Sec. 2. Paid leave for Federal employees covered by title 5
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Section 6382 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking subsections
(c)and
(d)and inserting the following: Subject to paragraph (2), leave taken by an employee under subsection
(a)shall be paid leave. The paid leave that is available to an employee for purposes of paragraph
(1)is— 12 administrative workweeks of paid leave, in connection with the birth, placement, or other event involved for which leave may be taken under subsection (a), in the 12-month period referred to in subsection (a); or if regulations are promulgated under subsection (d), the number of administrative workweeks specified in the regulations. An employee may elect to substitute for any leave under subsection (a)(3) any other paid leave which is available to such employee for the purpose described in that subsection. Subparagraph
(A)shall not be construed to require that an employee first use all or any portion of the other paid leave described in such subparagraph before being allowed to use the paid leave described in paragraph (1). Paid leave described in paragraph (1)— 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 (referred to in subsection (a)) to which it relates, shall not accumulate for any subsequent use. The Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall prescribe any regulations necessary to carry out this subsection, including regulations specifying the manner in which an employee may designate any day or other period as to which such employee wishes to use paid leave described in paragraph
(1)under subsection (a). The Director of the Office of Personnel Management may promulgate regulations to increase the amount of paid leave available to an employee under subsection
(a)to a total of not more than 16 administrative workweeks, based on the consideration of— the benefits provided to the Federal Government of increasing such leave, including enhanced recruitment and retention of employees; the cost to the Federal Government of increasing the amount of such leave; trends in the private sector and in State and local governments with respect to offering an increased amount of paid leave; the Federal Government’s role as a model employer; the impact of increased paid leave under subsection
(a)on lower-income and economically disadvantaged employees and their children; and such other factors as the Director considers necessary. . The amendment made by this section shall not apply with respect to any event that— is a birth, placement, or other event for which leave may be taken under section 6382(a) of title 5, United States Code; and occurs before the end of the 6-month period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act.