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115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1620 

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

States Code, to permit leave to care for an adult child, grandchild, 

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

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 17, 2017 

Mr. RUIZ introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on 

Oversight and 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 permit leave to care 

for an adult child, grandchild, or grandparent who 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, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Grandparent-Grand5 child Medical Leave Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL LEAVE UNDER THE FMLA. 

2 (a) DEFINITIONS.— 

3 (1) INCLUSION OF GRANDCHILD AND GRAND4 PARENTS.—Section 101 of the Family and Medical 

5 Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2611) is amended by 

6 adding at the end the following: 

7 ‘‘(20) GRANDCHILD.—The term ‘grandchild’ 

8 means the son or daughter of an employee’s son or 

9 daughter. 

10 ‘‘(21) GRANDPARENT.—The term ‘grandparent’ 

11 means a parent of a parent of an employee.’’. 

12 (2) INCLUSION OF ADULT CHILDREN.—Section 

13 101(12) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 2611(12)) is amend14 ed, by striking ‘‘who is—’’ and all that follows and 

15 inserting ‘‘and includes an adult child’’. 

16 (b) LEAVE REQUIREMENT.—Section 102 of such Act 

17 (29 U.S.C. 2612) is amended— 

18 (1) in subsection (a)— 

19 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

20 (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 

21 ‘‘or daughter’’ both places it appears and 

22 inserting ‘‘, daughter, or grandchild’’; 

23 (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 

24 ‘‘or daughter’’ and inserting ‘‘, daughter, 

25 or grandchild’’; 


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1 (iii) in subparagraph (C), by striking 

2 ‘‘or parent’’ both places it appears and in3 serting ‘‘grandchild, parent, or grand4 parent’’; and 

5 (iv) in subparagraph (E), by striking 

6 ‘‘or parent’’ and inserting ‘‘grandchild, 

7 parent, or grandparent’’; 

8 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘or 

9 daughter’’ and inserting ‘‘, daughter, or grand10 child’’; and 

11 (C) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘parent,’’ 

12 and inserting ‘‘grandchild, parent, grand13 parent,’’; 

14 (2) in subsection (e)— 

15 (A) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ‘‘par16 ent,’’ and inserting ‘‘grandchild, parent, grand17 parent,’’ and 

18 (B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘or par19 ent,’’ and inserting ‘‘grandchild, parent, or 

20 grandparent,’’; and 

21 (3) in subsection (f)(B), by inserting ‘‘or grand22 parent’’ after ‘‘parent’’. 

23 (c) CERTIFICATION.—Section 103 of such Act (29 

24 U.S.C. 2613) is amended— 


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

2 and inserting ‘‘grandchild, parent, or grandparent’’; 

3 (2) in subsection (b)(4)(A), by striking ‘‘or par4 ent’’ and inserting ‘‘grandchild, parent, or grand5 parent’’; and 

6 (3) in subsection (b)(7), by striking ‘‘or spouse’’ 

7 and inserting ‘‘grandchild, grandparent, or spouse’’. 

8 (d) EMPLOYMENT AND BENEFITS PROTECTION.— 

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

10 of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2614(c)(3)) is amended— 

11 (1) in subparagraph (A)(i), by striking ‘‘or par12 ent’’ and inserting ‘‘grandchild, parent, or grand13 parent’’; and 

14 (2) in subparagraph (C)(ii), by striking ‘‘or 

15 parent’’ and inserting ‘‘grandchild, parent, or grand16 parent’’. 

17 SEC. 3. FEDERAL EMPLOYEES. 

18 (a) DEFINITIONS.— 

19 (1) INCLUSION OF GRANDPARENTS AND GRAND20 CHILDREN.—Section 6381 of title 5, United States 

21 Code, is amended— 

22 (A) in paragraph (11) by striking ‘‘; and’’ 

23 and inserting a semicolon; 

24 (B) in paragraph (12), by striking the pe25 riod and inserting a semicolon; and 


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1 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

2 ‘‘(13) the term ‘grandchild’ means the son or 

3 daughter of an employee’s son or daughter; and 

4 ‘‘(14) the term ‘grandparent’ means a parent of 

5 a parent of an employee;’’. 

6 (2) INCLUSION OF ADULT CHILDREN.—Section 

7 6381(6) of such title is amended, by striking ‘‘who 

8 is—’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘and in9 cludes an adult child’’. 

10 (b) LEAVE REQUIREMENT.—Section 6382 of title 5, 

11 United States Code, is amended— 

12 (1) in subsection (a)(1)(C), by striking ‘‘or par13 ent’’ both places it appears and inserting ‘‘grand14 child, parent, or grandparent’’; 

15 (2) in subsection (a)(1)(E), by striking ‘‘or par16 ent’’ and inserting ‘‘grandchild, parent, or grand17 parent’’; 

18 (3) in subsection (a)(3), by striking ‘‘parent,’’ 

19 and inserting ‘‘grandchild, parent, grandparent’’; 

20 (4) in subsection (e)(2)(A), by striking ‘‘par21 ent,’’ and inserting ‘‘grandchild, parent, grand22 parent’’; and 

23 (5) in subsection (e)(3), by striking ‘‘or par24 ent,’’ and inserting ‘‘grandchild, parent, or grand25 parent’’. 


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1 (c) CERTIFICATION.—Section 6383 of title 5, United 

2 States Code, is amended— 

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

4 and inserting ‘‘grandchild, parent, or grandparent,’’; 

5 and 

6 (2) in subsection (b)(4)(A), by striking ‘‘or par7 ent’’ both places it appears and inserting ‘‘grand8 child, parent, or grandparent’’. 

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