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PUBLIC LAW 89-554-SEPT. 6, 1966

(2) the basic 40-hour workweek is scheduled on 5 days, Monday through Friday when possible, and the 2 days outside the basic workweek are consecutive; (3) the working hours in each day in the basic workweek are the same; (4) the basic nonovertime workday may not exceed 8 hours; (5) the occurrence of holidays may not affect the designation of the basic workweek; and (6) breaks in working hours of more than 1 hour may not be scheduled in a basic workday. (c) The Architect of the Capitol may apply this section to employees under the Office of the Architect of the Capitol or the Botanic Garden. The Librarian of Congress may apply this section to employees under the Library of Congress. (d) For the purpose of this section, "employee" includes an individual employed by the government of the District of Columbia, but does not include an employee or individual excluded from the definition of employee in section 5541(2) of this title. (e) The Civil Service Commission may prescribe regulations, subject to the approval of the President, necessary for the administration of this section insofar as this section affects employees in or under an Executive agency. § 6102. Eight-hour day; 40-hour workweek; wage-board employees The regular hours of work for an employee whose basic rate of pay is fixed and adjusted from time to time in accordance with prevailing rates by a wage board or similar administrative authority serving the same purpose are established at not more than 8 a day or 40 a week. However, work in excess of these hours is permitted when administratively determined to be in the public interest. § 6103. Holidays (a) The following are legal public holidays: January 1, New Year's Day. February 22, Washington's Birthday. May 30, Memorial Day. July 4, Independence Day. The first Monday in September, Labor Day. November 11, Veterans Day. The fourth Thursday in November, Thanksgiving Day. December 25, Christmas. (b) For the purpose of statutes relating to pay and leave of employees, with respect to a legal public holiday and any other day declared to be a holiday by Federal statute or Executive order, the following rules apply: (1) Instead of a holiday that occurs on a Saturday, the Friday immediately before is a legal public holiday for— (A) employees whose basic workweek is Monday through F r i d a y; and (B) the purpose of section 6309 of this title. (2) Instead of a holiday that occurs on a regular weekly nonworkday of an employee whose basic workweek is other than Monday through Friday, except the regular weekly nonworkday administratively scheduled for the employee instead of Sunday, the workday immediately before that regular weekly nonworkday is a legal public holiday for the employee. This subsection, except subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1), does not apply to an employee whose basic workweek is Monday through Saturday.

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