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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 10405 

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

because of the death of a son or daughter, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

DECEMBER 12, 2024 

Mr. SCHNEIDER (for himself, Mr. BEYER, and Mr. CASTEN) introduced the 

following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the 

Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Accountability, 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 

provide leave because of the death of a son or daughter, 

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, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Parental Bereavement 

5 Act of 2024’’ or the ‘‘Sarah Grace-Farley-Kluger Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. FAMILY LEAVE BECAUSE OF THE DEATH OF A SON 

2 OR DAUGHTER. 

3 (a) SON OR DAUGHTER.—Section 101(12) of the 

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

5 2611(12)) is amended by— 

6 (1) redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as 

7 clauses (i) and (ii), resepctively; 

8 (2) by striking ‘‘, who is—’’ and inserting the 

9 following: 

10 ‘‘(A) who is—’’; and 

11 (3) in clause (ii), as so redesignated, by striking 

12 the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; or 

13 ‘‘(B) with respect to leave taken under sec14 tion 102(a)(1)(G), who is any years of age.’’. 

15 (b) FAMILY LEAVE.— 

16 (1) ENTITLEMENT TO LEAVE.—Section 

17 102(a)(1) of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 

18 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2612(a)(1)) is amended by adding 

19 at the end the following new subparagraph: 

20 ‘‘(G) Because of the death of a son or 

21 daughter.’’. 

22 (2) EXPIRATION OF ENTITLEMENT.—Section 

23 102(a)(2) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 2612(a)(2)) is 

24 amended— 

25 (A) by striking ‘‘under subparagraphs’’ 

26 and inserting ‘‘under— 


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1 ‘‘(A) subparagraphs’’; 

2 (B) in subparagraph (A), as so redesig3 nated, by striking the period at the end and in4 serting ‘‘; and 

5 ‘‘(B) subparagraph (G) of paragraph (1) 

6 for a death of a son or daughter shall expire at 

7 the end of the 12-month period beginning on 

8 the date of such death.’’. 

9 (3) REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO LEAVE.— 

10 (A) SCHEDULE.—Section 102(b)(1) of 

11 such Act (29 U.S.C. 2612(b)(1)) is amended by 

12 inserting after the third sentence the following 

13 new sentence: ‘‘Leave under subsection 

14 (a)(1)(G) shall not be taken by an employee 

15 intermittently or on a reduced leave schedule 

16 unless the employee and the employer of the 

17 employee agree otherwise.’’. 

18 (B) SUBSTITUTION OF PAID LEAVE.—Sec19 tion 102(d)(2)(B) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 

20 2612(d)(2)(B)) is amended, in the first sen21 tence, by striking ‘‘(C) or (D)’’ and inserting 

22 ‘‘(C), (D), or (G)’’. 

23 (C) NOTICE.—Section 102(e) of such Act 

24 (29 U.S.C. 2612(e)) is amended by adding at 

25 the end the following new paragraph: 


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1 ‘‘(4) NOTICE FOR LEAVE DUE TO DEATH OF A

2 SON OR DAUGHTER.—In any case in which the ne3 cessity for leave under subsection (a)(1)(G) is fore4 seeable, the employee shall provide such notice to the 

5 employer as is reasonable and practicable.’’. 

6 (D) SPOUSES EMPLOYED BY SAME EM7 PLOYER.—Section 102(f)(1)(A) of such Act (29 

8 U.S.C. 2612(f)(1)(A)) is amended by striking 

9 ‘‘subparagraph (A) or (B)’’ and inserting ‘‘sub10 paragraph (A), (B), or (G)’’. 

11 (E) CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.— 

12 Section 103 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 2613) is 

13 amended by adding at the end the following: 

14 ‘‘(g) CERTIFICATION RELATED TO THE DEATH OF

15 A SON OR DAUGHTER.—An employer may require that a 

16 request for leave under section 102(a)(1)(G) be supported 

17 by a certification issued at such time and in such manner 

18 as the Secretary may by regulation prescribe. If the Sec19 retary issues a regulation requiring such certification, the 

20 employee shall provide, in a timely manner, a copy of such 

21 certification to the employer.’’. 

22 (F) FAILURE TO RETURN FROM LEAVE.— 

23 Section 104(c) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 2614(c)) 

24 is amended— 


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1 (i) in paragraph (2)(B)(i), by insert2 ing before the semicolon the following: ‘‘, 

3 or a death that entitles the employee to 

4 leave under section 102(a)(1)(G)’’; and 

5 (ii) in paragraph (3)(A)— 

6 (I) in the matter preceding clause 

7 (i), by inserting ‘‘, or the death,’’ be8 fore ‘‘described’’; 

9 (II) in clause (ii), by striking 

10 ‘‘or’’ at the end; 

11 (III) by redesignating clause (iii) 

12 as clause (iv); and 

13 (IV) by inserting after clause (ii) 

14 the following: 

15 ‘‘(iii) a certification that meets such 

16 requirements as the Secretary may by reg17 ulation prescribe, in the case of an em18 ployee unable to return to work because of 

19 a death specified in section 102(a)(1)(G); 

20 or’’. 

21 (G) EMPLOYEES OF LOCAL EDUCATIONAL

22 AGENCIES.—Section 108 of such Act (29 

23 U.S.C. 2618) is amended— 

24 (i) in subsection (c)(1)— 


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1 (I) in the matter preceding sub2 paragraph (A), by inserting after 

3 ‘‘medical treatment’’ the following: ‘‘, 

4 or under section 102(a)(1)(G) that is 

5 foreseeable,’’; and 

6 (II) in subparagraph (A), by in7 serting after ‘‘to exceed’’ the fol8 lowing: ‘‘(except in the case of leave 

9 under section 102(a)(1)(G))’’; 

10 (ii) in subsection (c)(2), by striking 

11 ‘‘section 102(e)(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘para12 graphs (2) and (4) of section 102(e), as 

13 applicable’’; and 

14 (iii) in subsection (d), in paragraph 

15 (2) and (3), by striking ‘‘or (C)’’ each 

16 place it appears and inserting ‘‘(C), or 

17 (G)’’. 

18 (c) FAMILY LEAVE FOR CIVIL SERVICE EMPLOY19 EES.— 

20 (1) SON OR DAUGHTER.—Section 6381(6) of 

21 title 5, United States Code, is amended— 

22 (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) 

23 and (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively; 

24 (B) by striking ‘‘, who is—’’ and inserting 

25 the following: 


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1 ‘‘(A) who is—’’; and 

2 (C) in clause (ii), as so redesignated, by 

3 striking ‘‘disability;’’ and inserting ‘‘disability; 

4 or 

5 ‘‘(B) with respect to leave taken under sec6 tion 6382(a)(1)(F), who is any years of age;’’. 

7 (2) ENTITLEMENT TO LEAVE.—Section 

8 6382(a)(1) of such title is amended by adding at the 

9 end the following: 

10 ‘‘(F) Because of the death of a son or 

11 daughter.’’. 

12 (3) EXPIRATION OF LEAVE.—Section 

13 6382(a)(2) of such title is amended by— 

14 (A) striking ‘‘under subparagraph’’ and in15 serting ‘‘under— 

16 ‘‘(A) subparagraph’’; and 

17 (B) in subparagraph (A), as so redesig18 nated, by striking the period at the end and in19 serting ‘‘; or 

20 ‘‘(B) subparagraph (F) of paragraph (1) 

21 for a death of a son or daughter shall expire at 

22 the end of the 12-month period beginning on 

23 the date of such death.’’. 

24 (4) REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO LEAVE.— 


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1 (A) SCHEDULE.—Section 6382(b)(1) of 

2 such title is amended by inserting after the 

3 third sentence the following new sentence: 

4 ‘‘Leave under subsection (a)(1)(F) shall not be 

5 taken by an employee intermittently or on a re6 duced leave schedule unless the employee and 

7 the employing agency of the employee agree 

8 otherwise.’’. 

9 (B) SUBSTITUTION OF PAID LEAVE.—Sec10 tion 6382(d) of such title is amended, in the 

11 first sentence, by striking ‘‘or (E)’’ and insert12 ing ‘‘(E), or (F)’’. 

13 (C) NOTICE.—Section 6382(e) of such title 

14 is amended by adding at the end the following 

15 new paragraph: 

16 ‘‘(4) In any case in which the necessity for 

17 leave under subsection (a)(1)(F) is foreseeable, the 

18 employee shall provide such notice to the employing 

19 agency as is reasonable and practicable.’’. 

20 (D) CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.— 

21 Section 6383 of such title is amended by adding 

22 at the end the following: 

23 ‘‘(g) An employing agency may require that a request 

24 for leave under section 6382(a)(1)(F) be supported by a 

25 certification issued at such time and in such manner as 


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1 the Office of Personnel Management may by regulation 

2 prescribe. If the Office issues a regulation requiring such 

3 certification, the employee shall provide, in a timely man4 ner, a copy of such certification to the employer.’’. 

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