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,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #cj1 #bjag,mr4   
,delaney 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,jones1 ,ms4  
,p+ree1 ,ms4 ,s9ema1 ,mrs4 ,napolitano1 
,ms4 ,moore1 ,mr4 ,b5 ,ray ,lujn ( ,new 
,mexico1 ,mr4 ,rask91 ,mr4 ,de,fazio1   
,mrs4 ,d+ell1 ,mr4 ,br[n ( ,m>yl&1 ,mr4 
,ru%1 ,mr4 ,cony]s1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1    
,ms4 ,%ea-,port]1 ,mr4 ,g>am5di1 ,ms4   
,norton1 ,mr4 ,ryan ( ,ohio1 ,mr4       
,keat+1 ,mr4 ,ha/+s1 ,mr4 ,y>mu?1 ,mr4  
,l>son ( ,connecticut1 ,mr4 ,pocan1 ,ms4
 ,sewell ( ,alabama1 & ,mr4 ,c>son (    
,indiana7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,education & 
! ,work=ce1 & 9 addition to !           
,committees on ,ov]sight & ,gov]nm5t    
,re=m1 & ,h\se ,adm9i/ration1 = 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  
to provide a p>tial exemption to vet]ans

 f ! eligibility requirem5ts1 & = o!r   
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,m$ical ,leave = ,disabl$  
,vet]ans ,act4  #b4 ,eligibility        
adju/m5t = vet]ans  7a7 ,eligibility    
bas$ on "t 9 employm5t ,section #aja7b7 
( ! ,family & ,m$ical ,leave ,act (     
#aiic 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bfaa7b77 is am5d$ 
by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7,e7        
,vet]ans  7i7 ,eligibility bas$ on "t 9 
employm5t ,not)/&+ ! eligibility        
requirem5ts 9 p>agraph 7#b77;,a71 an    
employee :o is a vet]an %all be deem$ an
 eligible employee = purposes ( leave   
describ$ 9 clause 7iii7 if--  7,i7 su*  
employee has a s]vice-connect$          
disability 7z def9$ 9 section #aja (    
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code7 rat$ at 
betwe5 #cj & #ej p]c5t by ! ,secret>y ( 
,vet]ans ,affairs & su* employee has be5
 employ$ = at lea/ #h mon?s by ! employ]
 ) respect to :om leave is reque/$ "u   
section #ajb & has at lea/ #hcc h\rs (  
s]vice ) su* employ] dur+ ! previ\s     
#h-mon? p]iod2  7,,ii7 su* employee has 

a s]vice-connect$ disability rat$ at #fj
 p]c5t or high] by ! ,secret>y (        
,vet]ans ,affairs & su* employee has be5
 employ$ = at lea/ #f mon?s by ! employ]
 ) respect to :om leave is reque/$ "u   
section #ajb & has at lea/ #fbe h\rs (  
s]vice ) su* employ] dur+ ! previ\s     
#f-mon? p]iod2 or  7,,iii7 su*          
employee-- 7aa7 is n cov]$ "u subclause 
7,i7 or 7,,ii72  7bb7 retir$ f ! ,arm$  
,=ces "u *apt] #fa ( title #aj1 ,unit$  
,/ates ,code1 by reason ( a             
s]vice-connect$ disability ei!r-- 7,,aa7
 rat$ at betwe5 #cj & #ej p]c5t "u !    
/&>d s*$ule ( rat+ disabilities 9 use by
 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs at ! "t
 ( su* retirem5t2 or 7,,bb7 rat$ at #fj 
p]c5t or high] "u su* s*$ule2 &  7cc7   
ei!r-- 7,,aa7 ) respect to an individual
 cov]$ "u subitem 7,,aa7 ( item 7bb71   
has be5 employ$ = at lea/ #h mon?s by ! 
employ] ) respect to :om leave is       
reque/$ "u section #ajb & has at lea/   
#hcc h\rs ( s]vice ) su* employ] dur+ ! 
previ\s #h-mon? p]iod2 or 7,,bb7 )      

respect to an individual cov]$ "u       
subitem 7,,bb7 ( su* item1 has be5      
employ$ = at lea/ #f mon?s by ! employ] 
) respect to :om leave is reque/$ "u    
section #ajb & has at lea/ #fbe h\rs (  
s]vice ) su* employ] dur+ ! previ\s     
#f-mon? p]iod4  7ii7 ,c]tification ,to  
be eligible = ! eligibility adju/m5t    
describ$ 9 clause 7i7-- 7,i7 an employee
 describ$ 9 subclause 7,i7 or 7,,ii7 (  
su* clause %all submit to ! employ] a   
c]tification f a ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans   
,affairs m$ical provid] or f a          
non-,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs       
facility or m$ical provid] ?r\gh :i* !  
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs has       
furni%$ hospital c>e or m$ical s]vices  
to ! employee "u ! laws adm9i/]$ by !   
,secret>y2 &  7,,ii7 an employee        
describ$ 9 subclause 7,,iii7 ( su*      
clause %all submit to ! employ] a       
c]tification f ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se    
describ+ ! retirem5t ( ! individual f ! 
,arm$ ,=ces "u *apt] #fa ( title #aj1   
,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7iii7 ,leave      

describ$ ,leave describ$ 9 ?is clause is
 leave "u section #ajb7;a77#a77;,f7 t-- 
7,i7 an employee describ$ 9 subclause   
7,i7 or 7,,ii7 ( clause 7i7 takes to    
receive hospital c>e or m$ical s]vices =
 :i* ! employee is eligible to receive  
pursuant to *apt] #ag ( title #ch1      
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 reg>dless ( :e!r   
su* hospital c>e or m$ical s]vices is   
furni%$ by ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans       
,affairs2 or  7,,ii7 an employee        
describ$ 9 subclause 7,,iii7 ( su*      
clause takes to receive hospital c>e or 
m$ical s]vices relat+ to !              
s]vice-connect$ disability describ$ 9   
item 7bb7 ( su* subclause4  4  7b7      
,entitlem5t to leave ,section           
#ajb7;a77#a7 ( ! ,family & ,m$ical      
,leave ,act ( #aiic 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4      
#bfab7;,a77#a77 is am5d$ by add+ at !   
end ! foll[+ new subp>agraph3  7,f7 ,9  
ord] to receive hospital c>e or m$ical  
s]vices z a vet]an = a s]vice-connect$  
disability1 z describ$ 9 section        
#aja7b77;,e74  4