,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #eiic  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #bg1       
#bjbj,mr4 ,balderson 7for himself1 ,mr4 
,meadows1 ,mr4 ,gibbs1 ,mr4 ,rodney     
,davis of ,illinois1 ,mr4 ,norman1 and  
,mr4 ,kinzinger7 introduced the         
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs1  
and in addition to the ,committees on   
,homeland ,security1 and ,transportation
 and ,infrastructure1 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 paid parental    
leave to certain employees of the       
,federal ,aviation ,administration1 the 
,transportation ,security               
,administration1 and the ,department of 
,veterans ,affairs1 and for other       
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,v,alue ,f,a,amily  
,act4  #b4 ,paid parental leave for     

certain employees of the ,,faa1 ,,tsa1  
and ,,va  7a7 ,,faa and ,,tsa  7#a7     
,application of ,federal fml ,section   
#djabb7;g77#b7 of title #di1 ,united    
,states ,code1 is amended-- 7,a7 in     
subparagraph 7,i77iii71 by striking and 
at the end2  7,b7 in subparagraph 7,j71 
by striking the period at the end and   
inserting 2 and2 and  7,c7 by adding at 
the end the following3  7,k7 subchapter 
,v of chapter #fc1 relating to family   
and medical leave4  4  7#b7 ,corrections
 for ,,tsa screeners ,section #gfjf of  
the ,national ,defense ,authorization   
,act for ,fiscal ,year #bjbj is         
amended-- 7,a7 by striking ,section     
#aaa7;d77#b7 and inserting 7a7 ,in      
general4--,section #aaa7;d77#b72 and    
7,b7 by adding at the end the following3
  7b7 ,effective date ,the amendment    
made by subsection 7a7 shall not be     
effective with respect to any event for 
which leave may be taken under          
subchapter ,v of chapter #fc of title   
#e1 ,united ,states ,code1 occurring    

before ,october #a1 #bjbj4  4  7b7      
,title #ch employees ,section #gdbe of  
title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7b71 by    
striking ,notwithstanding and inserting 
,except as provided in subsection 7c71  
and notwithstanding2 and  7#b7 by adding
 at the end the following3  7c7         
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
this subchapter1 the ,administration    
shall provide to individuals appointed  
to any position described in section    
#gdba7;b7 who are employed by the       
,administration family and medical leave
 in the same manner1 to the maximum     
extent practicable1 as family and       
medical leave is provided under         
subchapter ,v of chapter #fc of title #e
 to employees1 as defined in section    
#fcha7a7 of such title4  4  7c7         
,application  7#a7 ,effective date ,the 
amendments made by subsections 7a77#a7  
and 7b7 shall not be effective with     
respect to any event for which leave may
 be taken under subchapter ,v of chapter

 #fc of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1
 occurring before ,october #a1 #bjbj4   
7#b7 ,service requirement for           
eligibility ,any ,federal service by an 
individual provided leave by the        
amendments made by subsections 7a77#a7  
or 7b7 of this ,act or by section       
#gfjf7;a7 of the ,national ,defense     
,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year   
#bjbj 7as amended by subsection         
7a77#b771 including any ,federal service
 occurring prior to the effective date  
of such amendments1 shall count for     
purposes of determining the period of   
service requirement under section       
#fcha7a77;,b7 of title #e1 ,united      
,states ,code4