Sec. 1123. Paid parental leave for congressional employees
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Section 202 of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 ( 2 U.S.C. 1312 ) is amended— in subsection (a)(1), by adding at the end the following: In applying section 102(a)(1)
(A)and
(B)of such Act to covered employees, subsection
(d)shall apply. ; by redesignating subsections
(d)and
(e)as subsections
(e)and (f), respectively; and by inserting after subsection
(c)the following: A covered employee taking leave without pay under subparagraph
(A)or
(B)of section 102(a)(1) of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 ( 29 U.S.C. 2612(a)(1) ) may elect to substitute for any such leave any paid leave which is available to such employee for that purpose. The paid leave that is available to a covered employee for purposes of paragraph
(1)is— 6 administrative workweeks of paid parental leave under this subparagraph in connection with the birth or placement involved to be used during the 12-month period beginning on the date of birth or placement; any additional paid vacation leave provided by the employing office to such employee; any sick leave available to such employee, notwithstanding the conditions and limitations that normally would apply to an employee using such sick leave; and other paid time off that the employee is authorized to use, except an employee may not use such time off in a situation for which usage of the time off is not normally allowed. An employee may not be required to first use all or any portion of the leave described in subparagraph (B), (C), or
(D)of paragraph
(2)before being allowed to use the paid parental leave described in subparagraph
(A)of paragraph (2). Paid parental leave under paragraph (2)(A)— shall be payable from any appropriation or fund available for salaries or expenses for positions within the employing office; if not used by the covered employee before the end of the 12-month period (as referred to in section 102(a)(1) of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 ( 29 U.S.C. 2612(a)(1) )) to which it relates, may not be available for any subsequent use and may not be converted into a cash payment; and shall be subject to the conditions specified in subparagraphs
(D)through
(H)of section 6382(d)(5) of title 5, United States Code. . The amendments made by this section shall not be effective with respect to any birth or placement occurring before the end of the 12-month period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act.
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