,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #eei  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #bf1 #bjai,mr4
 ,te/] 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,mc,sally1 ,mr4 
,m>key1 ,mr4 ,blum5?al1 ,ms4 ,w>r51 ,mr4
 ,:iteh\se1 ,mr4 ,van ,holl51 ,mr4      
,coons1 & ,mr4 ,book]7 introduc$ !      
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,heal?1 ,education1  
,labor1 & ,p5sions  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d 
! ,family & ,m$ical ,leave ,act ( #aiic 
to provide leave because ( ! dea? ( a   
son or daught]4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is   
,act may be cit$ z ! ,p>5tal ,b]eavem5t 
,act ( #bjai or ! ,s>ah                 
,grace-,f>ley-,klug] ,act4  #b4 ,family 
leave because ( ! dea? ( a son or       
daught]  7a7 ,family leave  7#a7        
,entitlem5t to leave ,section           
#ajb7;a77#a7 ( ! ,family & ,m$ical      
,leave ,act ( #aiic 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4      
#bfab7;a77#a77 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end
 ! foll[+ new subp>agraph3  7,f7        
,because ( ! dea? ( a son or daught]4  4
  7#b7 ,requirem5ts relat+ to leave     

7,a7 ,s*$ule ,section #ajb7;b77#a7 ( su*
 ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bfab7;b77#a77 is  
am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] ! ?ird s5t5ce !    
foll[+ new s5t5ce3 ,leave "u subsection 
7a77#a77;,f7 %all n be tak5 by an       
employee int]mitt5tly or on a r$uc$     
leave s*$ule unless ! employee & !      
employ] ( ! employee agree o!rwise44    
7,b7 ,sub/itution ( paid leave ,section 
#ajb7;d77#b77;,b7 ( su* ,act 7#bi       
,u4,s4,c4 #bfab7;d77#b77;,b77 is am5d$1 
9 ! fir/ s5t5ce1 by /rik+ 7,c7 or 7,d7 &
 ins]t+ 7,c71 7,d71 or 7,f74  7,c7      
,notice ,section #ajb7;e7 ( su* ,act    
7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bfab7;e77 is am5d$ by   
add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new p>agraph3    
7#d7 ,notice = leave due to dea? ( a son
 or daught] ,9 any case 9 :i* !         
necessity = leave "u subsection         
7a77#a77;,f7 is =eseeable1 ! employee   
%all provide su* notice to ! employ] z  
is reasonable & practicable4  4  7,d7   
,sp\ses employ$ by same employ] ,section
 #ajb7;f77#a77;,a7 ( su* ,act 7#bi      
,u4,s4,c4 #bfab7;f77#a77;,a77 is am5d$  

by /rik+ subp>agraph 7,a7 or 7,b7 &     
ins]t+ subp>agraph 7,a71 7,b71 or 7,f74 
7,e7 ,c]tification requirem5ts ,section 
#ajc ( su* ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bfac7 is
 am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7g7  
,c]tification relat$ to ! dea? ( a son  
or daught] ,an employ] may require t a  
reque/ = leave "u section               
#ajb7;a77#a77;,f7 be support$ by a      
c]tification issu$ at su* "t & 9 su*    
mann] z ! ,secret>y may by regulation   
prescribe4 ,if ! ,secret>y issues a     
regulation requir+ su* c]tification1 !  
employee %all provide1 9 a timely mann]1
 a copy ( su* c]tification to ! employ]4
  4  7,f7 ,failure to return f leave    
,section #ajd7;c7 ( su* ,act 7#bi       
,u4,s4,c4 #bfad7;c77 is am5d$--  7i7 9  
p>agraph 7#b77;,b77i71 by ins]t+ be=e ! 
semicolon ! foll[+3 1 or a dea? t       
entitles ! employee to leave "u section 
#ajb7;a77#a77;,f72 &  7ii7 9 p>agraph   
7#c77;,a7--  7,i7 9 ! matt] prec$+      
clause 7i71 by ins]t+ 1 or ! dea?1 be=e 
describ$2  7,,ii7 9 clause 7ii71 by     

/rik+ or at ! end2  7,,iii7 by          
r$esignat+ clause 7iii7 z clause 7iv72 &
  7,,iv7 by ins]t+ aft] clause 7ii7 !   
foll[+3  7iii7 a c]tification t meets   
su* requirem5ts z ! ,secret>y may by    
regulation prescribe1 9 ! case ( an     
employee unable to return to "w because 
( a dea? specifi$ 9 section             
#ajb7;a77#a77;,f72 or  4  7,g7          
,employees ( local educational ag5cies  
,section #ajh ( su* ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 
#bfah7 is am5d$--  7i7 9 subsection     
7c7--  7,i7 9 p>agraph 7#a7--  7aa7 9 ! 
matt] prec$+ subp>agraph 7,a71 by ins]t+
 aft] m$ical treatm5t ! foll[+3 1 or "u 
section #ajb7;a77#a77;,f7 t is          
=eseeable12 &  7bb7 9 subp>agraph 7,a71 
by ins]t+ aft] to exce$ ! foll[+3       
7except 9 ! case ( leave "u section     
#ajb7;a77#a77;,f772 &  7,,ii7 9 p>agraph
 7#b71 by /rik+ section #ajb7;e77#b7 &  
ins]t+ p>agraphs 7#b7 & 7#d7 ( section  
#ajb7;e71 z applicable2 &  7ii7 9       
subsection 7d71 9 p>agraphs 7#b7 & 7#c71
 by /rik+ or 7,c7 ea* place x appe>s &  

ins]t+ 7,c71 or 7,f74  7b7 ,family leave
 = civil s]vice employees  7#a7         
,entitlem5t to leave ,section           
#fchb7;a77#a7 ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates 
,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !      
foll[+3  7,f7 ,because ( ! dea? ( a son 
or daught]4  4  7#b7 ,requirem5ts relat+
 to leave  7,a7 ,s*$ule ,section        
#fchb7;b77#a7 ( su* title is am5d$ by   
ins]t+ aft] ! ?ird s5t5ce ! foll[+ new  
s5t5ce3 ,leave "u subsection            
7a77#a77;,f7 %all n be tak5 by an       
employee int]mitt5tly or on a r$uc$     
leave s*$ule unless ! employee & !      
employ+ ag5cy ( ! employee agree        
o!rwise44  7,b7 ,sub/itution ( paid     
leave ,section #fchb7;d7 ( su* title is 
am5d$1 9 ! fir/ s5t5ce1 by /rik+ or 7,e7
 & ins]t+ 7,e71 or 7,f74  7,c7 ,notice  
,section #fchb7;e7 ( su* title is am5d$ 
by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new p>agraph3 
7#d7 ,9 any case 9 :i* ! necessity =    
leave "u subsection 7a77#a77;,f7 is     
=eseeable1 ! employee %all provide su*  
notice to ! employ+ ag5cy z is          

reasonable & practicable4  4  7,d7      
,c]tification requirem5ts ,section #fchc
 ( su* title is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !
 foll[+3  7g7 ,an employ+ ag5cy may     
require t a reque/ = leave "u section   
#fchb7;a77#a77;,f7 be support$ by a     
c]tification issu$ at su* "t & 9 su*    
mann] z ! ,(fice ( ,p]sonnel ,managem5t 
may by regulation prescribe4 ,if !      
,(fice issues a regulation requir+ su*  
c]tification1 ! employee %all provide1 9
 a timely mann]1 a copy ( su*           
c]tification to ! employ]4  4