,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #agba  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,augu/ #b1 #bjag ,mr4  
,udall 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,r\nds1 ,mr4    
,boozman1 ,mrs4 ,murray1 & ,mr4 ,he9ri*7
 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read    
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,arm$ 
,s]vices  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d titles #aj
 & #cg1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to provide 
comp5sation & cr$it = retir$ pay        
purposes = mat]nity leave tak5 by memb]s
 ( ! res]ve compon5ts1 & = o!r purposes4
  #a4 ,%ort title  ,?is ,act may be cit$
 z ! ,mo!rs ( ,milit>y ,s]vice ,leave   
,act or ,,moms ,leave ,act4  #b4        
,comp5sation & cr$it = retir$ pay       
purposes = mat]nity leave tak5 by memb]s
 ( ! res]ve compon5ts  7a7 ,comp5sation 
,section #bjf7;a7 ( title #cg1 ,unit$   
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 p>agraph
 7#b71 by /rik+ or at ! end2  7#b7 9    
p>agraph 7#c71 by /rik+ ! p]iod at ! end
 & ins]t+ 2 or2 &  7#c7 by add+ ! end ! 
foll[+ new p>agraph3  7#d7 = ea* ( #f   
days 9 connection ) ! tak+ by ! memb] ( 

a p]iod ( mat]nity leave4  4  7b7 ,cr$it
 = retir$ pay purposes  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!
 p]iod ( mat]nity leave tak5 by a memb] 
( ! res]ve compon5ts ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces 9  
connection ) ! bir? ( a *ild %all c\nt  
t[>d ! memb]'s entitlem5t to retir$ pay1
 & 9 connection ) ! ye>s ( s]vice us$ 9 
comput+ retir$ pay1 "u *apt] #abbc (    
title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 z #ab   
po9ts4  7#b7 ,sep>ate cr$it = ea* p]iod 
( leave ,sep>ate cr$it+ ( po9ts %all    
accrue to a memb] pursuant to ?is       
subsection = ea* p]iod ( mat]nity leave 
tak5 by ! memb] 9 connection ) a        
*ildbir? ev5t4  7#c7 ,:5 cr$it$ ,po9ts  
cr$it$ a memb] = a p]iod ( mat]nity     
leave pursuant to ?is subsection %all be
 cr$it$ 9 ! ye> 9 :i* ! p]iod ( mat]nity
 leave conc]n$ comm5ces4  7#d7          
,contribution ( leave t[>d entitlem5t to
 retir$ pay ,section #abgcb7;a77#b7 (   
title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$
 by ins]t+ aft] subp>agraph 7,e7 !      
foll[+ new subp>agraph3  7,f7 ,po9ts at 
! rate ( #ab a ye> = ! tak+ ( mat]nity  

leave4  4  7#e7 ,computation ( ye>s (   
s]vice = retir$ pay ,section #abgcc (   
su* title is am5d$-- 7,a7 by r$esignat+ 
p>agraph 7#e7 z p>agraph 7#f72 &  7,b7  
by ins]t+ aft] p>agraph 7#d7 ! foll[+   
new p>agraph 7#e73  7#e7 ,"o day = ea*  
po9t cr$it$ to ! p]son "u subp>agraph   
7,f7 ( section #abgcb7;a77#b7 ( ?is     
title4  4  7c7 ,effective date ,?is     
section & ! am5dm5ts made by ?is section
 %all take effect on ! date ( ! enactm5t
 ( ?is ,act1 & %all apply ) respect to  
p]iods ( mat]nity leave t comm5ce on or 
aft] t date4