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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