Sec. 621. EXTENSION OF PAID PARENTAL LEAVE
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## SEC. 621 EXTENSION OF PAID PARENTAL LEAVE ###
(a)In General Section 701 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— ####
(1)in subsection (i)— #####
(A)in paragraph (1)— ######
(i)in subparagraph (A), by striking “ a member ” and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting the following: > “a member of the armed forces described in paragraph
(2)is allowed up to a total of 12 weeks of parental leave during the one-year period beginning after the following events: > > > ###### “(i) > > The birth or adoption of a child of the member and in order to care for such child. > > > ###### “(ii) > > The placement of a minor child with the member for adoption or long-term foster care.” > ; and ######
(ii)by striking subparagraph
(B)and inserting the following: > > ##### “(B) > > > ######
(i)> > The Secretary concerned, under uniform regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, may authorize leave described under subparagraph
(A)to be taken after the one-year period described in such paragraph in the case of a member described in paragraph
(2)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— > > > ###### “(I) > > operational requirements; > > > ###### “(II) > > professional military education obligations; or > > > ###### “(III) > > other circumstances that the Secretary determines reasonable and appropriate. > > > ###### “(ii) > > 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 of Defense, after cessation of the circumstances warranting the extended deadline.” > ; #####
(B)by striking paragraphs (3), (8), and
(10)and redesignating paragraphs (4), (5), (6), (7), and
(9)as paragraphs (3), (4), (5), (6), and (7), respectively; #####
(C)in paragraph (3), as redesignated by subparagraph (B), by striking the matter preceding the em dash and inserting “A member who has given birth may receive medical convalescent leave in conjunction with such birth. Medical convalescent leave in excess of the leave under paragraph
(1)may be authorized if such additional medical convalescent leave”; #####
(D)in paragraph (4), as so redesignated, by striking “paragraphs
(1)and (4)” and inserting “paragraphs
(1)and (3)”; #####
(E)in paragraph (5)(A), as so redesignated, by inserting “, subject to the exceptions in paragraph (1)(B)(ii)” after “shall be forfeited”; and #####
(F)in paragraph (7)(B), as so redesignated, by striking “paragraph (4)” and inserting “paragraph (3)”; ####
(2)by striking subsection
(j)and redesignating subsections
(k)and
(l)as subsections
(j)and (k), respectively; and ####
(3)by adding at the end the following new subsection (l): > > ### “(l) > > A member of the armed forces who gives birth while on active duty may be required to meet body composition standards or pass a physical fitness test during the period of 12 months beginning on the date of such birth only with the approval of a health care provider employed at a military medical treatment facility and— > > > #### “(1) > > at the election of such member; or > > > #### “(2) > > in the interest of national security, as determined by the Secretary of Defense.” > . ###
(b)Effective Date **[**[10 U.S.C. 701 note](/us/usc/t10/s701)**]** The amendments made by subsection
(a)shall take effect one year after the date of the enactment of this Act. ###
(c)Regulations **[**[10 U.S.C. 701 note](/us/usc/t10/s701)**]** Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations implementing the amendments made by subsection (a). ###
(d)Reporting **[**[10 U.S.C. 701 note](/us/usc/t10/s701)**]** Not later than January 1, 2023, and annually thereafter, each Secretary of a military department shall submit, to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives, a report regarding the use, during the preceding fiscal year, of leave under subsections
(i)and
(j)of section 701 of such title, as amended by subsection (a), disaggregated by births, adoptions, and foster placements, including the number of members of the Armed Forces who— ####
(1)used the maximum amount of primary caregiver leave; and ####
(2)used leave in multiple increments.
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