,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #aecd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #e1 #bjai,mrs4
 ,carolyn ,b4 ,maloney of ,new ,york    
7for herself1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,ms4        
,pingree1 ,mr4 ,cummings1 ,mr4          
,connolly1 ,ms4 ,bonamici1 ,mr4         
,de,saulnier1 ,mrs4 ,beatty1 ,ms4       
,wexton1 ,mr4 ,hoyer1 and ,mr4 ,beyer7  
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,oversight and ,reform1 and in addition 
to the ,committee on ,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 provide that #ab weeks of
 family 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 ,employee ,paid ,leave ,act4   
#b4 ,paid family leave for ,federal     

employees covered by title #e  7a7 ,in  
general ,subsection 7c7 of section #fchb
 of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is 
amended to read as follows3  7c7  7#a7  
,leave granted under subsection 7a7     
shall be paid leave4  7#b7 7,a7 ,an     
employee may elect to substitute for any
 leave under such subsection any other  
paid leave which is available to such   
employee for that purpose4  7,b7        
,subparagraph 7,a7 shall not be         
construed to require that an employee   
first use all or any portion of the     
other paid leave described in such      
subparagraph before being allowed to use
 leave under subsection 7a74  7#c7      
,leave under subsection 7a7-- 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#d7 ,the ,director of the       
,office of ,personnel ,management-- 7,a7
 may promulgate regulations to increase 
the amount of leave available to an     
employee under subsection 7a7 to a total
 of not more than #af administrative    
workweeks1 based on the consideration   
of--  7i7 the benefits provided to the  
,federal ,government of increasing such 
leave1 including enhanced recruitment   
and retention of employees2  7ii7 the   
cost to the ,federal ,government of     
increasing the amount of such leave that
 is available to employees2  7iii7      
trends in the private sector and in     
,state and local governments with       
respect to offering such leave2  7iv7   
the ,federal ,government's role as a    
model employer2  7v7 the impact of      
increased leave under subsection 7a7 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 including the manner in     
which an employee may designate any day 
or other period as to which such        
employee wishes to use leave under      
subsection 7a74  4  7b7 ,effective date 
,the amendment made by this section     
shall not be effective with respect to  
any birth or placement occurring before 
the end of the #f-month period beginning
 on the date of the enactment of this   
,act4  #c4 ,paid family leave for       
congressional employees  7a7 ,amendments
 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 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 family leave for
 congressional employees  7#a7 ,in      
general ,any leave taken by a covered   
employee under section #ajb7;a77#a7 of  
the ,family and ,medical ,leave ,act of 
#aiic 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bfab7;a77#a77     
shall be paid leave4  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 family leave in
 connection with the birth or placement 
involved that correspond to the number  
of administrative workweeks of paid     
family 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 ,substitution ,an employee may     
elect to substitute for any leave under 

such section #ajb7;a77#a7 any other paid
 leave which is available to such       
employee for that purpose4 ,the previous
 sentence shall not be construed to     
require that an employee first use all  
or any portion of the other paid leave  
before being allowed to use the paid    
family leave described in this          
subsection4  7#d7 ,additional rules     
,paid family leave under this           
subsection-- 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 amendment made 
by this section shall not be effective  
with respect to any birth or placement  
occurring before the end of the #f-month

 period beginning on the date of the    
enactment of this ,act4  #d4 ,conforming
 amendment to ,family and ,medical      
,leave ,act for ,,gao 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
 employees  7,a7 ,in general ,any leave 
under subsection 7a77#a7 taken by an    
employee of the ,government             
,accountability ,office shall be paid   
leave4  7,b7 ,amount of paid leave ,the 
paid leave that is available to such an 
employee for purposes of subparagraph   
7,a7 is-- 7i7 the number of weeks of    
paid family leave in connection with the
 birth or placement involved that       
correspond to the number of             
administrative workweeks of paid family 
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 ,substitution ,an employee may     
elect to substitute for any leave under 
subsection 7a77#a7 any other paid leave 
which is available to such employee for 
that purpose4 ,the previous sentence    
shall not be construed to require that  
an employee first use all or any portion
 of the other paid leave before being   
allowed to use the paid family leave    
described in this subsection4  7,d7     
,additional rules ,paid family leave    
under subsection 7a77#a7-- 7i7 shall be 
payable from any appropriation or fund  
available for salaries or expenses for  
positions with the ,government          
,accountability ,office2 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 amendment made 
by this section shall not be effective  

with respect to any birth or placement  
occurring before the end of the #f-month
 period beginning on the date of the    
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 section #fchb7;a7 of title  
#e1 ,united ,states ,code1 or to        
substitute such leave pursuant to       
paragraph 7#b7 of such section 7as added
 by section #b71 any service by such    
employee on 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 ,congressional         
employees ,for purposes of determining  
the eligibility of a covered employee   
7as such term is defined in section     
#aja7c7 of the ,congressional           
,accountability ,act7 who is a member of

 the ,national ,guard or ,reserves to   
take leave under section #ajb7;a77#a7 of
 the ,family and ,medical ,leave ,act of
 #aiic 7pursuant to section #bjb7;a77#a7
 of the ,congressional ,accountability  
,act71 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    
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   
,act4  7c7 ,,gao employees ,for purposes
 of determining the eligibility of an   
employee of the ,government             
,accountability ,office who is a member 
of the ,national ,guard or ,reserves to 
take leave under section #ajb7;a77#a7 of
 the ,family and ,medical ,leave ,act of
 #aiic1 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 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 ,conforming amendment for certain   
,,tsa employees ,section #aaa7;d77#b7 of
 the ,aviation and ,transportation      
,security ,act 7#di ,u4,s4,c4 #ddice    
note7 is amended to read as follows3    
7#b7 ,exceptions  7,a7 ,reemployment ,in
 carrying out the functions authorized  
under paragraph 7#a71 the ,under        
,secretary shall be subject to the      
provisions set forth in chapter #dc of  
title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code4  7,b7 
,leave ,the provisions of section       
#fchb7;a77#a7 of title #e1 ,united      
,states ,code1 and subsection 7c7 of    
such section shall apply to any         
individual appointed under paragraph    
7#a74  4