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PUBLIC LAW 91-563-DEC. 19, 1970

[84 STAT.

Public Law 91-563 December 19, 1970

[H. R. 12979]

U.S. and D.C.

Tourne'ave. 80 Stat. 522. 82*stat*75^7^'

••Judicial proceeding.

80 Stat. 478.

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•j.f) amend title 5, United States Code, to revise, clarify, and extend the provisions relating to court leave for employees of the United States and the District of Columbia. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That (a) section ^^'^^2 of title 5, United States Code, is amended to read: «g ^322. Lcavc for jury or witness service; official duty status for certain witness service ' ('^^ "^^^ employee as defined by section 2105 of this title (except an individual whose pay is disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate or the Clerk of the House of Representatives) or an individual employed by the government of the District of Columbia is entitled to leave, without loss of, or reduction in, pay, leave to which he otherwise is entitled, credit for time or service, or performance of efficiency rating, during a period of absence with respect to which he is summoned, in connection with a judicial proceeding, by a court or authority responsible for the conduct of that proceeding, to serve— "(1) as a juror; or "(2) as a witness on behalf of a party other than the United States, the District of Columbia, or a private party; in the District of Columbia, a State, territory, or possession of the United States including the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Canal 2!one, or the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. For the purpose of ^j^^^ subsection, 'judicial proceeding' means any action, suit, or other judicial proceeding, including any condemnation, preliminary, informational, or other proceeding of a judicial nature, but does not include an administrative proceeding. " (b) An employee as defined by section 2105 of this title (except an individual whose pay is disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate or the Clerk of the House of Representatives) or an individual employed by the government of the District of Columbia is performing official duty during the period with respect to which he is summoned, or assigned by his agency, to— "(1) testify or produce official records on belialf of the United States or the District of Columbia; or "(2) testify in his official capacity or produce official records on behalf of a party other than the United States or the District of Columbia. "(c) The Civil Service Commission may prescribe regulations for the administration of this section." (b) Item 6322 in the analysis of chapter 63 of title 5, United States Code, is amended to read: "6322. Leave for jury or witness service; official duty status for certain witness service.". gj,,.. 2. (a) Section 5515 of title 5, United States Code, is amended to read: "§5515. Crediting amounts received for jury or witness service "An amount received by an employee as defined by section 2105 of this title (except an individual whose pay is disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate or the Clerk of the House of Representatives) or an individual employed by the government of the District of Columbia for service as a juror or witness during a period for which he is entitled to leave under section 6322(a) of this title, or is performing official duty under section 6322(b) of this title, shall be credited against pay

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