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109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 476 

To amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to allow employees 

to take, as additional leave, parental involvement leave to participate 

in or attend their children’s and grandchildren’s educational and extracurricular activities and to clarify that leave may be taken for routine 

family medical needs and to assist elderly relatives, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 1, 2005 

Mrs. MALONEY (for herself, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. WEINER, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, 

Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr. 

MCGOVERN, Mr. OWENS, Mr. BERMAN, Mr. LANTOS, Mr. BISHOP of 

New York, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. AL GREEN of Texas, Mr. BAIRD, Mr. 

TOWNS, Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. JACKSONLEE of Texas, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, Mr. EVANS, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. SANDERS, Mr. PAYNE, and Mr. HASTINGS of Florida) 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 

allow employees to take, as additional leave, parental 

involvement leave to participate in or attend their children’s and grandchildren’s educational and extracurricular activities and to clarify that leave may be 

taken for routine family medical needs and to assist 

elderly relatives, and for other purposes. 
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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 ‘‘Family and Medical 

5 Leave Enhancement Act of 2005’’. 

6 SEC. 2. ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEE. 

7 Section 101(2)(B)(ii) of the Family and Medical 

8 Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2611(2)(B)(ii)) is amended 

9 by striking ‘‘less than 50’’ each place it appears and in10 serting ‘‘fewer than 25’’. 

11 SEC. 3. ADDITIONAL ENTITLEMENT TO LEAVE FOR PAREN12 TAL INVOLVEMENT. 

13 (a) LEAVE REQUIREMENT.—Section 102(a) of the 

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

15 2612(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following 

16 new paragraph: 

17 ‘‘(3) ENTITLEMENT TO ADDITIONAL LEAVE FOR

18 PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT.— 

19 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to section 

20 103(f), in addition to leave available under 

21 paragraph (1), an eligible employee shall be en22 titled to a total of four hours of leave during 

23 any 30-day period, and a total of 24 hours of 

24 leave during any 12-month period to participate 

25 in or attend an activity that— 
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1 ‘‘(i) is sponsored by a school or com2 munity organization; and 

3 ‘‘(ii) relates to a program of the 

4 school or organization that is attended by 

5 a son or daughter or a grandchild of the 

6 employee. 

7 ‘‘(B) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this para8 graph: 

9 ‘‘(i) SCHOOL.—The term ‘school’ 

10 means an elementary school or secondary 

11 school (as such terms are defined in the 

12 Elementary and Secondary Education Act 

13 of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.)), a Head 

14 Start program assisted under the Head 

15 Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9831 et seq.), and a 

16 child care facility licensed under State law. 

17 ‘‘(ii) COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION.— 

18 The term ‘community organization’ means 

19 a private nonprofit organization that is 

20 representative of a community or a signifi21 cant segment of a community and provides 

22 activities for individuals described in sub23 paragraph (A) or (B) of section 101(12), 

24 such as a scouting or sports organiza25 tion.’’. 
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1 (b) SCHEDULE.—Section 102(b)(1) of such Act (29 

2 U.S.C. 2612(b)(1)) is amended by inserting after the sec3 ond sentence the following new sentence: ‘‘Leave under 

4 subsection (a)(3)(A) may be taken intermittently or on a 

5 reduced leave schedule.’’. 

6 (c) SUBSTITUTION OF PAID LEAVE.—Section 

7 102(d)(2)(A) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 2612(d)(2)(A)) is 

8 amended by inserting after ‘‘subsection (a)(1)’’ the fol9 lowing: ‘‘or under subsection (a)(3)(A)’’. 

10 (d) NOTICE.—Section 102(e)(1) of such Act (29 

11 U.S.C. 2612(e)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the 

12 following new sentence: ‘‘In any case in which an employee 

13 requests leave under subsection (a)(3)(A), the employee 

14 shall provide the employer with not less than seven days’ 

15 notice, before the date the leave is to begin, of the employ16 ee’s intention to take leave under such subsection.’’. 

17 (e) CERTIFICATION.—Section 103 of such Act (29 

18 U.S.C. 2613) is amended by adding at the end the fol19 lowing new subsection: 

20 ‘‘(f) CERTIFICATION FOR PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT

21 LEAVE.—An employer may require that a request for 

22 leave under section 102(a)(3)(A) be supported by a certifi23 cation issued at such time and in such manner as the Sec24 retary may by regulation prescribe.’’. 
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1 SEC. 4. ENTITLEMENT TO LEAVE FOR CIVIL SERVANTS FOR 

2 PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT. 

3 (a) LEAVE REQUIREMENT.—Section 6382(a) of title 

4 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 

5 the following new paragraph: 

6 ‘‘(3)(A) Subject to section 6383(f), in addition to 

7 leave available under paragraph (1), an employee shall be 

8 entitled to a total of four hours of leave during any 30- 

9 day period, and a total of 24 hours of leave during any 

10 12-month period to participate in or attend an activity 

11 that— 

12 ‘‘(i) is sponsored by a school or community or13 ganization; and 

14 ‘‘(ii) relates to a program of the school or orga15 nization that is attended by a son or daughter or a 

16 grandchild of the employee. 

17 ‘‘(B) For the purpose of this paragraph: 

18 ‘‘(i) The term ‘school’ means an elementary 

19 school or secondary school (as such terms are de20 fined in the Elementary and Secondary Education 

21 Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.)), a Head Start 

22 program assisted under the Head Start Act (42 

23 U.S.C. 9831 et seq.), and a child care facility li24 censed under State law. 

25 ‘‘(ii) The term ‘community organization’ means 

26 a private nonprofit organization that is representa-
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1 tive of a community or a significant segment of a 

2 community and provides activities for individuals de3 scribed in subparagraph (A) or (B) of section 

4 6381(6), such as a scouting or sports organization.’’. 

5 (b) SCHEDULE.—Section 6382(b)(1) of such title is 

6 amended by inserting after the second sentence the fol7 lowing new sentence: ‘‘Leave under subsection (a)(3)(A) 

8 may be taken intermittently or on a reduced leave sched9 ule.’’. 

10 (c) SUBSTITUTION OF PAID LEAVE.—Section 

11 6382(d) of such title is amended by inserting before 

12 ‘‘, except’’ the following: ‘‘, or for leave provided under 

13 subsection (a)(3)(A) any of the employee’s accrued or ac14 cumulated annual leave under subchapter I for any part 

15 of the 24-hour period of such leave under such sub16 section’’. 

17 (d) NOTICE.—Section 6382(e)(1) of such title is 

18 amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: 

19 ‘‘In any case in which an employee requests leave under 

20 subsection (a)(3)(A), the employee shall provide the em21 ploying agency with not less than seven days’ notice, be22 fore the date the leave is to begin, of the employee’s inten23 tion to take leave under such subsection.’’. 
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1 (e) CERTIFICATION.—Section 6383 of such title is 

2 amended by adding at the end the following new sub3 section: 

4 ‘‘(f) An employing agency may require that a request 

5 for leave under section 6382(a)(3)(A) be supported by a 

6 certification issued at such time and in such manner as 

7 the Office of Personnel Management may by regulation 

8 prescribe.’’. 

9 SEC. 5. CLARIFICATION OF ENTITLEMENT TO LEAVE. 

10 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 102(a)(1) of the Family 

11 and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2612(a)(1)) 

12 and section 6382(a)(1) of title 5, United States Code, are 

13 each amended by adding at the end the following new sub14 paragraphs: 

15 ‘‘(E) In order to meet routine family med16 ical care needs, including transportation of a 

17 son or daughter or a grandchild for medical and 

18 dental appointments for annual checkups and 

19 vaccinations. 

20 ‘‘(F) In order to meet the routine family 

21 medical care needs of elderly individuals who 

22 are related to the eligible employee, including 

23 visits to nursing homes and group homes.’’. 

24 (b) SCHEDULE.— 
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1 (1) FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE ACT OF

2 1993.—The first sentence of section 102(b)(1) of 

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

4 striking ‘‘subparagraph (A) or (B)’’ and inserting 

5 ‘‘subparagraph (A), (B), (E), or (F)’’. 

6 (2) TITLE 5.—The first sentence of section 

7 6382(b)(1) of such title is amended by striking 

8 ‘‘subparagraph (A) or (B)’’ and inserting ‘‘subpara9 graph (A), (B), (E), or (F)’’. 

10 (c) SUBSTITUTION OF PAID LEAVE.— 

11 (1) FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE ACT OF

12 1993.—Section 102(d)(2)(A) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 

13 2612(d)(2)(A)) (as amended by section 3(c)) is fur14 ther amended by striking ‘‘subparagraph (A), (B), 

15 or (C)’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraph (A), (B), (C), 

16 (E), or (F)’’. 

17 (2) TITLE 5.—Section 6382(d) of such title (as 

18 amended by section 4(c)) is further amended by 

19 striking ‘‘subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D)’’ and 

20 inserting ‘‘subparagraph (A), (B), (C), (D), (E), or 

21 (F)’’. 

22 (d) NOTICE.— 

23 (1) FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE ACT OF

24 1993.—The first sentence of section 102(e)(1) of 

25 such Act (29 U.S.C. 2612(e)(1)) (as created by the 
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1 amendment made by section 3(d)) is amended by 

2 striking ‘‘subparagraph (A) or (B)’’ and inserting 

3 ‘‘subparagraph (A), (B), (E), or (F)’’. 

4 (2) TITLE 5.—The first sentence of section 

5 6382(e)(1) of such title (as created by the amend6 ment made by section 4(d)) is amended by striking 

7 ‘‘subparagraph (A) or (B)’’ and inserting ‘‘subpara8 graph (A), (B), (E), or (F)’’. 

9 (e) SPOUSES EMPLOYED BY SAME EMPLOYER.—Sec10 tion 102(f)(1) of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 

11 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2612(f)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘sub12 paragraph (A) or (B)’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraph (A), 

13 (B), (E), or (F)’’. 

14 (f) CERTIFICATION.— 

15 (1) FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE ACT OF

16 1993.—Section 103 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 2613) (as 

17 amended by section 3(e)) is further amended by add18 ing at the end the following new subsection: 

19 ‘‘(g) CERTIFICATION FOR ROUTINE FAMILY MED20 ICAL CARE NEEDS.—An employer may require that a re21 quest for leave under subparagraph (E) or (F) of section 

22 102(a)(1) be supported by a certification issued at such 

23 time and in such manner as the Secretary may by regula24 tion prescribe.’’. 
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1 (2) TITLE 5.—Section 6383 of such title (as 

2 amended by section 4(e)) is further amended by add3 ing at the end the following new subsection: 

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

5 for leave under subparagraph (E) or (F) of section 

6 6382(a)(1) be supported by a certification issued at such 

7 time and in such manner as the Office of Personnel Man8 agement may by regulation prescribe.’’. 

9 SEC. 6. DEFINITION OF GRANDCHILD. 

10 (a) NON-CIVIL-SERVICE EMPLOYEES.—Section 101 

11 of the Family and Medical Leave Act (29 U.S.C. 2611) 

12 is amended by adding at the end the following new para13 graph: 

14 ‘‘(14) GRANDCHILD.—The term ‘grandchild’ 

15 means a son or daughter of an employee’s child.’’. 

16 (b) CIVIL SERVICE EMPLOYEES.—Section 6381 of 

17 title 5, United States Code, is amended— 

18 (1) in paragraph (5)(B), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 

19 the end; 

20 (2) in paragraph (6)(B), by striking the period 

21 at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

22 (3) by adding at the end the following new 

23 paragraph: 
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1 ‘‘(7) the term ‘grandchild’ means a son or 

2 daughter of an employee’s child.’’. 

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