,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fjcf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #bh1       
#bjbj,mr4 ,david ,p4 ,roe of ,tennessee 
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,veterans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 
to provide for family and medical leave 
for certain ,department of ,veterans    
,affairs employees1 and for other       
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,,va ,family ,leave 
,act of #bjbj4  #b4 ,family and medical 
leave for certain ,department of        
,veterans ,affairs employees  7a7 ,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  7b7         
,applicability ,the amendments 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