‘‘(g) CERTIFICATION RELATED TO PARENTAL IN-
VOLVEMENT.—An employer may require that a request for 
leave under section 102(a)(6) be supported by a certifi-
cation issued at such time and in such manner as the Sec-
retary may by regulation prescribe.’’. 
(f) DEFINITION OF GRANDCHILD.—Section 101 of 
the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 
2611) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(20) GRANDCHILD.—The term ‘grandchild’ 
means a son or daughter of an employee’s son or 
daughter.’’. 
SEC. 3. ENTITLEMENT OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEES TO LEAVE 
FOR PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT. 
(a) LEAVE REQUIREMENT.—Section 6382(a) of title 
5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(5)(A) Subject to subparagraph (B)(i) and section 
6383(f), an employee shall be entitled to leave under this 
paragraph to participate in or attend a school conference 
or an activity that is sponsored by a school or community 
organization and relates to a program of the school or or-
ganization that is attended by a son or daughter or a 
grandchild of the employee. 
‘‘(B)(i) An employee is entitled to— 
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‘‘(I) not to exceed 8 hours of leave under this 
paragraph during any 30-day period; and 
‘‘(II) not to exceed 48 hours of leave under this 
paragraph during any 12-month period. 
‘‘(ii) Leave under this paragraph shall be in addition 
to any leave provided under any other paragraph of this 
subsection. 
‘‘(C) For the purpose of this paragraph— 
‘‘(i) the term ‘school’ means an elementary 
school or secondary school (as such terms are de-
fined in section 9101 of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965), a Head Start pro-
gram assisted under the Head Start Act, and a child 
care facility licensed under State law; and 
‘‘(ii) the term ‘community organization’ means 
a private nonprofit organization that is representa-
tive of a community or a significant segment of a 
community and provides activities for individuals de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) or (B) of section 
6381(6), such as a scouting or sports organization.’’. 
(b) SCHEDULE.—Section 6382(b)(1) of such title is 
amended— 
(1) by inserting after the second sentence the 
following new sentence: ‘‘Leave under subsection 
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(a)(5) may be taken intermittently or on a reduced 
leave schedule.’’; and 
(2) in the last sentence, by striking ‘‘involved,’’ 
and inserting ‘‘involved (or, in the case of leave 
under subsection (a)(5), for purposes of any 30-day 
or 12-month period),’’. 
(c) 
SUBSTITUTION
OF
PAID
LEAVE.—Section 
6382(d) of such title is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(3) An employee may elect to substitute for leave 
under subsection (a)(5), any of the employee’s accrued or 
accumulated annual or sick leave under subchapter I. If 
the employee elects to substitute accumulated annual or 
sick leave for leave provided under subsection (a)(5), the 
employing agency shall not restrict or limit this substi-
tution or impose any additional terms and conditions on 
such leave that are more stringent on the employee than 
the terms and conditions set forth in this subchapter.’’. 
(d) NOTICE.—Section 6382(e) of such title is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) In any case in which an employee requests leave 
under paragraph (5) of subsection (a), the employee shall 
provide the employing agency with not less than 7 days’ 
notice, before the date the leave is to be taken, of the em-
ployee’s intention to take leave under such paragraph.’’. 
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(e) CERTIFICATION.—Section 6383(f) of such title is 
amended by striking ‘‘paragraph (1)(E) or (3) of section 
6382(a)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (1)(E), (3), or (5) of 
section 6382(a)’’. 
(f) DEFINITION OF GRANDCHILD.—Section 6381 of 
title 5, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (11)(B), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in paragraph (12), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(13) the term ‘grandchild’ means a son or 
daughter of an employee’s son or daughter.’’. 
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