H.R. 5323 — Introduced in House

I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5323 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 31, 2014 Mr. Butterfield (for himself, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Jones, and Mr. Price of North Carolina) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs A BILL To provide leave to certain new employees who are veterans with a service-connected disability rated at 30 percent or more for purposes of undergoing medical treatment for such disability, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Medical Leave for Veterans Act of 2014. 2. Additional leave for certain employees who are disabled veterans (a) Regulation required Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall issue such regulations as are necessary to provide for, in addition to any existing leave program, the following: (1) During the 12-month period beginning on the first day of employment, any employee who is a veteran with a service-connected disability rated at 30 percent or more is entitled to leave, without loss or reduction in pay, for purposes of undergoing medical treatment for such disability for which sick leave could regularly be used. (2) (A) The leave credited to an employee under paragraph (1) may not exceed 104 hours. (B) Any leave credited to an employee pursuant to paragraph (1) that is not used during the 12-month period described in such paragraph may not be carried over and shall be forfeited. (3) In order to verify that leave credited to an employee pursuant to paragraph (1) is used for treating a service-connected disability, such employee shall submit to the Secretary certification, in such form and manner as the Secretary may prescribe, that such employee used such leave for purposes of being furnished treatment for such disability by a health care provider. (b) Definitions In this section— (1) the term employee means any employee appointed under chapter 73 or 74 of title 38, United States Code; (2) the term service-connected has the meaning given such term in section 101(16) of such title; and (3) the term veteran has the meaning given such term in section 101(2) of such title. (c) Application The regulations required under subsection (a) shall apply with respect to any employee hired on or after the date that is one year after the date of enactment of this Act.