,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bceh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #bj1 #bjad
 ,mr4 ,udall of ,colorado 7for himself  
and ,mrs4 ,mc,caskill7 introduced the   
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,armed   
,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend title   
#aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 to authorize
 additional leave for members of the    
,armed ,forces in connection with the   
birth of a child4  #a4  ,short title    
,this ,act may be cited as the ,military
 ,opportunities for ,mothers ,act or the
 ,,mom ,act4  #b4  ,availability of     
additional leave for members of the     
,armed ,forces in connection with the   
birth of a child  ,section #gja7;j7 of  
title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended--  7#a7 by redesignating        
paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b7 as paragraphs  
7#b7 and 7#c71 respectively2  7#b7 by   
inserting after 7j7 the following new   
paragraph 7#a73  7#a7 ,under regulations
 prescribed by the ,secretary concerned1

 a member of the armed forces who gives 
birth to a child shall receive #db days 
of convalescent leave to be used in     
connection with the birth of the child4 
,at the discretion of the member1 the   
member shall be allowed up to #db       
additional days in a leave of absence   
status in connection with the birth of  
the child upon the expiration of the    
convalescent leave1 except that--  7,a7 
a member who uses this additional leave 
is not entitled to basic pay for any day
 on which such additional leave is used1
 but shall be considered to be on active
 duty for all other purposes2 and  7,b7 
the commanding officer of the member may
 recall the member to duty from such    
leave of absence status when necessary  
to maintain unit readiness4  2 and  7#c7
 in paragraph 7#c71 as redesignated by  
paragraph 7#a7 of this section1 by      
striking paragraph 7#a7 and inserting   
paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b74