Sec. 101. Definitions
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Section 101 of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 ( 29 U.S.C. 2611 ) is amended— in paragraph (7), by striking employee each place it appears and inserting employee or covered servicemember ; by amending paragraph
(12)to read as follows: Subject to subparagraph (B), the term son or daughter means a biological, adopted, or foster child, a stepchild, a legal ward, or a child of a person standing in loco parentis, who is— under 18 years of age; or 18 years of age or older and incapable of self-care because of a mental or physical disability. For the purposes of leave under paragraphs (1)(E) and
(3)of section 102(a), the term son or daughter means, regardless of age, a biological, adopted, or foster child, a stepchild, a legal ward, a child of a person standing in loco parentis, or the child of a covered servicemember’s domestic partner. ; in paragraph (14), by amending subparagraph
(B)to read as follows: in the case of a member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces— duty during the deployment of the member with the Armed Forces under a call or order to active duty under a provision of law referred to in section 101(a)(13)(B) of title 10, United States Code; duty pursuant to title 32, United States Code; or covered State active duty. ; in paragraph (15)(B), by striking and who was a member of the Armed Forces and all that follows through the period at the end of the subparagraph and inserting a period; in paragraph (18)— in subparagraph (A), by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon; in subparagraph (B)— by striking at any time during a period described in paragraph (15)(B) ; and by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and by adding at the end the following: in the case of either a member of the Armed Forces (including a member of the National Guard or Reserves), or a veteran who was such a member, a serious health condition that was incurred by the member in line of duty on active duty in the Armed Forces (or existed before the beginning of the member’s active duty and was aggravated by service in line of duty on active duty in the Armed Forces). . by adding at the end the following: The term any other individual whose close association is the equivalent of a family relationship , used with respect to a covered servicemember, means any person with whom the covered servicemember has a significant personal bond that is or is like a family relationship, regardless of biological or legal relationship. The term domestic partner , used with respect to an employee or covered servicemember, means an adult in a committed relationship with the employee or covered servicemember, including same-sex and opposite-sex relationships. The term grandchild , used with respect to a covered servicemember, means the son or daughter of the covered servicemember. The term grandparent , used with respect to a covered servicemember, means a parent of a parent of the covered servicemember. The terms nephew and niece , used with respect to a covered servicemember, mean a son or daughter of the sibling of the covered servicemember. The term parent-in-law , used with respect to a covered servicemember, means a parent of the spouse or domestic partner of the covered servicemember. The term sibling , used with respect to a covered servicemember, means any person who is a son or daughter of parent of the covered servicemember (other than the covered servicemember). The terms son-in-law and daughter-in-law , used with respect to a covered servicemember, mean any person who is a spouse or domestic partner of a son or daughter, as the case may be, of the covered servicemember. The terms uncle and aunt , used with respect to a covered servicemember, mean the son or daughter, as the case may be, of the grandparent of the covered servicemember (other than the parent of the covered servicemember). The term covered State active duty means State active duty for a period of 14 days or more, State active duty in response to a national emergency declared by the President under the National Emergencies Act ( 50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq. ), or State active duty in response to a major disaster declared by the President under section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5170 ). The term State active duty has the same meaning given the term in section 4303(15) of title 38, United States Code. .
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