(e) CERTIFICATION.—Section 6383 of such title is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(f) An employing agency may require that a request 
for leave under section 6382(a)(3)(A) be supported by a 
certification issued at such time and in such manner as 
the Office of Personnel Management may by regulation 
prescribe.’’. 
SEC. 5. CLARIFICATION OF ENTITLEMENT TO LEAVE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 102(a)(1) of the Family 
and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2612(a)(1)) 
and section 6382(a)(1) of title 5, United States Code, are 
each amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraphs: 
‘‘(E) In order to meet routine family med-
ical care needs, including transportation of a 
son or daughter or a grandchild for medical and 
dental appointments for annual checkups and 
vaccinations. 
‘‘(F) In order to meet the routine family 
medical care needs of elderly individuals who 
are related to the eligible employee, including 
visits to nursing homes and group homes.’’. 
(b) SCHEDULE.—
(1) FAMILY
AND
MEDICAL
LEAVE
ACT
OF 
1993.—The first sentence of section 102(b)(1) of 
such Act (29 U.S.C. 2612(b)(1)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘subparagraph (A) or (B)’’ and inserting 
‘‘subparagraph (A), (B), (E), or (F)’’. 
(2) TITLE
5.—The first sentence of section 
6382(b)(1) of such title is amended by striking 
‘‘subparagraph (A) or (B)’’ and inserting ‘‘subpara-
graph (A), (B), (E), or (F)’’. 
(c) SUBSTITUTION OF PAID LEAVE.— 
(1) FAMILY
AND
MEDICAL
LEAVE
ACT
OF 
1993.—Section 102(d)(2)(A) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 
2612(d)(2)(A)) (as amended by section 3(c)) is fur-
ther amended by striking ‘‘subparagraph (A), (B), 
or (C)’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraph (A), (B), (C), 
(E), or (F)’’. 
(2) TITLE 5.—Section 6382(d) of such title (as 
amended by section 4(c)) is further amended by 
striking ‘‘subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘subparagraph (A), (B), (C), (D), (E), or 
(F)’’. 
(d) NOTICE.— 
(1) FAMILY
AND
MEDICAL
LEAVE
ACT
OF 
1993.—The first sentence of section 102(e)(1) of 
such Act (29 U.S.C. 2612(e)(1)) (as created by the
amendment made by section 3(d)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘subparagraph (A) or (B)’’ and inserting 
‘‘subparagraph (A), (B), (E), or (F)’’. 
(2) TITLE
5.—The first sentence of section 
6382(e)(1) of such title (as created by the amend-
ment made by section 4(d)) is amended by striking 
‘‘subparagraph (A) or (B)’’ and inserting ‘‘subpara-
graph (A), (B), (E), or (F)’’. 
(e) SPOUSES EMPLOYED BY SAME EMPLOYER.—Sec-
tion 102(f)(1) of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 
1993 (29 U.S.C. 2612(f)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘sub-
paragraph (A) or (B)’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraph (A), 
(B), (E), or (F)’’. 
(f) CERTIFICATION.— 
(1) FAMILY
AND
MEDICAL
LEAVE
ACT
OF 
1993.—Section 103 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 2613) (as 
amended by section 3(e)) is further amended by add-
ing at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(g) CERTIFICATION FOR ROUTINE FAMILY MED-
ICAL CARE NEEDS.—An employer may require that a re-
quest for leave under subparagraph (E) or (F) of section 
102(a)(1) be supported by a certification issued at such 
time and in such manner as the Secretary may by regula-
tion prescribe.’’.
(2) TITLE 5.—Section 6383 of such title (as 
amended by section 4(e)) is further amended by add-
ing at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(g) An employing agency may require that a request 
for leave under subparagraph (E) or (F) of section 
6382(a)(1) be supported by a certification issued at such 
time and in such manner as the Office of Personnel Man-
agement may by regulation prescribe.’’. 
SEC. 6. DEFINITION OF GRANDCHILD. 
(a) NON-CIVIL-SERVICE EMPLOYEES.—Section 101 
of the Family and Medical Leave Act (29 U.S.C. 2611) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(14) GRANDCHILD.—The term ‘grandchild’ 
means a son or daughter of an employee’s child.’’. 
(b) CIVIL SERVICE EMPLOYEES.—Section 6381 of 
title 5, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (5)(B), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in paragraph (6)(B), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph:
‘‘(7) the term ‘grandchild’ means a son or 
daughter of an employee’s child.’’. 
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