,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #accc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #ba1 #bjac ,mr4  
,c>twright 7= himself1 ,mrs4 ,capps1    
,mr4 ,cony]s1 ,ms4 ,de,lauro1 ,mr4      
,d+ell1 ,mr4 ,honda1 ,ms4 ,lee (        
,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,l[5?al1 ,mr4           
,mc,govern1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4          
,o',r\rke1 ,ms4 ,s*ak[sky1 ,mr4 ,jones1 
,mr4 ,brady ( ,p5nsylvania1 ,mr4 ,braley
 ( ,i[a1 ,mr4 ,ca/ro ( ,texas1 ,mr4     
,fattah1 ,ms4 ,frankel ( ,florida1 ,ms4 
,gabb>d1 ,mr4 ,k5n$y1 ,mr4 ,l>son (     
,connecticut1 ,mrs4 ,c>olyn ,b4 ,maloney
 ( ,new ,york1 ,mrs4 ,mc,carthy ( ,new  
,york1 ,ms4 ,mc,collum1 ,mr4 ,nolan1 &  
,mr4 ,cram]7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2   
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on         
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d 
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to grant
 family ( memb]s ( ! uni=m$ s]vices     
tempor>y annual leave dur+ ! deploym5t (
 su* memb]s1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4     
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,milit>y ,family ,leave ,act ( #bjac4   

#b4 ,annual leave = family ( deploy$    
memb]s ( ! uni=m$ s]vices  7a7 ,9 g5]al 
,"p ,,iii ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates    
,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !      
foll[+ new *apt]3  #dd ,annual leave =  
family ( deploy$ memb]s ( ! uni=m$      
s]vices  ,sec4 #ddja4 ,def9itions4      
#ddjb4 ,leave requirem5t4 #ddjc4        
,c]tification4 #ddjd4 ,employm5t &      
b5efits protection4 #ddje4 ,prohibit$   
acts4 #ddjf4 ,en=cem5t4 #ddjg4          
,miscellane\s provisions4  #ddja4       
,def9itions ,9 ?is *apt]3  7#a7 ,! t]ms 
b5efit1 rights & b5efits1 employee1     
employ]1 & uni=m$ s]vices h ! mean+ giv5
 su* t]ms 9 section #dcjc ( ?is title4  
7#b7 ,! t]m cont+5cy op]ation has ! same
 mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 section           
#aja7;a77#ac7 ( title #aj4  7#c7 ,! t]m 
eligible employee means an individual :o
 is--  7,a7 a family memb] ( a memb] ( a
 uni=m$ s]vice2 &  7,b7 an employee ( ! 
employ] ) respect to :om leave is       
reque/$ "u section #ddjb ( ?is title4   
7#d7 ,! t]m family memb] means an       

individual :o is1 ) respect to ano!r    
individual1 "o ( ! foll[+3  7,a7 ,!     
sp\se ( ! o!r individual4  7,b7 ,a son  
or daught] ( ! o!r individual4  7,c7 ,a 
p>5t ( ! o!r individual4  7#e7 ,! t]m   
r$uc$ leave s*$ule means a leave s*$ule 
t r$uces ! usual numb] ( h\rs p]        
workweek1 or h\rs p] workday1 ( an      
employee4  7#f7 ,! t]ms sp\se1 son or   
daught]1 & p>5t h ! mean+ giv5 su* t]ms 
9 section #aja ( ! ,family & ,m$ical    
,leave ,act ( #aiic 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4      
#bfaa74  #ddjb4 ,leave requirem5t  7a7  
,entitlem5t to leave ,9 any #ab-mon?    
p]iod1 an eligible employee %all be     
entitl$ to two workweeks ( leave = ea*  
family memb] ( ! eligible employee :o1  
dur+ su* #ab-mon? p]iod--  7#a7 is 9 !  
uni=m$ s]vices2 &  7#b7 7,a7 receives   
notification ( an imp5d+ call or ord] to
 active duty 9 support ( a cont+5cy     
op]ation2 or  7,b7 is deploy$ 9         
connection ) a cont+5cy op]ation4  7b7  
,leave tak5 int]mitt5tly or on r$uc$    
leave s*$ule  7#a7 ,leave "u subsection 

7a7 may be tak5 by an eligible employee 
int]mitt5tly or on a r$uc$ leave s*$ule 
z ! eligible employee consid]s          
appropriate4  7#b7 ,! tak+ ( leave      
int]mitt5tly or on a r$uc$ leave s*$ule 
pursuant to ?is subsection %all n result
 9 a r$uction 9 ! total am\nt ( leave to
 :i* ! eligible employee is entitl$ "u  
subsection 7a7 beyond ! am\nt ( leave   
actually tak54  7c7 ,paid leave p]mitt$ 
,leave grant$ "u subsection 7a7 may     
consi/ ( paid leave or unpaid leave z ! 
employ] ( ! eligible employee consid]s  
appropriate4  7d7 ,relation%ip to paid  
leave  7#a7 ,if an employ] provides paid
 leave to an eligible employee = few]   
?an ! total numb] ( workweeks ( leave t 
! eligible employee is entitl$ to "u    
subsection 7a71 ! additional am\nt (    
leave necess>y to atta9 ! total numb] ( 
workweeks ( leave requir$ "u subsection 
7a7 may be provid$ )\t comp5sation4     
7#b7 ,an eligible employee may elect1 & 
an employ] may n require ! eligible     
employee1 to sub/itute any ( ! accru$   

paid vacation leave1 p]sonal leave1 or  
family leave ( ! eligible employee =    
leave provid$ "u subsection 7a7 = any "p
 ( ! total p]iod ( su* leave ! eligible 
employee is entitl$ to "u su*           
subsection4  7e7 ,notice = leave ,9 any 
case 9 :i* an eligible employee *ooses  
to use leave "u subsection 7a71 !       
eligible employee %all provide su*      
notice to ! employ] z is reasonable &   
practicable4  #ddjc4 ,c]tification  7a7 
,9 g5]al ,an employ] may require t a    
reque/ = leave "u section #ddjb7;a7 (   
?is title be support$ by a c]tification 
( entitlem5t to su* leave4  7b7         
,timel9ess ( c]tification ,an eligible  
employee %all provide1 9 a timely mann]1
 a copy ( ! c]tification requir$ by     
subsection 7a7 to ! employ]4  7c7       
,suffici5t c]tification ,a copy ( !     
notification1 call1 or ord] describ$ 9  
section #ddjb7;a77#b7 ( ?is title %all  
be consid]$ suffici5t c]tification (    
entitlem5t to leave = purposes ( provid+
 c]tification "u ?is section4 ,!        

,secret>y may prescribe su* additional  
=ms & mann]s ( c]tification z !         
,secret>y consid]s appropriate =        
purposes ( provid+ c]tification "u ?is  
section4  #ddjd4 ,employm5t & b5efits   
protection  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,an eligible   
employee :o takes leave "u section #ddjb
 ( ?is title = ! int5d$ purpose ( !     
leave %all be entitl$1 on return f su*  
leave--  7#a7 to be re/or$ by ! employ] 
to ! position ( employm5t held by !     
eligible employee :5 ! leave comm5c$2 or
  7#b7 to be re/or$ to an equival5t     
position ) equival5t rights & b5efits ( 
employm5t4  7b7 ,loss ( b5efits ,! tak+ 
( leave "u section #ddjb ( ?is title    
%all n result 9 ! loss ( any employm5t  
b5efit accru$ prior to ! date on :i* !  
leave comm5c$4  7c7 ,limitations ,no?+ 9
 ?is section %all be con/ru$ to entitle 
any re/or$ employee to--  7#a7 ! accrual
 ( any s5iority or employm5t b5efits    
dur+ any p]iod ( leave2 or  7#b7 any "r1
 b5efit1 or position ( employm5t o!r ?an
 any "r1 b5efit1 or position to :i* !   

employee w\ld h be5 entitl$ _h !        
employee n tak5 ! leave4  #ddje4        
,prohibit$ acts  7a7 ,ex]cise ( rights  
,x %all be unlawful = any employ] to    
int]f]e )1 re/ra91 or d5y ! ex]cise ( or
 ! attempt to ex]cise1 any "r provid$ "u
 ?is *apt]4  7b7 ,discrim9ation ,x %all 
be unlawful = any employ] to dis*>ge or 
9 any o!r mann] discrim9ate aga9/ any   
individual = oppos+ any practice made   
unlawful by ?is *apt]4  #ddjf4 ,en=cem5t
 ,! provisions ( sub*apt] ,,iii ( *apt] 
#dc ( ?is title %all apply ) respect to 
! provisions ( ?is *apt] z if su*       
provisions 7 incorporat$ into & made "p 
( ?is *apt]4  #ddjg4 ,miscellane\s      
provisions ,! provisions ( sub*apt] ,,iv
 ( *apt] #dc ( ?is title %all apply )   
respect to ! provisions ( ?is *apt] z if
 su* provisions 7 incorporat$ into &    
made "p ( ?is *apt]4  4  7b7 ,cl]ical   
am5dm5ts ,! table ( *apt]s at ! beg9n+ (
 title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 & at ! 
beg9n+ ( "p ,,iii ( su* title1 are ea*  
am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] ! item relat+ to   

*apt] #dc ! foll[+ new item3            
#dd4;,annual ,leave = ,family ( ,deploy$
 ,memb]s ( ! ,uni=m$ ,s]vices#ddja4  4