,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ahbg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #cj1 #bjag,mr4
 ,delaney 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,jones1    
,ms4 ,pingree1 ,ms4 ,sinema1 ,mrs4      
,napolitano1 ,ms4 ,moore1 ,mr4 ,ben ,ray
 ,lujn of ,new ,mexico1 ,mr4 ,raskin1   
,mr4 ,de,fazio1 ,mrs4 ,dingell1 ,mr4    
,brown of ,maryland1 ,mr4 ,rush1 ,mr4   
,conyers1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,ms4         
,shea-,porter1 ,mr4 ,garamendi1 ,ms4    
,norton1 ,mr4 ,ryan of ,ohio1 ,mr4      
,keating1 ,mr4 ,hastings1 ,mr4 ,yarmuth1
 ,mr4 ,larson of ,connecticut1 ,mr4     
,pocan1 ,ms4 ,sewell of ,alabama1 and   
,mr4 ,carson of ,indiana7 introduced the
 following bill2 which was referred to  
the ,committee on ,education and the    
,workforce1 and in addition to the      
,committees on ,oversight and           
,government ,reform1 and ,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 amend the ,family and    
,medical ,leave ,act of #aiic to provide
 a partial exemption to veterans from   
the eligibility requirements1 and for   
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,medical ,leave
 for ,disabled ,veterans ,act4  #b4     
,eligibility adjustment for veterans    
7a7 ,eligibility based on time in       
employment ,section #aja7b7 of the      
,family and ,medical ,leave ,act of     
#aiic 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bfaa7b77 is       
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  7,e7 ,veterans  7i7         
,eligibility based on time in employment
 ,notwithstanding the eligibility       
requirements in paragraph 7#b77;,a71 an 
employee who is a veteran shall be      
deemed an eligible employee for purposes
 of leave described in clause 7iii7 if--
  7,i7 such employee has a              
service-connected disability 7as defined
 in section #aja of title #ch1 ,united  
,states ,code7 rated at between #cj and 

#ej percent by the ,secretary of        
,veterans ,affairs and such employee has
 been employed for at least #h months by
 the employer with respect to whom leave
 is requested under section #ajb and has
 at least #hcc hours of service with    
such employer during the previous       
#h-month period2  7,,ii7 such employee  
has a service-connected disability rated
 at #fj percent or higher by the        
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs and    
such employee has been employed for at  
least #f months by the employer with    
respect to whom leave is requested under
 section #ajb and has at least #fbe     
hours of service with such employer     
during the previous #f-month period2 or 
7,,iii7 such employee-- 7aa7 is not     
covered under subclause 7,i7 or 7,,ii72 
7bb7 retired from the ,armed ,forces    
under chapter #fa of title #aj1 ,united 
,states ,code1 by reason of a           
service-connected disability either--   
7,,aa7 rated at between #cj and #ej     
percent under the standard schedule of  

rating disabilities in use by the       
,department of ,veterans ,affairs at the
 time of such retirement2 or 7,,bb7     
rated at #fj percent or higher under    
such schedule2 and  7cc7 either-- 7,,aa7
 with respect to an individual covered  
under subitem 7,,aa7 of item 7bb71 has  
been employed for at least #h months by 
the employer with respect to whom leave 
is requested under section #ajb and has 
at least #hcc hours of service with such
 employer during the previous #h-month  
period2 or 7,,bb7 with respect to an    
individual covered under subitem 7,,bb7 
of such item1 has been employed for at  
least #f months by the employer with    
respect to whom leave is requested under
 section #ajb and has at least #fbe     
hours of service with such employer     
during the previous #f-month period4    
7ii7 ,certification ,to be eligible for 
the eligibility adjustment described in 
clause 7i7-- 7,i7 an employee described 
in subclause 7,i7 or 7,,ii7 of such     
clause shall submit to the employer a   

certification from a ,department of     
,veterans ,affairs medical provider or  
from a non-,department of ,veterans     
,affairs facility or medical provider   
through which the ,secretary of         
,veterans ,affairs has furnished        
hospital care or medical services to the
 employee under the laws administered by
 the ,secretary2 and  7,,ii7 an employee
 described in subclause 7,,iii7 of such 
clause shall submit to the employer a   
certification from the ,secretary of    
,defense describing the retirement of   
the individual from the ,armed ,forces  
under chapter #fa of title #aj1 ,united 
,states ,code4  7iii7 ,leave described  
,leave described in this clause is leave
 under section #ajb7;a77#a77;,f7 that-- 
7,i7 an employee described in subclause 
7,i7 or 7,,ii7 of clause 7i7 takes to   
receive hospital care or medical        
services for which the employee is      
eligible to receive pursuant to chapter 
#ag of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1
 regardless of whether such hospital    

care or medical services is furnished by
 the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs2 
or  7,,ii7 an employee described in     
subclause 7,,iii7 of such clause takes  
to receive hospital care or medical     
services relating to the                
service-connected disability described  
in item 7bb7 of such subclause4  4  7b7 
,entitlement to leave ,section          
#ajb7;a77#a7 of the ,family and ,medical
 ,leave ,act of #aiic 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4    
#bfab7;,a77#a77 is amended by adding at 
the end the following new subparagraph3 
7,f7 ,in order to receive hospital care 
or medical services as a veteran for a  
service-connected disability1 as        
described in section #aja7b77;,e74  4