,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cfb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #ac1      
#bjag,mr4 ,schatz 7for himself1 ,mrs4   
,gillibrand1 and ,mr4 ,van ,hollen7     
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,homeland ,security and   
,governmental ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
provide that #f of the #ab weeks of     
parental leave made available to a      
,federal employee shall be paid leave1  
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,federal ,employees ,paid ,parental     
,leave ,act of #bjag4  #b4 ,paid        
parental leave for executive branch     
employees  7a7 ,amendment to title #e   
,section #fchb7;d7 of title #e1 ,united 
,states ,code1 is amended--  7#a7 by    
inserting 7#a7 before ,an employee may  
elect the first place it appears2  7#b7 
by striking 7,a71 7,b712 and  7#c7 by   
adding at the end the following3  7#b7  
,an employee may elect to substitute for

 any leave without pay under            
subparagraph 7,a7 or 7,b7 of subsection 
7a77#a7 any paid leave which is         
available to such employee for that     
purpose4  7#c7 ,the paid leave that is  
available to an employee for purposes of
 paragraph 7#b7 is-- 7,a7 subject to    
paragraph 7#f71 #f administrative       
workweeks of paid parental leave under  
this subparagraph in connection with the
 birth or placement involved2 and  7,b7 
any annual or sick leave accrued or     
accumulated by such employee under      
subchapter ,i4  7#d7 ,nothing in this   
subsection shall be considered to       
require that an employee first use all  
or any portion of the leave described in
 paragraph 7#c77;,b7 before being       
allowed to use the paid parental leave  
described in paragraph 7#c77;,a74  7#e7 
,paid parental leave under paragraph    
7#c77;,a7-- 7,a7 shall be payable from  
any appropriation or fund available for 
salaries or expenses for positions      
within the employing agency2  7,b7 shall

 not be considered to be annual or      
vacation leave for purposes of section  
#eeea or #eeeb or for any other purpose2
 and  7,c7 if not used by the employee  
before the end of the #ab-month period  
7as referred to in subsection 7a77#a77  
to which it relates1 shall not          
accumulate for any subsequent use4  7#f7
 ,the ,director of the ,office of       
,personnel ,management-- 7,a7 may       
promulgate regulations to increase the  
amount of paid parental leave available 
to an employee under paragraph          
7#c77;,a71 to a total of not more than  
#ab administrative workweeks1 based on  
the consideration of--  7i7 the benefits
 provided to the ,federal ,government of
 offering increased paid parental leave1
 including enhanced recruitment and     
retention of employees2  7ii7 the cost  
to the ,federal ,government of          
increasing the amount of paid parental  
leave that is available to employees2   
7iii7 trends in the private sector and  
in ,state and local governments with    

respect to offering paid parental leave2
  7iv7 the role of the ,federal         
,government as a model employer2  7v7   
the impact of increased paid parental   
leave on lower-income and economically  
disadvantaged employees and their       
children2 and  7vi7 such other factors  
as the ,director considers necessary2   
and  7,b7 shall prescribe any           
regulations necessary to carry out this 
subsection1 including1 subject to       
paragraph 7#d71 the manner in which an  
employee may designate any day or other 
period as to which such employee wishes 
to use paid parental leave described in 
paragraph 7#c77;,a74  4  7b7 ,,tsa  7#a7
 ,in general ,section #aad7n7 of title  
#di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended--
 7,a7 by striking ,the personnel        
management system and inserting the     
following3  7#a7 ,in general ,the       
personnel management system  2 and  7,b7
 by adding at the end the following3    
7#b7 ,family and medical leave including
 paid parental leave ,the personnel     

management system under paragraph 7#a7  
shall include family and medical leave  
7including the ability to substitute    
paid leave 7including paid parental     
leave7 for any leave without pay under  
such family and medical leave7 for      
employees of the ,transportation        
,security ,administration 7including    
security screening personnel described  
in section #aaa7;d7 of the ,aviation and
 ,transportation ,security ,act 7#di    
,u4,s4,c4 #ddice note771 which shall be 
provided in accordance with subchapter  
,v of chapter #fc of title #e4  4  7#b7 
,conforming amendments relating to      
screener personnel ,section #aaa7;d7 of 
the ,aviation and ,transportation       
,security ,act 7#di ,u4,s4,c4 #ddice    
note7 is amended-- 7,a7 in paragraph    
7#a71 by striking paragraph 7#b7 and    
inserting paragraphs 7#b7 and 7#c72 and 
7,b7 by adding at the end the following3
  7#c7 ,family and medical leave        
including paid parental leave           
,notwithstanding any other provision of 

law1 security screening personnel       
described in paragraph 7#a7 shall be    
eligible for family and medical leave   
7including the ability to substitute    
paid leave 7including paid parental     
leave7 for any leave without pay under  
such family and medical leave7 under    
subchapter ,v of chapter #fc of title   
#e1 ,united ,states ,code1 and in       
accordance with section #aad7n77#b7 of  
title #di1 ,united ,states ,code4  4    
7c7 ,effective date ,the amendments made
 by this section shall apply with       
respect to any birth or placement that  
occurs on or after the date that is #f  
months after the date of enactment of   
this ,act4  #c4 ,paid parental leave for
 ,congressional employees  7a7          
,amendment to ,congressional            
,accountability ,act ,section #bjb of   
the ,congressional ,accountability ,act 
of #aiie 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #acab7 is        
amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a77#a71 by
 adding at the end the following3 ,in   
applying section #ajb7;a77#a7 7,a7 and  

7,b7 of such ,act to covered employees1 
subsection 7d7 shall apply42  7#b7 by   
redesignating subsections 7d7 and 7e7 as
 subsections 7e7 and 7f71 respectively2 
and  7#c7 by inserting after subsection 
7c7 the following3  7d7 ,special rule   
for paid parental leave for             
,congressional employees  7#a7          
,substitution of paid leave ,a covered  
employee taking leave without pay under 
subparagraph 7,a7 or 7,b7 of section    
#ajb7;a77#a7 of the ,family and ,medical
 ,leave ,act of #aiic 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4    
#bfab7;a77#a77 may elect to substitute  
for any such leave any paid leave which 
is available to such employee for that  
purpose4  7#b7 ,amount of paid leave    
,the paid leave that is available to a  
covered employee for purposes of        
paragraph 7#a7 is-- 7,a7 the number of  
weeks of paid parental leave in         
connection with the birth or placement  
involved that correspond to the number  
of administrative workweeks of paid     
parental leave available to ,federal    

employees under section                 
#fchb7;d77#c77;,a7 of title #e1 ,united 
,states ,code2 and  7,b7 any additional 
paid vacation or sick leave provided by 
the employing office to such employee4  
7#c7 ,limitation ,nothing in this       
subsection shall be considered to       
require that an employee first use all  
or any portion of the leave described in
 subparagraph 7,b7 of paragraph 7#b7    
before being allowed to use the paid    
parental leave described in subparagraph
 7,a7 of paragraph 7#b74  7#d7          
,additional rules ,paid parental leave  
under paragraph 7#b77;,a7-- 7,a7 shall  
be payable from any appropriation or    
fund available for salaries or expenses 
for positions within the employing      
office2 and  7,b7 if not used by the    
covered employee before the end of the  
#ab-month period 7as referred to in     
section #ajb7;a77#a7 of the ,family and 
,medical ,leave ,act of #aiic 7#bi      
,u4,s4,c4 #bfab7;a77#a777 to which it   
relates1 shall not accumulate for any   

subsequent use4  4  7b7 ,effective date 
,the amendments made by this section    
shall apply with respect to any birth or
 placement that occurs on or after the  
date that is #f months after the date of
 enactment of this ,act4  #d4           
,conforming amendment to ,family and    
,medical ,leave ,act for ,,gao and      
,library of ,congress employees  7a7    
,amendment to ,family and ,medical      
,leave ,act of #aiic ,section #ajb7;d7  
of the ,family and ,medical ,leave ,act 
of #aiic 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bfab7;d77 is   
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  7#c7 ,special rule for ,,gao
 and ,library of ,congress employees    
7,a7 ,substitution of paid leave ,an    
employee of an employer described in    
section #aja7d77;,a77iv7 taking leave   
under subparagraph 7,a7 or 7,b7 of      
subsection 7a77#a7 may elect to         
substitute for any such leave any paid  
leave which is available to such        
employee for that purpose4  7,b7 ,amount
 of paid leave ,the paid leave that is  

available to an employee of an employer 
described in section #aja7d77;,a77iv7   
for purposes of subparagraph 7,a7 is--  
7i7 the number of weeks of paid parental
 leave in connection with the birth or  
placement involved that correspond to   
the number of administrative workweeks  
of paid parental leave available to     
,federal employees under section        
#fchb7;d77#c77;,a7 of title #e1 ,united 
,states ,code2 and  7ii7 any additional 
paid vacation or sick leave provided by 
such employer4  7,c7 ,limitation        
,nothing in this paragraph shall be     
considered to require that an employee  
first use all or any portion of the     
leave described in clause 7ii7 of       
subparagraph 7,b7 before being allowed  
to use the paid parental leave described
 in clause 7i7 of such subparagraph4    
7,d7 ,additional rules ,paid parental   
leave under subparagraph 7,b77i7-- 7i7  
shall be payable from any appropriation 
or fund available for salaries or       
expenses for positions with the employer

 described in section #aja7d77;,a77iv72 
and  7ii7 if not used by the employee of
 such employer before the end of the    
#ab-month period 7as referred to in     
subsection 7a77#a77 to which it relates1
 shall not accumulate for any subsequent
 use4  4  7b7 ,effective date ,the      
amendments made by this section shall   
apply with respect to any birth or      
placement that occurs on or after the   
date that is #f months after the date of
 enactment of this ,act4  #e4           
,clarification for members of the       
,national ,guard and ,reserves  7a7     
,executive branch employees ,for        
purposes of determining the eligibility 
of an employee who is a member of the   
,national ,guard or ,reserves to take   
leave under subparagraph 7,a7 or 7,b7 of
 section #fchb7;a77#a7 of title #e1     
,united ,states ,code1 or to substitute 
such leave pursuant to subsection       
7d77#b7 of section #fchb of such title  
7as added by section #b71 any service by
 such employee on covered active duty   

7as defined in section #fcha7g7 of such 
title7 shall be counted as service as an
 employee for purposes of section       
#fcha7a77;,b7 of such title4  7b7 ,,tsa 
employees ,for purposes of determining  
the eligibility of an employee of the   
,transportation ,security               
,administration 7including security     
screening personnel described in section
 #aaa7;d7 of the ,aviation and          
,transportation ,security ,act 7#di     
,u4,s4,c4 #ddice note77 who is a member 
of the ,national ,guard or ,reserves to 
take leave in a circumstance described  
in subparagraph 7,a7 or 7,b7 of section 
#fchb7;a77#a7 of title #e1 ,united      
,states ,code1 or to substitute such    
leave in a manner described in          
subsection 7d77#b7 of section #fchb of  
such title 7as added by section #b71 any
 service by such employee on covered    
active duty 7as defined in section      
#fcha7g7 of such title7 shall be counted
 as service as an employee for purposes 
of determining whether the employee has 

completed #ab months of service as an   
employee4  7c7 ,congressional ,employees
 ,for purposes of determining the       
eligibility of a covered employee 7as   
such term is defined in section #aja7c7 
of the ,congressional ,accountability   
,act of #aiie 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #acja7c777  
who is a member of the ,national ,guard 
or ,reserves to take leave under        
subparagraph 7,a7 or 7,b7 of section    
#ajb7;a77#a7 of the ,family and ,medical
 ,leave ,act of #aiic 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4    
#bfab7;a77#a77 7pursuant to section     
#bjb7;a77#a7 of the ,congressional      
,accountability ,act of #aiie71 or to   
substitute such leave pursuant to       
subsection 7d7 of section #bjb of such  
,act 7as added by section #c71 any      
service by such employee on covered     
active duty 7as defined in section      
#aja7ad7 of the ,family and ,medical    
,leave ,act of #aiic7 shall be counted  
as time during which such employee has  
been employed in an employing office for
 purposes of section #bjb7;a77#b77;,b7  

of the ,congressional ,accountability   
,act of #aiie4  7d7 ,,gao and ,library  
of ,congress ,employees ,for purposes of
 determining the eligibility of an      
employee of the ,government             
,accountability ,office or ,library of  
,congress who is a member of the        
,national ,guard or ,reserves to take   
leave under subparagraph 7,a7 or 7,b7 of
 section #ajb7;a77#a7 of the ,family and
 ,medical ,leave ,act of #aiic 7#bi     
,u4,s4,c4 #bfab7;a77#a771 or to         
substitute such leave pursuant to       
paragraph 7#c7 of section #ajb7;d7 of   
such ,act 7as added by section #d71 any 
service by such employee on covered     
active duty 7as defined in section      
#aja7ad7 of such ,act7 shall be counted 
as time during which such employee has  
been employed for purposes of section   
#aja7b77;,a7 of such ,act4  #f4 ,,gao   
report ,not later than #e years after   
the date of enactment of this ,act1 the 
,comptroller ,general of the ,united    
,states shall submit to ,congress a     

report on the implementation of this    
,act and the amendments made by this    
,act1 which shall include--  7#a7       
statistical information about the number
 of days of paid and unpaid parental    
leave used by employees covered by this 
,act or an amendment made by this ,act  
according to race1 ethnicity1 gender1   
and pay level2 and  7#b7 an evaluation  
of the effect of this ,act and the      
amendments made by this ,act on the     
recruitment and retention of such       
employees4