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111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2161 
To nullify certain regulations promulgated under the Family and Medical 
Leave Act of 1993 and restore prior regulations and to direct the 
Secretary of Labor to revise certain additional regulations under that 
Act. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 29, 2009 
Ms. SHEA-PORTER (for herself, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, Ms. 
WOOLSEY, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. HARE, Mr. COURTNEY, Mr. BISHOP of New 
York, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. KUCINICH, Mr. SCOTT
of Virginia, Ms. 
SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. LOEBSACK, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. HINOJOSA, Mr. WU, 
Ms. PINGREE of Maine, Mr. COHEN, Ms. DEGETTE, Ms. MOORE of Wis-
consin, Ms. SUTTON, Mrs. MALONEY, Ms. WATERS, Ms. FUDGE, Ms. 
EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, and Ms. CASTOR of Florida) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Edu-
cation and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and 
Government Reform and House Administration, for a period to be subse-
quently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To nullify certain regulations promulgated under the Family 
and Medical Leave Act of 1993 and restore prior regula-
tions and to direct the Secretary of Labor to revise 
certain additional regulations under that Act. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Family and Medical 
Leave Restoration Act’’. 
SEC. 2. NULLIFICATION AND REVISION OF CERTAIN REGU-
LATIONS UNDER THE FAMILY AND MEDICAL 
LEAVE ACT. 
(a) REVISION OF REGULATIONS.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Labor shall revise regulations promulgated under the 
Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2611 
et seq.) and contained in section 825 of title 29, Code of 
Federal Regulations as follows: 
(1) Repeal the regulations promulgated on No-
vember 17, 2008, and set forth in sections 
825.205(a)(2), 
825.207, 
825.215, 
825.220(d), 
825.302, 825.303, 825.307, and 825.312 of title 29, 
Code of Federal Regulations, and restore the regula-
tions to carry out such Act as promulgated on Janu-
ary 6, 1996. 
(2) Revise section 825.308(b) of such title to 
permit an employer to require recertification of a 
medical condition no earlier than— 
(A) the expiration of the length of time in-
dicated in the original certification of the med-
ical condition; or 
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(B) 1 year after obtaining the original cer-
tification for a medical condition, if the original 
certification indicated that the condition would 
last longer than 1 year. 
(3) Revise section 825.115 (a) and (c) to re-
move the requirements for a specific number of peri-
odic visits for treatment by a health care provider in 
order to qualify for leave for a serious health condi-
tion or chronic condition and to require only the 
treatment that the health care provider determines 
proper. 
(b) REVISION OF MEDICAL CERTIFICATION FORM 
TEMPLATES.—Not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor shall, in 
consultation with health care providers and representa-
tives of employers and employees, revise any medical cer-
tification form templates made available by the Secretary 
for the purpose of medical certification under the Family 
and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2611 et seq.) 
to permit and facilitate health care providers to make the 
determination of whether a medical condition qualifies as 
a serious health condition for purposes of that Act. 
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