,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #heda  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #f1 #bjbj,mr4 
,kilm] 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick1 & 
,mr4 ,connolly7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2
 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on        
,ov]sight & ,re=m  ,a ,,bill  ,to help  
ensure t ,,covid-#ai does n prev5t      
disabl$ vet]ans f us+ ! m$ical treatm5t 
leave to :i* su* vet]ans are entitl$1 & 
= o!r purposes4  #a4 ,disabl$ vet]an    
leave ext5sion & re/oration  7a7 ,9     
g5]al ,! p]iod dur+ :i* a cov]$ employee
 is entitl$ to leave "u section         
#fcbi7;a7 ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates     
,code1 %all be ! #bd-mon? p]iod beg9n+  
on ! fir/ day ( employm5t ( su*         
employee4  7b7 ,leave =feiture  7#a7 ,9 
g5]al ,not)/&+ subsection 7b77#b7 (     
section #fcbi ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates 
,code1 leave to :i* subsection 7a7      
applies %all be =feit$ & may n be c>ri$ 
ov] if su* leave is n us$ dur+ !        
#bd-mon? p]iod describ$ 9 su*           
subsection4  7#b7 ,o!r =feiture rule    

inapplicable ,any leave cr$it$ to a     
cov]$ employee t has n be5 =feit$ prior 
to ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act by    
op]ation ( section #fcbi7;b77#b7 ( title
 #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 %all n be     
=feit$ by op]ation ( su* section4  7c7  
,previ\sly =feit$ leave re/or$  7#a7 ,9 
g5]al ,leave cr$it$ to a cov]$ employee 
t 0 =feit$ by op]ation ( section        
#fcbi7;b77#b7 ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates 
,code1 %all be made available to su*    
employee 9 accordance ) p>agraph 7#c7 & 
to ! ext5t x 0 s =feit$ if-- 7,a7 su*   
employee did n use su* leave prior to   
=feiture because m$ical treatm5t f a    
,vet]ans ,affairs m$ical provid] = !    
relat$ disability 0 n reasonably        
available due to ,,covid-#ai1 z det]m9$ 
by ! ,director ( ! ,vet]ans ,integrat$  
,s]vice ,network 9 :i* su* employee     
resid$ on ! date ( su* =feiture2 &  7,b7
 su* employee w\ld be entitl$ to leave  
"u section #fcbi7;a7 ( title #e1 ,unit$ 
,/ates ,code1 if ! date on :i* leave    
w\ld be made available "u ?is p>agraph 0

 ! fir/ day ( employm5t ( su* employee4 
7#b7 ,re/or$ leave availability ,leave  
made available to a cov]$ employee "u   
p>agraph 7#a7 %all rema9 available to   
su* employee until ! date t is #ab mon?s
 aft] ! date on :i* su* leave 0 =feit$  
by op]ation ( section #fcbi7;b77#b7 (   
title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#c7    
,application ,a cov]$ employee t seeks  
leave to be made available "u p>agraph  
7#a7 %all submit to ! head ( ! ag5cy    
employ+ su* employee a reque/1 9 su* =m 
& mann] z ! ,director ( ! ,(fice (      
,p]sonnel ,managem5t may prescribe1 =   
su* leave4  7#d7 ,treatm5t ( re/or$     
leave ,except z provid$ 9 ?is           
subsection1 leave made available "u ?is 
subsection %all be treat$ 9 ! same mann]
 z leave cr$it$ to an employee "u       
section #fcbi ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates 
,code4  7d7 ,rule ( con/ruction         
,subsection 7a7 %all n be con/ru$ z     
modify+ or o!rwise affect+ ! rights (   
any cov]$ employee ) respect to leave   
=feit$ prior to ! date ( ! enactm5t (   

?is ,act by op]ation ( section          
#fcbi7;b77#b7 ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates 
,code4  7e7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3    
7#a7 ,cov]$ employee ,! t]m cov]$       
employee means an employee describ$ 9   
section #fcbi7;a7 ( title #e1 ,unit$    
,/ates ,code1 ^: fir/ day ( employm5t is
 dur+ ! cov]$ p]iod4  7#b7 ,cov]$ p]iod 
,! t]m cov]$ p]iod means ! p]iod beg9n+ 
on ,m>* #a1 #bjai1 & end+ on ,june #a1  
#bjba4  7#c7 ,relat$ disability ,! t]m  
relat$ disability means ! disability =  
:i* a cov]$ employee is entitl$ to !    
leave ref]r$ to 9 subsection 7a74  7#d7 
,vet]ans affairs m$ical provid] ,! t]m  
,vet]ans ,affairs m$ical provid] means  
any-- 7,a7 m$ical facility ( ! ,dep>tm5t
 ( ,vet]ans ,affairs t furni%es m$ical  
c>e or s]vices2 or  7,b7 non-,dep>tm5t (
 ,vet]ans ,affairs heal? c>e provid] :o 
provides m$ical c>e or s]vices to       
vet]ans "u ! laws adm9i/]$ by !         
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs4