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[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1430 Introduced in House (IH)]

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.

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                    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, 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.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Family and Medical Leave Inclusion 
Act''.

SEC. 2. LEAVE TO CARE FOR A DOMESTIC PARTNER, PARENT-IN-LAW, ADULT 
              CHILD, SIBLING, OR GRANDPARENT.

    (a) Leave Requirement.--Section 102 of the Family and Medical Leave 
Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2612) is amended as follows:
            (1) In subsection (a)(1)(C), by striking ``or parent'' each 
        place it occurs and inserting ``domestic partner, parent-in-
        law, adult child, sibling, grandparent, or parent''.
            (2) In subsection (e)(2)(A), by striking ``or parent'' and 
        inserting ``domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, 
        sibling, grandparent, or parent''.
    (b) Certification.--Section 103 of the Family and Medical Leave Act 
of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2613(a)) is amended as folllows:
            (1) In subsection (a), by striking ``or parent'' and 
        inserting ``domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, 
        sibling, grandparent, or parent''.
            (2) In subsection (b)(4)(A), is amended by striking ``or 
        parent'' and inserting ``domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult 
        child, sibling, grandparent, or parent''.
            (3) In subsection (b)(7), is amended by striking ``parent'' 
        and inserting ``domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, 
        sibling, grandparent, parent''.
    (c) 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 
as follows:
            (1) In subparagraph (A)(i), by striking ``or parent'' and 
        inserting ``domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, 
        sibling, grandparent, or parent''.
            (2) In subparagraph (C)(ii), by striking ``or parent'' and 
        inserting ``domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, 
        sibling, grandparent, or parent''.

SEC. 2. FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.

    (a) Leave Requirement.--Section 6382 of title 5, United States 
Code, is amended as follows:
            (1) In subsection (a)(1)(C), by striking ``or parent'' each 
        place it occurs and inserting ``domestic partner, parent-in-
        law, adult child, sibling, grandparent, or parent''.
            (2) In subsection (e)(2)(A), by striking ``or parent'' and 
        inserting ``domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, 
        sibling, grandparent, or parent''.
    (b) Certification.--Section 6383 of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended as follows:
            (1) In subsection (a), by striking ``or parent'' and 
        inserting ``domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, 
        sibling, grandparent, or parent''.
            (2) In subsection (b)(4)(A), is amended by striking ``or 
        parent'' and inserting ``domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult 
        child, sibling, grandparent, or parent''.
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