,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #heda  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,october #f1         
#bjbj,mr4 ,kilmer 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,fitzpatrick1 and ,mr4 ,connolly7       
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,oversight and ,reform  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
help ensure that ,,covid-#ai does not   
prevent disabled veterans from using the
 medical treatment leave to which such  
veterans are entitled1 and for other    
purposes4  #a4 ,disabled veteran leave  
extension and restoration  7a7 ,in      
general ,the period during which a      
covered employee is entitled to leave   
under section #fcbi7;a7 of title #e1    
,united ,states ,code1 shall be the     
#bd-month period beginning on the first 
day of employment of such employee4  7b7
 ,leave forfeiture  7#a7 ,in general    
,notwithstanding subsection 7b77#b7 of  
section #fcbi of title #e1 ,united      
,states ,code1 leave to which subsection
 7a7 applies shall be forfeited and may 

not be carried over if such leave is not
 used during the #bd-month period       
described in such subsection4  7#b7     
,other forfeiture rule inapplicable ,any
 leave credited to a covered employee   
that has not been forfeited prior to the
 date of the enactment of this ,act by  
operation of section #fcbi7;b77#b7 of   
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 shall  
not be forfeited by operation of such   
section4  7c7 ,previously forfeited     
leave restored  7#a7 ,in general ,leave 
credited to a covered employee that was 
forfeited by operation of section       
#fcbi7;b77#b7 of title #e1 ,united      
,states ,code1 shall be made available  
to such employee in accordance with     
paragraph 7#c7 and to the extent it was 
so forfeited if-- 7,a7 such employee did
 not use such leave prior to forfeiture 
because medical treatment from a        
,veterans ,affairs medical provider for 
the related disability was not          
reasonably available due to ,,covid-#ai1
 as determined by the ,director of the  

,veterans ,integrated ,service ,network 
in which such employee resided on the   
date of such forfeiture2 and  7,b7 such 
employee would be entitled to leave     
under section #fcbi7;a7 of title #e1    
,united ,states ,code1 if the date on   
which leave would be made available     
under this paragraph was the first day  
of employment of such employee4  7#b7   
,restored leave availability ,leave made
 available to a covered employee under  
paragraph 7#a7 shall remain available to
 such employee until the date that is   
#ab months after the date on which such 
leave was forfeited by operation of     
section #fcbi7;b77#b7 of title #e1      
,united ,states ,code4  7#c7            
,application ,a covered employee that   
seeks leave to be made available under  
paragraph 7#a7 shall submit to the head 
of the agency employing such employee a 
request1 in such form and manner as the 
,director of the ,office of ,personnel  
,management may prescribe1 for such     
leave4  7#d7 ,treatment of restored     

leave ,except as provided in this       
subsection1 leave made available under  
this subsection shall be treated in the 
same manner as leave credited to an     
employee under section #fcbi of title   
#e1 ,united ,states ,code4  7d7 ,rule of
 construction ,subsection 7a7 shall not 
be construed as modifying or otherwise  
affecting the rights of any covered     
employee with respect to leave forfeited
 prior to the date of the enactment of  
this ,act by operation of section       
#fcbi7;b77#b7 of title #e1 ,united      
,states ,code4  7e7 ,definitions ,in    
this ,act3 7#a7 ,covered employee ,the  
term covered employee means an employee 
described in section #fcbi7;a7 of title 
#e1 ,united ,states ,code1 whose first  
day of employment is during the covered 
period4  7#b7 ,covered period ,the term 
covered period means the period         
beginning on ,march #a1 #bjai1 and      
ending on ,june #a1 #bjba4  7#c7        
,related disability ,the term related   
disability means the disability for     

which a covered employee is entitled to 
the leave referred to in subsection 7a74
  7#d7 ,veterans affairs medical        
provider ,the term ,veterans ,affairs   
medical provider means any-- 7,a7       
medical facility of the ,department of  
,veterans ,affairs that furnishes       
medical care or services2 or  7,b7      
non-,department of ,veterans ,affairs   
health care provider who provides       
medical care or services to veterans    
under the laws administered by the      
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs4