,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cjih  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #bj1     
#bjah,mrs4 ,hyde-,smith introduced the  
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,homeland
 ,security and ,governmental ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to amend title #e1 ,united  
,states ,code1 to clarify the sources of
 the authority to issue regulations     
regarding certifications and other      
criteria applicable to legislative      
branch employees under the ,wounded     
,warriors ,federal ,leave ,act4  #a4    
,regulations applicable to legislative  
branch employees under ,wounded         
,warriors ,federal ,leave ,act  7a7 ,in 
general ,section #fcbi7;c7 of title #e1 
,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7
 by striking ,in order and inserting    
7#a7 ,in order2 and  7#b7 by adding at  
the end the following new paragraph3    
7#b7 ,in the case of an employee of an  
office of the legislative branch1 the   
certification described in paragraph    

7#a7 shall be prescribed-- 7,a7 in the  
case of an employee of the ,house of    
,representatives1 by the ,committee on  
,house ,administration of the ,house of 
,representatives2  7,b7 in the case of  
an employee of the ,senate1 by the      
,committee on ,rules and ,administration
 of the ,senate2 or  7,c7 in the case of
 an employee of any other office of the 
legislative branch1 by the head of the  
office4  4  7b7 ,regulations ,not later 
than #bgj days after the date of the    
enactment of this ,act1 the ,committee  
on ,house ,administration of the ,house 
of ,representatives1 the ,committee on  
,rules and ,administration of the       
,senate1 and the head of each other     
office of the legislative branch shall  
prescribe regulations governing the     
application of section #fcbi of title   
#e1 ,united ,states ,code1 including the
 certification requirement under        
subsection 7c7 of such section 7as      
amended by this section71 to employees  
of the ,house of ,representatives1      

employees of the ,senate1 and employees 
of such office1 respectively4