Sec. 3. 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— the number of weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth or placement involved that correspond to the number of administrative workweeks of paid parental leave available to Federal employees under section 6382(d)(3)(A) of title 5, United States Code; and any additional paid vacation or sick leave provided by the employing office to such employee. Nothing in this subsection shall be considered to require that an employee first use all or any portion of the leave described in subparagraph
(B)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; and 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, shall not accumulate for any subsequent use. . The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to any birth or placement that occurs on or after the date that is 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act.
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