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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1615 

To amend titles 10 and 37, United States Code, to provide compensation 

and credit for retired pay purposes for maternity leave taken by members 

of the reserve components, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 22, 2019 

Mr. UDALL (for himself, Mr. ROUNDS, Mr. PETERS, Mr. MORAN, Mr. HEINRICH, Mrs. CAPITO, Mrs. MURRAY, and Ms. BALDWIN) introduced the 

following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 

Armed Services 

A BILL 

To amend titles 10 and 37, United States Code, to provide 

compensation and credit for retired pay purposes for 

maternity leave taken by members of the reserve components, 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 ‘‘Mothers of Military 

5 Service Leave Act’’ or ‘‘MOMS Leave Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. COMPENSATION AND CREDIT FOR RETIRED PAY 

2 PURPOSES FOR MATERNITY LEAVE TAKEN 

3 BY MEMBERS OF THE RESERVE COMPO4 NENTS. 

5 (a) COMPENSATION.—Section 206(a) of title 37, 

6 United States Code, is amended— 

7 (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the 

8 end; 

9 (2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at 

10 the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 

11 (3) by adding the end the following new para12 graph: 

13 ‘‘(4) for each of 6 days in connection with the 

14 taking by the member of a period of maternity 

15 leave.’’. 

16 (b) CREDIT FOR RETIRED PAY PURPOSES.— 

17 (1) IN GENERAL.—The period of maternity 

18 leave taken by a member of the reserve components 

19 of the Armed Forces in connection with the birth of 

20 a child shall count toward the member’s entitlement 

21 to retired pay, and in connection with the years of 

22 service used in computing retired pay, under chapter 

23 1223 of title 10, United States Code, as 12 points. 

24 (2) SEPARATE CREDIT FOR EACH PERIOD OF

25 LEAVE.—Separate crediting of points shall accrue to 

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1 riod of maternity leave taken by the member in con2 nection with a childbirth event. 

3 (3) WHEN CREDITED.—Points credited a mem4 ber for a period of maternity leave pursuant to this 

5 subsection shall be credited in the year in which the 

6 period of maternity leave concerned commences. 

7 (4) CONTRIBUTION OF LEAVE TOWARD ENTI8 TLEMENT TO RETIRED PAY.—Section 12732(a)(2) of 

9 title 10, United States Code, is amended by insert10 ing after subparagraph (E) the following new sub11 paragraph: 

12 ‘‘(F) Points at the rate of 12 a year for the 

13 taking of maternity leave.’’. 

14 (5) COMPUTATION OF YEARS OF SERVICE FOR

15 RETIRED PAY.—Section 12733 of such title is 

16 amended— 

17 (A) by redesignating paragraph (5) as 

18 paragraph (6); and 

19 (B) by inserting after paragraph (4) the 

20 following new paragraph (5): 

21 ‘‘(5) One day for each point credited to the per22 son under subparagraph (F) of section 12732(a)(2) 

23 of this title.’’. 

24 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section and the amend25 ments made by this section shall take effect on the date 


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1 of the enactment of this Act, and shall apply with respect 

2 to periods of maternity leave that commence on or after 

3 that date. 

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