,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cbif  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #h1 #bjbe,mrs4  
,mc,clain ,delaney 7for herself1 ,mr4   
,moylan1 ,mr4 ,bacon1 ,ms4 ,budzinski1  
,mr4 ,carson1 ,mr4 ,carter of           
,louisiana1 ,mr4 ,cisneros1 ,mr4        
,fields1 ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick1 ,mr4        
,gottheimer1 ,ms4 ,houlahan1 ,mr4       
,hoyer1 ,mr4 ,landsman1 ,ms4 ,lee of    
,pennsylvania1 ,mr4 ,liccardo1 ,ms4     
,mc,bride1 ,mr4 ,neguse1 ,mr4           
,olszewski1 ,ms4 ,pingree1 ,mr4 ,raskin1
 ,mr4 ,thanedar1 ,ms4 ,tlaib1 and ,mr4  
,carbajal7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,education and ,workforce1
 and in addition to the ,committees on  
,oversight and ,government ,reform1 and 
,house ,administration1 for a period to 
be subsequently determined by the       
,speaker1 in each case for consideration
 of such provisions as fall within the  
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to improve family and       

medical leave for military families1 and
 for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title  
,this ,act may be cited as the ,making  
,it ,likely for ,families of the        
,military to ,live with ,leave ,access  
,act or the ,,mil ,,fmla ,act4  ,i      
,amendments to ,family and ,medical     
,leave ,act of #aiic  #aja4 ,definitions
 ,section #aja of the ,family and       
,medical ,leave ,act of #aiic 7#bi      
,u4,s4,c4 #bfaa7 is amended-- 7#a7 in   
paragraph 7#g71 by striking employee    
each place it appears and inserting     
employee or covered servicemember2  7#b7
 by amending paragraph 7#ab7 to read as 
follows3  7#ab7 ,son or daughter  7,a7  
,in general ,subject to subparagraph    
7,b71 the term son or daughter means a  
biological1 adopted1 or foster child1 a 
stepchild1 a legal ward1 or a child of a
 person standing in loco parentis1 who  
is-- 7i7 under #ah years of age2 or     
7ii7 #ah years of age or older and      
incapable of self-care because of a     
mental or physical disability4  7,b7    

,servicemember and veteran leave ,for   
the purposes of leave under paragraphs  
7#a77;,e7 and 7#c7 of section #ajb7;a71 
the term son or daughter means1         
regardless of age1 a biological1        
adopted1 or foster child1 a stepchild1 a
 legal ward1 a child of a person        
standing in loco parentis1 or the child 
of a covered servicemember's domestic   
partner4  2  7#c7 in paragraph 7#ad71 by
 amending subparagraph 7,b7 to read as  
follows3  7,b7 in the case of a member  
of a reserve component of the ,armed    
,forces-- 7i7 duty during the deployment
 of the member with the ,armed ,forces  
under a call or order to active duty    
under a provision of law referred to in 
section #aja7;a77#ac77;,b7 of title #aj1
 ,united ,states ,code2  7ii7 duty      
pursuant to title #cb1 ,united ,states  
,code2 or  7iii7 covered ,state active  
duty4  2  7#d7 in paragraph 7#ae77;,b71 
by striking and who was a member of the 
,armed ,forces and all that follows     
through the period at the end of the    

subparagraph and inserting a period2    
7#e7 in paragraph 7#ah7-- 7,a7 in       
subparagraph 7,a71 by striking 2 and and
 inserting a semicolon2  7,b7 in        
subparagraph 7,b7-- 7i7 by striking at  
any time during a period described in   
paragraph 7#ae77;,b7 2 and  7ii7 by     
striking the period at the end and      
inserting 2 and2 and  7,c7 by adding at 
the end the following3  7,c7 in the case
 of either a member of the ,armed       
,forces 7including a member of the      
,national ,guard or ,reserves71 or a    
veteran who was such a member1 a serious
 health condition that was incurred by  
the member in line of duty on active    
duty in the ,armed ,forces 7or existed  
before the beginning of the member's    
active duty and was aggravated by       
service in line of duty on active duty  
in the ,armed ,forces74  4  7#f7 by     
adding at the end the following3  7#bj7 
,any other individual whose close       
association is the equivalent of a      
family relationship ,the term any other 

individual whose close association is   
the equivalent of a family relationship1
 used with respect to a covered         
servicemember1 means any person with    
whom the covered servicemember has a    
significant personal bond that is or is 
like a family relationship1 regardless  
of biological or legal relationship4    
7#ba7 ,domestic partner ,the term       
domestic partner1 used with respect to  
an employee or covered servicemember1   
means an adult in a committed           
relationship with the employee or       
covered servicemember1 including        
same-sex and opposite-sex relationships4
  7#bb7 ,grandchild ,the term           
grandchild1 used with respect to a      
covered servicemember1 means the son or 
daughter of the covered servicemember4  
7#bc7 ,grandparent ,the term            
grandparent1 used with respect to a     
covered servicemember1 means a parent of
 a parent of the covered servicemember4 
7#bd7 ,nephew2 niece ,the terms nephew  
and niece1 used with respect to a       

covered servicemember1 mean a son or    
daughter of the sibling of the covered  
servicemember4  7#be7 ,parent-in-law    
,the term parent-in-law1 used with      
respect to a covered servicemember1     
means a parent of the spouse or domestic
 partner of the covered servicemember4  
7#bf7 ,sibling ,the term sibling1 used  
with respect to a covered servicemember1
 means any person who is a son or       
daughter of parent of the covered       
servicemember 7other than the covered   
servicemember74  7#bg7 ,son-in-law2     
daughter-in-law ,the terms son-in-law   
and daughter-in-law1 used with respect  
to a covered servicemember1 mean any    
person who is a spouse or domestic      
partner of a son or daughter1 as the    
case may be1 of the covered             
servicemember4  7#bh7 ,uncle2 aunt ,the 
terms uncle and aunt1 used with respect 
to a covered servicemember1 mean the son
 or daughter1 as the case may be1 of the
 grandparent of the covered             
servicemember 7other than the parent of 

the covered servicemember74  7#bi7      
,covered ,state active duty ,the term   
covered ,state active duty means ,state 
active duty for a period of #ad days or 
more1 ,state active duty in response to 
a national emergency declared by the    
,president under the ,national          
,emergencies ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #afja  
et seq471 or ,state active duty in      
response to a major disaster declared by
 the ,president under section #dja of   
the ,robert ,t4 ,stafford ,disaster     
,relief and ,emergency ,assistance ,act 
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eagj74  7#cj7 ,state    
active duty ,the term ,state active duty
 has the same meaning given the term in 
section #dcjc7ae7 of title #ch1 ,united 
,states ,code4  4  #ajb4 ,leave         
requirement  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 in         
paragraph 7#a77;,e71 by inserting or    
domestic partner after spouse2  7#b7 by 
amending paragraph 7#c7 to read as      

follows3  7#c7 ,servicemember family    
leave ,notwithstanding paragraph 7#a7   
and subject to section #ajc1 an eligible
 employee who is the spouse or domestic 
partner1 son or daughter1 son-in-law or 
daughter-in-law1 parent1 parent-in-law1 
grandparent1 sibling1 uncle or aunt1    
nephew or niece1 or next of kin of a    
covered servicemember1 or any other     
individual whose close association is   
the equivalent of a family relationship 
with a covered servicemember1 shall be  
entitled to a total of #bf workweeks of 
leave during a #ab-month period to care 
for the servicemember4  2  7#c7 by      
amending paragraph 7#d7 to read as      
follows3  7#d7 ,combined leave total    
,subject to subsection 7d77#c71 an      
eligible employee shall be entitled to  
not more than a combined total of #bf   
workweeks of leave under paragraphs     
7#a71 7#c71 and 7#f7 during any         
#ab-month period4  2 and  7#d7 by adding
 at the end the following3  7#f7        
,veteran leave ,notwithstanding         

paragraph 7#a7 and subject to section   
#ajc1 an eligible employee who is a     
covered servicemember described in      
section #aja7ae77;,b7 shall be entitled 
to a total of #bf workweeks of leave    
during a #ab-month period because of a  
serious injury or illness that makes the
 employee unable to perform the         
functions of the position of such       
employee4  4  7b7 ,leave ,taken         
,intermittently or on a ,reduced ,leave 
,schedule  7#a7 ,in general ,section    
#ajb7;b77#a7 of such ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4
 #bfab7;b77#a77 is amended by striking  
subsection 7a77#c7 and inserting        
paragraph 7#c7 or 7#f7 of subsection    
7a74  7#b7 ,alternative position        
,section #ajb7;b77#b7 of such ,act 7#bi 
,u4,s4,c4 #bfab7;b77#b77 is amended by  
striking subsection 7a77#c7 and         
inserting paragraph 7#c7 or 7#f7 of     
subsection 7a74  7c7 ,relationship to   
paid leave ,section #ajb7;d7 of such    
,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bfab7;d77 is       
amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#a7 by     

striking under subsection 7a77#c77 and  
inserting under paragraph 7#c7 or 7#f7  
of subsection 7a772 and  7#b7 in        
paragraph 7#b77;,b71 by striking        
subsection 7a77#c7 and inserting        
paragraph 7#c7 or 7#f7 of subsection    
7a74  7d7 ,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 for veteran    
leave ,in any case in which the         
necessity for leave under subsection    
7a77#f7 is foreseeable1 the employee    
shall provide such notice to the        
employer as is reasonable and           
practicable4  4  7e7 ,certification     
,section #ajc7;a7 of such ,act 7#bi     
,u4,s4,c4 #bfac7;a77 is amended by      
inserting or 7#f7 after paragraph 7#c74 
7f7 ,maintenance of health benefits     
,section #ajd7;c7 of such ,act 7#bi     
,u4,s4,c4 #bfad7;c77 is amended-- 7#a7  
in paragraph 7#b77;,b77i7-- 7,a7 by     
inserting or a serious injury or        
illness1 as the case may be1 after      

serious health condition2 and  7,b7 by  
striking section #ajb7;a77#c7 and       
inserting paragraph 7#c7 or 7#f7 of     
section #ajb7;a72 and  7#b7 in paragraph
 7#c7-- 7,a7 in subparagraph 7,a7-- 7i7 
in clause 7ii71 by striking or2  7ii7 in
 clause 7iii71 by striking the period at
 the end and inserting 2 or2 and  7iii7 
by adding at the end the following3     
7iv7 a certification issued by the      
health care provider of the eligible    
employee1 in the case of an employee    
unable to return to work because of a   
serious injury or illness specified in  
section #ajb7;a77#f74  2 and  7,b7 in   
subparagraph 7,c71 by adding at the end 
the following3  7iii7 ,leave due to a   
serious injury or illness of employee   
,the certification described in         
subparagraph 7,a77iv7 shall be          
sufficient if the certification states  
that a serious injury or illness        
prevented the employee from being able  
to perform the functions of the position
 of the employee on the date that the   

leave of the employee expired4  7iv7    
,leave due to a serious injury or       
illness of a family member who is a     
servicemember ,the certification        
described in subparagraph 7,a77i7 shall 
be sufficient if the certification      
states that the employee is needed to   
care for covered servicemember on the   
date that the leave of the employee     
expired4  4  7g7 ,enforcement ,section  
#ajg7;a77#a77;,a77i77,,ii7 of such ,act 
7#bi ,u4,s4,c4                          
#bfag7;a77#a77;,a77i77,,ii77 is amended 
by striking section #ajb7;a77#c7 and    
inserting paragraph 7#c7 or 7#f7 of     
section #ajb7;a74  ,,ii ,federal        
,civilian ,employees  #bja4 ,employees  
covered by title #e1 ,united ,states    
,code  7a7 ,definitions ,section #fcha  
of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is  
amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#c71 by    
striking employee each place it appears 
and inserting employee or covered       
servicemember2  7#b7 by striking        
paragraphs 7#f7 and 7#g7 and inserting  

the following3  7#f7 the term son or    
daughter means a biological1 adopted1 or
 foster child1 a stepchild1 a legal     
ward1 or a child of a person standing in
 loco parentis-- 7,a7 who is-- 7i7 under
 #ah years of age2 or  7ii7 #ah years of
 age or older and incapable of self-care
 because of a mental or physical        
disability2 or  7,b7 for the purposes of
 leave under section #fchb7;a77#a77;e7  
or section #fchb7;a77#c77;,a71 includes 
7regardless of age7 any child1          
stepchild1 legal ward1 or child of a    
person standing in loco parentis2  7#g7 
the term covered active duty means--    
7,a7 in the case of a member of a       
regular component of the ,armed ,forces1
 duty during the deployment of the      
member with the ,armed ,forces to a     
foreign country2 and  7,b7 in the case  
of a member of a reserve component of   
the ,armed ,forces-- 7i7 duty during the
 deployment of the member with the      
,armed ,forces under a call or order to 
active duty under a provision of law    

referred to in section                  
#aja7;a77#ac77;,b7 of title #aj2  7ii7  
duty pursuant to title #cb2 or  7iii7   
,state active duty 7defined for purposes
 of this clause as having the meaning of
 such term in section #dcjc7ae7 of title
 #ch7 for a period of #ad days or more1 
,state active duty in response to a     
national emergency declared by the      
,president under the ,national          
,emergencies ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #afja  
et seq471 or ,state active duty in      
response to a major disaster declared by
 the ,president under section #dja of   
the ,robert ,t4 ,stafford ,disaster     
,relief and ,emergency ,assistance ,act 
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eagj72  2  7#c7 in      
paragraph 7#h77;,b71 by striking and who
 was through therapy2 and inserting a   
semicolon2  7#d7 in paragraph 7#aa7--   
7,a7 by striking and at the end of      
subparagraph 7,a72  7,b7 in subparagraph
 7,b7-- 7i7 by striking at any time     
during a period described in paragraph  
7#h77;,b72 and  7ii7 by striking and at 

the end2 and  7,c7 by inserting after   
subparagraph 7,b7 the following3  7,c7  
in the case of either a member of the   
,armed ,forces 7including a member of   
the ,national ,guard or ,reserves71 or a
 veteran who was such a member1 a       
serious health condition that was       
incurred by the member in line of duty  
on active duty in the ,armed ,forces 7or
 existed before the beginning of the    
member's active duty and was aggravated 
by service in line of duty on active    
duty in the ,armed ,forces72  2  7#e7 in
 paragraph 7#ab71 by striking the period
 at the end and inserting 2 and2 and    
7#f7 by adding at the end the following3
  7#ac7 the term spouse1 used with      
respect to an employee for leave under  
section #fchb7;a77#a77;,e71 includes a  
domestic partner 7defined as an adult in
 a committed relationship with another  
adult1 including same-sex and           
opposite-sex relationships74  4  7b7    
,servicemember care and veteran leave   
,section #fchb of title #e1 ,united     

,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 by     
striking subsection 7a77#c7 and         
inserting the following3  7#c7 7,a7     
,subject to section #fchc1 an employee  
who is the spouse1 son or daughter1     
son-in-law or daughter-in-law1 parent1  
parent-in-law1 grandparent1 sibling1    
uncle or aunt1 nephew or niece1 or next 
of kin of a covered servicemember1 or   
any other individual whose close        
association is the equivalent of a      
family relationship with a covered      
servicemember1 shall be entitled to a   
total of #bf workweeks of leave during a
 #ab-month period to care for the       
servicemember4  7,b7 ,subject to section
 #fchc1 an employee who is a covered    
servicemember shall be entitled to a    
total of #bf workweeks of leave during a
 #ab-month period because of a serious  
injury or illness that makes the        
employee unable to perform the functions
 of the position of such employee4  7,c7
 ,for the purposes of subparagraph 7,a71
 the following definitions apply3 7i7   

,any other individual whose close       
association is the equivalent of a      
family relationship ,the term any other 
individual whose close association is   
the equivalent of a family relationship1
 used with respect to a covered         
servicemember1 means any person with    
whom the covered servicemember has a    
significant personal bond that is or is 
like a family relationship1 regardless  
of biological or legal relationship4    
7ii7 ,grandchild ,the term grandchild1  
used with respect to a covered          
servicemember1 means the son or daughter
 of the covered servicemember4  7iii7   
,grandparent ,the term grandparent1 used
 with respect to a covered              
servicemember1 means a parent of a      
parent of the covered servicemember4    
7iv7 ,nephew2 niece ,the terms nephew   
and niece1 used with respect to a       
covered servicemember1 mean a son or    
daughter of the sibling of the covered  
servicemember4  7v7 ,parent-in-law ,the 
term parent-in-law1 used with respect to

 a covered servicemember1 means a parent
 of the spouse or domestic partner of   
the covered servicemember4  7vi7        
,sibling ,the term sibling1 used with   
respect to a covered servicemember1     
means any person who is a son or        
daughter of parent of the covered       
servicemember 7other than the covered   
servicemember74  7vii7 ,son-in-law2     
daughter-in-law ,the terms son-in-law   
and daughter-in-law1 used with respect  
to a covered servicemember1 mean any    
person who is a spouse or domestic      
partner of a son or daughter1 as the    
case may be1 of the covered             
servicemember4  7viii7 ,uncle2 aunt ,the
 terms uncle and aunt1 used with respect
 to a covered servicemember1 mean the   
son or daughter1 as the case may be1 of 
the grandparent of the covered          
servicemember 7other than the parent of 
the covered servicemember74  4  7#b7 in 
subsection 7e71 by adding at the end the
 following3  7#d7 ,in any case in which 
the necessity for leave under subsection

 7a77#c77;,b7 is foreseeable1 the       
employee shall provide such notice to   
the employer as is reasonable and       
practicable4  4  7c7 ,certification     
,section #fchc of title #e1 ,united     
,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in     
subsection 7a71 by striking subparagraph
 7,c7 or 7,d7 of section #fchb7;a77#a7  
and inserting subparagraph 7,c7 or 7,d7 
of paragraph 7#a7 of section #fchb7;a7  
or subparagraph 7,a7 or 7,b7 of         
paragraph 7#c7 of such section2 and     
7#b7 in subsection 7b7-- 7,a7 in        
paragraph 7#a71 by inserting or serious 
injury or illness1 as the case may be1  
after serious health condition2 and     
7,b7 in paragraph 7#d7-- 7i7 in         
subparagraph 7,a7-- 7,i7 by striking    
section #fchb7;a77#a77;,c7 and inserting
 paragraph 7#a77;,c7 or paragraph       
7#c77;,a7 of section #fchb7;a72 and     
7,,ii7 by inserting covered             
servicemember1 before son in each place 
it appears2 and  7ii7 in subparagraph   
7,b71 by striking section               

#fchb7;a77#a77;,d7 and inserting        
paragraph 7#a77;,d7 or paragraph        
7#c77;,b7 of section #fchb7;a74