Sec. 8008. EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS EMPLOYEE LEAVE FUND
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## SEC. 8008 EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS EMPLOYEE LEAVE FUND **[**[38 U.S.C. 7401 note](/us/usc/t38/s7401)**]** ###
(a)Establishment; Appropriation There is established in the Treasury the Emergency Department of Veterans Affairs Employee Leave Fund (in this section referred to as the “Fund”), to be administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, for the purposes set forth in subsection (b). In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $80,000,000, which shall be deposited into the Fund and remain available through September 20, 2022. ###
(b)Purpose Amounts in the Fund shall be available for payment to the Department of Veterans Affairs for the use of paid leave by any covered employee who is unable to work because the employee— ####
(1)is subject to a Federal, State, or local quarantine or isolation order related to COVID-19; ####
(2)has been advised by a health care provider to self-quarantine due to concerns related to COVID-19; ####
(3)is caring for an individual who is subject to such an order or has been so advised; ####
(4)is experiencing symptoms of COVID-19 and seeking a medical diagnosis; ####
(5)is caring for a son or daughter of such employee if the school or place of care of the son or daughter has been closed, if the school of such son or daughter requires or makes optional a virtual learning instruction model or requires or makes optional a hybrid of in-person and virtual learning instruction models, or the child care provider of such son or daughter is unavailable, due to COVID-19 precautions; ####
(6)is experiencing any other substantially similar condition; ####
(7)is caring for a family member with a mental or physical disability or who is 55 years of age or older and incapable of self-care, without regard to whether another individual other than the employee is available to care for such family member, if the place of care for such family member is closed or the direct care provider is unavailable due to COVID-19; or ####
(8)is obtaining immunization related to COVID-19 or to recover from any injury, disability, illness, or condition related to such immunization. ###
(c)Limitations ####
(1)Period of availability Paid leave under this section may only be provided to and used by a covered employee during the period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act and ending on September 30, 2021. ####
(2)Total hours; amount Paid leave under this section— #####
(A)shall be provided to a covered employee in an amount not to exceed 600 hours of paid leave for each full-time employee, and in the case of a part-time employee, employee on an uncommon tour of duty, or employee with a seasonal work schedule, in an amount not to exceed the proportional equivalent of 600 hours to the extent amounts in the Fund remain available for reimbursement; #####
(B)shall be paid at the same hourly rate as other leave payments; and #####
(C)may not be provided to a covered employee if the leave would result in payments greater than $2,800 in aggregate for any biweekly pay period for a full-time employee, or a proportionally equivalent biweekly limit for a part-time employee. ####
(3)Relationship to other leave Paid leave under this section— #####
(A)is in addition to any other leave provided to a covered employee; and #####
(B)may not be used by a covered employee concurrently with any other paid leave. ####
(4)Calculation of retirement benefit Any paid leave provided to a covered employee under this section shall reduce the total service used to calculate any Federal civilian retirement benefit. ###
(d)Covered Employee Defined In this section, the term “covered employee” means an employee of the Department of Veterans Affairs appointed under chapter 74 of title 38, United States Code. # TITLE IX COMMITTEE ON FINANCE ## Subtitle A Crisis Support for Unemployed Workers ### PART 1 EXTENSION OF CARES ACT UNEMPLOYMENT PROVISIONS
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Sec. 8008
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS EMPLOYEE LEAVE FUND
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