S. 1440 — Introduced in Senate

II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1440 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 10, 2025Ms. Duckworth (for herself and Ms. Murkowski) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To amend title II of the Public Health Service Act to include as an additional right or privilege of commissioned officers of the Public Health Service (and their beneficiaries) certain leave provided under title 10, United States Code to commissioned officers of the Army (or their beneficiaries). 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Uniformed Services Leave Parity Act. 2. Application of leave provisions for members of the Armed Forces to members of the Public Health Service (a) In general Section 221(a) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 213a(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following: (22) Chapter 40, Leave. . (b) Conforming repeal Section 219 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 210–1) is repealed.