Grandparent-Grandchild Medical Leave Act

Summary: Grandparent-Grandchild Medical Leave Act  This bill amends the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 and federal civil service law to entitle to leave an eligible employee, including a federal employee, to care for an adult child, grandparent, or grandchild (as well as for a spouse, child, or parent), if that person has a serious health condition.

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Grandparent-Grandchild Medical Leave 
Act''.

SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL LEAVE UNDER THE FMLA.

    (a) Definitions.--
            (1) Inclusion of grandchild and grandparents.--Section 101 
        of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2611) is 
        amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(20) Grandchild.--The term `grandchild' means the son or 
        daughter of an employee's son or daughter.
            ``(21) Grandparent.--The term `grandparent' means a parent 
        of a parent of an employee.''.
            (2) Inclusion of adult children.--Section 101(12) of such 
        Act (29 U.S.C. 2611(12)) is amended, by striking ``who is--'' 
        and all that follows and inserting ``and includes an adult 
        child''.
    (b) Leave Requirement.--Section 102 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 2612) is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``or 
                        daughter'' both places it appears and inserting 
                        ``, daughter, or grandchild'';
                            (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``or 
                        daughter'' and inserting ``, daughter, or 
                        grandchild'';
                            (iii) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``or 
                        parent'' both places it appears and inserting 
                        ``grandchild, parent, or grandparent''; and
                            (iv) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``or 
                        parent'' and inserting ``grandchild, parent, or 
                        grandparent'';
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``or daughter'' 
                and inserting ``, daughter, or grandchild''; and
                    (C) in paragraph (3), by striking ``parent,'' and 
                inserting ``grandchild, parent, grandparent,'';
            (2) in subsection (e)--
                    (A) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ``parent,'' 
                and inserting ``grandchild, parent, grandparent,'' and
                    (B) in paragraph (3), by striking ``or parent,'' 
                and inserting ``grandchild, parent, or grandparent,''; 
                and
            (3) in subsection (f)(B), by inserting ``or grandparent'' 
        after ``parent''.
    (c) Certification.--Section 103 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 2613) is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``or parent'' and 
        inserting ``grandchild, parent, or grandparent'';
            (2) in subsection (b)(4)(A), by striking ``or parent'' and 
        inserting ``grandchild, parent, or grandparent''; and
            (3) in subsection (b)(7), by striking ``or spouse'' and 
        inserting ``grandchild, grandparent, or spouse''.
    (d) Employment and Benefits Protection.--Section 104(c)(3) of the 
Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2614(c)(3)) is 
amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A)(i), by striking ``or parent'' and 
        inserting ``grandchild, parent, or grandparent''; and
            (2) in subparagraph (C)(ii), by striking ``or parent'' and 
        inserting ``grandchild, parent, or grandparent''.

SEC. 3. FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.

    (a) Definitions.--
            (1) Inclusion of grandparents and grandchildren.--Section 
        6381 of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (11) by striking ``; and'' and 
                inserting a semicolon;
                    (B) in paragraph (12), by striking the period and 
                inserting a semicolon; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(13) the term `grandchild' means the son or daughter of 
        an employee's son or daughter; and
            ``(14) the term `grandparent' means a parent of a parent of 
        an employee;''.
            (2) Inclusion of adult children.--Section 6381(6) of such 
        title is amended, by striking ``who is--'' and all that follows 
        and inserting ``and includes an adult child''.
    (b) Leave Requirement.--Section 6382 of title 5, United States 
Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(1)(C), by striking ``or parent'' both 
        places it appears and inserting ``grandchild, parent, or 
        grandparent'';
            (2) in subsection (a)(1)(E), by striking ``or parent'' and 
        inserting ``grandchild, parent, or grandparent'';
            (3) in subsection (a)(3), by striking ``parent,'' and 
        inserting ``grandchild, parent, grandparent'';
            (4) in subsection (e)(2)(A), by striking ``parent,'' and 
        inserting ``grandchild, parent, grandparent''; and
            (5) in subsection (e)(3), by striking ``or parent,'' and 
        inserting ``grandchild, parent, or grandparent''.
    (c) Certification.--Section 6383 of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``or parent'' and 
        inserting ``grandchild, parent, or grandparent,''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)(4)(A), by striking ``or parent'' both 
        places it appears and inserting ``grandchild, parent, or 
        grandparent''.