,i  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #eabb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,july #af1 #bjad ,mr4 
,bi%op ( ,new ,york introduc$ ! foll[+  
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,education & ! ,work=ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to 
am5d ! ,family & ,m$ical ,leave ,act (  
#aiic to cl>ify ! eligibility           
requirem5ts ) respect to railroad ,h\rs 
( ,s]vice employees4  #a4 ,%ort title   
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,railroad     
,h\rs ( ,s]vice ,employees ,te*nical    
,corrections ,act4  #b4 ,leave          
requirem5t = railroad h\rs ( s]vice     
employees  7a7 ,inclusion ( railroad    
h\rs ( s]vice employees ,section #aja7b7
 ( ! ,family & ,m$ical ,leave ,act (    
#aiic 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bfaa7b77 is am5d$ 
by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7,e7        
,railroad h\rs ( s]vice employees  7i7  
,det]m9ation ,= purposes ( det]m9+ :e!r 
a railroad employee :o is subject to !  
h\rs ( s]vice laws "u *apt] #baa ( title
 #di1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 meets ! h\rs 
( s]vice requirem5t specifi$ 9          

subp>agraph 7,a77ii71 ! employee w be   
consid]$ to meet ! requirem5t if--  7,i7
 ! employee has work$ or be5 paid = n   
less ?an #fj p]c5t ( ! applicable total 
gu>antee1 or ! equival5t1 = ! previ\s   
#ab-mon? p]iod1 = or by ! employ] )     
respect to :om leave is reque/$ "u      
section #ajb2 &  7,,ii7 ! employee has  
work$ or be5 paid = n less ?an #ejd h\rs
 7n c\nt+ p]sonal commute "t or "t sp5t 
on vacation leave or m$ical or sick     
leave7 dur+ ! previ\s #ab-mon? p]iod1 = 
or by t employ]4  7ii7 ,file ,ea*       
employ] ( an employee describ$ 9 clause 
7i7 %all ma9ta9 on file ) ! ,secret>y 79
 accordance ) su* regulations z !       
,secret>y may prescribe7 in=mation      
specify+ ! applicable gu>antee ) respect
 to ea* category ( employee to :i* su*  
gu>antee applies4  7iii7 ,def9ition ,9  
?is subp>agraph1 ! t]m applicable       
gu>antee means--  7,i7 = an employee    
describ$ 9 clause 7i7 o!r ?an an        
employee on res]ve /atus1 ! m9imum numb]
 ( h\rs = :i* an employ] has agre$ to   

s*$ule su* employee = any giv5 p]iod2 & 
7,,ii7 = an employee describ$ 9 clause  
7i7 :o is on res]ve /atus1 ! numb] (    
h\rs = :i* an employ] has agre$ to pay  
su* employee on res]ve /atus = any giv5 
p]iod1  z e/abli%$ 9 ! applicable       
collective b>ga9+ agreem5t or1 if none  
exi/s1 9 ! employ]'s policies4  4  7b7  
,calculation ( leave = railroad h\rs (  
s]vice employees ,section #ajb7;a7 ( !  
,family & ,m$ical ,leave ,act ( #aiic   
7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bfab7;a77 is am5d$ by   
add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#e7           
,calculation ( leave = railroad h\rs (  
s]vice employees ,! ,secret>y may       
provide1 by regulation1 a me?od =       
calculat+ ! leave describ$ 9 p>agraph   
7#a7 ) respect to employees describ$ 9  
section #aja7b77;,e74  4