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109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5148 

To ensure that at least one-half of the 12 weeks of parental leave made 

available to a Federal employee under subchapter V of chapter 63 of 

title 5, United States Code, shall be paid leave. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 6, 2006 

Mrs. MALONEY (for herself, Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia, and Mr. HOYER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Government Reform 

A BILL 

To ensure that at least one-half of the 12 weeks of parental 

leave made available to a Federal employee under subchapter V of chapter 63 of title 5, United States Code, 

shall be paid leave. 

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 ‘‘Federal Employees 

5 Paid Parental Leave Act of 2006’’. 

6 SEC. 2. PAID PARENTAL LEAVE. 

7 Subsection (d) of section 6382 of title 5, United 

8 States Code, is amended to read as follows: 


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1 ‘‘(d)(1) An employee may elect to substitute for any 

2 leave without pay under subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or 

3 (D) of subsection (a)(1) any paid leave which is available 

4 to such employee for that purpose. 

5 ‘‘(2) The paid leave that is available to an employee 

6 for purposes of paragraph (1) is— 

7 ‘‘(A) to the extent that subparagraph (A) or 

8 (B) of subsection (a)(1) is the basis for the entitle9 ment to leave under this subchapter— 

10 ‘‘(i) 6 administrative workweeks of paid 

11 leave under this clause in connection with the 

12 birth or placement involved; and 

13 ‘‘(ii) any annual or sick leave accrued or 

14 accumulated by such employee under sub15 chapter I; and 

16 ‘‘(B) to the extent that subparagraph (C) or 

17 (D) of subsection (a)(1) is the basis for the entitle18 ment to leave under this subchapter, any annual or 

19 sick leave accrued or accumulated by such employee 

20 under subchapter I. 

21 ‘‘(3) Nothing in this subchapter shall be considered 

22 to require— 

23 ‘‘(A) that an employing agency provide paid 

24 sick leave in any situation in which such employing 


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1 agency would not normally be required to provide 

2 such leave; or 

3 ‘‘(B) in a circumstance to which subparagraph 

4 (A) of paragraph (2) applies, that an employee first 

5 use all or any portion of the leave described in 

6 clause (ii) of such subparagraph before being al7 lowed to use leave described in clause (i) of such 

8 subparagraph. 

9 ‘‘(4) Leave under paragraph (2)(A)(i)— 

10 ‘‘(A) shall be payable from any appropriation or 

11 fund available for salaries or expenses for positions 

12 within the employing agency; 

13 ‘‘(B) shall not be considered to be annual or va14 cation leave for purposes of section 5551 or 5552 or 

15 for any other purpose; and 

16 ‘‘(C) if not used by the employee before the end 

17 of the 12-month period (as referred to in subsection 

18 (a)(1)) to which it relates, shall not accumulate for 

19 any subsequent use. 

20 ‘‘(5) The Office shall prescribe any regulations nec21 essary to carry out this subsection, including, subject to 

22 paragraph (3)(B), the manner in which an employee may 

23 designate any day or other period as to which such em24 ployee wishes to use leave described in paragraph 

25 (2)(A)(i).’’. 


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1 SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. 

2 The amendments made by this Act shall not be effec3 tive with respect to any birth or placement occurring be4 fore the end of the 6-month period beginning on the date 

5 of the enactment of this Act. 

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