,i  #aad? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #eeai  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,june #af1 #bjaf ,mrs4
 ,c>olyn ,b4 ,maloney ( ,new ,york 7=   
h]self1 ,mr4 ,scott ( ,virg9ia1 ,ms4    
,wilson ( ,florida1 ,ms4 ,s*ak[sky1 ,ms4
 ,lee1 ,mr4 ,nadl]1 & ,mr4 ,jeffries7   
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,education & !         
,work=ce1 & 9 addition to ! ,committees 
on ,h\se ,adm9i/ration & ,ov]sight &    
,gov]nm5t ,re=m1 = a p]iod to be        
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,family &
 ,m$ical ,leave ,act ( #aiic & title #e1
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to p]mit leave to 
c>e = a 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? condition1 & = o!r       
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,family & ,m$ical ,leave   
,inclusion ,act4  #b4 ,leave to c>e = a 
dome/ic p>tn]1 p>5t-9-law1 adult *ild1  

sibl+1 gr&p>5t1 gr&*ild1 or o!r         
individual relat$ by blood or aff9ity   
7a7 ,def9itions  7#a7 ,inclusion (      
gr&p>5ts1 gr&*ildr51 p>5ts-9-law1       
sibl+s1 & dome/ic p>tn]s ,section #aja (
 su* ,act is fur!r am5d$ by add+ at !   
end ! foll[+3  7#bj7 ,dome/ic p>tn] ,!  
t]m dome/ic p>tn] means-- 7,a7 ! p]son  
recogniz$ z ! dome/ic p>tn] ( ! employee
 "u any dome/ic p>tn] regi/ry or civil  
union laws ( ! ,/ate or political       
subdivision ( a ,/ate2 or  7,b7 9 ! case
 ( an unm>ri$ employee1 an unm>ri$ adult
 p]son :o is 9 a committ$1 p]sonal      
relation%ip ) ! employee1 is n a dome/ic
 p>tn] to any o!r p]son1 & :o is        
designat$ to ! employ] by su* employee z
 t employee's dome/ic p>tn]4  7#ba7     
,gr&*ild ,! t]m gr&*ild means ! son or  
daught] ( an employee's son or daught]4 
7#bb7 ,gr&p>5t ,! t]m gr&p>5t means a   
p>5t ( a p>5t ( an employee4  7#bc7     
,p>5t-9-law ,! t]m p>5t-9-law means a   
p>5t ( ! sp\se or dome/ic p>tn] ( an    
employee4  7#bd7 ,sibl+ ,! t]m sibl+    

means any p]son :o is a son or daught] (
 an employee's p>5t4  7#be7 ,son-9-law &
 daught]-9-law ,! t]ms son-9-law &      
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  7#b7 ,inclusion ( adult   
*ildr5 & *ildr5 ( a dome/ic p>tn]       
,section #aja7ab7 ( su* ,act 7#bi       
,u4,s4,c4 #bfaa7ab77 is am5d$-- 7,a7 by 
ins]t+ a *ild ( an individual's dome/ic 
p>tn]1 aft] a legal w>d12 &  7,b7 by    
/rik+ :o is-- & all t foll[s & ins]t+ & 
includes an adult *ild4  7b7 ,leave     
,requirem5t ,section #ajb ( ! ,family & 
,m$ical ,leave ,act ( #aiic 7#bi        
,u4,s4,c4 #bfab7 is am5d$--  7#a7 9     
subsection 7a77#a77;,c71 by /rik+ sp\se1
 or a son1 daught]1 or p>5t ( !         
employee1 if su* sp\se1 son1 daught]1 or
 p>5t & ins]t+ sp\se or dome/ic p>tn]1  
or a son1 daught]1 p>5t1 p>5t-9-law1    
gr&p>5t1 gr&*ild1 or sibl+1 ( !         
employee1 or any o!r individual relat$  
by blood or aff9ity ^: close association

 ) ! employee is ! equival5t ( a family 
relation%ip1 if su* sp\se1 dome/ic      
p>tn]1 son1 daught]1 p>5t1 p>5t-9-law1  
gr&p>5t1 gr&*ild1 sibl+1 or su* o!r     
individual2  7#b7 9 subsection          
7a77#a77;,e71 by /rik+ sp\se1 or a son1 
daught]1 or p>5t ( ! employee & 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+ ( ! employee1 or any o!r          
individual relat$ by blood or aff9ity ^:
 close association ) ! employee is !    
equival5t ( a family relation%ip2  7#c7 
9 subsection 7a77#c71 by /rik+ sp\se1   
son1 daught]1 p>5t1 or next ( k9 ( a    
cov]$ s]vicememb] & ins]t+ sp\se or     
dome/ic p>tn]1 son1 daught]1 son-9-law1 
daught]-9-law1 p>5t1 p>5t-9-law1        
gr&p>5t1 or sibl+1 or next ( k9 ( a     
cov]$ s]vicememb]1 or any o!r individual
 relat$ by blood or aff9ity to a cov]$  
s]vicememb] :o close association ) su*  
s]vicememb] is ! equival5t ( a family   
relation%ip2  7#d7 9 subsection         
7e77#b77;,a71 by /rik+ sp\se1 p>5t1 or  

cov]$ s]vicememb] ( ! employee & ins]t+ 
sp\se or dome/ic p>tn]1 p>5t1           
p>5t-9-law1 gr&p>5t1 gr&*ild1 sibl+1 or 
cov]$ s]vicememb] ( ! employee1 or any  
o!r individual relat$ by blood or       
aff9ity ^: close association ) !        
employee is ! equival5t ( a family      
relation%ip2  7#e7 9 subsection 7e77#c71
 by /rik+ sp\se1 or a son1 daught]1 or  
p>5t1 ( ! employee & 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+1 ( !      
employee1 or any o!r individual relat$  
by blood or aff9ity ^: close association
 ) ! employee is ! equival5t ( a family 
relation%ip2 &  7#f7 9 subsection 7f7-- 
7,a7 9 ! matt] prec$+ subp>agraph 7,a71 
by ins]t+ or dome/ic p>tn]s aft] husb& &
 wife2 &  7,b7 9 subp>agraph 7,b71 by   
ins]t+ or p>5t-9-law aft] p>5t4  7c7    
,c]tification ,section #ajc ( ! ,family 
& ,m$ical ,leave ,act ( #aiic 7#bi      
,u4,s4,c4 #bfac7 is am5d$--  7#a7 9     
subsection 7a71 by /rik+ sp\se1 or p>5t 
( ! employee1 or ( ! next ( k9 ( an     

individual 9 ! case ( leave tak5 "u su* 
p>agraph 7#c71 z appropriate & ins]t+   
sp\se or dome/ic p>tn]1 p>5t1           
p>5t-9-law1 gr&p>5t1 gr&*ild1 or sibl+ (
 ! employee1 or ( ! next ( k9 ( an      
individual 9 ! case ( leave tak5 "u su* 
p>agraph 7#c71 z appropriate1 or any o!r
 individual relat$ by blood or aff9ity  
^: close association ) ! employee is !  
equival5t ( a family relation%ip2  7#b7 
9 subsection 7b77#d77;,a71 by /rik+     
sp\se1 or p>5t & an e/imate ( ! am\nt ( 
"t t su* employee is ne$$ to c>e = !    
son1 daught]1 sp\se1 or p>5t & ins]t+   
sp\se or dome/ic p>tn]1 p>5t1           
p>5t-9-law1 gr&p>5t1 gr&*ild1 sibl+1 or 
any o!r individual relat$ by blood or   
aff9ity ^: close association ) !        
employee is ! equival5t ( a family      
relation%ip & an e/imate ( ! am\nt ( "t 
t su* employee is ne$$ to c>e = su* son1
 daught]1 sp\se or dome/ic p>tn]1 p>5t1 
p>5t-9-law1 gr&p>5t1 sibl+1 or su* o!r  
individual2 &  7#c7 9 subsection        
7b77#g71 by /rik+ p>5t1 or sp\se &      

ins]t+ sp\se or dome/ic p>tn]1 p>5t1    
p>5t-9-law1 gr&p>5t1 gr&*ild1 sibl+1 or 
any o!r individual relat$ by blood or   
aff9ity ^: close association ) !        
employee is ! equival5t ( a family      
relation%ip4  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\se or dome/ic
 p>tn]1 p>5t1 p>5t-9-law1 gr&p>5t1      
gr&*ild1 sibl+1 or any o!r individual   
relat$ by blood or aff9ity ^: close     
association ) ! employee is ! equival5t 
( a family relation%ip2 &  7#b7 9       
subp>agraph 7,c77ii71 by /rik+ sp\se1 or
 p>5t & ins]t+ sp\se or dome/ic p>tn]1  
p>5t1 p>5t-9-law1 gr&p>5t1 gr&*ild1     
sibl+1 or any o!r individual relat$ by  
blood or aff9ity ^: close association ) 
! employee is ! equival5t ( a family    
relation%ip4  #c4 ,f$]al employees  7a7 
,def9itions  7#a7 ,inclusion ( dome/ic  
p>tn]s1 p>5ts-9-law1 adult *ildr51      

sibl+s1 gr&p>5ts1 gr&*ildr51 or o!r     
individuals relat$ by blood or aff9ity  
,section #fcha ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code1 is am5d$-- 7,a7 9 p>agraph 7#aa7
 by /rik+ 2 & & ins]t+ a semicolon2     
7,b7 9 p>agraph 7#ab71 by /rik+ ! p]iod 
& ins]t+ a semicolon2 &  7,c7 by add+ at
 ! end ! foll[+3  7#ac7 ! t]m dome/ic   
p>tn] means-- 7,a7 ! p]son recogniz$ z !
 dome/ic p>tn] ( ! employee "u any      
dome/ic p>tn] regi/ry or civil union    
laws ( ! ,/ate or political subdivision 
( a ,/ate2 or  7,b7 9 ! case ( an       
unm>ri$ employee1 an unm>ri$ adult p]son
 :o is 9 a committ$1 p]sonal relation%ip
 ) ! employee1 is n a dome/ic p>tn] to  
any o!r p]son1 & :o is designat$ to !   
employ+ ag5cy by su* employee z t       
employee's dome/ic p>tn]2  7#ad7 ! t]m  
p>5t-9-law means a p>5t ( ! sp\se or    
dome/ic p>tn] ( an employee2  7#ae7 !   
t]m gr&*ild means ! son or daught] ( an 
employee's son or daught]2  7#af7 ! t]m 
gr&p>5t means a p>5t ( a p>5t ( an      
employee2  7#ag7 ! t]m sibl+ means any  

p]son :o is a son or daught] ( an       
employee's p>5t2 &  7#ah7 ! t]ms        
son-9-law & 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  7#b7          
,inclusion ( adult *ildr5 & *ildr5 ( a  
dome/ic p>tn] ,section #fcha7f7 ( su*   
title is am5d$-- 7,a7 by ins]t+ a *ild (
 an individual's dome/ic p>tn]1 aft] a  
legal w>d12 &  7,b7 by /rik+ :o is-- &  
all t foll[s & ins]t+ & includes an     
adult *ild4  7b7 ,leave ,requirem5t     
,section #fchb ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code1 is am5d$--  7#a7 9 subsection   
7a77#a77;,c71 by /rik+ sp\se1 or a son1 
daught]1 or p>5t ( ! employee1 if su*   
sp\se1 son1 daught]1 or p>5t & ins]t+   
sp\se or dome/ic p>tn]1 or a son1       
daught]1 p>5t1 p>5t-9-law1 gr&p>5t1     
gr&*ild1 or sibl+1 ( ! employee1 or any 
o!r individual relat$ by blood or       
aff9ity ^: close association ) !        
employee is ! equival5t ( a family      
relation%ip1 if su* sp\se1 dome/ic      

p>tn]1 son1 daught]1 p>5t1 p>5t-9-law1  
gr&p>5t1 gr&*ild1 sibl+1 or su* o!r     
individual2  7#b7 9 subsection          
7a77#a77;,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 sibl+1 or any o!r  
individual relat$ by blood or aff9ity ^:
 close association ) ! employee is !    
equival5t ( a family relation%ip2  7#c7 
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 son-9-law1 
daught]-9-law1 p>5t1 p>5t-9-law1        
gr&p>5t1 sibl+1 or any o!r individual   
relat$ by blood or aff9ity ^: close     
association ) ! employee is ! equival5t 
( a family relation%ip12  7#d7 9        
subsection 7e77#b77;,a71 by /rik+ sp\se1
 p>5t1 & ins]t+ sp\se or dome/ic p>tn]1 
p>5t1 p>5t-9-law1 gr&p>5t1 gr&*ild1     
sibl+1 or any o!r individual relat$ by  
blood or aff9ity ^: close association ) 
! employee is ! equival5t ( a family    
relation%ip12 &  7#e7 9 subsection      

7e77#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 sibl+1 or any o!r  
individual relat$ by blood or aff9ity ^:
 close association ) ! employee is !    
equival5t ( a family relation%ip14  7c7 
,c]tification ,section #fchc ( title #e1
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 
subsection 7a71 by /rik+ sp\se1 or p>5t 
& ins]t+ sp\se or dome/ic p>tn]1 p>5t1  
p>5t-9-law1 gr&p>5t1 gr&*ild1 sibl+1 or 
any o!r individual relat$ by blood or   
aff9ity ^: close association ) !        
employee is ! equival5t ( a family      
relation%ip12 &  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\se  
or dome/ic p>tn]1 p>5t1 p>5t-9-law1     
gr&p>5t1 gr&*ild1 sibl+1 or any o!r     
individual relat$ by blood or aff9ity ^:
 close association ) ! employee is !    
equival5t ( a family relation%ip & an   

e/imate ( ! am\nt ( "t t su* employee is
 ne$$ to c>e = su* son1 daught]1 sp\se  
or dome/ic p>tn]1 p>5t1 p>5t-9-law1     
gr&p>5t1 gr&*ild1 sibl+1 or su* o!r     
individual4