,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #fjcf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #bh1         
#bjbj,mr4 ,david ,p4 ,roe ( ,t5nessee   
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a 
,,bill  ,to am5d title #ch1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 to provide = family &     
m$ical leave = c]ta9 ,dep>tm5t (        
,vet]ans ,affairs employees1 & = o!r    
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,,va ,family ,leave ,act ( 
#bjbj4  #b4 ,family & m$ical leave =    
c]ta9 ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs     
employees  7a7 ,title #ch employees     
,section #gdbe ( title #ch1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9         
subsection 7b71 by /rik+ ,not)/&+ &     
ins]t+ ,except z provid$ 9 subsection   
7c71 & not)/&+2 &  7#b7 by add+ at ! end
 ! foll[+3  7c7 ,not)/&+ any o!r        
provision ( ?is sub*apt]1 !             
,adm9i/ration %all provide to           
individuals appo9t$ to any position     
describ$ 9 section #gdba7;b7 :o are     

employ$ by ! ,adm9i/ration family &     
m$ical leave 9 ! same mann]1 to !       
maximum ext5t practicable1 z family &   
m$ical leave is provid$ "u sub*apt] ,v (
 *apt] #fc ( title #e to employees1 z   
def9$ 9 section #fcha7a7 ( su* title4  4
  7b7 ,applicability ,! am5dm5ts made by
 subsection 7a7 %all n be effective )   
respect to any ev5t = :i* leave may be  
tak5 "u sub*apt] ,v ( *apt] #fc ( title 
#e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 occurr+ be=e   
,octob] #a1 #bjbj4