---
kind: "section"
citation: "5 C.F.R. § 359.802"
title: "5"
number: "359.802"
heading: "Definitions."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/5/359.802"
---

# §359.802. Definitions.


For the purpose of this subpart, furlough means the placing of an appointee in a temporary status without duties and pay because of lack of work or funds or other nondisciplinary reasons.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 3133 and 3136. Link to an amendment published at 91 FR 49227, Aug. 3, 2026.

### Source

Source: 48 FR 11925, Mar. 2, 1983, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 1302, 3302, and 3596, unless otherwise noted.

### Source

Source: 54 FR 18876, May 3, 1989, unless otherwise noted.