Wounded Warriors Federal Leave Act of 2015
PL 114-75 (H.R.313), enacted 11/05/2015

129 STAT. 640 
PUBLIC LAW 114–75—NOV. 5, 2015 
Public Law 114–75 
114th Congress 
An Act 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide leave to any new Federal employee 
who is a veteran with a service-connected disability rated at 30 percent or more 
for purposes of undergoing medical treatment for such disability, 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. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Wounded Warriors Federal Leave 
Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL LEAVE FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYEES WHO ARE DIS-
ABLED VETERANS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 63 of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘§ 6329. Disabled veteran leave 
‘‘(a) During the 12-month period beginning on the first day 
of employment, any employee who is a veteran with a service- 
connected disability rated at 30 percent or more is entitled to 
leave, without loss or reduction in pay, for purposes of undergoing 
medical treatment for such disability for which sick leave could 
regularly be used. 
‘‘(b)(1) The leave credited to an employee under subsection 
(a) may not exceed 104 hours. 
‘‘(2) Any leave credited to an employee pursuant to subsection 
(a) that is not used during the 12-month period described in such 
subsection may not be carried over and shall be forfeited. 
‘‘(c) In order to verify that leave credited to an employee pursu-
ant to subsection (a) is used for treating a service-connected dis-
ability, such employee shall submit to the head of the employing 
agency certification, in such form and manner as the Director 
of the Office of Personnel Management may prescribe, that such 
employee used such leave for purposes of being furnished treatment 
for such disability by a health care provider. 
‘‘(d) In this section— 
‘‘(1) the term ‘employee’ has the meaning given such term 
in section 2105, and includes an officer or employee of the 
United States Postal Service or of the Postal Regulatory 
Commission; 
‘‘(2) the term ‘service-connected’ has the meaning given 
such term in section 101(16) of title 38; and 
‘‘(3) the term ‘veteran’ has the meaning given such term 
in section 101(2) of such title.’’. 
Definitions. 
Verification. 
Certification. 
Time period. 
5 USC 6329. 
5 USC 101 note. 
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129 STAT. 641 
PUBLIC LAW 114–75—NOV. 5, 2015 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 313 (S. 242): 
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 114–180 (Comm. on Oversight and Government Reform). 
SENATE REPORTS: No. 114–89 (Comm. on Homeland Security and Governmental 
Affairs) accompanying S. 242. 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 161 (2015): 
Sept. 28, considered and passed House. 
Oct. 26, considered and passed Senate. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections for chapter 
63 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding after 
the item relating to section 6328 the following: 
‘‘6329. Disabled veteran leave.’’. 
(c) APPLICATION.—The amendments made by subsection (a) 
shall apply with respect to any employee (as that term is defined 
in section 6329(d)(1) of title 5, United States Code, as added by 
subsection (a)) hired on or after the date that is 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act. 
(d) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 9 months after the date 
of enactment of this Act— 
(1) the Director of the Office of Personnel Management 
shall prescribe regulations with respect to the leave provided 
by the amendment in subsection (a) for employees, but not 
including employees of the United States Postal Service or 
the Postal Regulatory Commission; and 
(2) the Postmaster General shall prescribe regulations for 
such leave with respect to officers and employees of the United 
States Postal Service and the Postal Regulatory Commission. 
Approved November 5, 2015. 
Deadline. 
5 USC 6329 note. 
5 USC 6329 note. 
5 USC 
prec. 6301. 
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