,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #ajie  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #cj1 #bjbc,ms4    
,hassan 7= h]self & ,ms4 ,murk[ski7     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,arm$ 
,s]vices  ,a ,,bill  ,to au?orize memb]s
 ( res]ve compon5ts ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces to  
take p>5tal leave = ! adoption or       
placem5t = long-t]m fo/] c>e ( a *ild4  
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,res]ve ,compon5t ,p>5tal ,leave      
,p>ity ,act ( #bjbc4  #b4 ,p>5tal leave 
p>ity = memb]s ( res]ve compon5ts ( !   
,arm$ ,=ces  7a7 ,comp5sation ,section  
#bjf ( title #cg1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1  
is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 subsection 7a71 by    
am5d+ p>agraph 7#d7 to read z foll[s3   
7#d7 = ea* ( six days = ea* p]iod dur+  
:i* ! memb] is on p>5tal leave dur+--   
7,a7 ! "o-ye> p]iod beg9n+ aft]-- 7i7 ! 
bir? or adoption ( a *ild ( ! memb]2 or 
7ii7 ! placem5t ( a m9or *ild ) ! memb] 
= adoption or long-t]m fo/] c>e2 or     
7,b7 su* o!r p]iod z is provid$ = "u    

subsection 7g74  2 &  7#b7 by add+ at ! 
end ! foll[+ new subsection3  7g7 7#a7  
,! ,secret>y conc]n$1 "u uni=m          
regulations to be prescrib$ by !        
,secret>y ( ,def5se1 may au?orize leave 
describ$ 9 subsection 7a77#d7 to be tak5
 aft] ! "o-ye> p]iod describ$ 9         
subp>agraph 7,a7 ( t subsection 9 ! case
 ( a memb] describ$ 9 subsection 7a7 :o1
 except = ?is subsection1 w\ld lose     
unus$ p>5tal leave at ! end ( t "o-ye>  
p]iod z a result (-- 7,a7 op]ational    
requirem5ts2  7,b7 pr(essional milit>y  
education obligations2 or  7,c7 o!r     
circum/ances t ! ,secret>y det]m9es     
reasonable & appropriate4  7#b7 ,!      
regulations prescrib$ "u p>agraph 7#a7  
%all require t any leave au?oriz$ to be 
tak5 aft] ! "o-ye> p]iod describ$ 9     
subsection 7a77#d77;,a7 %all be tak5 )9 
a reasonable p]iod ( "t1 z det]m9$ by ! 
,secret>y ( ,def5se1 aft] cessation ( ! 
circum/ances w>rant+ ! ext5d$ deadl9e4  
4  7b7 ,contribution ( leave t[>d       
entitlem5t to retir$ pay ,section       

#abgcb7;a77#b77;,g7 ( title #aj1 ,unit$ 
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by /rik+ mat]nity
 leave4 & ins]t+ ! foll[+3 8p>5tal leave
 foll[+--  7i7 ! bir? or adoption ( a   
*ild ( ! memb]2 or  7ii7 ! placem5t ( a 
m9or *ild ) ! memb] = adoption or       
long-t]m fo/] c>e4  4  7c7 ,cr$it =     
retir$ pay purposes ,section #fjb7;b7 ( 
! ,william ,m4 7,mac7 ,?ornb]ry         
,national ,def5se ,au?orization ,act =  
,fiscal ,ye> #bjba 7,public ,law        
#aaf-bhc2 #aj ,u4,s4,c4 #abgcb note7 is 
am5d$-- 7#a7 9 p>agraph 7#a71 by /rik+  
mat]nity leave & all t foll[s ?r\gh bir?
 ( a *ild & ins]t+ p>5tal leave describ$
 9 section #abgcb7;a77#b77;,g7 ( title  
#aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 tak5 by a     
memb] ( ! res]ve compon5ts ( ! ,arm$    
,=ces2  7#b7 9 p>agraph 7#b71 by /rik+  
mat]nity leave & all t foll[s ?r\gh     
*ildbir? ev5t & ins]t+ p>5tal leave tak5
 by ! memb]2 &  7#c7 9 p>agraph 7#c71 by
 /rik+ mat]nity leave ea* place x appe>s
 & ins]t+ p>5tal leave4  7d7 ,effective 
date ,?is section & ! am5dm5ts made by  

?is section %all take effect on ! date (
 ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act & apply ) respect
 to p]iods ( p>5tal leave t comm5ce on  
or aft] t date4