,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #eafh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #bi1     
#bjbf ,mr4 ,schatz 7for himself1 ,mr4   
,padilla1 ,mr4 ,sanders1 ,ms4           
,duckworth1 ,mrs4 ,gillibrand1 ,mr4 ,van
 ,hollen1 ,mr4 ,heinrich1 and ,ms4      
,warren7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,homeland ,security and  
,governmental ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
provide paid family and medical leave to
 ,federal employees1 and for other      
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,comprehensive ,paid
 ,leave for ,federal ,employees ,act4   
#b4 ,paid family and medical leave for  
,federal employees covered by title #e  
,section #fchb of title #e1 ,united     
,states ,code1 is amended--  7#a7 in    
subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 in paragraph      
7#a7--  7i7 in the matter preceding     
subparagraph 7,a71 by striking #ab      
administrative workweeks of leave and   
inserting #ab administrative workweeks  

of leave plus any additional period of  
leave used under subsection             
7d77#b77;,b77ii72 and  7ii7 in          
subparagraph 7,b71 by inserting and in  
order to care for such son or daughter  
before the period2  7,b7 by amending    
paragraph 7#b7 to read as follows3  7#b7
 7,a7 ,the entitlement to leave under   
subparagraph 7,a7 or 7,b7 of paragraph  
7#a7 shall commence at time of birth or 
placement of a son or daughter and shall
 expire at the end of the #ab-month     
period beginning on the date of such    
birth or placement4  7,b7               
,notwithstanding subparagraph 7,a71 the 
entitlement to leave under paragraph    
7#a77;,b7 in connection with adoption   
may commence prior to the placement of  
the son or daughter to be adopted for   
activities necessary to allow the       
adoption to proceed4  2 and  7,c7 in    
paragraph 7#d7--  7i7 by striking       
,subject to subsection 7d77#b71 during  
and inserting ,during2 and  7ii7 by     
inserting 7or #bf administrative        

workweeks of leave plus any additional  
period of leave used under subsection   
7d77#b77;,b77ii77 after #bf             
administrative workweeks of leave2 and  
7#b7 in subsection 7d7-- 7,a7 in        
paragraph 7#a71 by striking the first   
sentence2 and  7,b7 in paragraph 7#b7-- 
7i7 in subparagraph 7,a71 by striking   
subparagraph 7,a7 or 7,b7 and inserting 
subparagraphs 7,a7 through 7,e72  7ii7  
by striking parental each place it      
appears2  7iii7 in subparagraph 7,b77i71
 by striking birth or placement involved
 and inserting event giving rise to such
 leave2  7iv7 by amending subparagraph  
7,e7 to read as follows3  7,e7 ,nothing 
in this paragraph shall be construed to 
modify the service requirement in       
section #fcha7a77;,b74  2  7v7 in       
subparagraph 7,f77i71 by striking ,an   
employee and inserting ,with respect to 
leave described under subparagraph 7,a7 
or 7,b7 of subsection 7a77#a71 an       
employee2 and  7vi7 by adding at the end
 the following3  7,h7 ,notwithstanding  

paragraph 7#b77;,b77i71 with respect to 
any employee who received paid leave for
 an event giving rise to such leave     
under any other provision of law and who
 becomes subject to this section during 
the period of eligibility for paid leave
 under this section with respect to such
 event1 any paid leave for such event   
provided by this section shall be       
reduced by the total number of days of  
paid leave taken by such employee under 
such other provision of law4  4  #c4    
,congressional employees under the      
,congressional ,accountability ,act of  
#aiie ,section #bjb of the              
,congressional ,accountability ,act of  
#aiie 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #acab71 is amended--
  7#a7 in subsection 7a7-- 7,a7         
paragraph 7#a7--  7i7 in the second     
sentence-- 7,i7 by striking subsection  
7a77#a77;,a7 or 7,b7 and inserting under
 any of subparagraphs 7,a7 through 7,e7 
of subsection 7a77#a72 and  7,,ii7 by   
inserting and1 in the case of leave that
 includes leave for such an event1 the  

period of leave to which a covered      
employee is entitled under section      
#ajb7;a77#a7 of such ,act shall be #ab  
administrative workweeks of leave plus  
any additional period of leave used     
under subsection 7d77#b77;,b7 of this   
section before the period2 and  7ii7 by 
striking the third sentence and         
inserting the following3 ,for purposes  
of applying section #ajb7;a77#d7 of such
 ,act1 in the case of leave that        
includes leave under any of             
subparagraphs 7,a7 through 7,e7 of      
section #ajb7;a77#a7 of such ,act1 a    
covered employee is entitled1 under     
paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#c7 of section     
#ajb7;a7 of such ,act1 to a combined    
total of #bf workweeks of leave plus any
 additional period of leave used under  
subsection 7d77#b77;,b7 of this         
section42 and  7,b7 in paragraph 7#b71  
by amending subparagraph 7,b7 to read as
 follows3  7,b7 except for leave        
described under section #ajb7;a77#c7 of 
such ,act1 the term eligible employee as

 used in that ,act means a covered      
employee4  2 and  7#b7 in subsection    
7d7-- 7,a7 in the subsection heading1 by
 striking parental leave and inserting  
family and medical leave2  7,b7 in      
paragraph 7#a71 by striking subparagraph
 7,a7 or 7,b7 and inserting any of      
subparagraphs 7,a7 through 7,e72  7,c7  
by striking parental each place the term
 appears2 and  7,d7 in paragraph        
7#b77;,a71 by striking birth or         
placement involved and inserting event  
giving rise to such leave4  #d4 ,,gao1  
,library of ,congress1 ,postal ,service1
 and ,postal ,regulatory ,commission    
employees ,the ,family and ,medical     
,leave ,act of #aiic is amended--  7#a7 
in section #aja7b77;,e7 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4  
#bfaa7b77;,e77-- 7,a7 in the            
subparagraph heading1 by inserting 1    
,,usps1 and ,postal ,regulatory         
,commission after ,,gao2  7,b7 by       
inserting the ,united ,states ,postal   
,service1 or the ,postal ,regulatory    
,commission1 after ,government          

,accountability ,office12 and  7,c7 by  
striking section #ajb7;a77#a77;,a7 or   
7,b7 and inserting any of subparagraphs 
7,a7 through 7,e7 of section            
#ajb7;a77#a72 and  7#b7 in section #ajb 
7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bfab7-- 7,a7 by adding  
at the end of subsection 7a7 the        
following3  7#f7 ,special rules on      
period of leave ,with respect to an     
employee of the ,government             
,accountability ,office1 the ,library of
 ,congress1 the ,united ,states ,postal 
,service1 or the ,postal ,regulatory    
,commission-- 7,a7 in the case of leave 
that includes leave under subparagraph  
7,a7 through 7,e7 of paragraph 7#a71 the
 employee shall be entitled to #ab      
administrative workweeks of leave plus  
any additional period of leave used     
under subsection 7d77#c77;,b77ii7 of    
this section or section                 
#bjb7;d77#b77;,b7 of the ,congressional 
,accountability ,act of #aiie 7#b       
,u4,s4,c4 #acab7;d77#b77;,b771 as the   
case may be2  7,b7 for the purposes of  

paragraph 7#d71 the employee is         
entitled1 under paragraphs 7#a7 and     
7#c71 to a combined total of #bf        
workweeks of leave plus1 if applicable1 
any additional period of leave used     
under subsection 7d77#c77;,b77ii7 of    
this section or section                 
#bjb7;d77#b77;,b7 of the ,congressional 
,accountability ,act of #aiie 7#b       
,u4,s4,c4 #acab7;d77#b77;,b771 as the   
case may be2 and  7,c7 the entitlement  
to leave under paragraph 7#a77;,b7 in   
connection with adoption may commence   
prior to the placement of the son or    
daughter to be adopted for activities   
necessary to allow the adoption to      
proceed4  2 and  7,b7 in subsection     
7d77#c7-- 7i7 in the paragraph heading1 
by inserting 1 ,,usps1 and ,postal      
,regulatory ,commission after ,,gao2    
7ii7 by striking the ,government        
,accountability ,office and inserting   
the ,government ,accountability ,office1
 the ,united ,states ,postal ,service1  
or the ,postal ,regulatory ,commission  

each place the term appears2  7iii7 by  
striking parental and inserting family  
and medical each place the term appears2
  7iv7 in subparagraph 7,a71 by striking
 subparagraph 7,a7 or 7,b7 and inserting
 subparagraphs 7,a7 through 7,e72 and   
7v7 in subparagraph 7,b77i71 by striking
 birth or placement involved and        
inserting event giving rise to such     
leave4  #e4 ,employees of the ,executive
 ,office of the ,president ,section #dab
 of title #c1 ,united ,states ,code1 is 
amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a77#c71 by
 striking subparagraph 7,a7 or 7,b7 and 
inserting subparagraphs 7,a7 through    
7,e72 and  7#b7 in subsection 7c71 by   
striking subparagraph 7,a7 or 7,b7 and  
inserting subparagraphs 7,a7 through    
7,e7 each place the term appears4  #f4  
,,faa and ,,tsa employees ,section      
#djabb7;g77#e7 of title #di1 ,united    
,states ,code1 is amended--  7#a7 in the
 paragraph heading1 by striking         
parental2 and  7#b7 by striking parental
 each place it appears4  #g4 ,title #ch 

employees ,not later than #cj days after
 the date of enactment of this ,act1 the
 ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs shall 
modify the family and medical leave     
program provided by operation of section
 #gdbe7;c7 of title #ch1 ,united ,states
 ,code1 to conform with this ,act and   
the amendments made by this ,act4  #h4  
,district of ,columbia courts and       
,district of ,columbia public defender  
service  7a7 ,district of ,columbia     
courts ,subsection 7d7 of section       
#aa-agbf1 ,district of ,columbia        
,official ,code1 is amended to read as  
follows3  7d7  7#a7 ,in carrying out the
 ,family and ,medical ,leave ,act of    
#aiic 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bfja et seq47 with
 respect to nonjudicial employees of the
 ,district of ,columbia courts1 the     
,joint ,committee shall1 notwithstanding
 any provision of such ,act1 establish a
 paid family and medical leave program  
for the leave described in subparagraphs
 7,a7 through 7,e7 of section           
#ajb7;a77#a7 of such ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4

 #bfab7;a77#a774  7#b7 ,in developing   
the terms and conditions for the paid   
family and medical leave program under  
paragraph 7#a71 the ,joint ,committee   
may be guided by the terms and          
conditions applicable to the provision  
of paid family and medical leave for    
employees of the ,federal ,government   
under chapter #fc of title #e1 ,united  
,states ,code1 and any corresponding    
regulations4  4  7b7 ,district of       
,columbia public defender service       
,subsection 7d7 of section #cje of the  
,district of ,columbia ,court ,reform   
and ,criminal ,procedure ,act of #aigj  
7sec4 #b-afje1 ,d4,c4 ,official ,code7  
is amended to read as follows3  7d7 7#a7
 ,in carrying out the ,family and       
,medical ,leave ,act of #aiic 7#bi      
,u4,s4,c4 #bfja et seq47 with respect to
 employees of the ,service1 the         
,director shall1 notwithstanding any    
provision of such ,act1 establish a paid
 family and medical leave program for   
the leave described in subparagraphs    

7,a7 through 7,e7 of section            
#ajb7;a77#a7 of such ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4
 #bfab7;a77#a774  7#b7 ,in developing   
the terms and conditions for the paid   
family and medical leave program under  
paragraph 7#a71 the ,director may be    
guided by the terms and conditions      
applicable to the provision of paid     
family and medical leave for employees  
of the ,federal ,government under       
chapter #fc of title #e1 ,united ,states
 ,code1 and any corresponding           
regulations4  4