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108TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1381

To amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 and title 5, United 

States Code, to allow leave for individuals who provide living organ donations. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 20, 2003

Mr. HINOJOSA (for himself, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. LYNCH, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. 

GRIJALVA, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. ACEVEDO-VILA ́, Mr. ABERCROMBIE, Ms. 

NORTON, Mr. REYES, Mr. SNYDER, Mr. DINGELL, Mrs. MILLER of 

Michigan, Mr. ORTIZ, Mr. TIERNEY, Mr. ANDREWS, Mr. HONDA, Mr. 

WAXMAN, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. RODRIGUEZ, Ms. 

VELA ́ZQUEZ, Mr. PASTOR, Mr. BACA, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. 

CARDOZA, Ms. LINDA T. SA ́NCHEZ of California, Mr. FROST, Mr. STARK, 

Mr. RUSH, and Mr. BECERRA) introduced the following bill; which was 

referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Government Reform and House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 

case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 

the committee concerned 

A BILL

To amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 and 

title 5, United States Code, to allow leave for individuals 

who provide living organ donations.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Living Organ Donor 

3 Job Security Act of 2003’’. 

4 SEC. 2. LEAVE FOR LIVING ORGAN DONATION. 

5 (a) LEAVE REQUIREMENT.—Section 102(a) of the 

6 Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 

7 2612(a)) and section 6382(a)(1) of title 5, United States 

8 Code, are each amended by adding at the end the following 

9 new subparagraph: 

10 ‘‘(E) In order to provide a living organ do11 nation, including time spent for—

12 ‘‘(i) tests used to determine whether 

13 the eligible employee is medically suitable 

14 for live organ donation; 

15 ‘‘(ii) physical, psychological, and social 

16 evaluations of the live donor; 

17 ‘‘(iii) pretransplant outpatient serv18 ices; 

19 ‘‘(iv) postoperative inpatient and out20 patient transplantation services; 

21 ‘‘(v) travel in connection with tests, 

22 evaluations, and services described in 

23 clauses (i) through (iv); and 

24 ‘‘(vi) recuperation consistent with the 

25 type of transplant performed.’’. 

26 (b) CERTIFICATION.—
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1 (1) NON-FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.—The Family 

2 and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2611 et 

3 seq.) is further amended by striking ‘‘section 

4 102(a)(1)(D)’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraph (D) or 

5 (E) of section 102(a)(1)’’ in the following sections: 

6 (A) Section 103(b)(4)(B) (29 U.S.C. 

7 2613(b)(4)(B)). 

8 (B) Section 104(c)(3)(A)(ii) (29 U.S.C. 

9 2614(c)(3)(A)(ii)). 

10 (2) FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.—Section 

11 6383(b)(4)(B) of title 5, United States Code is 

12 amended by striking ‘‘section 6382(a)(1)(D)’’ and 

13 inserting ‘‘subparagraph (D) or (E) of section 

14 6382(a)(1)’’. 

15 (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—

16 (1) NON-FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.—The Family 

17 and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2611 et 

18 seq.) is further amended—

19 (A) by striking ‘‘(C) or (D)’’ each place it 

20 appears and inserting ‘‘(C), (D), or (E)’’ in—

21 (i) section 102(b)(1) and (2) (29 

22 U.S.C. 2612(b)(1) and (2)); 

23 (ii) section 102(e)(2) (29 U.S.C. 

24 2612(e)(2)); 
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1 (iii) section 103(c)(1) (29 U.S.C. 

2 2613(c)(1)); 

3 (iv) section 104(c)(2)(B)(i) (29 

4 U.S.C. 2614(c)(2)(B)(i)); and 

5 (v) section 108(c)(1) (29 U.S.C. 

6 2618(c)(1)); 

7 (B) by inserting ‘‘(including living organ 

8 donation)’’ after ‘‘planned medical treatment’’ 

9 in—

10 (i) section 102(b)(2) and (e)(2) (29 

11 U.S.C. 2612(b)(2) and (e)(2)); 

12 (ii) section 103(b)(5) (29 U.S.C. 

13 2613(b)(5)); and 

14 (iii) section 108(c)(1) (29 U.S.C. 

15 2618(c)(1)), in the matter preceding sub16 paragraph (A); and 

17 (C) in section 104(a)(4) (29 U.S.C. 

18 2614(a)(4)), by striking ‘‘section 102(a)(1)(D)’’ 

19 and inserting ‘‘subparagraph (D) or (E) of sec20 tion 102(a)(1)’’. 

21 (2) FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.—Title 5, United 

22 States Code, is further amended—

23 (A) by striking ‘‘(C) or (D)’’ each place it 

24 appears and inserting ‘‘(C), (D), or (E)’’ in—

25 (i) section 6382(b)(2) and (e)(2); and 
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1 (ii) section 6383(a); 

2 (B) in section 6382(d), by striking ‘‘or 

3 (D)’’ and inserting ‘‘(D), or (E)’’; 

4 (C) in section 6383(b)(5), by inserting 

5 ‘‘(including living organ donation)’’ after 

6 ‘‘planned medical treatment’’; and 

7 (D) in section 6384(d), by striking ‘‘sec8 tion 6382(a)(1)(D)’’ and inserting ‘‘subpara9 graph (D) or (E) of section 6382(a)(1)’’.

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