‘‘(D) obtaining services from a domestic vi-
olence shelter or program or rape crisis center 
as a result of domestic violence; 
‘‘(E) obtaining psychological counseling re-
lated to experiences of domestic violence; 
‘‘(F) participating in safety planning and 
other actions to increase safety from future do-
mestic violence, including temporary or perma-
nent relocation; and 
‘‘(G) participating in any other activity ne-
cessitated by domestic violence that must be un-
dertaken during the hours of employment in-
volved. 
‘‘(15) DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.—The term ‘domes-
tic violence’ means domestic violence, and dating vio-
lence, as such terms are defined in section 2105 of 
the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 
1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796hh–4).’’. 
(b) LEAVE REQUIREMENT.—Section 102 of the Fam-
ily and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2612) is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(1), by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(E) In order to care for the son, daugh-
ter, or parent of the employee, if such son, 
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daughter, or parent is addressing domestic vio-
lence and its effects. 
‘‘(F) Because the employee is addressing 
domestic violence and its effects, which make 
the employee unable to perform the functions of 
the position of such employee.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(3) DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.—Leave under sub-
paragraph (E) or (F) of subsection (a)(1) may be 
taken by an eligible employee intermittently or on a 
reduced leave schedule. The taking of leave intermit-
tently or on a reduced leave schedule pursuant to 
this paragraph shall not result in a reduction in the 
total amount of leave to which the employee is enti-
tled under subsection (a) beyond the amount of leave 
actually taken.’’; and 
(3) in subsection (d)(2)(B), by striking ‘‘(C) or 
(D)’’ and inserting ‘‘(C), (D), (E), or (F)’’. 
(c) CERTIFICATION.—Section 103 of the Family and 
Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2613) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in the title of the section, by inserting be-
fore the period the following: ‘‘; CONFIDEN-
TIALITY’’; and 
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(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(f) DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.—In determining if an em-
ployee meets the requirements of subparagraph (E) or (F) 
of section 102(a)(1), the employer of an employee may re-
quire the employee to provide— 
‘‘(1) a written statement describing the domes-
tic violence and its effects; 
‘‘(2) documentation of the domestic violence in-
volved, such as a police or court record, or docu-
mentation from a shelter worker, an employee of a 
domestic violence program, an attorney, a member 
of the clergy, or a medical or other professional, 
from whom the employee has sought assistance in 
addressing domestic violence and its effects; or 
‘‘(3) other corroborating evidence, such as a 
statement from any other individual with knowledge 
of the circumstances that provide the basis for the 
claim of domestic violence, or physical evidence of 
domestic violence, such as a photograph, torn or 
bloody clothing, or any other damaged property. 
‘‘(g) CONFIDENTIALITY.—All evidence provided to 
the employer under subsection (f) of domestic violence ex-
perienced by an employee or the son, daughter, or parent 
of an employee, including a statement of an employee, any 
other documentation or corroborating evidence, and the 
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fact that an employee has requested leave for the purpose 
of addressing, or caring for a son, daughter, or parent who 
is addressing, domestic violence and its effects, shall be 
retained in the strictest confidence by the employer, except 
to the extent that disclosure is requested, or consented to, 
by the employee for the purpose of— 
‘‘(1) protecting the safety of the employee or a 
family member or co-worker of the employee; or 
‘‘(2) assisting in documenting domestic violence 
for a court or agency.’’. 
(d) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents in 
section 1(b) of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 
(29 U.S.C. prec. 2601) is amended by striking the item 
relating to section 103 and inserting the following: 
‘‘103. Certification; confidentiality.’’. 
SEC. 302. ENTITLEMENT TO LEAVE FOR ADDRESSING DO-
MESTIC VIOLENCE FOR FEDERAL EMPLOY-
EES. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 6381 of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) at the end of paragraph (5), by striking 
‘‘and’’; 
(2) in paragraph (6), by striking the period and 
inserting a semicolon; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(7) the term ‘addressing domestic violence and 
its effects’ has the meaning given the term in section 
101 of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 
(29 U.S.C. 2611); and 
‘‘(8) the term ‘domestic violence’ means domes-
tic violence, and dating violence, as such terms are 
defined in section 2105 of the Omnibus Crime Con-
trol and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 
3796hh–4).’’. 
(b) LEAVE REQUIREMENT.—Section 6382 of title 5, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(1), by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(E) In order to care for the son, daughter, or 
parent of the employee, if such son, daughter, or 
parent is addressing domestic violence and its ef-
fects. 
‘‘(F) Because the employee is addressing do-
mestic violence and its effects, which make the em-
ployee unable to perform the functions of the posi-
tion of such employee.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(3) DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.—Leave under sub-
paragraph (E) or (F) of subsection (a)(1) may be 
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taken by an employee intermittently or on a reduced 
leave schedule. The taking of leave intermittently or 
on a reduced leave schedule pursuant to this para-
graph shall not result in a reduction in the total 
amount of leave to which the employee is entitled 
under subsection (a) beyond the amount of leave ac-
tually taken.’’; and 
(3) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘(C), or (D)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘(C), (D), (E), or (F)’’. 
(c) CERTIFICATION.—Section 6383 of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in the title of the section, by adding at the 
end the following: ‘‘; CONFIDENTIALITY’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(f) In determining if an employee meets the require-
ments of subparagraph (E) or (F) of section 6382(a)(1), 
the employing agency of an employee may require the em-
ployee to provide— 
‘‘(1) a written statement describing the domes-
tic violence and its effects; 
‘‘(2) documentation of the domestic violence in-
volved, such as a police or court record, or docu-
mentation from a shelter worker, an employee of a 
domestic violence program, an attorney, a member 
of the clergy, or a medical or other professional, 
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from whom the employee has sought assistance in 
addressing domestic violence and its effects; or 
‘‘(3) other corroborating evidence, such as a 
statement from any other individual with knowledge 
of the circumstances that provide the basis for the 
claim of domestic violence, or physical evidence of 
domestic violence, such as a photograph, torn or 
bloody clothing, or other damaged property. 
‘‘(g) All evidence provided to the employing agency 
under subsection (f) of domestic violence experienced by 
an employee or the son, daughter, or parent of an em-
ployee, including a statement of an employee, any other 
documentation or corroborating evidence, and the fact 
that an employee has requested leave for the purpose of 
addressing, or caring for a son, daughter, or parent who 
is addressing, domestic violence and its effects, shall be 
retained in the strictest confidence by the employing agen-
cy, except to the extent that disclosure is requested, or 
consented to, by the employee for the purpose of— 
‘‘(1) protecting the safety of the employee or a 
family member or co-worker of the employee; or 
‘‘(2) assisting in documenting domestic violence 
for a court or agency.’’. 
(d) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The table of sections for 
chapter 63 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by 
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striking the item relating to section 6383 and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘6383. Certification; confidentiality.’’. 
SEC. 303. EXISTING LEAVE USABLE FOR DOMESTIC VIO-
LENCE. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ADDRESSING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND ITS 
EFFECTS.—The term ‘‘addressing domestic violence 
and its effects’’ has the meaning given the term in 
section 101 of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 
1993 (29 U.S.C. 2611), as amended in section 
301(a). 
(2) EMPLOYEE.—The term ‘‘employee’’ means 
any person employed by an employer. In the case of 
an individual employed by a public agency, such 
term means an individual employed as described in 
section 3(e) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
1938 (29 U.S.C. 203(e)). 
(3) EMPLOYER.—The term ‘‘employer’’— 
(A) means any person engaged in com-
merce or in any industry or activity affecting 
commerce who employs individuals, if such per-
son is also subject to the Family and Medical 
Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.) or 
to any provision of a State or local law, collec-
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fits program or plan, addressing paid or unpaid 
leave from employment (including family, med-
ical, sick, annual, personal, or similar leave); 
and 
(B) includes any person acting directly or 
indirectly in the interest of an employer in rela-
tion to any employee, and includes a public 
agency, who is subject to a law, agreement, pro-
gram, or plan described in subparagraph (A), 
but does not include any labor organization 
(other than when acting as an employer) or 
anyone acting in the capacity of officer or agent 
of such labor organization. 
(4) EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS.—The term ‘‘em-
ployment benefits’’ has the meaning given the term 
in section 101 of the Family and Medical Leave Act 
of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2611). 
(5) PARENT; SON OR DAUGHTER.—The terms 
‘‘parent’’ and ‘‘son or daughter’’ have the meanings 
given the terms in section 101 of the Family and 
Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2611). 
(6) PUBLIC AGENCY.—The term ‘‘public agen-
cy’’ has the meaning given the term in section 3 of 
the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 
203). 
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(b) USE OF EXISTING LEAVE.—An employee who is 
entitled to take paid or unpaid leave (including family, 
medical, sick, annual, personal, or similar leave) from em-
ployment, pursuant to State or local law, a collective bar-
gaining agreement, or an employment benefits program or 
plan, shall be permitted to use such leave for the purpose 
of addressing domestic violence and its effects, or for the 
purpose of caring for a son or daughter or parent of the 
employee, if such son or daughter or parent is addressing 
domestic violence and its effects. 
(c) CERTIFICATION.—In determining whether an em-
ployee qualifies to use leave as described in subsection (b), 
an employer may require a written statement, documenta-
tion of domestic violence, or corroborating evidence con-
sistent with section 103(f) of the Family and Medical 
Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2613(f)), as amended by 
section 301(c). 
(d) CONFIDENTIALITY.—All evidence provided to the 
employer under subsection (c) of domestic violence experi-
enced by an employee or the son or daughter or parent 
of the employee, including a statement of an employee, 
any other documentation or corroborating evidence, and 
the fact that an employee has requested leave for the pur-
pose of addressing, or caring for a son or daughter or par-
ent who is addressing, domestic violence and its effects, 
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shall be retained in the strictest confidence by the em-
ployer, except to the extent that disclosure is requested, 
or consented to, by the employee for the purpose of— 
(1) protecting the safety of the employee or a 
family member or co-worker of the employee; or 
(2) assisting in documenting domestic violence 
for a court or agency. 
(e) PROHIBITED ACTS.— 
(1) INTERFERENCE WITH RIGHTS.— 
(A) EXERCISE OF RIGHTS.—It shall be un-
lawful for any employer to interfere with, re-
strain, or deny the exercise of or the attempt to 
exercise, any right provided under this section. 
(B) DISCRIMINATION.—It shall be unlaw-
ful for any employer to discharge or in any 
other manner discriminate against an individual 
for opposing any practice made unlawful by this 
section. 
(2) INTERFERENCE WITH PROCEEDINGS OR IN-
QUIRIES.—It shall be unlawful for any person to dis-
charge or in any other manner discriminate against 
any individual because such individual— 
(A) has filed any charge, or had instituted 
or caused to be instituted any proceeding, 
under or related to this section; 
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(B) has given, or is about to give, any in-
formation in connection with any inquiry or 
proceeding relating to any right provided under 
this section; or 
(C) has testified, or is about to testify, in 
any inquiry or proceeding relating to any right 
provided under this section. 
(f) ENFORCEMENT.— 
(1) PUBLIC ENFORCEMENT.—The Secretary of 
Labor shall have the powers set forth in subsections 
(b), (c), (d), and (e) of section 107 of the Family 
and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2617) 
for the purpose of public agency enforcement of any 
alleged violation of subsection (e) against any em-
ployer. 
(2) PRIVATE
ENFORCEMENT.—The remedies 
and procedures set forth in section 107(a) of the 
Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 
2617(a)) shall be the remedies and procedures pur-
suant to which an employee may initiate a legal ac-
tion against an employer for alleged violations of 
subsection (e). 
(3) REFERENCES.—For purposes of paragraphs 
(1) and (2), references in section 107 of the Family 
and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2617) to 
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section 105 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 2615) shall be 
considered to be references to subsection (e). 
(4) 
EMPLOYER
LIABILITY
UNDER
OTHER 
LAWS.—Nothing in this section shall be construed to 
limit the liability of an employer to an employee for 
harm suffered relating to the employee’s experience 
of domestic violence pursuant to any other Federal 
or State law, including a law providing for a legal 
remedy. 
TITLE IV—FEDERAL EMPLOYEES 
PAID PARENTAL LEAVE 
SEC. 401. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Federal Employees 
Paid Parental Leave Act of 2005’’. 
SEC. 402. GRANT PROJECT. 
Subchapter V of chapter 63 of title 5, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating section 6387 as section 
6388; and 
(2) by inserting after section 6386 the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘§ 6387. Paid leave grant project 
‘‘(a) The Office of Personnel Management may, 
through an agreement or contract with 1 or more employ-
ing agencies described in subsection (b), conduct under 
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section 4703 a grant project that assists families by pro-
viding paid leave for eligible individuals who are respond-
ing to— 
‘‘(1) caregiving needs resulting from the birth 
or adoption of a son or daughter; or 
‘‘(2) other family caregiving needs. 
‘‘(b) In carrying out a project under this section, an 
employing agency of 1 or more employees shall provide 
partial or full paid leave to eligible individuals for not less 
than 6 weeks during a period of leave, or an absence from 
employment, described in subsection (c)(2), during any 
12-month period. Paid leave available to an individual 
under this subsection shall be in addition to any annual 
or sick leave that the individual may elect to use during 
a period of leave, or an absence from employment, de-
scribed in subsection (c)(2), during any 12-month period. 
‘‘(c) To be eligible to receive paid leave under sub-
section (a), an individual shall— 
‘‘(1) be an employee who meets such eligibility 
criteria as the Office of Personnel Management may 
specify in a plan described in section 4703(b); and 
‘‘(2) be— 
‘‘(A) an individual who is taking leave, 
under this subchapter, or other Federal law, for 
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a reason described in subparagraph (A) or (B) 
of section 6382(a)(1); 
‘‘(B) at the option of the Office of Per-
sonnel Management, an individual who— 
‘‘(i) is taking leave, under this sub-
chapter, or other Federal law, for a reason 
described in subparagraph (C), (D), (E), 
or (F) of section 6382(a)(1); or 
‘‘(ii) leaves employment, and has an 
absence from employment, because the in-
dividual has elected to care for a son or 
daughter under age 1; or 
‘‘(C) at the option of the Office of Per-
sonnel Management, an individual who has an 
absence from employment and has other char-
acteristics specified by the Office of Personnel 
Management in a plan described in section 
4703(b). 
‘‘(d) An employing agency that provides partial or 
full paid leave to an eligible individual under this section 
shall notify (in a form and manner prescribed by the Of-
fice of Personnel Management) the individual that the em-
ploying agency shall count an appropriate period of leave, 
calculated under section 6382(f), against the total amount 
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of leave (if any) to which the employee is entitled under 
section 6382(a)(1). 
‘‘(e)(1) A grant project conducted under this section 
shall not be counted toward the 10-project limit estab-
lished in section 4703(d)(2). 
‘‘(2) The Office of Personnel Management may pro-
vide a waiver for the grant project in accordance with sec-
tion 4703, except that section 4703(c)(1) shall not apply 
to such a waiver. 
‘‘(f)(1) There are authorized to be appropriated to 
carry out this section $400,000,000 for fiscal year 2006 
and such sums as may be necessary for each subsequent 
fiscal year. 
‘‘(2) Funds appropriated under paragraph (1) may 
be allocated as described in section 4704.’’. 
SEC. 403. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 6382 of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(f)(1) If an employing agency provides an amount 
of full paid leave to an employee for a period under section 
6387, the employing agency shall count an amount of 
leave, equal to that period, against the total amount of 
leave (if any) to which the employee is entitled under sub-
section (a)(1). 
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‘‘(2) If an employing agency provides an amount of 
partial paid leave to an employee for a period under sec-
tion 6387, the employing agency shall— 
‘‘(A) total the amount of partial paid leave pro-
vided for that period; 
‘‘(B) convert the total into a corresponding 
amount of full paid leave provided for a proportion-
ately reduced period; and 
‘‘(C) count an amount of leave, equal to the pe-
riod described in subparagraph (B), against the total 
amount of leave (if any) to which the employee is en-
titled under subsection (a)(1).’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
Section 6382 of title 5, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘(d),’’ and in-
serting ‘‘(d) or section 6387,’’; and 
(2) in subsection (d), by inserting ‘‘any unpaid’’ 
after ‘‘substitute for’’. 
(c) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The table of sections for 
chapter 63 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by 
striking the item relating to section 6387 and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘6387. Paid leave grant project. 
‘‘6388. Regulations.’’. 
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SEC. 404. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendments made by this title shall not be effec-
tive with respect to any birth or placement occurring be-
fore the end of the 6-month period beginning on the date 
of enactment of this Act. 
TITLE V—TIME FOR SCHOOLS 
SEC. 501. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Time for Schools Act 
of 2005’’. 
SEC. 502. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR LEAVE. 
(a) ENTITLEMENT TO LEAVE.—Section 102(a) of the 
Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 
2612(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) ENTITLEMENT TO SCHOOL INVOLVEMENT 
LEAVE.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to section 
103(h), an eligible employee shall be entitled to 
a total of 24 hours of leave during any 12- 
month period to participate in an academic ac-
tivity of a school of a son or daughter of the 
employee, such as a parent-teacher conference 
or an interview for a school, or to participate in 
literacy training under a family literacy pro-
gram. 
‘‘(B) DEFINITIONS.—In this paragraph: 
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‘‘(i) FAMILY
LITERACY
PROGRAM.— 
The term ‘family literacy program’ means 
a program of services that are of sufficient 
intensity in terms of hours, and of suffi-
cient 
duration, 
to 
make 
sustainable 
changes in a family and that integrate all 
of the following activities: 
‘‘(I) Interactive literacy activities 
between parents and their sons and 
daughters. 
‘‘(II) Training for parents on 
how to be the primary teacher for 
their sons and daughters and full 
partners in the education of their sons 
and daughters. 
‘‘(III) Parent literacy training. 
‘‘(IV) An age-appropriate edu-
cation program for sons and daugh-
ters. 
‘‘(ii) LITERACY.—The term ‘literacy’, 
used with respect to an individual, means 
the ability of the individual to speak, read, 
and write English, and compute and solve 
problems, at levels of proficiency nec-
essary— 
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‘‘(I) to function on the job, in the 
family of the individual, and in soci-
ety; 
‘‘(II) to achieve the goals of the 
individual; and 
‘‘(III) to develop the knowledge 
potential of the individual. 
‘‘(iii) SCHOOL.—The term ‘school’ 
means an elementary school or secondary 
school (as such terms are defined in sec-
tion 9101 of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
7801)), a Head Start program assisted 
under the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9831 
et seq.), and a child care facility operated 
by a provider who meets the applicable 
State or local government licensing, certifi-
cation, approval, or registration require-
ments, if any. 
‘‘(4) LIMITATION.—No employee may take 
more than a total of 12 workweeks of leave under 
paragraphs (1) and (3) during any 12-month pe-
riod.’’. 
(b) SCHEDULE.—Section 102(b)(1) of such Act (29 
U.S.C. 2612(b)(1)) is amended by inserting after the sec-
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ond sentence the following: ‘‘Leave under subsection 
(a)(3) may be taken intermittently or on a reduced leave 
schedule.’’. 
(c) 
SUBSTITUTION
OF
PAID
LEAVE.—Section 
102(d)(2)(A) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 2612(d)(2)(A)) is 
amended by inserting before the period the following: ‘‘, 
or for leave provided under subsection (a)(3) for any part 
of the 24-hour period of such leave under such sub-
section’’. 
(d) NOTICE.—Section 102(e) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 
2612(e)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) NOTICE
FOR
SCHOOL
INVOLVEMENT 
LEAVE.—In any case in which the necessity for leave 
under subsection (a)(3) is foreseeable, the employee 
shall provide the employer with not less than 7 days’ 
notice, before the date the leave is to begin, of the 
employee’s intention to take leave under such sub-
section. If the necessity for the leave is not foresee-
able, the employee shall provide such notice as is 
practicable.’’. 
(e) CERTIFICATION.—Section 103 of such Act (29 
U.S.C. 2613), as amended by section 301(c), is further 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(h) CERTIFICATION
FOR SCHOOL INVOLVEMENT 
LEAVE.—An employer may require that a request for 
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leave under section 102(a)(3) be supported by a certifi-
cation issued at such time and in such manner as the Sec-
retary may by regulation prescribe.’’. 
SEC. 503. SCHOOL INVOLVEMENT LEAVE FOR CIVIL SERV-
ICE EMPLOYEES. 
(a) ENTITLEMENT TO LEAVE.—Section 6382(a) of 
title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(3)(A) Subject to section 6383(h), an employee shall 
be entitled to a total of 24 hours of leave during any 12- 
month period to participate in an academic activity of a 
school of a son or daughter of the employee, such as a 
parent-teacher conference or an interview for a school, or 
to participate in literacy training under a family literacy 
program. 
‘‘(B) In this paragraph: 
‘‘(i) The term ‘family literacy program’ means 
a program of services that are of sufficient intensity 
in terms of hours, and of sufficient duration, to 
make sustainable changes in a family and that inte-
grate all of the following activities: 
‘‘(I) Interactive literacy activities between 
parents and their sons and daughters. 
‘‘(II) Training for parents on how to be 
the primary teacher for their sons and daugh-
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ters and full partners in the education of their 
sons and daughters. 
‘‘(III) Parent literacy training. 
‘‘(IV) An age-appropriate education pro-
gram for sons and daughters. 
‘‘(ii) The term ‘literacy’, used with respect to 
an individual, means the ability of the individual to 
speak, read, and write English, and compute and 
solve problems, at levels of proficiency necessary— 
‘‘(I) to function on the job, in the family 
of the individual, and in society; 
‘‘(II) to achieve the goals of the individual; 
and 
‘‘(III) to develop the knowledge potential 
of the individual. 
‘‘(iii) The term ‘school’ means an elementary 
school or secondary school (as such terms are de-
fined in section 9101 of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801)), a 
Head Start program assisted under the Head Start 
Act (42 U.S.C. 9831 et seq.), and a child care facil-
ity operated by a provider who meets the applicable 
State or local government licensing, certification, ap-
proval, or registration requirements, if any. 
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‘‘(4) No employee may take more than a total of 12 
workweeks of leave under paragraphs (1) and (3) during 
any 12-month period.’’. 
(b) SCHEDULE.—Section 6382(b)(1) of such title is 
amended by inserting after the second sentence the fol-
lowing: ‘‘Leave under subsection (a)(3) may be taken 
intermittently or on a reduced leave schedule.’’. 
(c) 
SUBSTITUTION
OF
PAID
LEAVE.—Section 
6382(d) of such title is amended by inserting before ‘‘, 
except’’ the following: ‘‘, or for leave provided under sub-
section (a)(3) any of the employee’s accrued or accumu-
lated annual leave under subchapter I for any part of the 
24-hour period of such leave under such subsection’’. 
(d) NOTICE.—Section 6382(e) of such title is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) In any case in which the necessity for leave 
under subsection (a)(3) is foreseeable, the employee shall 
provide the employing agency with not less than 7 days’ 
notice, before the date the leave is to begin, of the employ-
ee’s intention to take leave under such subsection. If the 
necessity for the leave is not foreseeable, the employee 
shall provide such notice as is practicable.’’. 
(e) CERTIFICATION.—Section 6383 of such title, as 
amended by section 302(c), is further amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
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‘‘(h) An employing agency may require that a request 
for leave under section 6382(a)(3) be supported by a cer-
tification issued at such time and in such manner as the 
Office of Personnel Management may by regulation pre-
scribe.’’. 
SEC. 504. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
This title shall take effect 120 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act. 
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