6324. Absence of certain police and firemen

    (a) Sick leave may not be charged to the account of a member of the 
Metropolitan Police force or the Fire Department of the District of 
Columbia, the United States Park Police force, or the Executive 
Protective Service force for an absence due to injury or illness 
resulting from the performance of duty.
    (b) The determination of whether an injury or illness resulted from 
the performance of duty shall be made under regulations prescribed by--
        (1) the District of Columbia Council for members of the 
    Metropolitan Police force and the Fire Department of the District of 
    Columbia;
        (2) the Secretary of the Interior for the United States Park 
    Police force; and
        (3) The Secretary of the Treasury for the Executive Protective 
    Service force.

(Pub. L. 89-554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 522; Pub. L. 90-623, 
Sec. 1(18), Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1313; Pub. L. 94-183, Sec. 2(28), 
(29), Dec. 31, 1975, 89 Stat. 1058.)

                      Historical and Revision Notes
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                                                    Revised Statutes and
     Derivation                U.S. Code             Statutes at Large
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                     5 U.S.C. 2071.                Aug. 21, 1964, Pub.
                                                    L. 88-471, Sec.  5,
                                                    78 Stat. 583.
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    The word ``officer'' is omitted as covered by ``member''.
    In subsection (b), the words ``injury or illness'' are substituted 
for ``injury or disease'' to conform to subsection (a).
    Standard changes are made to conform with the definitions applicable 
and the style of this title as outlined in the preface to the report.


                               Amendments

    1975--Subsecs. (a), (b)(3). Pub. L. 94-183 substituted ``Executive 
Protective Service'' for ``White House Police''.
    1968--Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 90-623 substituted ``District of 
Columbia Council'' for ``Commissioners of the District of Columbia''.

                         Change of Name

    Reference to Executive Protective Service held to refer to United 
States Secret Service Uniformed Division pursuant to Pub. L. 95-179, set 
out as a note under section 202 of Title 3, The President.


                    Effective Date of 1968 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 90-623 intended to restate without substantive 
change the law in effect on Oct. 22, 1968, see section 6 of Pub. L. 90-
623, set out as a note under section 5334 of this title.

                          Transfer of Functions

    District of Columbia Council, as established by Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 
1967, abolished as of noon Jan. 2, 1975, by Pub. L. 93-198, title VII, 
Sec. 711, Dec. 24, 1973, 87 Stat. 818, and replaced by Council of 
District of Columbia, as provided by section 401 of Pub. L. 93-198.
