Sec. 3. Paid 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) 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: Subject to paragraph (2), leave taken by a covered employee under section 102(a) of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 ( 29 U.S.C. 2612(a) ) shall be paid leave. The paid leave that is available to a covered employee for purposes of paragraph
(1)is— the number of weeks of paid leave, in connection with the birth, placement, or other event involved for which leave may be taken under section 6382(a) of title 5, United States Code, that corresponds to the number of administrative workweeks of paid leave available to Federal employees under section 6382(a) of title 5, United States Code (taking into account any increase under section 6382(d) of that title); and any additional paid vacation leave, personal leave, family leave, or sick or medical leave provided by the employing office to such employee. A covered employee may elect to substitute for any leave under paragraph
(3)of such section 102(a) any other paid leave which is available to such covered employee for the purpose described in that paragraph. Section 102(d)(2) of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 ( 29 U.S.C. 2612(d)(2) ) shall not apply to covered employees. Subparagraph
(A)shall not be construed to require that a covered 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 (2)(A). Paid leave described in paragraph (1)— 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 (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 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 102(a) of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 ( 29 U.S.C. 2612(a) ); and occurs before the end of the 6-month period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act.
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