,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gaja  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #d1 #bjbj,mr4  
,hurd of ,texas 7for himself and ,mrs4  
,davis of ,california7 introduced the   
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,armed ,services  ,a  
,,bill  ,to provide for the continuation
 of paid parental leave for members of  
the ,armed ,services in the event of the
 death of the child4  #a4 ,short title  
,this ,act may be cited as the ,elaine  
,m4 ,checketts ,military ,families ,act 
of #bjbj4  #b4 ,continuation of paid    
parental leave upon death of child ,not 
later than #ahj days after the date of  
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,secretary of ,defense shall amend the  
regulations prescribed pursuant to      
subsections 7i7 and 7j7 of section #gja 
of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 to 
provide that the eligibility of primary 
and secondary caregivers for paid       
parental leave that has already been    
approved shall not terminate upon the   

death of the child for whom such leave  
is taken4