‘‘(4) ADDITIONAL RULES.—Paid parental leave 
under paragraph (2)(A)— 
‘‘(A) shall be payable from any appropria-
tion or fund available for salaries or expenses 
for positions within the employing office; and 
‘‘(B) if not used by the covered employee 
before the end of the 12-month period (as re-
ferred to in section 102(a)(1) of the Family and 
Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 
2612(a)(1))) to which it relates, shall not accu-
mulate for any subsequent use.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall not be effective with respect to any birth 
or placement occurring before the end of the 6-month pe-
riod beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 4. CONFORMING AMENDMENT TO FAMILY AND MED-
ICAL LEAVE ACT FOR GAO AND LIBRARY OF 
CONGRESS EMPLOYEES. 
Section 102(d) of the Family and Medical Leave Act 
of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2612(d)) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(3) SPECIAL RULE FOR GAO AND LIBRARY OF 
CONGRESS EMPLOYEES.— 
‘‘(A) SUBSTITUTION OF PAID LEAVE.—An 
employee of an employer described in section 
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101(4)(A)(iv) taking leave under subparagraphs 
(A) or (B) of subsection (a)(1) may elect to 
substitute for any such leave any paid leave 
which is available to such employee for that 
purpose. 
‘‘(B) AMOUNT OF PAID LEAVE.—The paid 
leave that is available to an employee of an em-
ployer described in section 101(4)(A)(iv) for 
purposes of paragraph (1) is— 
‘‘(i) the number of weeks of paid pa-
rental leave in connection with the birth or 
placement involved that correspond to the 
number of administrative workweeks of 
paid parental leave available to Federal 
employees under section 6382(d)(3)(A) of 
title 5, United States Code; and 
‘‘(ii) any additional paid vacation or 
sick leave provided by such employer. 
‘‘(C) LIMITATION.—Nothing in this para-
graph shall be considered to require— 
‘‘(i) that an employer described in sec-
tion 101(4)(A)(iv) provide paid sick leave 
in any situation in which such employer 
would not normally be required to provide 
such leave; or 
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‘‘(ii) that an employee of such an em-
ployer first use all or any portion of the 
leave described in clause (ii) of subpara-
graph (B) before being allowed to use paid 
parental leave described in clause (i) of 
such subparagraph. 
‘‘(D) ADDITIONAL RULES.—Paid parental 
leave under subparagraph (B)(i)— 
‘‘(i) shall be payable from any appro-
priation or fund available for salaries or 
expenses for positions with employers de-
scribed in section 101(4)(A)(iv); and 
‘‘(ii) if not used by the employee of 
such employers before the end of the 12- 
month period (as referred to in subsection 
(a)(1)) to which it relates, shall not accu-
mulate for any subsequent use.’’. 
SEC. 5. STUDY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 12 months after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Government 
Accountability Office shall study and submit to Congress 
a written report on the feasibility and desirability of pro-
viding an insurance benefit to Federal employees which 
affords partial or total wage replacement with respect to 
periods of qualified leave. 
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(b) PERIOD OF QUALIFIED LEAVE.—For purposes of 
this section, the term ‘‘period of qualified leave’’, as used 
with respect to a Federal employee, means any period of 
leave under section 6382 of title 5, United States Code, 
which would otherwise be leave without pay, and which 
is available by reason of— 
(1) the need to care for the spouse or a son, 
daughter, or parent of the employee having a serious 
health condition; or 
(2) a serious health condition affecting the em-
ployee that renders such employee unable to perform 
the functions of the employee’s position. 
(c) MATTERS FOR INCLUSION.—The report shall in-
clude, at a minimum, the following: 
(1) A brief description of any plans or arrange-
ments under which similar benefits are currently 
provided to employees in this country (within the 
private sector or State or local government) or in 
other countries. 
(2) With respect to any plans or arrangements 
under which such benefits are currently provided to 
private or public sector employees in this country— 
(A) the portion or percentage of wages 
typically replaced; 
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(B) how those benefits are generally fund-
ed, including in terms of the employer and em-
ployee shares; 
(C) whether employee coverage is optional 
or automatic; and 
(D) any waiting period or other conditions 
which may apply. 
(3) Identification and assessment of any plans 
or arrangements described under the preceding pro-
visions of this subsection (or any aspects thereof) 
which might be particularly relevant to designing the 
insurance benefit (described in subsection (a)) for 
Federal employees, including how such benefit might 
be coordinated with annual leave, sick leave, or any 
other paid leave available to an employee for the 
purpose involved. 
Æ 
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