,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #hdf  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #be1 #bjac ,mr4 
,durb9 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  
,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,family & ,m$ical 
,leave ,act ( #aiic to p]mit leave to   
c>e = a same-sex sp\se1 dome/ic p>tn]1  
p>5t-9-law1 adult *ild1 sibl+1 gr&*ild1 
or gr&p>5t :o has a s]i\s heal?         
condition4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,family & ,m$ical ,leave
 ,inclusion ,act4  #b4 ,leave to c>e = a
 same-sex sp\se1 dome/ic p>tn]1         
p>5t-9-law1 adult *ild1 sibl+1 gr&*ild1 
or gr&p>5t  7a7 ,def9itions  7#a7       
,inclusion ( adult *ildr5 & *ildr5 ( a  
dome/ic p>tn] ,section #aja7ab7 ( su*   
,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bfaa7ab77 is       
am5d$--  7,a7 by ins]t+ a *ild ( an     
individual's dome/ic p>tn]1 aft] a legal
 w>d12 &  7,b7 by /rik+ :o is-- & all t 
foll[s & ins]t+ & includes an adult     
*ild44  7#b7 ,inclusion ( gr&*ildr51    

gr&p>5ts1 p>5ts-9-law1 sibl+s1 & dome/ic
 p>tn]s ,section #aja ( su* ,act 7#bi   
,u4,s4,c4 #bfaa7 is fur!r am5d$ by add+ 
at ! end ! foll[+3  7#bj7 ,dome/ic p>tn]
 ,! t]m dome/ic p>tn]1 us$ ) respect to 
an employee1 means--  7,a7 ! p]son      
recogniz$ z ! dome/ic p>tn] ( ! employee
 "u any dome/ic p>tn] regi/ry or civil  
union law ( ! ,/ate or political        
subdivision ( a ,/ate :]e ! employee    
resides1 or ! p]son :o is lawfully m>ri$
 to ! employee "u ! law ( ! ,/ate :]e ! 
employee resides & :o is ! same sex z ! 
employee2 or  7,b7 9 ! case ( an unm>ri$
 employee :o lives 9 a ,/ate :]e a p]son
 _c m>ry a p]son ( ! same sex "u ! laws 
( ! ,/ate1 a s+le1 unm>ri$ adult p]son (
 ! same sex z ! employee :o is 9 a      
committ$1 p]sonal 7z def9$ 9 regulations
 issu$ by ! ,secret>y7 relation%ip ) !  
employee1 :o is n a dome/ic p>tn] to any
 o!r p]son1 & :o is designat$ to !      
employ] by su* employee z t employee's  
dome/ic p>tn]4  7#ba7 ,gr&*ild ,! t]m   
gr&*ild1 us$ ) respect to an employee1  

means any p]son :o is a son or daught] (
 a son or daught] ( ! employee4  7#bb7  
,gr&p>5t ,! t]m gr&p>5t1 us$ ) respect  
to an employee1 means a p>5t ( a p>5t ( 
! employee4  7#bc7 ,p>5t-9-law ,! t]m   
p>5t-9-law1 us$ ) respect to an         
employee1 means a p>5t ( ! sp\se or     
dome/ic p>tn] ( ! employee4  7#bd7      
,sibl+ ,! t]m sibl+1 us$ ) respect to an
 employee1 means any p]son :o is a son  
or daught] ( ! employee's p>5t4  7#be7  
,son-9-law or daught]-9-law ,! t]m      
son-9-law or daught]-9-law1 us$ )       
respect to an employee1 means any p]son 
:o is a sp\se or dome/ic p>tn] ( a son  
or daught] ( ! employee4  4  7b7 ,leave 
,requirem5t ,section #ajb ( ! ,family & 
,m$ical ,leave ,act ( #aiic 7#bi        
,u4,s4,c4 #bfab7 is am5d$--  7#a7 9     
subsection 7a77#a7--  7,a7 9 subp>agraph
 7,c71 by /rik+ sp\se1 or a son1        
daught]1 or p>5t1 ( ! employee1 if su*  
sp\se1 son1 daught]1 or p>5t & ins]t+   
sp\se or dome/ic p>tn]1 or a son1       
daught]1 p>5t1 p>5t-9-law1 gr&p>5t1 or  

sibl+1 ( ! employee if su* sp\se1       
dome/ic p>tn]1 son1 daught]1 p>5t1      
p>5t-9-law1 gr&p>5t1 or sibl+2 &  7,b7 9
 subp>agraph 7,e71 by /rik+ sp\se1 or a 
son1 daught]1 or p>5t & ins]t+ sp\se or 
dome/ic p>tn]1 or a son1 daught]1 p>5t1 
p>5t-9-law1 gr&*ild1 or sibl+12  7#b7 9 
subsection 7a77#c71 by /rik+ sp\se1 son1
 daught]1 p>5t1 & ins]t+ sp\se or       
dome/ic p>tn]1 son1 daught]1 p>5t1      
son-9-law or daught]-9-law1 gr&p>5t1    
sibl+12  7#c7 9 subsection 7e7--  7,a7 9
 p>agraph 7#b77;,a71 by /rik+ sp\se1    
p>5t1 & ins]t+ sp\se1 dome/ic p>tn]1    
p>5t1 p>5t-9-law1 gr&*ild1 gr&p>5t1     
sibl+1 2 &  7,b7 9 p>agraph 7#c71 by    
/rik+ sp\se1 or a son1 daught]1 or p>5t1
 & ins]t+ sp\se or dome/ic p>tn]1 or a  
son1 daught]1 p>5t1 p>5t-9-law1 gr&*ild1
 or sibl+12 &  7#d7 9 subsection 7f7--  
7,a7 9 p>agraph 7#a71 by /rik+ a husb& &
 wife & ins]t+ #b sp\ses or #b dome/ic  
p>tn]s2 &  7,b7 9 p>agraph 7#b7--  7i7 9
 subp>agraph 7,a71 by /rik+ t husb& &   
wife & ins]t+ ^? sp\ses or ^? dome/ic   

p>tn]s2 &  7ii7 9 subp>agraph 7,b71 by  
/rik+ ! husb& & wife & ins]t+ ^? sp\ses 
or ^? dome/ic p>tn]s4  7c7 ,c]tification
 ,section #ajc ( ! ,family & ,m$ical    
,leave ,act ( #aiic 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4      
#bfac7 is am5d$--  7#a7 9 subsection    
7a71 by /rik+ sp\se1 or p>5t & ins]t+   
sp\se1 dome/ic p>tn]1 p>5t1 p>5t-9-law1 
gr&*ild1 gr&p>5t1 or sibl+2 &  7#b7 9   
subsection 7b7--  7,a7 9 p>agraph       
7#d77;,a71 by /rik+ sp\se1 or p>5t & an 
e/imate ( ! am\nt ( "t t su* employee is
 ne$$ to c>e = ! son1 daught]1 sp\se1 or
 p>5t & ins]t+ sp\se1 dome/ic p>tn]1    
p>5t1 p>5t-9-law1 gr&p>5t1 or sibl+ & an
 e/imate ( ! am\nt ( "t t su* employee  
is ne$$ to c>e = su* son1 daught]1      
sp\se1 dome/ic p>tn]1 p>5t1 p>5t-9-law1 
gr&p>5t1 or sibl+2 &  7,b7 9 p>agraph   
7#g71 by /rik+ p>5t1 or sp\se & ins]t+  
sp\se1 dome/ic p>tn]1 p>5t1 p>5t-9-law1 
gr&p>5t1 or sibl+4  7d7 ,employm5t &    
,b5efits ,protection ,section           
#ajd7;c77#c7 ( ! ,family & ,m$ical      
,leave ,act ( #aiic 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4      

#bfad7;c77#c77 is am5d$--  7#a7 9       
subp>agraph 7,a77i71 by /rik+ sp\se1 or 
p>5t & ins]t+ sp\se1 dome/ic p>tn]1     
p>5t1 p>5t-9-law1 gr&p>5t1 or sibl+2 &  
7#b7 9 subp>agraph 7,c77ii71 by /rik+   
sp\se1 or p>5t & ins]t+ sp\se1 dome/ic  
p>tn]1 p>5t1 p>5t-9-law1 gr&p>5t1 or    
sibl+4  #c4 ,f$]al employees  7a7       
,def9itions  7#a7 ,inclusion ( adult    
*ildr5 & *ildr5 ( a dome/ic p>tn]       
,section #fcha7f7 ( title #e1 ,unit$    
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$--  7,a7 by ins]t+
 a *ild ( an individual's dome/ic p>tn]1
 aft] a legal w>d12 &  7,b7 by /rik+ :o 
is-- & all t foll[s & ins]t+ & includes 
an adult *ild44  7#b7 ,inclusion (      
gr&*ildr51 gr&p>5ts1 p>5ts-9-law1       
sibl+s1 & dome/ic p>tn]s ,section #fcha 
( su* title is fur!r am5d$--  7,a7 9    
p>agraph 7#aa77;,b71 by /rik+ 2 & &     
ins]t+ a semicolon2  7,b7 9 p>agraph    
7#ab71 by /rik+ ! p]iod & ins]t+ a      
semicolon2 &  7,c7 by add+ at ! end !   
foll[+3  7#ac7 ! t]m dome/ic p>tn]1 us$ 
) respect to an employee1 means--  7,a7 

! p]son recogniz$ z ! dome/ic p>tn] ( ! 
employee "u any dome/ic p>tn] regi/ry or
 civil union law ( ! ,/ate or political 
subdivision ( a ,/ate :]e ! employee    
resides1 or ! p]son :o is lawfully m>ri$
 to ! employee "u ! law ( ! ,/ate :]e ! 
employee resides & :o is ! same sex z ! 
employee2 or  7,b7 9 ! case ( an unm>ri$
 employee :o lives 9 a ,/ate :]e a p]son
 _c m>ry a p]son ( ! same sex "u ! laws 
( ! ,/ate1 a s+le1 unm>ri$ adult p]son (
 ! same sex z ! employee :o is 9 a      
committ$1 p]sonal 7z def9$ 9 regulations
 issu$ by ! ,(fice ( ,p]sonnel          
,managem5t7 relation%ip ) ! employee1 :o
 is n a dome/ic p>tn] to any o!r p]son1 
& :o is designat$ to ! employ] by su*   
employee z t employee's dome/ic p>tn]2  
7#ad7 ! t]m gr&*ild1 us$ ) respect to an
 employee1 means any p]son :o is a son  
or daught] ( a son or daught] ( !       
employee2  7#ae7 ! t]m gr&p>5t1 us$ )   
respect to an employee1 means a p>5t ( a
 p>5t ( ! employee2  7#af7 ! t]m        
p>5t-9-law1 us$ ) respect to an         

employee1 means a p>5t ( ! sp\se or     
dome/ic p>tn] ( ! employee2  7#ag7 ! t]m
 sibl+1 us$ ) respect to an employee1   
means any p]son :o is a son or daught] (
 ! employee's p>5t2 &  7#ah7 ! t]m      
son-9-law or daught]-9-law1 us$ )       
respect to an employee1 means any p]son 
:o is a sp\se or dome/ic p>tn] ( a son  
or daught] ( ! employee4  4  7b7 ,leave 
,requirem5t ,section #fchb ( title #e1  
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$--  7#a7 9 
subsection 7a77#a7--  7,a7 9 subp>agraph
 7,c71 by /rik+ sp\se1 or a son1        
daught]1 or p>5t1 ( ! employee1 if su*  
sp\se1 son1 daught]1 or p>5t & ins]t+   
sp\se or dome/ic p>tn]1 or a son1       
daught]1 p>5t1 p>5t-9-law1 gr&p>5t1 or  
sibl+1 ( ! employee1 if su* sp\se1      
dome/ic p>tn]1 son1 daught]1 p>5t1      
p>5t-9-law1 gr&p>5t1 or sibl+2 &  7,b7 9
 subp>agraph 7,e71 by /rik+ sp\se1 or a 
son1 daught]1 or p>5t & ins]t+ sp\se or 
dome/ic p>tn]1 or a son1 daught]1 p>5t1 
p>5t-9-law1 gr&*ild1 or sibl+12  7#b7 9 
subsection 7a77#c71 by /rik+ sp\se1 son1

 daught]1 p>5t1 & ins]t+ sp\se or       
dome/ic p>tn]1 son1 daught]1 p>5t1      
son-9-law or daught]-9-law1 gr&p>5t1    
sibl+12 &  7#c7 9 subsection 7e7--  7,a7
 9 p>agraph 7#b77;,a71 by /rik+ sp\se1  
p>5t & ins]t+ sp\se1 dome/ic p>tn]1     
p>5t1 p>5t-9-law1 gr&*ild1 gr&p>5t1     
sibl+2 &  7,b7 9 p>agraph 7#c71 by /rik+
 sp\se1 or a son1 daught]1 or p>5t1 &   
ins]t+ sp\se or dome/ic p>tn]1 or a son1
 daught]1 p>5t1 p>5t-9-law1 gr&*ild1 or 
sibl+14  7c7 ,c]tification ,section     
#fchc ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1  
is am5d$--  7#a7 9 subsection 7a71 by   
/rik+ sp\se1 or p>5t & ins]t+ sp\se1    
dome/ic p>tn]1 p>5t1 p>5t-9-law1        
gr&*ild1 gr&p>5t1 or sibl+2 &  7#b7 9   
subsection 7b77#d77;,a71 by /rik+ sp\se1
 or p>5t1 & an e/imate ( ! am\nt ( "t t 
su* employee is ne$$ to c>e = su* son1  
daught]1 sp\se1 or p>5t & ins]t+ sp\se1 
dome/ic p>tn]1 p>5t1 p>5t-9-law1        
gr&p>5t1 or sibl+ & an e/imate ( ! am\nt
 ( "t t su* employee is ne$$ to c>e =   
su* son1 daught]1 sp\se1 dome/ic p>tn]1 

p>5t1 p>5t-9-law1 gr&p>5t1 or sibl+4