,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #fef  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #bc1          
#bjbe,mrs4 ,bice 7= h]self & ,ms4       
,h\lahan7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,arm$        
,s]vices  ,a ,,bill  ,to improve p>5tal 
leave = memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces4  #a4    
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,protect+ ,milit>y ,p>5tal ,leave       
,evaluations ,act4  #b4 ,improv$ p>5tal 
leave = memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces  7a7     
,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,9
 ,decemb] #bjbb1 ,congress exp&$ ! paid 
p>5tal leave = memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces to
 #ab weeks dur+ ! #ab mon?s aft] ! bir? 
or adoption ( a *ild ( ! memb] & 9 ord] 
to c>e = su* *ild or ! placem5t ( a m9or
 *ild ) ! memb] = adoption or long-t]m  
fo/] c>e 7#aj ,u4,s4,c4                 
#gja7;h77#a77;,a774  7#b7 ,! expansion (
 p>5tal leave raises conc]ns t memb]s :o
 take su* leave may receive l[]         
evaluations comp>$ to ^? :o d n4  7#c7  
,!re is curr5tly no provision to exempt 

memb]s f evaluations due to p>5tal      
leave1 pot5tially det]r+ eligible memb]s
 f tak+ ?is leave4  7#d7 ,ea* ,secret>y 
( a milit>y dep>tm5t has be5 giv5       
au?ority to implem5t ! leave policies b 
h n provid$ explicit guidance on h[ to  
*>act]ize su* leave = ! purposes (      
evaluations4  7#e7 ,all ,arm$ ,=ces h   
non-rat$ codes or n obs]v$ evaluations  
to exempt memb]s f evaluations dur+     
p]iods :]e _! p]=mance is n obs]v$1 b ^!
 d n align across ! ,arm$ ,=ces & d n   
specifically apply to p>5tal leave4     
7#f7 ,memb]s :o are p>5ts face unique   
h>d%ips1 & ! #ab weeks ( paid family    
leave = bo? mo!rs & fa!rs1 = bir? &     
adoption1 is design$ to balance ! c>e   
ne$s ( _! *ildr5 ) ! dem&s ( _! unit4   
7#g7 ,excessive pap]work requir$ to     
ext5d ! use ( ! #ab weeks ( milit>y     
family leave beyond "o ye> additionally 
burd5s memb]s & decreases flexibility4  
7b7 ,requirem5ts ,n lat] ?an #ahj days  
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !  
,secret>y ( ,def5se %all--  7#a7        

prescribe regulations-- 7,a7 t exempt a 
memb] ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces :o is tak+ p>5tal 
leave1 "u subp>agraph 7,a7 ( p>agraph   
7#a7 ( section #gja7;h7 ( title #aj1    
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 t exce$s #ca       
consecutive days1 f a p]=mance          
evaluation2 &  7,b7 "u subp>agraph 7,b7 
( su* p>agraph1 to au?orize a memb] to  
take leave "u su* section dur+ ! two-ye>
 p]iod beg9n+ on ! bir?1 adoption1 or   
placem5t describ$ 9 su* p>agraph )\t    
hav+ to reque/ a waiv] f ! ,secret>y    
conc]n$2 &  7#b7 submit to ! ,committees
 on ,arm$ ,=ces ( ! ,s5ate & ,h\se (    
,repres5tatives a report reg>d+ !       
implem5tation ( ?is section4