[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2943 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2943

 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.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            November 8, 1997

  Mr. Cummings (for himself and Ms. Norton) introduced the following 
  bill; which was referred to the Committee on Government Reform and 
                               Oversight

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                                 A BILL


 
 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.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

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

    (a) 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.''.
    (b) 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.''.
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