{"data":{"id":"us/5-u.s.c.-6331","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"5 U.S.C. § 6331","heading":"Definitions","body":"For the purpose of this subchapter—(1) the term “employee” means an employee as defined by section 6301(2), excluding an individual employed by the government of the District of Columbia; (2) the term “leave recipient” means an employee whose application to receive donations of leave under this subchapter is approved; (3) the term “leave donor” means an employee whose application to make 1 or more donations of leave under this subchapter is approved; and (4) the term “medical emergency” means a medical condition of an employee or a family member of such employee that is likely to require the prolonged absence of such employee from duty and to result in a substantial loss of income to such employee because of the unavailability of paid leave (disregarding any advanced leave).","path":["Title 5—GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES","CHAPTER 63—LEAVE"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc05@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:55:42Z","sha256":"ba2fcdbc3358eb9cc05e4d8bde32928628af29874ad06fc6809a0fffb2bb9ba1","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/5-u.s.c.-6329d","next":"us/5-u.s.c.-6332"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}