,i  #aad? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #dgif  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #ag1 #bjaf ,ms4  
,duckwor? introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,arm$        
,s]vices  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title #aj1
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to specify a      
m9imum numb] ( days ( p>5tal leave      
available = a memb] ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces 9   
connection ) ! bir? ( a *ild ( ! memb]  
or 9 connection ) ! adoption or fo/] c>e
 ( a *ild by ! memb]4  #a4 ,%ort title  
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,milit>y      
,p>5tal ,leave ,mod]nization ,act4  #b4 
,p>5tal leave = memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces  
,section #gja ( title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code1 is am5d$--  7#a7 by /rik+       
subsections 7i7 & 7j72  7#b7 by         
r$esignat+ subsection 7k7 z subsection  
7j72 &  7#c7 by ins]t+ aft] subsection  
7h7 ! foll[+ new subsection 7i73  7i7   
,p>5tal leave  7#a7 ,a memb] ( ! arm$   
=ces1 reg>dless ( g5d] or m>ital /atus1 
%all be au?oriz$ to take at lea/ #hd    
days ( p>5tal leave to be us$ 9         

connection )--  7,a7 ! bir? ( a *ild ( !
 memb]2  7,b7 a qualify+ adoption ( a   
*ild by ! memb]2 or  7,c7 ! placem5t ( a
 *ild 9 fo/] c>e ) ! memb]4  7#b7 ,9 !  
case ( a dual milit>y family1 bo? memb]s
 ( ! arm$ =ces %all be au?oriz$ to take 
p>5tal leave "u ?is subsection4 ,!      
,secret>y conc]n$ %all p]mit ! transf] (
 su* leave betwe5 ! two memb]s to       
accommodate individual family           
circum/ances4  7#c7 ,= ! purpose (      
p>5tal leave "u ?is subsection1 an      
adoption ( a *ild by a memb] ( ! arm$   
=ces is a qualify+ *ild adoption if !   
memb] is eligible = reimbursem5t (      
qualifi$ adoption exp5ses = su* adoption
 "u section #ajeb ( ?is title4  7#d7    
,p>5tal leave "u p>agraph 7#a7 is 9     
addition to o!r leave provid$ "u o!r    
provisions ( ?is section or "u o!r legal
 au?ority4 ,no?+ 9 ?is subsection       
prev5ts ! ,secret>y conc]n$ f au?oriz+  
convalesc5t leave = a female memb] ( !  
arm$ =ces z necess>y prior or subsequ5t 
to ! deliv]y ( h] *ild4 ,convalesc5t or 

o!r leave tak5 be=e *ildbir? by a       
pregnant memb] %all n r$uce ! numb] (   
days ( p>5tal leave available to ! memb]
 "u ?is subsection4  7#e7 ,! ,secret>y (
 ,def5se1 & ! ,secret>y ( ,homel&       
,security 9 ! case ( ! ,coa/ ,gu>d :5 x 
is n op]at+ z a s]vice 9 ! ,navy1 %all  
prescribe regulations to implem5t ?is   
subsection1 :i* %all be uni=m = ! arm$  
=ces4  4