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106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 2104

To amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to permit leave

to care for a domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, or

grandparent if the domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling,

or grandparent has a serious health condition.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

JUNE 9, 1999

Mrs. MALONEY of New York 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

permit leave to care for a domestic partner, parentin-law, adult child, sibling, or grandparent if the domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, or grandparent has a serious health condition.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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1 SECTION 1. LEAVE TO CARE FOR A DOMESTIC PARTNER,

2 PARENT-IN-LAW, ADULT CHILD, SIBLING, OR

3 GRANDPARENT.

4 (a) LEAVE REQUIREMENT.—Section 102 of the Fam5 ily and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2612) is

6 amended—

7 (1) in subsection (a)(1)(C), by striking ‘‘or par8 ent’’ each place it occurs and inserting ‘‘domestic

9 partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, grand10 parent, or parent’’; and

11 (2) in subsection (e)(2)(A), by striking ‘‘or par12 ent’’ and inserting ‘‘domestic partner, parent-in-law,

13 adult child, sibling, grandparent, or parent’’.

14 (b) CERTIFICATION.—Section 103 of the Family and

15 Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2613(a)) is

16 amended—

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

18 and inserting ‘‘domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult

19 child, sibling, grandparent, or parent’’;

20 (2) in subsection (b)(4)(A), is amended by

21 striking ‘‘or parent’’ and inserting ‘‘domestic part22 ner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, grandparent,

23 or parent’’; and

24 (3) in subsection (b)(7), is amended by striking

25 ‘‘parent’’ and inserting ‘‘domestic partner, parent-in26 law, adult child, sibling, grandparent, parent’’.
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1 (c) EMPLOYMENT AND BENEFITS PROTECTION.—

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

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

4 (1) in subparagraph (A)(i), by striking ‘‘or par5 ent’’ and inserting ‘‘domestic partner, parent-in-law,

6 adult child, sibling, grandparent, or parent’’; and

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

8 parent’’ and inserting ‘‘domestic partner, parent-in9 law, adult child, sibling, grandparent, or parent’’.

10 SEC. 2. FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.

11 (a) LEAVE REQUIREMENT.—Section 6382 of title 5,

12 United States Code, is amended—

13 (1) in subsection (a)(1)(C), by striking ‘‘or par14 ent’’ each place it occurs and inserting ‘‘domestic

15 partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, grand16 parent, or parent’’; and

17 (2) in subsection (e)(2)(A), by striking ‘‘or par18 ent’’ and inserting ‘‘domestic partner, parent-in-law,

19 adult child, sibling, grandparent, or parent’’.

20 (b) CERTIFICATION.—Section 6383 of title 5, United

21 States Code, is amended—

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

23 and inserting ‘‘domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult

24 child, sibling, grandparent, or parent’’; and
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1 (2) in subsection (b)(4)(A), is amended by

2 striking ‘‘or parent’’ and inserting ‘‘domestic part3 ner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, grandparent,

4 or parent’’.

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