,i  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ecb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #bf1 #bjae  
,mrs4 ,carolyn ,b4 ,maloney of ,new     
,york 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,connolly1 ,ms4
 ,norton1 ,ms4 ,bordallo1 ,ms4          
,de,lauro1 ,mr4 ,hastings1 ,mr4 ,pocan1 
,mr4 ,rangel1 ,ms4 ,clarke of ,new      
,york1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,mr4 ,van       
,hollen1 ,mr4 ,scott of ,virginia1 ,ms4 
,de,gette1 ,mr4 ,beyer1 ,mr4 ,takano1   
,mr4 ,langevin1 ,mr4 ,conyers1 ,mr4     
,quigley1 ,mr4 ,delaney1 ,mr4 ,fattah1  
and ,mr4 ,hoyer7 introduced the         
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,oversight and        
,government ,reform1 and in addition to 
the ,committee on ,house                
,administration1 for a period to be     
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to provide that #f of the   
#ab weeks of parental leave made        

available to a ,federal employee shall  
be paid leave1 and for other purposes4  
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,federal ,employees ,paid       
,parental ,leave ,act of #bjae4  #b4    
,paid parental leave under title #e  7a7
 ,amendment to title #e ,subsection 7d7 
of section #fchb of title #e1 ,united   
,states ,code1 is amended--  7#a7 by    
redesignating such subsection as        
subsection 7d77#a72  7#b7 by striking   
subparagraph 7,a71 7,b71 7,c71 or and   
inserting subparagraph 7,c7 or2 and     
7#c7 by adding at the end the following3
  7#b7 ,an employee may elect to        
substitute for any leave without pay    
under subparagraph 7,a7 or 7,b7 of      
subsection 7a77#a7 any paid leave which 
is available to such employee for that  
purpose4  7#c7 ,the paid leave that is  
available to an employee for purposes of
 paragraph 7#b7 is-- 7,a7 subject to    
paragraph 7#f71 #f administrative       
workweeks of paid parental leave under  
this subparagraph in connection with the

 birth or placement involved2 and  7,b7 
any annual or sick leave accrued or     
accumulated by such employee under      
subchapter ,i4  7#d7 ,nothing in this   
subsection shall be considered to       
require that an employee first use all  
or any portion of the leave described in
 subparagraph 7,b7 of paragraph 7#c7    
before being allowed to use the paid    
parental leave described in subparagraph
 7,a7 of paragraph 7#c74  7#e7 ,paid    
parental leave under paragraph          
7#c77;,a7-- 7,a7 shall be payable from  
any appropriation or fund available for 
salaries or expenses for positions      
within the employing agency2  7,b7 shall
 not be considered to be annual or      
vacation leave for purposes of section  
#eeea or #eeeb or for any other purpose2
 and  7,c7 if not used by the employee  
before the end of the #ab-month period  
7as referred to in subsection 7a77#a77  
to which it relates1 shall not          
accumulate for any subsequent use4  7#f7
 ,the ,director of the ,office of       

,personnel ,management-- 7,a7 may       
promulgate regulations to increase the  
amount of paid parental leave available 
to an employee under paragraph          
7#c77;,a71 to a total of not more than  
#ab administrative workweeks1 based on  
the consideration of--  7i7 the benefits
 provided to the ,federal ,government of
 offering increased paid parental leave1
 including enhanced recruitment and     
retention of employees2  7ii7 the cost  
to the ,federal ,government of          
increasing the amount of paid parental  
leave that is available to employees2   
7iii7 trends in the private sector and  
in ,state and local governments with    
respect to offering paid parental leave2
  7iv7 the ,federal ,government's role  
as a model employer2  7v7 the impact of 
increased paid parental leave on        
lower-income and economically           
disadvantaged employees and their       
children2 and  7vi7 such other factors  
as the ,director considers necessary2   
and  7,b7 shall prescribe any           

regulations necessary to carry out this 
subsection1 including1 subject to       
paragraph 7#d71 the manner in which an  
employee may designate any day or other 
period as to which such employee wishes 
to use paid parental leave described in 
paragraph 7#c77;,a74  4  7b7 ,effective 
date ,the amendment made by this section
 shall not be effective with respect to 
any birth or placement occurring before 
the end of the #f-month period beginning
 on the date of the enactment of this   
,act4  #c4 ,paid parental leave for     
,congressional employees  7a7 ,amendment
 to ,congressional ,accountability ,act 
,section #bjb of the ,congressional     
,accountability ,act of #aiie 7#b       
,u4,s4,c4 #acab7 is amended-- 7#a7 in   
subsection 7a77#a71 by adding at the end
 the following3 ,in applying section    
#ajb7;a77#a7 7,a7 and 7,b7 of such ,act 
to covered employees1 subsection 7d7    
shall apply42  7#b7 by redesignating    
subsections 7d7 and 7e7 as subsections  
7e7 and 7f71 respectively2 and  7#c7 by 

inserting after subsection 7c7 the      
following3  7d7 ,special rule for paid  
parental leave for ,congressional       
employees  7#a7 ,substitution of paid   
leave ,a covered employee taking leave  
without pay under subparagraph 7,a7 or  
7,b7 of section #ajb7;a77#a7 of the     
,family and ,medical ,leave ,act of     
#aiic 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bfab7;a77#a77 may 
elect to substitute for any such leave  
any paid leave which is available to    
such employee for that purpose4  7#b7   
,amount of paid leave ,the paid leave   
that is available to a covered employee 
for purposes of paragraph 7#a7 is-- 7,a7
 the number of weeks of paid parental   
leave in connection with the birth or   
placement involved that correspond to   
the number of administrative workweeks  
of paid parental leave available to     
,federal employees under section        
#fchb7;d77#c77;,a7 of title #e1 ,united 
,states ,code2 and  7,b7 any additional 
paid vacation or sick leave provided by 
the employing office to such employee4  

7#c7 ,limitation ,nothing in this       
subsection shall be considered to       
require that an employee first use all  
or any portion of the leave described in
 subparagraph 7,b7 of paragraph 7#b7    
before being allowed to use the paid    
parental leave described in subparagraph
 7,a7 of paragraph 7#b74  7#d7          
,additional rules ,paid parental leave  
under paragraph 7#b77;,a7-- 7,a7 shall  
be payable from any appropriation or    
fund available for salaries or expenses 
for positions within the employing      
office2 and  7,b7 if not used by the    
covered employee before the end of the  
#ab-month period 7as referred to in     
section #ajb7;a77#a7 of the ,family and 
,medical ,leave ,act of #aiic 7#bi      
,u4,s4,c4 #bfab7;a77#a777 to which it   
relates1 shall not accumulate for any   
subsequent use4  4  7b7 ,effective date 
,the amendment made by this section     
shall not be effective with respect to  
any birth or placement occurring before 
the end of the #f-month period beginning

 on the date of the enactment of this   
,act4  #d4 ,conforming amendment to     
,family and ,medical ,leave ,act for    
,,gao and ,library of ,congress         
employees  7a7 ,amendment to ,family and
 ,medical ,leave ,act of #aiic ,section 
#ajb7;d7 of the ,family and ,medical    
,leave ,act of #aiic 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4     
#bfab7;d77 is amended by adding at the  
end the following3  7#c7 ,special rule  
for ,,gao and ,library of ,congress     
employees  7,a7 ,substitution of paid   
leave ,an employee of an employer       
described in section #aja7d77;,a77iv7   
taking leave under subparagraph 7,a7 or 
7,b7 of subsection 7a77#a7 may elect to 
substitute for any such leave any paid  
leave which is available to such        
employee for that purpose4  7,b7 ,amount
 of paid leave ,the paid leave that is  
available to an employee of an employer 
described in section #aja7d77;,a77iv7   
for purposes of subparagraph 7,a7 is--  
7i7 the number of weeks of paid parental
 leave in connection with the birth or  

placement involved that correspond to   
the number of administrative workweeks  
of paid parental leave available to     
,federal employees under section        
#fchb7;d77#c77;,a7 of title #e1 ,united 
,states ,code2 and  7ii7 any additional 
paid vacation or sick leave provided by 
such employer4  7,c7 ,limitation        
,nothing in this paragraph shall be     
considered to require that an employee  
first use all or any portion of the     
leave described in clause 7ii7 of       
subparagraph 7,b7 before being allowed  
to use the paid parental leave described
 in clause 7i7 of such subparagraph4    
7,d7 ,additional rules ,paid parental   
leave under subparagraph 7,b77i7-- 7i7  
shall be payable from any appropriation 
or fund available for salaries or       
expenses for positions with the employer
 described in section #aja7d77;,a77iv72 
and  7ii7 if not used by the employee of
 such employer before the end of the    
#ab-month period 7as referred to in     
subsection 7a77#a77 to which it relates1

 shall not accumulate for any subsequent
 use4  4  7b7 ,effective date ,the      
amendment made by this section shall not
 be effective with respect to any birth 
or placement occurring before the end of
 the #f-month period beginning on the   
date of the enactment of this ,act4  #e4
 ,clarification for members of the      
,national ,guard and ,reserves  7a7     
,executive branch employees ,for        
purposes of determining the eligibility 
of an employee who is a member of the   
,national ,guard or ,reserves to take   
leave under paragraph 7#a7 7,a7 or 7,b7 
of section #fchb7;a7 of title #e1       
,united ,states ,code1 or to substitute 
such leave pursuant to paragraph 7#b7 of
 such section 7as added by section #b71 
any service by such employee on active  
duty 7as defined in section #fcha7g7 of 
such title7 shall be counted as service 
as an employee for purposes of section  
#fcha7a77;,b7 of such title4  7b7       
,congressional ,employees ,for purposes 
of determining the eligibility of a     

covered employee 7as such term is       
defined in section #aja7c7 of the       
,congressional ,accountability ,act7 who
 is a member of the ,national ,guard or 
,reserves to take leave under           
subparagraph 7,a7 or 7,b7 of section    
#ajb7;a77#a7 of the ,family and ,medical
 ,leave ,act of #aiic 7pursuant to      
section #bjb7;a77#a7 of the             
,congressional ,accountability ,act71 or
 to substitute such leave pursuant to   
subsection 7d7 of section #bjb of such  
,act 7as added by section #c71 any      
service by such employee on active duty 
7as defined in section #aja7ad7 of the  
,family and ,medical ,leave ,act of     
#aiic7 shall be counted as time during  
which such employee has been employed in
 an employing office for purposes of    
section #bjb7;a77#b77;,b7 of the        
,congressional ,accountability ,act4    
7c7 ,,gao and ,library of ,congress     
,employees ,for purposes of determining 
the eligibility of an employee of the   
,government ,accountability ,office or  

,library of ,congress who is a member of
 the ,national ,guard or ,reserves to   
take leave under subparagraph 7,a7 or   
7,b7 of section #ajb7;a77#a7 of the     
,family and ,medical ,leave ,act of     
#aiic1 or to substitute such leave      
pursuant to paragraph 7#c7 of section   
#ajb7;d7 of such ,act 7as added by      
section #d71 any service by such        
employee on active duty 7as defined in  
section #aja7ad7 of such ,act7 shall be 
counted as time during which such       
employee has been employed for purposes 
of section #aja7b77;,a7 of such ,act4