Sec. 2. Paid parental leave under title 5
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(d)of section 6382 of title 5, United States Code, is amended— by redesignating such subsection as subsection (d)(1); by striking subparagraph (A), (B), (C), and inserting subparagraph (C), ; and by adding at the end the following: An employee may elect to substitute for any leave without pay under subparagraph
(A)or
(B)of subsection (a)(1) any paid leave which is available to such employee for that purpose. The paid leave that is available to an employee for purposes of paragraph
(2)is— subject to paragraph (6), 6 administrative workweeks of paid parental leave under this subparagraph in connection with the birth or placement involved; and any annual or sick leave accrued or accumulated by such employee under subchapter I. Nothing in this subsection shall be considered to require that an employee first use all or any portion of the leave described in paragraph (3)(B) before being allowed to use the paid parental leave described in paragraph (3)(A). Paid parental leave under paragraph (3)(A)— shall be payable from any appropriation or fund available for salaries or expenses for positions within the employing agency; shall not be considered to be annual or vacation leave for purposes of section 5551 or 5552 or for any other purpose; and if not used by the employee before the end of the 12-month period (as referred to in subsection (a)(1)) to which it relates, shall not accumulate for any subsequent use. The Director of the Office of Personnel Management— may promulgate regulations to increase the amount of paid parental leave available to an employee under paragraph (3)(A), to a total of not more than 12 administrative workweeks, based on the consideration of— the benefits provided to the Federal Government of offering increased paid parental leave, including enhanced recruitment and retention of employees; the cost to the Federal Government of increasing the amount of paid parental leave that is available to employees; trends in the private sector and in State and local governments with respect to offering paid parental leave; the Federal Government’s role as a model employer; the impact of increased paid parental leave on lower-income and economically disadvantaged employees and their children; and such other factors as the Director considers necessary; and shall prescribe any regulations necessary to carry out this subsection, including, subject to paragraph (4), the manner in which an employee may designate any day or other period as to which such employee wishes to use paid parental leave described in paragraph (3)(A). . The amendment made by this section shall not be effective with respect to any birth or placement occurring before the end of the 6-month period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act.