§ 710a. Parental leave for members of certain reserve components of the armed forces

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(1)Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, a member of a reserve component of the armed forces 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:

(A)the birth or adoption of a child of the member and to care for such child; or

(B)the placement of a minor child with the member for adoption or long-term foster care.

(A)The Secretary concerned, under uniform regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, may authorize leave described under paragraph

(1)to be taken after the one-year period described in paragraph

(1)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 paragraph

(1)as a result of—

(i)operational requirements;

(ii)professional military education obligations; or

(iii)other circumstances that the Secretary determines reasonable and appropriate.

(B)The regulations prescribed under subparagraph

(A)shall require that any leave authorized to be taken after the one-year period described in paragraph

(1)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)A member described in this subsection is a member of—

(1)the selected reserve who is entitled to compensation under section 206 of title 37; or

(2)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.

(Added Pub. L. 118–31, div. A, title VI, § 601(a)(1), Dec. 22, 2023, 137 Stat. 288, § 711; renumbered 710a and amended Pub. L. 118–159, div. A, title VI, § 603(a), (b), Dec. 23, 2024, 138 Stat. 1931; Pub. L. 119–60, div. A, title XVII, § 1701(a)(10), (11), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1208.)

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