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109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1993

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

States Code, to allow leave for individuals who provide living organ donations. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 28, 2005

Mr. HINOJOSA (for himself, Mr. EHLERS, Mr. LYNCH, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. HOLT, Mr. JACKSON of Illinois, Mr. CUMMINGS, 

Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. DINGELL, 

Mr. OWENS, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. MEEHAN, Mr. RANGEL, Ms. KAPTUR, and Mr. TIERNEY) 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 and 

title 5, United States Code, to allow leave for individuals 

who provide living organ donations.

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 ‘‘Living Organ Donor 

5 Job Security Act of 2005’’. 
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1 SEC. 2. LEAVE FOR LIVING ORGAN DONATION. 

2 (a) LEAVE REQUIREMENT.—Section 102(a)(1) of the 

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

4 2612(a)) and section 6382(a)(1) of title 5, United States 

5 Code, are each amended by adding at the end the following 

6 new subparagraph: 

7 ‘‘(E) In order to provide a living organ do8 nation, including time spent for—

9 ‘‘(i) tests used to determine whether 

10 the eligible employee is medically suitable 

11 for live organ donation; 

12 ‘‘(ii) physical, psychological, and social 

13 evaluations of the live donor; 

14 ‘‘(iii) pretransplant outpatient serv15 ices; 

16 ‘‘(iv) postoperative inpatient and out17 patient transplantation services; 

18 ‘‘(v) travel in connection with tests, 

19 evaluations, and services described in 

20 clauses (i) through (iv); and 

21 ‘‘(vi) recuperation consistent with the 

22 type of transplant performed.’’. 

23 (b) CERTIFICATION.—

24 (1) NON-FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.—The Family 

25 and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2611 et 

26 seq.) is further amended by striking ‘‘section 
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1 102(a)(1)(D)’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraph (D) or 

2 (E) of section 102(a)(1)’’ in the following sections, 

3 respectively: 

4 (A) Section 103(b)(4)(B) (29 U.S.C. 

5 2613(b)(4)(B)). 

6 (B) Section 104(c)(3)(A)(ii) (29 U.S.C. 

7 2614(c)(3)(A)(ii)). 

8 (2) FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.—Section 

9 6383(b)(4)(B) of title 5, United States Code is 

10 amended by striking ‘‘section 6382(a)(1)(D)’’ and 

11 inserting ‘‘subparagraph (D) or (E) of section 

12 6382(a)(1)’’. 

13 (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—

14 (1) NON-FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.—The Family 

15 and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2611 et 

16 seq.) is further amended—

17 (A) by striking ‘‘(C) or (D)’’ each place it 

18 appears and inserting ‘‘(C), (D), or (E)’’ in—

19 (i) section 102(b)(1) and (2) (29 

20 U.S.C. 2612(b)(1) and (2)); 

21 (ii) section 102(e)(2) (29 U.S.C. 

22 2612(e)(2)); 

23 (iii) section 103(c)(1) (29 U.S.C. 

24 2613(c)(1)); 
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1 (iv) section 104(c)(2)(B)(i) (29 

2 U.S.C. 2614(c)(2)(B)(i)); and 

3 (v) section 108(c)(1) (29 U.S.C. 

4 2618(c)(1)); 

5 (B) by inserting ‘‘(including living organ 

6 donation)’’ after ‘‘planned medical treatment’’ 

7 in—

8 (i) section 102(b)(2) and (e)(2) (29 

9 U.S.C. 2612(b)(2) and (e)(2)); 

10 (ii) section 103(b)(5) (29 U.S.C. 

11 2613(b)(5)); and 

12 (iii) section 108(c)(1) (29 U.S.C. 

13 2618(c)(1)), in the matter preceding sub14 paragraph (A); and 

15 (C) in section 104(a)(4) (29 U.S.C. 

16 2614(a)(4)), by striking ‘‘section 102(a)(1)(D)’’ 

17 and inserting ‘‘subparagraph (D) or (E) of sec18 tion 102(a)(1)’’. 

19 (2) FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.—Title 5, United 

20 States Code, is further amended—

21 (A) by striking ‘‘(C) or (D)’’ each place it 

22 appears and inserting ‘‘(C), (D), or (E)’’ in—

23 (i) section 6382(b)(2) and (e)(2); and 

24 (ii) section 6383(a); 
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1 (B) in section 6382(d), by striking ‘‘or 

2 (D)’’ and inserting ‘‘(D), or (E)’’; 

3 (C) in section 6383(b)(5), by inserting 

4 ‘‘(including living organ donation)’’ after 

5 ‘‘planned medical treatment’’; and 

6 (D) in section 6384(d), by striking ‘‘sec7 tion 6382(a)(1)(D)’’ and inserting ‘‘subpara8 graph (D) or (E) of section 6382(a)(1)’’.

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