,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fdda  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #c1 #bjbj,mr4 
,rodney ,davis of ,illinois introduced  
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,oversight and     
,reform  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend title #e1 
,united ,states ,code1 to provide unpaid
 leave for certain ,national ,guard     
service by ,federal employees and       
employees of the ,district of ,columbia1
 and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short    
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,protecting ,civil ,employment for ,our 
,national ,guard ,act4  #b4 ,unpaid     
leave for ,state active duty service    
,section #fcbc of title #e1 ,united     
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  
the end the following3  7e7 7#a7 ,an    
employee as defined by section #baje or 
an individual employed by the government
 of the ,district of ,columbia1         
permanent or temporary indefinite1 who  
is a member of the ,national ,guard1 as 
described in section #aja of title #cb1 

and on ,state active duty shall be      
granted leave without pay for each day  
of such duty4  7#b7 ,any such employee  
or individual may substitute any annual 
or sick leave accrued or accumulated by 
such employee or individual for any     
leave provided under paragraph 7#a74    
7#c7 ,in this section-- 7,a7 the term   
,state means any of the #ej ,states1 the
 ,district of ,columbia1 the            
,commonwealth of ,puerto ,rico1 and a   
territory of the ,united ,states2 and   
7,b7 the term ,state active duty means--
 7i7 duty performed by a member of the  
,national ,guard under orders issued by 
the chief executive of a ,state in      
accordance with the laws of that ,state2
 and  7ii7 does not include duty        
performed under title #aj or #cb4  4