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,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #cj          
7legislative day1 ,septemb] #bi71       
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 ,mrs4 ,murray1 ,mr4 ,s&]s1 ,ms4        
,duckwor?1 ,mr4 ,s*atz1 ,mr4 ,c>d91 &   
,ms4 ,w>r57 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i*
 0 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee  
on ,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal      
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to re/ore leave   
lo/ by ,f$]al employees dur+ c]ta9      
public heal? em]g5cies1 & = o!r         
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,f$]al ,work] ,leave       
,fairness ,act ( #bjbj4  #b4 ,re/oration
 ( leave  7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is        
section-- 7#a7 ! t]m ag5cy means ea*    
ag5cy1 (fice1 or o!r e/abli%m5t 9 !     
executive1 legislative1 or judicial     
bran* ( ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t1 includ+--   
7,a7 ! ,f$]al ,aviation ,adm9i/ration2  
7,b7 ! ,transportation ,security        
,adm9i/ration2  7,c7 ! ,dep>tm5t (      
,vet]ans ,affairs2  7,d7 ! ,unit$ ,/ates

 ,po/al ,s]vice2  7,e7 ! ,po/al         
,regulatory ,commission2  7,f7 ! ,libr>y
 ( ,congress2 &  7,g7 ! ,gov]nm5t       
,acc\ntability ,(fice2 &  7#b7 ! t]m    
employee-- 7,a7 means an employee ( an  
ag5cy2 &  7,b7 includes-- 7i7 a cov]$   
employee1 z t t]m is def9$ 9 section    
#aja ( ! ,congressional ,acc\ntability  
,act ( #aiie 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #acja71 o!r  
?an an applicant = employm5t2  7ii7 a   
cov]$ employee1 z t t]m is def9$ 9      
section #daa7;c7 ( title #c1 ,unit$     
,/ates ,code2  7iii7 an employee ( !    
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs1 includ+  
an employee appo9t$ "u *apt] #gd ( title
 #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 )\t reg>d to 
:e!r section #gdba7;a7 ( t title1       
section #gdbe7;b7 ( t title1 or any o!r 
provision ( *apt] #gd ( t title is      
inconsi/5t ) t inclusion2  7iv7 an      
employee ( ! ,transportation ,security  
,adm9i/ration1 includ+ an employee "u   
section #aaa7;d7 ( ! ,aviation &        
,transportation ,security ,act 7#di     
,u4,s4,c4 #ddice note72  7v7 a ,=eign   

,s]vice (fic]2  7vi7 an employee ( !    
,diplomatic ,security ,s]vice ( !       
,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate2 &  7vii7 any o!r     
individual occupy+ a position 9 ! civil 
s]vice1 z t t]m is def9$ 9 section      
#baja7a7 ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates      
,code4  7b7 ,re/oration ( leave ,any    
leave lo/ by an employee dur+ a p&emic  
decl>$ to be a nationwide public heal?  
em]g5cy "u section #cai ( ! ,public     
,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4      
#bdg;d7 because ! am\nt ( ! leave       
accumulat$ by ! employee w\ld h be5 9   
excess ( ! maximum am\nt t may be       
accumulat$ by ! employee "u any         
provision ( law or policy 7includ+ "u   
section #fcjd ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates 
,code7 %all be re/or$ to ! employee4    
7c7 ,applicability ,subsection 7b7 %all 
apply to any leave lo/ on or aft] ! date
 ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4