‘‘(ii) if not used by the employee of 
such employer 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.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment 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. 5. CLARIFICATION FOR MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL 
GUARD AND RESERVES. 
(a) EXECUTIVE BRANCH EMPLOYEES.—For pur-
poses of determining the eligibility of an employee who is 
a member of the National Guard or Reserves to take leave 
under paragraph (1) (A) or (B) of section 6382(a) of title 
5, United States Code, or to substitute such leave pursu-
ant to paragraph (2) of such section (as added by section 
2), any service by such employee on active duty (as defined 
in section 6381(7) of such title) shall be counted as service 
as an employee for purposes of section 6381(1)(B) of such 
title. 
(b) CONGRESSIONAL EMPLOYEES.—For purposes of 
determining the eligibility of a covered employee (as such 
term is defined in section 101(3) of the Congressional Ac-
countability Act) who is a member of the National Guard 
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or Reserves to take leave under subparagraph (A) or (B) 
of section 102(a)(1) of the Family and Medical Leave Act 
of 1993 (pursuant to section 202(a)(1) of the Congres-
sional Accountability Act), or to substitute such leave pur-
suant to subsection (d) of section 202 of such Act (as 
added by section 3), any service by such employee on ac-
tive duty (as defined in section 101(14) of the Family and 
Medical Leave Act of 1993) shall be counted as time dur-
ing which such employee has been employed in an employ-
ing office for purposes of section 202(a)(2)(B) of the Con-
gressional Accountability Act. 
(c) GAO AND LIBRARY
OF CONGRESS EMPLOY-
EES.—For purposes of determining the eligibility of an 
employee of the Government Accountability Office or Li-
brary of Congress who is a member of the National Guard 
or Reserves to take leave under subparagraph (A) or (B) 
of section 102(a)(1) of the Family and Medical Leave Act 
of 1993, or to substitute such leave pursuant to paragraph 
(3) of section 102(d) of such Act (as added by section 
4), any service by such employee on active duty (as defined 
in section 101(14) of such Act) shall be counted as time 
during which such employee has been employed for pur-
poses of section 101(2)(A) of such Act. 
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SEC. 6. CONFORMING AMENDMENT FOR CERTAIN TSA EM-
PLOYEES. 
Section 111(d)(2) of the Aviation and Transportation 
Security Act (49 U.S.C. 44935 note) is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTIONS.— 
‘‘(A) REEMPLOYMENT.—In carrying out 
the functions authorized under paragraph (1), 
the Under Secretary shall be subject to the pro-
visions set forth in chapter 43 of title 38, 
United States Code. 
‘‘(B) LEAVE.—The provisions of section 
6382(a)(1)(A) and (B) of title 5, United States 
Code, and subsection (d)(2) through (6) of such 
section, shall apply to any individual appointed 
under paragraph (1).’’. 
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