,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cfhe  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,january #cj1  
#bjbd,mr4 ,casey 7for himself and ,mr4  
,cassidy7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,health1 ,education1  
,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
amend the ,family and ,medical ,leave   
,act of #aiic to permit leave for bone  
marrow or blood stem cell donation1 and 
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,life    
,saving ,leave ,act4  #b4 ,entitlement  
to leave for bone marrow or blood stem  
cell donation  7a7 ,in general ,section 
#ajb7;a7 of the ,family and ,medical    
,leave ,act of #aiic 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4     
#bfab7;a77 is amended-- 7#a7 by         
redesignating paragraph 7#e7 as         
paragraph 7#f72 and  7#b7 by inserting  
after paragraph 7#d7 the following3     
7#e7 ,entitlement to leave for bone     
marrow or blood stem cell donation  7,a7
 ,in general ,subject to subparagraph   

7,b7 and section #ajc7;g71 an eligible  
employee shall be entitled to leave     
under this paragraph-- 7i7 for          
predonation activities relating to the  
making of a donation of bone marrow or  
blood stem cells for transplant2  7ii7  
for the making of such donation2 and    
7iii7 for postdonation activities       
relating to the making of such donation4
  7,b7 ,limitations  7i7 ,in general ,an
 eligible employee shall be entitled to 
a total of #dj hours of leave under this
 paragraph during any #ab-month period4 
7ii7 ,coordination rule ,subject to     
subsection 7d77#c71 during any #ab-month
 period1 an eligible employee shall be  
entitled to a combined total of #ab     
workweeks of leave under this paragraph 
and paragraph 7#a74 ,nothing in this    
paragraph shall be construed to limit   
the availability of leave under         
paragraph 7#a7 during any other         
#ab-month period4  4  7b7 ,definition of
 eligible employee ,section #aja7b7 of  
the ,family and ,medical ,leave ,act of 

#aiic 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bfaa7b77 is       
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  7,f7 ,employees requesting  
bone marrow or blood stem cell leave    
,the requirements of subparagraphs 7,a7 
and 7,b77ii7 shall not apply with       
respect to leave under section          
#ajb7;a77#e74  4  7c7 ,schedule ,section
 #ajb7;b77#a7 of such ,act 7#bi         
,u4,s4,c4 #bfab7;b77#a77 is amended by  
inserting after the third sentence the  
following3 ,subject to subsection       
7e77#d7 and section #ajc7;g71 leave     
under subsection 7a77#e7 may be taken   
intermittently or on a reduced leave    
schedule44  7d7 ,substitution of paid   
leave ,section #ajb7;d77#b7 of such ,act
 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bfab7;d77#b77 is       
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  7,c7 ,bone marrow or blood  
stem cell donation leave ,an eligible   
employee may elect1 but an employer may 
not require the employee1 to substitute 
any of the accrued paid vacation leave1 
personal leave1 or medical or sick leave

 of the employee for leave provided     
under subsection 7a77#e7 for any part of
 the #dj hours of such leave under such 
subsection1 except that nothing in this 
title shall require an employer to      
provide paid sick leave or paid medical 
leave in any situation in which such    
employer would not normally provide any 
such paid leave4  4  7e7 ,notice        
,section #ajb7;e7 of such ,act 7#bi     
,u4,s4,c4 #bfab7;e77 is amended by      
adding at the end the following3  7#d7  
,notice relating to bone marrow or blood
 stem cell donation leave ,in any case  
in which the necessity for leave under  
subsection 7a77#e7 is foreseeable based 
on planned predonation1 donation1 or    
postdonation activities1 the employee-- 
7,a7 shall1 subject to the approval of  
the treatment provider of the           
activities1 make a reasonable effort to 
schedule the treatment so as not to     
disrupt unduly the operations of the    
employer2 and  7,b7 shall provide the   
employer with not less than #cj days'   

notice1 before the date the leave is to 
begin1 of the employee's intention to   
take leave under such subparagraph1     
except that if the date of the treatment
 requires leave to begin in less than   
#cj days1 the employee shall provide    
such notice as is practicable4  4  7f7  
,certification ,section #ajc of such    
,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bfac7 is amended by
 adding at the end the following3  7g7  
,certification relating to bone marrow  
or blood stem cell donation leave ,an   
employer may require that a request for 
leave under section #ajb7;a77#e7 be     
supported by a certification issued by a
 contractor of the registry functions of
 the ,c4,w4 ,bill ,young ,cell          
,transplantation ,program established   
under section #cgi of the ,public       
,health ,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#bgdk74  4