(c) ALLOWABILITY OF CLAIMS.—In the case of an 
original claim for compensation for a disability or death 
that occurred before the date of enactment of this Act 
(and which would not otherwise be payable, but for the 
enactment of the amendments made by this title)— 
(1) such claim shall not be allowed if, as of 
such date of enactment, a claim based on such dis-
ability or death would no longer be timely (deter-
mined in accordance with such section 8122 or 8193 
(as applicable), before the application of paragraph 
(2)); and 
(2) the timeliness of any such claim, if not pre-
cluded by paragraph (1), shall be determined— 
(A) by applying the provisions of such sec-
tion 8122 or 8193 (as applicable); and 
(B) as if the time limitations of such sec-
tion 8122 or 8193 (as applicable) did not begin 
to run until the date on which implementing 
regulations under section 608 become effective. 
(d) PAYMENTS
FOR
PRIOR
PERIODS
NOT
AF-
FECTED.—No recovery shall be made of compensation 
paid to any individual whose entitlement to compensation 
is terminated or reduced as a result of the enactment of 
this title. 
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TITLE VII—PROVISIONS RELAT-
ING 
TO 
EMPLOYMENT 
OF 
RELATIVES AND OTHER MAT-
TERS 
SEC. 701. EMPLOYMENT OF RELATIVES; RESTRICTIONS. 
Section 3110(a)(3) is amended by inserting ‘‘domes-
tic partner,’’ after ‘‘husband, wife,’’. 
SEC. 702. SETTLEMENT OF ACCOUNTS. 
(a) DEFINITION.—Section 5581 is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘by Federal 
statute.’’ at the end and inserting ‘‘by Federal stat-
ute; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) ‘surviving partner’ has the meaning given 
it by sections 8341 and 8441, respectively.’’. 
(b) ORDER OF PRECEDENCE.—Section 5582(b) is 
amended by inserting ‘‘(or surviving partner)’’ after 
‘‘widow or widower’’. 
SEC. 703. BENEFITS FOR CAPTIVES. 
Section 5569(j) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: ‘‘Such regulations shall include provisions to en-
sure that, in the administration of this section, a domestic 
partner shall be afforded the same status as a spouse.’’. 
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SEC. 704. COMPENSATION FOR DISABILITY OR DEATH. 
Section 5570 is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(h) Regulations to carry out this section shall in-
clude provisions to ensure that, in the administration of 
this section, a domestic partner shall be afforded the same 
status as a spouse.’’. 
SEC. 705. FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE. 
(a) DEFINITION.—Section 6381(6) is amended (in 
the matter before subparagraph (A)), by inserting ‘‘or a 
biological, adopted, or foster child of the domestic partner 
of the employee,’’ before ‘‘who is’’. 
(b) LEAVE REQUIREMENT.—Section 6382 is amend-
ed in subsections (a)(1)(C) and (e)(2)(A) by striking 
‘‘spouse,’’ and inserting ‘‘spouse (or domestic partner),’’. 
(c) CERTIFICATION.—Section 6383 is amended in 
subsections (a) and (b)(4)(A) by striking ‘‘spouse,’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘spouse (or domestic part-
ner),’’. 
TITLE VIII—ADDITIONAL 
PROVISIONS 
SEC. 801. APPLICABILITY. 
This title applies with respect to— 
(1) benefits in the nature of family, medical, 
and emergency leave, as provided for under— 
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(A) the Family and Medical Leave Act of 
1993 (29 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.), insofar as that 
Act applies to the Government Accountability 
Office and the Library of Congress; 
(B) section 202 of the Congressional Ac-
countability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1312); or 
(C) section 412 of title 3, United States 
Code; 
(2) travel, transportation, and related payments 
and benefits, as provided for under— 
(A) chapter 9 of title I of the Foreign 
Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4081 et seq.); 
or 
(B) section 1599b of title 10, United 
States Code; 
(3) benefits for members of the commissioned 
officer corps of the National Oceanic and Atmos-
pheric Administration, as provided for under— 
(A) section 261 of the National Oceanic 
and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned 
Officer Corps Act of 2002 (33 U.S.C. 3071); or 
(B) any other provisions of title 10, United 
States Code (apart from those made applicable 
by the provision of law cited in subparagraph 
(A)); and 
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(4) benefits, provided for under any other provi-
sions of law, which (as determined by the President 
or a designee)— 
(A) relate to employees or annuitants (as 
those terms are defined by section 2110 of title 
5, United States Code); and 
(B) are necessary to carry out the pur-
poses of this Act with respect to benefits. 
SEC. 802. REGULATIONS. 
The President (or designee) shall prescribe any regu-
lations necessary to ensure that the provisions of law iden-
tified in or under section 801 are administered in a man-
ner consistent with the purposes of this Act. 
TITLE IX—AMENDMENT TO THE 
ETHICS IN GOVERNMENT ACT 
OF 1978 
SEC. 901. AMENDMENT TO THE ETHICS IN GOVERNMENT 
ACT OF 1978. 
The Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 
App.) is amended by adding at the end of title I the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘DOMESTIC PARTNERS 
‘‘SEC. 112. (a) An employee, former employee, or an-
nuitant and the domestic partner of such employee, former 
employee, or annuitant (as the case may be) shall be sub-
ject to the provisions of law cited in subsection (b) to the 
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same extent and in the same manner as in the case of 
a married employee, former employee, or annuitant and 
the spouse of such employee, former employee, or annu-
itant (as the case may be). 
‘‘(b) The provisions of law cited in this subsection are 
as follows: 
‘‘(1) The preceding provisions of this title (re-
lating to financial disclosure requirements of Federal 
personnel) and the provisions of title V (relating to 
Government-wide limitations on outside earned in-
come and employment). 
‘‘(2) Regulations prescribed under section 7301 
of title 5, United States Code (relating to regula-
tions for the conduct of employees in the executive 
branch). 
‘‘(3) Section 7351 of title 5, United States 
Code (relating to gifts to superiors). 
‘‘(4) Section 7353 of title 5, United States 
Code (relating to gifts to Federal employees). 
‘‘(5) Chapter 11 of title 18, United States Code 
(relating to bribery, graft, and conflicts of interest). 
‘‘(6) Section 7342 of title 5, United States 
Code (relating to receipt and disposition of foreign 
gifts and decorations). 
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‘‘(7) Section 1353 of title 31, United States 
Code (relating to acceptance of travel and related 
expenses from non-Federal sources). 
‘‘(8) Sections 4941 and 4946 of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to taxes on self- 
dealing and definitions and special rules). 
‘‘(9) Section 455 of title 28, United States 
Code (relating to disqualification of justice, judge, or 
magistrate judge). 
‘‘(c) For purposes of this section, the term ‘domestic 
partner’ has the meaning given such term by section 2110 
of title 5, United States Code.’’. 
TITLE X—REPORTING 
REQUIREMENTS 
SEC. 1001. REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT. 
Not later than 6 months after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the President shall transmit to the Com-
mittee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Secu-
rity and Governmental Affairs of the Senate— 
(1) a report on the implementation of this Act, 
including the amendments made by this Act; and 
(2) a description of any further measures that 
should be taken in order to carry out the purposes 
of this Act, including recommendations for any legis-
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lation or administrative action that may be nec-
essary. 
SEC. 1002. GAO REPORT. 
Not later than 2 years after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Government Accountability Office 
shall transmit to the Committee on Oversight and Govern-
ment Reform of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Af-
fairs of the Senate a report on the effect that this Act 
and any amendments made by this Act have had on pre-
miums or any other periodic charges payable by enrollees 
under chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code (relating 
to the Federal employees health benefits program), and 
the impact of extending benefits to domestic partners on 
the employee retention and recruitment efforts by the Fed-
eral government. 
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