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108TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1430

To amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to permit leave 

to care for a domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, or 

grandparent if the domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, 

or grandparent has a serious health condition, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 25, 2003

Mrs. MALONEY (for herself, Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. NADLER, Mr. FROST, Mr. 

SERRANO, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. BERMAN, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. NORTON, Mr. BISHOP of New York, Ms. 

MILLENDER-MCDONALD, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. 

OWENS, Mr. KUCINICH, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. DEUTSCH, and Ms. BALDWIN) 

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 to 

permit leave to care for a domestic partner, parentin-law, adult child, sibling, or grandparent if the domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, or grandparent has a serious health condition, and for other 

purposes.

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 ‘‘Family and Medical 

3 Leave Inclusion Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. LEAVE TO CARE FOR A DOMESTIC PARTNER, PAR5 ENT-IN-LAW, ADULT CHILD, SIBLING, OR 

6 GRANDPARENT. 

7 (a) LEAVE REQUIREMENT.—Section 102 of the Fam8 ily and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2612) is 

9 amended as follows: 

10 (1) In subsection (a)(1)(C), by striking ‘‘or par11 ent’’ each place it occurs and inserting ‘‘domestic 

12 partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, grand13 parent, or parent’’. 

14 (2) In subsection (e)(2)(A), by striking ‘‘or par15 ent’’ and inserting ‘‘domestic partner, parent-in-law, 

16 adult child, sibling, grandparent, or parent’’. 

17 (b) CERTIFICATION.—Section 103 of the Family and 

18 Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2613(a)) is amend19 ed as folllows: 

20 (1) In subsection (a), by striking ‘‘or parent’’ 

21 and inserting ‘‘domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult 

22 child, sibling, grandparent, or parent’’. 

23 (2) In subsection (b)(4)(A), is amended by 

24 striking ‘‘or parent’’ and inserting ‘‘domestic part25 ner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, grandparent, 

26 or parent’’. 
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1 (3) In subsection (b)(7), is amended by striking 

2 ‘‘parent’’ and inserting ‘‘domestic partner, parent-in3 law, adult child, sibling, grandparent, parent’’. 

4 (c) EMPLOYMENT AND BENEFITS PROTECTION.—

5 Section 104(c)(3) of the Family and Medical Leave Act 

6 of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2614(c)(3)) is amended as follows: 

7 (1) In subparagraph (A)(i), by striking ‘‘or par8 ent’’ and inserting ‘‘domestic partner, parent-in-law, 

9 adult child, sibling, grandparent, or parent’’. 

10 (2) In subparagraph (C)(ii), by striking ‘‘or 

11 parent’’ and inserting ‘‘domestic partner, parent-in12 law, adult child, sibling, grandparent, or parent’’. 

13 SEC. 2. FEDERAL EMPLOYEES. 

14 (a) LEAVE REQUIREMENT.—Section 6382 of title 5, 

15 United States Code, is amended as follows: 

16 (1) In subsection (a)(1)(C), by striking ‘‘or par17 ent’’ each place it occurs and inserting ‘‘domestic 

18 partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, grand19 parent, or parent’’. 

20 (2) In subsection (e)(2)(A), by striking ‘‘or par21 ent’’ and inserting ‘‘domestic partner, parent-in-law, 

22 adult child, sibling, grandparent, or parent’’. 

23 (b) CERTIFICATION.—Section 6383 of title 5, United 

24 States Code, is amended as follows: 
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1 (1) In subsection (a), by striking ‘‘or parent’’ 

2 and inserting ‘‘domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult 

3 child, sibling, grandparent, or parent’’. 

4 (2) In subsection (b)(4)(A), is amended by 

5 striking ‘‘or parent’’ and inserting ‘‘domestic part6 ner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, grandparent, 

7 or parent’’.

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