(A) For each State without an existing 
program that has not previously received a 
grant under this Act, the Federal share— 
(i) of the cost to implement and de-
velop the program, and any other adminis-
trative costs of the program, shall be 100 
percent for up to a 3-year period; and 
(ii) of the cost of providing partial or 
full wage replacement as described in this 
section to eligible individuals for not longer 
than the first 6 months of the program, 
shall be— 
(I) 50 percent in the case of such 
State with a program to provide wage 
replacement to eligible individuals tak-
ing leave for any reason described in 
subparagraph (A) or (B) of section 
102(a)(1) of the Family and Medical 
Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 
2612(a)(1)); 
(II) 75 percent in the case of 
such State with a program to provide 
wage replacement to eligible individ-
uals taking leave for any reason de-
scribed in subclause (I) and to eligible 
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individuals taking leave for any (but 
not all) of the following reasons: 
(aa) A reason described in 
subparagraph 
(C) 
section 
102(a)(1) of the Family and 
Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 
U.S.C. 2612(a)(1)); 
(bb) A reason described in 
subparagraph (D) of such section 
(29 U.S.C. 2612(a)(1)); 
(cc) A reason described in 
subparagraph (E) of such section 
(29 U.S.C. 2612(a)(1)); or 
(dd) A reason described in 
under paragraph (3) of section 
102(a) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 
2612(a)(3)); or 
(III) 100 percent in the case of 
such State with a program to provide 
wage replacement to eligible individ-
uals taking leave for any of the rea-
sons described subclause (I) or (II). 
(B) Subject to paragraph (3), for each 
State with an existing program, or for each 
State without an existing program that has pre-
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viously received a grant under this Act, the 
Federal share of the cost to carry out the ac-
tivities described in subsection (b)(2) shall be— 
(i) 50 percent for the first year of the 
grant period; 
(ii) 40 percent for the second year of 
that period; and 
(iii) 30 percent for the third year of 
that period. 
(2) NON-FEDERAL
SHARE.—The non-Federal 
share of the cost may be in cash or in kind, fairly 
evaluated, including plant, equipment, and services 
and may be provided from State, local, or private 
sources, or from Federal sources other than this 
Act. 
(3) DISCRETION.—The Secretary may increase 
the Federal share percentages under paragraph 
(1)(B). 
(g) EFFECT ON EXISTING RIGHTS.—Nothing in this 
Act or in any program receiving a grant under this Act 
shall be construed to supersede, preempt, or otherwise in-
fringe on the provisions of any collective bargaining agree-
ment or any employment benefit program or plan that pro-
vides greater rights to employees than the rights estab-
lished under this Act. 
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(h) NOTIFICATION.—A State that provides partial or 
full wage replacement to an eligible individual under this 
Act shall notify (in a form and manner prescribed by the 
Secretary)— 
(1) the employer of the individual of the 
amount of the wage replacement provided; and 
(2) the individual and the employer of the indi-
vidual that the employer shall count an appropriate 
period of leave, calculated under section 102(g) of 
the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 
U.S.C. 2612(g)), against the total amount of leave 
(if any) to which the employee is entitled under sec-
tion 102(a)(1) of that Act (29 U.S.C. 2612(a)(1)). 
(i) REPORT.—Not later than 3 years after the begin-
ning of the grant period for the first grant made under 
this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall sub-
mit to Congress a report that contains a description and 
evaluation of the grant program under this section for the 
preceding year. 
SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this Act $1,500,000,000 for fiscal years 2010 through 
2013 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 
succeeding fiscal years. 
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