,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cfci  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #i1 #bjai,ms4   
,h\lahan introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign        
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct !       
,secret>y ( ,/ate to e/abli% a /&>d     
p>5tal leave policy applicable to       
,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate employees1 & = o!r    
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,/&>diz+ ,/ate ,dep>tm5t   
,p>5tal ,leave ,act4  #b4 ,/&>diz+      
,dep>tm5t p>5tal leave policies  7a7    
,purpose ,! purpose ( ?is ,act is to--  
7#a7 af=d e employee at ! ,dep>tm5t (   
,/ate equal access to leave & workplace 
flexibilities = *ildbir?1 adoption1 &   
fo/] c>e2  7#b7 enc\rage ! ,dep>tm5t to 
"w t[>ds a p>5tal leave policy t w help 
recruit & reta9 a dynamic1 multi-tal5t$1
 & div]se work=ce capable ( meet+ !     
national security & =eign policy goals (
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 &  7#c7 det]m9e !     
impacts ( flexible leave policies on    
recruitm5t & ret5tion rates4  7b7       

,e/abli%+ /&>d p>5tal leave policies    
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #abj days aft]
 ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !      
,secret>y ( ,/ate %all e/abli% &        
implem5t a /&>d p>5tal leave policy     
applicable to ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate         
employees across all bureaus & (fices )9
 ! ,dep>tm5t & ,missions abroad4 ,no?+ 9
 ?is section %all be con/ru$ to provide 
any new category ( leave n o!rwise      
provid$ by law4  7#b7 ,reports ,n lat]  
?an #ahj days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t (
 ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y %all submit to ! 
appropriate congressional committees a  
report describ+--  7,a7 ! /eps tak5 to  
implem5t ! policy requir$ "u p>agraph   
7#a7 across all bureaus & (fices )9 !   
,dep>tm5t & ,missions abroad2 &  7,b7   
any co/s associat$ ) su* policy4  7#c7  
,appropriate congressional committees ,=
 purposes ( p>agraph 7#b71 ! t]m        
appropriate congressional committees    
means--  7,a7 ! ,committee on ,=eign    
,relations ( ! ,s5ate2  7,b7 !          
,committee on ,appropriations ( !       

,s5ate2  7,c7 ! ,committee on ,=eign    
,affairs ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives2 & 
7,d7 ! ,committee on ,appropriations ( !
 ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives4