Leave may not be charged to the account of an employee for absence, not to exceed one year, due to an injury—
(1) incurred while serving abroad and resulting from war, insurgency, mob violence, or similar hostile action; and
(2) not due to vicious habits, intemperance, or willful misconduct on the part of the employee.
(Added Pub. L. 90–221, § 3(a), Dec. 23, 1967, 81 Stat. 671; amended Pub. L. 96–54, § 2(a)(41), Aug. 14, 1979, 93 Stat. 383; Pub. L. 99–399, title VIII, § 804, Aug. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 883.)
