,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fjih  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #ac1 #bjah,mrs4
 ,carolyn ,b4 ,maloney of ,new ,york    
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 and title 
#e1 ,united ,states ,code1 to permit    
leave to care for a domestic partner1   
parent-in-law1 adult child1 sibling1    
grandchild1 or grandparent who has a    
serious health condition1 and to allow  
employees to take1 as additional leave1 
parental involvement leave to           
participate in or attend their          
children's and grandchildren's          

educational and extracurricular         
activities4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act
 may be cited as the ,family ,medical   
,leave ,modernization ,act4  #b4        
,eligible employee ,section             
#aja7b77;,b77ii7 of the ,family and     
,medical ,leave ,act of #aiic 7#bi      
,u4,s4,c4 #bfaa7b77;,b77ii77 is amended 
by striking less than #ej each place it 
appears and inserting fewer than #ae4   
#c4 ,leave to care for a domestic       
partner1 parent-in-law1 adult child1    
sibling1 grandparent1 grandchild1 aunt1 
uncle1 or other individual related by   
blood or affinity  7a7 ,definitions     
7#a7 ,inclusion of grandparents1        
grandchildren1 parents-in-law1 siblings1
 and domestic partners ,section #aja of 
such ,act is further amended by adding  
at the end the following3  7#bj7        
,domestic partner ,the term domestic    
partner means--  7,a7 the person        
recognized as the domestic partner of   
the employee under any domestic partner 
registry or civil union laws of the     

,state or political subdivision of a    
,state2 or  7,b7 in the case of an      
unmarried employee1 an unmarried adult  
person who is in a committed1 personal  
relationship with the employee1 is not a
 domestic partner to any other person1  
and who is designated to the employer by
 such employee as that employee's       
domestic partner4  7#ba7 ,grandchild    
,the term grandchild means the son or   
daughter of an employee's son or        
daughter4  7#bb7 ,grandparent ,the term 
grandparent means a parent of a parent  
of an employee4  7#bc7 ,parent-in-law   
,the term parent-in-law means a parent  
of the spouse or domestic partner of an 
employee4  7#bd7 ,sibling ,the term     
sibling means any person who is a son or
 daughter of an employee's parent4      
7#be7 ,son-in-law and daughter-in-law   
,the terms son-in-law and               
daughter-in-law1 used with respect to an
 employee1 means any person who is a    
spouse or domestic partner of a son or  
daughter of the employee4  7#bf7 ,aunt  

or ,uncle ,the term aunt or uncle of the
 employee1 means the sister or brother  
of an employee's parent4  7#bg7 ,any    
other individual related by blood or    
affinity whose close association is the 
equivalent of a family relationship ,the
 term any other individual related by   
blood or affinity whose close           
association is the equivalent of a      
family relationship means any person    
with whom the employee has a significant
 personal bond that is or is like a     
family relationship1 regardless of      
biological or legal relationship4  4    
7#b7 ,inclusion of adult children and   
children of a domestic partner ,section 
#aja7ab7 of such ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4    
#bfaa7ab77 is amended-- 7,a7 by         
inserting a child of an individual's    
domestic partner1 after a legal ward12  
and  7,b7 by striking who is-- and all  
that follows and inserting and includes 
an adult child4  7b7 ,leave ,requirement
 ,section #ajb of the ,family and       
,medical ,leave ,act of #aiic 7#bi      

,u4,s4,c4 #bfab7 is amended--  7#a7 in  
subsection 7a77#a77;,c71 by striking    
spouse1 or a son1 daughter1 or parent of
 the employee1 if such spouse1 son1     
daughter1 or parent and inserting spouse
 or domestic partner1 or a son1         
daughter1 parent1 parent-in-law1        
grandparent1 grandchild1 sibling1 aunt1 
or uncle of the employee1 or any other  
individual related by blood or affinity 
whose close association with the        
employee is the equivalent of a family  
relationship1 if such spouse1 domestic  
partner1 son1 daughter1 parent1         
parent-in-law1 grandparent1 grandchild1 
sibling1 or such other individual2  7#b7
 in subsection 7a77#a77;,e71 by striking
 spouse1 or a son1 daughter1 or parent  
of the employee and inserting spouse or 
domestic partner1 or a son1 daughter1   
parent1 parent-in-law1 grandchild1      
sibling1 aunt1 or uncle of the employee1
 or any other individual related by     
blood or affinity whose close           
association with the employee is the    

equivalent of a family relationship2    
7#c7 in subsection 7a77#c71 by striking 
spouse1 son1 daughter1 parent1 or next  
of kin of a covered service member and  
inserting spouse or domestic partner1   
son1 daughter1 son-in-law1              
daughter-in-law1 parent1 parent-in-law1 
grandparent1 sibling1 aunt1 or uncle1 or
 next of kin of a covered service       
member1 or any other individual related 
by blood or affinity to a covered       
service member who close association    
with such service member is the         
equivalent of a family relationship2    
7#d7 in subsection 7e77#b77;,a71 by     
striking spouse1 parent1 or covered     
service member of the employee and      
inserting spouse or domestic partner1   
parent1 parent-in-law1 grandparent1     
grandchild1 sibling1 aunt1 or uncle1 or 
covered service member of the employee1 
or any other individual related by blood
 or affinity whose close association    
with the employee is the equivalent of a
 family relationship2  7#e7 in          

subsection 7e77#c71 by striking spouse1 
or a son1 daughter1 or parent1 of the   
employee and inserting spouse or        
domestic partner1 or a son1 daughter1   
parent1 parent-in-law1 grandchild1      
sibling1 aunt1 or uncle of the employee1
 or any other individual related by     
blood or affinity whose close           
association with the employee is the    
equivalent of a family relationship2 and
  7#f7 in subsection 7f7-- 7,a7 in the  
matter preceding subparagraph 7,a71 by  
inserting or domestic partners after    
husband and wife2 and  7,b7 in          
subparagraph 7,b71 by inserting or      
parent-in-law after parent4  7c7        
,certification ,section #ajc of the     
,family and ,medical ,leave ,act of     
#aiic 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bfac7 is amended--
  7#a7 in subsection 7a71 by striking   
spouse1 or parent of the employee1 or of
 the next of kin of an individual in the
 case of leave taken under such         
paragraph 7#c71 as appropriate and      
inserting spouse or domestic partner1   

parent1 parent-in-law1 grandparent1     
grandchild1 sibling1 aunt1 or uncle of  
the employee1 or of the next of kin of  
an individual in the case of leave taken
 under such paragraph 7#c71 as          
appropriate1 or any other individual    
related by blood or affinity whose close
 association with the employee is the   
equivalent of a family relationship2    
7#b7 in subsection 7b77#d77;,a71 by     
striking spouse1 or parent and an       
estimate of the amount of time that such
 employee is needed to care for the son1
 daughter1 spouse1 or parent and        
inserting spouse or domestic partner1   
parent1 parent-in-law1 grandparent1     
grandchild1 sibling1 aunt1 or uncle of  
the employee1 or any other individual   
related by blood or affinity whose close
 association with the employee is the   
equivalent of a family relationship and 
an estimate of the amount of time that  
such employee is needed to care for such
 son1 daughter1 spouse or domestic      
partner1 parent1 parent-in-law1         

grandparent1 sibling1 aunt1 or uncle1 or
 such other individual2 and  7#c7 in    
subsection 7b77#g71 by striking parent1 
or spouse and inserting spouse or       
domestic partner1 parent1 parent-in-law1
 grandparent1 grandchild1 sibling1 aunt1
 or uncle of the employee1 or any other 
individual related by blood or affinity 
whose close association with the        
employee is the equivalent of a family  
relationship4  7d7 ,employment and      
,benefits ,protection ,section          
#ajd7;c77#c7 of the ,family and ,medical
 ,leave ,act of #aiic 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4    
#bfad7;c77#c77 is amended-- 7#a7 in     
subparagraph 7,a77i71 by striking       
spouse1 or parent and inserting spouse  
or domestic partner1 parent1            
parent-in-law1 grandparent1 grandchild1 
sibling1 aunt1 or uncle1 or any other   
individual related by blood or affinity 
whose close association with the        
employee is the equivalent of a family  
relationship2 and  7#b7 in subparagraph 
7,c77ii71 by striking spouse1 or parent 

and inserting spouse or domestic        
partner1 parent1 parent-in-law1         
grandparent1 grandchild1 sibling1 aunt1 
or uncle of the employee1 or any other  
individual related by blood or affinity 
whose close association with the        
employee is the equivalent of a family  
relationship4  #d4 ,leave to care for a 
domestic partner1 parent-in-law1 adult  
child1 sibling1 grandparent1 grandchild1
 aunt1 or uncle of the employee1 or     
other individual related by blood or    
affinity for ,federal employees  7a7    
,definitions  7#a7 ,inclusion of        
domestic partners1 parents-in-law1 adult
 children1 sibling1 aunt1 or uncle1     
grandparents1 grandchildren1 or other   
individuals related by blood or affinity
 ,section #fcha of title #e1 ,united    
,states ,code1 is amended-- 7,a7 in     
paragraph 7#aa7 by striking 2 and and   
inserting a semicolon2  7,b7 in         
paragraph 7#ab71 by striking the period 
and inserting a semicolon2 and  7,c7 by 
adding at the end the following3  7#ac7 

the term domestic partner means-- 7,a7  
the person recognized as the domestic   
partner of the employee under any       
domestic partner registry or civil union
 laws of the ,state or political        
subdivision of a ,state2 or  7,b7 in the
 case of an unmarried employee1 an      
unmarried adult person who is in a      
committed1 personal relationship with   
the employee1 is not a domestic partner 
to any other person1 and who is         
designated to the employing agency by   
such employee as that employee's        
domestic partner2  7#ad7 the term       
parent-in-law means a parent of the     
spouse or domestic partner of an        
employee2  7#ae7 the term grandchild    
means the son or daughter of an         
employee's son or daughter2  7#af7 the  
term grandparent means a parent of a    
parent of an employee2  7#ag7 the term  
sibling means any person who is a son or
 daughter of an employee's parent2 and  
7#ah7 the terms son-in-law and          
daughter-in-law1 used with respect to an

 employee1 means any person who is a    
spouse or domestic partner of a son or  
daughter of the employee4  7#ai7 ,aunt  
or ,uncle ,the term aunt or uncle of the
 employee1 means the sister or brother  
of an employee's parent4  7#bj7 ,any    
other individual related by blood or    
affinity whose close association is the 
equivalent of a family relationship ,the
 term any other individual related by   
blood or affinity whose close           
association is the equivalent of a      
family relationship means any person    
with whom the employee has a significant
 personal bond that is or is like a     
family relationship1 regardless of      
biological or legal relationship4  4    
7#b7 ,inclusion of adult children and   
children of a domestic partner ,section 
#fcha7f7 of such title is amended-- 7,a7
 by inserting a child of an individual's
 domestic partner1 after a legal ward12 
and  7,b7 by striking who is-- and all  
that follows and inserting and includes 
an adult child4  7b7 ,leave ,requirement

 ,section #fchb of title #e1 ,united    
,states ,code1 is amended--  7#a7 in    
subsection 7a77#a77;,c71 by striking    
spouse1 or a son1 daughter1 or parent of
 the employee1 if such spouse1 son1     
daughter1 or parent and inserting spouse
 or domestic partner1 or a son1         
daughter1 parent1 parent-in-law1        
grandparent1 grandchild1 or sibling1    
aunt1 or uncle of the employee1 or any  
other individual related by blood or    
affinity whose close association with   
the employee is the equivalent of a     
family relationship1 if such spouse1    
domestic partner1 son1 daughter1 parent1
 parent-in-law1 grandparent1 grandchild1
 sibling1 or such other individual2     
7#b7 in subsection 7a77#a77;,e71 by     
striking spouse1 or a son1 daughter1 or 
parent and inserting spouse or domestic 
partner1 or a son1 daughter1 parent1    
parent-in-law1 grandchild1 sibling1     
aunt1 or uncle of the employee1 or any  
other individual related by blood or    
affinity whose close association with   

the employee is the equivalent of a     
family relationship2  7#c7 in subsection
 7a77#c71 by striking spouse1 son1      
daughter1 parent1 and inserting spouse  
or domestic partner1 son1 daughter1     
son-in-law1 daughter-in-law1 parent1    
parent-in-law1 grandparent1 sibling1    
aunt1 or uncle of the employee1 or any  
other individual related by blood or    
affinity whose close association with   
the employee is the equivalent of a     
family relationship12  7#d7 in          
subsection 7e77#b77;,a71 by striking    
spouse1 parent1 and inserting spouse or 
domestic partner1 parent1 parent-in-law1
 grandparent1 grandchild1 sibling1 aunt1
 or uncle of the employee1 or any other 
individual related by blood or affinity 
whose close association with the        
employee is the equivalent of a family  
relationship12 and  7#e7 in subsection  
7e77#c71 by striking spouse1 or a son1  
daughter1 or parent1 and inserting      
spouse or domestic partner1 or a son1   
daughter1 parent1 parent-in-law1        

grandchild1 sibling1 aunt1 or uncle of  
the employee1 or any other individual   
related by blood or affinity whose close
 association with the employee is the   
equivalent of a family relationship14   
7c7 ,certification ,section #fchc of    
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is     
amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a71 by    
striking spouse1 or parent and inserting
 spouse or domestic partner1 parent1    
parent-in-law1 grandparent1 grandchild1 
sibling1 aunt1 or uncle of the employee1
 or any other individual related by     
blood or affinity whose close           
association with the employee is the    
equivalent of a family relationship12   
and  7#b7 in subsection 7b77#d77;,a71 by
 striking spouse1 or parent1 and an     
estimate of the amount of time that such
 employee is needed to care for such    
son1 daughter1 spouse1 or parent and    
inserting spouse or domestic partner1   
parent1 parent-in-law1 grandparent1     
grandchild1 sibling1 aunt1 or uncle of  
the employee1 or any other individual   

related by blood or affinity whose close
 association with the employee is the   
equivalent of a family relationship and 
an estimate of the amount of time that  
such employee is needed to care for such
 son1 daughter1 spouse or domestic      
partner1 parent1 parent-in-law1         
grandparent1 grandchild1 sibling1 or    
such other individual4  #e4 ,entitlement
 to additional leave under the ,,fmla   
for parental involvement and family     
wellness  7a7 ,leave requirement        
,section #ajb7;a7 of the ,family and    
,medical ,leave ,act of #aiic 7#bi      
,u4,s4,c4 #bfab7;a77 is further amended 
by adding at the end the following new  
paragraph3  7#e7 ,entitlement to        
additional leave for parental           
involvement and family wellness  7,a7   
,in general ,subject to subparagraph    
7,b7 and section #ajc7;g71 an eligible  
employee shall be entitled to leave     
under this paragraph to--  7i7          
participate in or attend an activity    
that is sponsored by a school or        

community organization and relates to a 
program of the school or organization   
that is attended by a son or daughter or
 a grandchild of the employee2 or  7ii7 
meet routine family medical care needs1 
including for medical and dental        
appointments of the employee or a son1  
daughter1 spouse1 or grandchild of the  
employee1 or to attend to the care needs
 of elderly individuals who are related 
to the eligible employee1 including     
visits to nursing homes and group homes4
  7,b7 ,limitations  7i7 ,in general ,an
 eligible employee is entitled to-- 7,i7
 not to exceed #d hours of leave under  
this paragraph during any #cj-;day      
period2 and  7,,ii7 not to exceed #bd   
hours of leave under this paragraph     
during any #ab-month period4  7ii7      
,coordination rule ,leave under this    
paragraph shall be in addition to any   
leave provided under any other paragraph
 of this subsection4  7,c7 ,definitions 
,as used in this paragraph3 7i7 ,school 
,the term school means an elementary    

school or secondary school 7as such     
terms are defined in section #haja of   
the ,elementary and ,secondary          
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ghja771 a ,head ,start program assisted
 under the ,head ,start ,act 7#db       
,u4,s4,c4 #ihca et seq471 or a child    
care facility4  7ii7 ,community         
organization ,the term community        
organization means a private nonprofit  
organization that is representative of a
 community or a significant segment of a
 community and provides activities for  
individuals described in subparagraph   
7,a7 or 7,b7 of section #aja7ab71 such  
as a scouting or sports organization4  4
  7b7 ,schedule ,section #ajb7;b77#a7 of
 such ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bfab7;b77#a77
 is amended by inserting after the third
 sentence the following new sentence3   
,leave under subsection 7a77#e7 may be  
taken intermittently or on a reduced    
leave schedule44  7c7 ,substitution of  
paid leave ,section #ajb7;d77#b7 of such
 ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bfab7;d77#b77 is  

amended by adding at the end the        
following new subparagraph3  7,c7       
,parental involvement leave and family  
wellness leave ,an eligible employee may
 elect1 or an employer may require the  
employee1 to substitute any of the      
accrued paid vacation leave1 personal   
leave1 or family leave of the employee  
for any leave under subsection 7a77#e74 
,in addition1 an eligible employee may  
elect1 or an employer may require the   
employee1 to substitute any of the      
accrued paid medical or sick leave of   
the employee for leave provided under   
clause 7ii7 of subsection 7a77#e77;,a7  
for any part of the leave under such    
clause1 except that nothing in this     
title shall require an employer to      
provide paid sick leave or paid medical 
leave in any situation in which such    
employer would not normally provide any 
such paid leave4 ,if the employee elects
 or the employer requires the           
substitution of accrued paid leave for  
leave provided under subsection         

7a77#e77;,a71 the employer shall not    
restrict or limit this substitution or  
impose any additional terms and         
conditions on such leave that are more  
stringent on the employee than the terms
 and conditions set forth in this ,act4 
4  7d7 ,notice ,section #ajb7;e7 of such
 ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bfab7;e77 is      
further amended by adding at the end the
 following new paragraph3  7#d7 ,notice 
relating to parental involvement and    
family wellness leave ,in any case in   
which an employee requests leave under  
paragraph 7#e7 of subsection 7a71 the   
employee shall--  7,a7 provide the      
employer with not less than #g days'    
notice or as much notice as is          
practicable before the date the leave is
 to be taken1 of the employee's         
intention to take leave under such      
paragraph2 and  7,b7 in the case of     
leave to be taken under subparagraph    
7,a77ii71 make a reasonable effort to   
schedule the leave so as not to disrupt 
unduly the operations of the employer1  

subject to the approval of the health   
care provider involved 7if any74  4  7e7
 ,certification ,section #ajc of such   
,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bfac7 is further   
amended by adding at the end the        
following new subsection3  7g7          
,certification related to parental      
involvement and family wellness leave   
,an employer may require that a request 
for leave under section #ajb7;a77#e7 be 
supported by a certification issued at  
such time and in such manner as the     
,secretary may by regulation prescribe4 
4  #f4 ,entitlement of ,federal         
employees to leave for parental         
involvement and family wellness  7a7    
,leave requirement ,section #fchb7;a7 of
 title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
further amended by adding at the end the
 following new paragraph3  7#e7  7,a7   
,subject to subparagraph 7,b77i7 and    
section #fchc7;f71 an employee shall be 
entitled to leave under this paragraph  
to--  7i7 participate in or attend an   
activity that is sponsored by a school  

or community organization and relates to
 a program of the school or organization
 that is attended by a son or daughter  
or a grandchild of the employee2 or     
7ii7 meet routine family medical care   
needs1 including for medical and dental 
appointments of a son1 daughter1 spouse1
 or grandchild of the employee1 or to   
attend to the care needs of elderly     
individuals who are related to the      
eligible employee1 including visits to  
nursing homes and group homes4  7,b7    
7i7 ,an employee is entitled to-- 7,i7  
not to exceed #d hours of leave under   
this paragraph during any #cj-;day      
period2 and  7,,ii7 not to exceed #bd   
hours of leave under this paragraph     
during any #ab-month period4  7ii7      
,leave under this paragraph shall be in 
addition to any leave provided under any
 other paragraph of this subsection4    
7,c7 ,for the purpose of this           
paragraph-- 7i7 the term school means an
 elementary school or secondary school  
7as such terms are defined in section   

#haja of the ,elementary and ,secondary 
,education ,act of #aife71 a ,head      
,start program assisted under the ,head 
,start ,act1 and a child care facility  
licensed under ,state law2 and  7ii7 the
 term community organization means a    
private nonprofit organization that is  
representative of a community or a      
significant segment of a community and  
provides activities for individuals     
described in subparagraph 7,a7 or 7,b7  
of section #fcha7f71 such as a scouting 
or sports organization4  4  7b7         
,schedule ,section #fchb7;b77#a7 of such
 title is amended-- 7#a7 by inserting   
after the second sentence the following 
new sentence3 ,leave under subsection   
7a77#e7 may be taken intermittently or  
on a reduced leave schedule42 and  7#b7 
in the last sentence1 by striking       
involved1 and inserting involved 7or1 in
 the case of leave under subsection     
7a77#e71 for purposes of any #cj-;day or
 #ab-month period714  7c7 ,substitution 
of paid leave ,section #fchb7;d7 of such

 title is further amended-- 7#a7 by     
inserting 7#a7 after the subsection     
designation2 and  7#b7 by adding at the 
end the following3  7#b7 ,an employee   
may elect to substitute for leave under 
subsection 7a77#e71 any of the          
employee's accrued or accumulated annual
 or sick leave under subchapter ,i4 ,if 
the employee elects to substitute       
accumulated annual or sick leave for    
leave provided under subsection 7a77#e71
 the employing agency shall not restrict
 or limit this substitution or impose   
any additional terms and conditions on  
such leave that are more stringent on   
the employee than the terms and         
conditions set forth in this subchapter4
  4  7d7 ,notice ,section #fchb7;e7 of  
such title is further amended by adding 
at the end the following new paragraph3 
7#c7 ,in any case in which an employee  
requests leave under paragraph 7#e7 of  
subsection 7a71 the employee shall--    
7,a7 provide the employing agency with  
not less than #g days' notice1 before   

the date the leave is to be taken1 of   
the employee's intention to take leave  
under such paragraph2 and  7,b7 in the  
case of leave to be taken under         
subparagraph 7,a77ii71 make a reasonable
 effort to schedule the leave so as not 
to disrupt unduly the operations of the 
employer1 subject to the approval of the
 health care provider involved 7if any74
  4  7e7 ,certification ,section        
#fchc7;f7 of such title is amended by   
striking #fchb7;a77#c7 and inserting    
paragraph 7#c7 or 7#e7 of section       
#fchb7;a74