,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hjda  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #bd1 #bjbf,ms4   
,bynum 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,ciscomani7     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a 
,,bill  ,to e/abli% an entitlem5t to a  
supplem5tal p]iod ( unpaid p>5tal leave 
= employees ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans    
,affairs4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,support+ ,,va ,families   
,act4  #b4 ,supplem5tal p]iod ( unpaid  
p>5tal leave = ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans     
,affairs employees  7a7 ,unpaid p>5tal  
leave  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,not)/&+ section   
#gdba ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 
or any o!r provision ( law1 an employee 
( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs       
7includ+ an employee :o is appo9t$ 9 !  
,vet]ans ,heal? ,adm9i/ration "u any    
provision ( *apt] #gd ( su* title on a  
full-"t basis 9 a position li/$ 9       
section #gdba7;b7 ( su* title7 %all be  
entitl$ to f\r adm9i/rative weeks (     
leave )\t pay dur+ any #ab-mon? p]iod   

due to--  7,a7 ! bir? ( a son or daught]
 ( ! employee & to c>e = su* son or     
daught]2 or  7,b7 ! placem5t ( a son or 
daught] ) ! employee = adoption or fo/] 
c>e4  7#b7 ,expiration ,! entitlem5t to 
leave "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all expire at ! 
end ( ! #ab-mon? p]iod beg9n+ on ! date 
( su* bir? or placem5t4  7b7 ,supplem5t1
 n supplant ,! entitlem5t to leave "u   
subsection 7a7 %all be 9 addition to any
 entitlem5t to leave "u sub*apt] ,v (   
*apt] #fc ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates     
,code1 or1 z applicable1 section        
#gdbe7;c7 ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates    
,code4  7c7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section1 
! t]ms employee & son or daught] h !    
mean+s giv5 su* t]ms 9 section #fhca (  
title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4