I 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5165 
To amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to provide a partial 
exemption to veterans from the eligibility requirements, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 3, 2016 
Mr. DELANEY (for himself, Ms. BORDALLO, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mr. 
CONNOLLY, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. DESAULNIER, Ms. 
EDWARDS, Mr. GARAMENDI, Mr. GIBSON, Mr. GRAYSON, Mr. GRIJALVA, 
Mr. HASTINGS, Mr. HONDA, Mr. JONES, Mr. KEATING, Mr. LARSON of 
Connecticut, Mrs. LAWRENCE, Ms. LEE, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. MCGOV-
ERN, Ms. MOORE, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Ms. NORTON, Mr. O’ROURKE, Mr. 
PETERSON, Ms. PINGREE, Mr. POCAN, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. RUSH, Ms. 
SINEMA, Mr. TAKAI, and Mr. VAN HOLLEN) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 
and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform 
and House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall with-
in the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to 
provide a partial exemption to veterans from the eligi-
bility requirements, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Medical Leave for Dis-
abled Veterans Act’’. 
SEC. 2. ELIGIBILITY ADJUSTMENT FOR VETERANS. 
(a) ELIGIBILITY BASED
ON TIME
IN EMPLOY-
MENT.—Section 101(2) of the Family and Medical Leave 
Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2611(2)) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(E) VETERANS.— 
‘‘(i) ELIGIBILITY BASED ON TIME IN 
EMPLOYMENT.—Notwithstanding the eligi-
bility requirements in paragraph (2)(A), an 
employee who is a veteran shall be deemed 
an eligible employee for purposes of leave 
described in clause (iii) if— 
‘‘(I) such employee has a service- 
connected disability (as defined in sec-
tion 101 of title 38, United States 
Code) rated at between 30 and 50 
percent by the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs and such employee has been 
employed for at least 8 months by the 
employer with respect to whom leave 
is requested under section 102 and 
has at least 833 hours of service with 
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such employer during the previous 8- 
month period; 
‘‘(II) such employee has a serv-
ice-connected disability rated at 60 
percent or higher by the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs and such employee 
has been employed for at least 6 
months by the employer with respect 
to whom leave is requested under sec-
tion 102 and has at least 625 hours 
of service with such employer during 
the previous 6-month period; or 
‘‘(III) such employee— 
‘‘(aa) is not covered under 
subclause (I) or (II); 
‘‘(bb) 
retired 
from 
the 
Armed Forces under chapter 61 
of title 10, United States Code, 
by reason of a service-connected 
disability either— 
‘‘(AA) rated at between 
30 and 50 percent under the 
standard schedule of rating 
disabilities in use by the De-
partment of Veterans Af-
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fairs at the time of such re-
tirement; or 
‘‘(BB) rated at 60 per-
cent or higher under such 
schedule; and 
‘‘(cc) either— 
‘‘(AA) with respect to 
an individual covered under 
subitem (AA) of item (bb), 
has been employed for at 
least 8 months by the em-
ployer with respect to whom 
leave is requested under sec-
tion 102 and has at least 
833 hours of service with 
such employer during the 
previous 8-month period; or 
‘‘(BB) with respect to 
an individual covered under 
subitem (BB) of such item, 
has been employed for at 
least 6 months by the em-
ployer with respect to whom 
leave is requested under sec-
tion 102 and has at least 
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625 hours of service with 
such employer during the 
previous 6-month period. 
‘‘(ii) CERTIFICATION.—To be eligible 
for the eligibility adjustment described in 
clause (i)— 
‘‘(I) an employee described in 
subclause (I) or (II) of such clause 
shall submit to the employer a certifi-
cation from a Department of Veterans 
Affairs medical provider or from a 
non-Department of Veterans Affairs 
facility or medical provider through 
which the Secretary of Veterans Af-
fairs has furnished hospital care or 
medical services to the employee 
under the laws administered by the 
Secretary; and 
‘‘(II) an employee described in 
subclause (III) of such clause shall 
submit to the employer a certification 
from the Secretary of Defense describ-
ing the retirement of the individual 
from the Armed Forces under chapter 
61 of title 10, United States Code. 
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