Sec. 172. Bereavement leave for civil service employees
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Section 6382(a)(1) of title 5, United States Code, as amended by section 162(b), is further amended by adding at the end the following: Because of the death of a son or daughter, parent, or sibling. . Section 6382(b)(1) of such title, as amended by section 142(b), is further amended by inserting before the last sentence the following new sentence: Leave under subsection (a)(1)(H) shall not be taken by an employee intermittently or on a reduced leave schedule unless the employee and the employing agency of the employee agree otherwise. . Section 6382(d) of such title, as amended by section 162(b), is further amended, in the first sentence, by striking or
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(H). Section 6382(e) of such title, as amended by section 152(d), is further amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: In any case in which the necessity for leave under subsection (a)(1)(H) is foreseeable, the employee shall provide such notice to the employing agency as is reasonable and practicable. . Section 6383 of such title, as amended by section 162(c), is further amended by adding at the end the following: An employing agency may require that a request for leave under section 6382(a)(1)(H) be supported by a certification issued at such time and in such manner as the Office of Personnel Management may by regulation prescribe. If the Office issues a regulation requiring such certification, the employee shall provide, in a timely manner, a copy of such certification to the employing office. .