Sec. 224. Parental leave parity for members of certain reserve components of Coast Guard
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Subchapter I of chapter 29 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary, a member of the reserve component of the Coast Guard described in subsection
(b)is allowed parental leave for a duration of up to 12 inactive-duty training periods, under section 206 of title 37, during the one-year period beginning after the following events: the birth or adoption of a child of the member and to care for such child; or the placement of a minor child with the member for adoption or long-term foster care. The Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating, may authorize leave described under subparagraph
(A)to be taken after the one-year period described in subparagraph
(A)in the case of a member described in subsection
(b)who, except for this subparagraph, would lose unused parental leave at the end of the one-year period described in subparagraph
(A)as a result of— operational requirements; professional military education obligations; or other circumstances that the Secretary determines reasonable and appropriate. The regulations prescribed under clause
(i)shall require that any leave authorized to be taken after the one-year period described in subparagraph
(A)shall be taken within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the Secretary in which the department is operating, after cessation of the circumstances warranting the extended deadline. A member described in this subsection is a member of the Coast Guard who is a member of— the selected reserve who is entitled to compensation under section 206 of title 37; or the individual ready reserve who is entitled to compensation under section 206 of title 37 when attending or participating in a sufficient number of periods of inactive-duty training during a year to count the year as a qualifying year of creditable service toward eligibility for retired pay. . The analysis for chapter 29 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 2906 the following: 2907. Parental leave for members of certain reserve components of Coast Guard. . Section 206(a)(4) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by inserting before the period at the end or parental leave under section 2907 of title 14 .