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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 274 

To provide paid family and medical leave to Federal employees, and for 

other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

FEBRUARY 7, 2023 

Mr. SCHATZ (for himself, Ms. WARREN, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Mr. LUJA ́N, Mr. 

BROWN, Ms. DUCKWORTH, Mr. CARDIN, Mr. PADILLA, Mr. HEINRICH, 

Mr. VAN HOLLEN, and Mr. SANDERS) introduced the following bill; which 

was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 

Governmental Affairs 

A BILL 

To provide paid family and medical leave to Federal 

employees, 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 ‘‘Comprehensive Paid 

5 Leave for Federal Employees Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. PAID FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE FOR FEDERAL 

7 EMPLOYEES COVERED BY TITLE 5. 

8 Chapter 63 of title 5, United States Code, is amend9 ed— 


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1 (1) in section 6381, by amending paragraph 

2 (1)(B) to read as follows: 

3 ‘‘(B) has completed at least 12 months of 

4 service— 

5 ‘‘(i) as an employee (as defined in sec6 tion 2105) of the Government of the 

7 United States, including service with the 

8 United States Postal Service, the Postal 

9 Regulatory Commission, and a non10 appropriated fund instrumentality as de11 scribed in section 2105(c); or 

12 ‘‘(ii) on covered active duty as a mem13 ber of the National Guard or Reserves that 

14 interrupts service described in clause (i);’’; 

15 and 

16 (2) in section 6382— 

17 (A) in subsection (a)— 

18 (i) in paragraph (1)— 

19 (I) in the matter preceding sub20 paragraph (A), by striking ‘‘12 ad21 ministrative workweeks of leave’’ and 

22 inserting ‘‘12 administrative work 

23 weeks of leave plus any additional pe24 riod of leave used under subsection 

25 (d)(2)(B)(ii)’’; and 


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1 (II) in subparagraph (B), by in2 serting ‘‘and in order to care for such 

3 son or daughter’’ before the period; 

4 (ii) by amending paragraph (2) to 

5 read as follows: 

6 ‘‘(2)(A) The entitlement to leave under sub7 paragraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1) shall com8 mence at time of birth or placement of a son or 

9 daughter and shall expire at the end of the 12- 

10 month period beginning on the date of such birth or 

11 placement. 

12 ‘‘(B) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), the 

13 entitlement to leave under paragraph (1)(B) in con14 nection with adoption may commence prior to the 

15 placement of the son or daughter to be adopted for 

16 activities necessary to allow the adoption to pro17 ceed.’’; and 

18 (iii) in paragraph (4)— 

19 (I) by striking ‘‘Subject to sub20 section (d)(2), during’’ and inserting 

21 ‘‘During’’; and 

22 (II) by inserting ‘‘(or 26 adminis23 trative workweeks of leave plus any 

24 additional period of leave used under 

25 subsection (d)(2)(B)(ii))’’ after ‘‘26 


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1 administrative workweeks of leave’’; 

2 and 

3 (B) in subsection (d)— 

4 (i) in paragraph (1)— 

5 (I) by striking the first sentence; 

6 and 

7 (II) by striking ‘‘under sub8 chapter I’’; and 

9 (ii) in paragraph (2)— 

10 (I) in subparagraph (A), by strik11 ing ‘‘subparagraph (A) or (B)’’ and 

12 inserting ‘‘subparagraph (A) through 

13 (E)’’; 

14 (II) by striking ‘‘parental’’ in 

15 each instance; 

16 (III) in subparagraph (B)(i), by 

17 striking ‘‘birth or placement involved’’ 

18 and inserting ‘‘event giving rise to 

19 such leave’’; 

20 (IV) by amending subparagraph 

21 (E) to read as follows: 

22 ‘‘(E) Nothing in this paragraph shall be 

23 construed to modify the service requirement in 

24 section 6381(1)(B).’’; 


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1 (V) in subparagraph (F)(i), by 

2 striking ‘‘An employee’’ and inserting 

3 ‘‘With respect to leave described 

4 under subparagraph (A) or (B) of 

5 subsection (a)(1), an employee’’; and 

6 (VI) by adding at the end the fol7 lowing: 

8 ‘‘(H) Notwithstanding paragraph (2)(B)(i), 

9 with respect to any employee who received paid 

10 leave for an event giving rise to such leave 

11 under any other provision of law and who be12 comes subject to this section during the period 

13 of eligibility for paid leave under this section 

14 with respect to such event, any paid leave for 

15 such event provided by this section shall be re16 duced by the total number of days of paid leave 

17 taken by such employee under such other provi18 sion of law.’’. 

19 SEC. 3. CONGRESSIONAL EMPLOYEES UNDER THE CON20 GRESSIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 1995. 

21 Section 202 of the Congressional Accountability Act 

22 of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1312), is amended— 

23 (1) in subsection (a)— 

24 (A) paragraph (1)— 

25 (i) in the second sentence— 


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1 (I) by striking ‘‘subsection 

2 (a)(1)(A) or (B)’’ and inserting 

3 ‘‘under any of subparagraphs (A) 

4 through (E) of subsection (a)(1)’’; 

5 and 

6 (II) by inserting ‘‘and in the case 

7 of leave that includes leave for such 

8 an event, the period of leave to which 

9 a covered employee is entitled under 

10 section 102(a)(1) of such Act shall be 

11 12 administrative workweeks of leave 

12 plus any additional period of leave 

13 used under subsection (d)(2)(B) of 

14 this section’’ before the period; and 

15 (ii) by striking the third sentence and 

16 inserting the following: ‘‘For purposes of 

17 applying section 102(a)(4) of such Act, in 

18 the case of leave that includes leave under 

19 any of subparagraphs (A) through (E) of 

20 section 102(a)(1) of such Act, a covered 

21 employee is entitled, under paragraphs (1) 

22 and (3) of section 102(a) of such Act, to 

23 a combined total of 26 workweeks of leave 

24 plus any additional period of leave used 


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1 under subsection (d)(2)(B) of this sec2 tion.’’; and 

3 (B) in paragraph (2), by amending sub4 paragraph (B) to read as follows: 

5 ‘‘(B) except for leave described under sec6 tion 102(a)(3) of such Act, the term ‘eligible 

7 employee’ as used in that Act means a covered 

8 employee.’’; and 

9 (2) in subsection (d)— 

10 (A) in the subsection heading, by striking 

11 ‘‘PARENTAL LEAVE’’ and inserting ‘‘FAMILY

12 AND MEDICAL LEAVE’’; 

13 (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘sub14 paragraph (A) or (B)’’ and inserting ‘‘any of 

15 subparagraphs (A) through (E)’’; 

16 (C) by striking ‘‘parental’’ each place the 

17 term appears; and 

18 (D) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ‘‘birth 

19 or placement involved’’ and inserting ‘‘event 

20 giving rise to such leave’’. 

21 SEC. 4. GAO, LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, POSTAL SERVICE, 

22 AND POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION EM23 PLOYEES. 

24 The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 

25 U.S.C. 2612), is amended— 


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1 (1) in section 101(2)(E)— 

2 (A) in the subparagraph heading, by in3 serting ‘‘USPS, AND POSTAL REGULATORY

4 COMMISSION’’ after ‘‘GAO’’; 

5 (B) by inserting ‘‘the United States Postal 

6 Service, or the Postal Regulatory Commission’’ 

7 after ‘‘Government Accountability Office’’; and 

8 (C) by striking ‘‘section 102(a)(1)(A) or 

9 (B)’’ and inserting ‘‘any of subparagraphs (A) 

10 through (E) of section 102(a)(1)’’; 

11 (2) in section 102(d)(3)— 

12 (A) in the paragraph heading, by inserting 

13 ‘‘USPS, AND POSTAL REGULATORY COMMIS14 SION’’ after ‘‘GAO’’; 

15 (B) by striking ‘‘the Government Account16 ability Office’’ and inserting ‘‘the Government 

17 Accountability Office, the United States Postal 

18 Service, or the Postal Regulatory Commission’’ 

19 each place the term appears; 

20 (C) by striking ‘‘parental’’ and inserting 

21 ‘‘family and medical’’ each place the term ap22 pears; 

23 (D) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘sub24 paragraph (A) or (B)’’ and inserting ‘‘subpara25 graphs (A) through (E)’’; and 


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1 (E) in subparagraph (B)(i), by striking 

2 ‘‘birth or placement involved’’ and inserting 

3 ‘‘event giving rise to such leave’’; and 

4 (3) by adding at the end of section 102(a) the 

5 following: 

6 ‘‘(6) SPECIAL RULES ON PERIOD OF LEAVE.— 

7 With respect to an employee of the Government Ac8 countability Office, the Library of Congress, the 

9 United States Postal Service, or the Postal Regu10 latory Commission— 

11 ‘‘(A) in the case of leave that includes 

12 leave under subparagraph (A) through (E) of 

13 paragraph (1), the employee shall be entitled to 

14 12 administrative workweeks of leave plus any 

15 additional period of leave used under subsection 

16 (d)(3)(B)(ii) of this section or section 

17 202(d)(2)(B) of the Congressional Account18 ability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1312(d)(2)(B)), 

19 as the case may be; 

20 ‘‘(B) for the purposes of paragraph (4), 

21 the employee is entitled, under paragraphs (1) 

22 and (3), to a combined total of 26 workweeks 

23 of leave plus, if applicable, any additional pe24 riod of leave used under subsection (d)(3)(B)(ii) 

25 of this section or section 202(d)(2)(B) of the 


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1 Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 

2 U.S.C. 1312(d)(2)(B)), as the case may be; and 

3 ‘‘(C) the entitlement to leave under para4 graph (1)(B) in connection with adoption may 

5 commence prior to the placement of the son or 

6 daughter to be adopted for activities necessary 

7 to allow the adoption to proceed.’’. 

8 SEC. 5. EMPLOYEES OF THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE 

9 PRESIDENT. 

10 Section 412 of title 3, United States Code, is amend11 ed— 

12 (1) in subsection (a)(3), by striking ‘‘or (B)’’ 

13 and inserting ‘‘through (E)’’; and 

14 (2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘or (B)’’ and 

15 inserting ‘‘through (E)’’ each place the term ap16 pears. 

17 SEC. 6. FAA AND TSA EMPLOYEES. 

18 Section 40122(g)(5) of title 49, United States Code, 

19 is amended— 

20 (1) in the paragraph heading, by striking ‘‘PA21 RENTAL’’; and 

22 (2) by striking ‘‘parental’’ in each instance. 

23 SEC. 7. TITLE 38 EMPLOYEES. 

24 Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment 

25 of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall modify 


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1 the family and medical leave program provided by oper2 ation of section 7425(c) of title 38, United States Code, 

3 to conform with this Act and the amendments made by 

4 this Act. 

5 SEC. 8. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURTS AND DISTRICT OF 

6 COLUMBIA PUBLIC DEFENDER SERVICE. 

7 (a) DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURTS.—Subsection 

8 (d) of section 11–1726, District of Columbia Official Code, 

9 is amended to read as follows: 

10 ‘‘(d)(1) In carrying out the Family and Medical 

11 Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.) with respect 

12 to nonjudicial employees of the District of Columbia 

13 courts, the Joint Committee shall, notwithstanding any 

14 provision of such Act, establish a paid family and medical 

15 leave program for the leave described in subparagraphs 

16 (A) through (E) of section 102(a)(1) of such Act (29 

17 U.S.C. 2612(a)(1)). 

18 ‘‘(2) In developing the terms and conditions for the 

19 paid family and medical leave program under paragraph 

20 (1), the Joint Committee may be guided by the terms and 

21 conditions applicable to the provision of paid family and 

22 medical leave for employees of the Federal Government 

23 under chapter 63 of title 5, United States Code, and any 

24 corresponding regulations.’’. 


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1 (b) DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PUBLIC DEFENDER

2 SERVICE.—Subsection (d) of section 305 of the District 

3 of Columbia Court Reform and Criminal Procedure Act 

4 of 1970 (sec. 21605, D.C. Official Code) is amended to 

5 read as follows: 

6 ‘‘(d)(1) In carrying out the Family and Medical 

7 Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.) with respect 

8 to employees of the Service, the Director shall, notwith9 standing any provision of such Act, establish a paid family 

10 and medical leave program for the leave described in sub11 paragraphs (A) through (E) of section 102(a)(1) of such 

12 Act (29 U.S.C. 2612(a)(1)). 

13 ‘‘(2) In developing the terms and conditions for the 

14 paid family and medical leave program under paragraph 

15 (1), the Director may be guided by the terms and condi16 tions applicable to the provision of paid family and medical 

17 leave for employees of the Federal Government under 

18 chapter 63 of title 5, United States Code, and any cor19 responding regulations.’’. 

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