,i  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ecbc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,july #ca1 #bjad ,mr4 
,butt]field 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,lyn*1 ,mr4
 ,jones1 & ,mr4 ,price ( ,nor? ,c>ol9a7 
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a 
,,bill  ,to provide leave to c]ta9 new  
employees :o are vet]ans ) a            
s]vice-connect$ disability rat$ at #cj  
p]c5t or m = purposes ( und]go+ m$ical  
treatm5t = su* disability1 & = o!r      
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,m$ical ,leave = ,vet]ans  
,act ( #bjad4  #b4 ,additional leave =  
c]ta9 employees :o are disabl$ vet]ans  
7a7 ,regulation requir$ ,n lat] ?an #f  
mon?s aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1
 ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs %all   
issue su* regulations z are necess>y to 
provide =1 9 addition to any exi/+ leave
 program1 ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,dur+ !       
#ab-mon? p]iod beg9n+ on ! fir/ day (   
employm5t1 any employee :o is a vet]an )
 a s]vice-connect$ disability rat$ at   

#cj p]c5t or m is entitl$ to leave1 )\t 
loss or r$uction 9 pay1 = purposes (    
und]go+ m$ical treatm5t = su* disability
 = :i* sick leave c\ld regul>ly be us$4 
7#b7  7,a7 ,! leave cr$it$ to an        
employee "u p>agraph 7#a7 may n exce$   
#ajd h\rs4  7,b7 ,any leave cr$it$ to an
 employee pursuant to p>agraph 7#a7 t is
 n us$ dur+ ! #ab-mon? p]iod describ$ 9 
su* p>agraph may n be c>ri$ ov] & %all  
be =feit$4  7#c7 ,9 ord] to v]ify t     
leave cr$it$ to an employee pursuant to 
p>agraph 7#a7 is us$ = treat+ a         
s]vice-connect$ disability1 su* employee
 %all submit to ! ,secret>y             
c]tification1 9 su* =m & mann] z !      
,secret>y may prescribe1 t su* employee 
us$ su* leave = purposes ( be+ furni%$  
treatm5t = su* disability by a heal? c>e
 provid]4  7b7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is       
section--  7#a7 ! t]m employee means any
 employee appo9t$ "u *apt] #gc or #gd ( 
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code2  7#b7 ! 
t]m s]vice-connect$ has ! mean+ giv5 su*
 t]m 9 section #aja7af7 ( su* title2 &  

7#c7 ! t]m vet]an has ! mean+ giv5 su*  
t]m 9 section #aja7b7 ( su* title4  7c7 
,application ,! regulations requir$ "u  
subsection 7a7 %all apply ) respect to  
any employee hir$ on or aft] ! date t is
 "o ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is    
,act4