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erating and only for the period in which such project is 
otherwise provided. 
(c) RULES OF APPLICATION.—For purposes of car-
rying out subsection (a), notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, information obtained from a financial institu-
tion that is used for purposes of eligibility determinations 
under such demonstration project with respect to the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services under the SSI pro-
gram may also be shared and used by States for purposes 
of eligibility determinations under the Medicaid program. 
In applying section 1631(e)(1)(B)(ii) of the Social Secu-
rity Act under this subsection, references to the Commis-
sioner of Social Security and benefits under title XVI of 
such Act shall be treated as including a reference to a 
State described in subsection (b) and medical assistance 
under title XIX of such Act provided by such a State. 
Subtitle C—Other Provisions 
SEC. 621. SUPPORT FOR INJURED SERVICEMEMBERS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 
‘‘Support for Injured Servicemembers Act’’. 
(b) SERVICEMEMBER FAMILY LEAVE.— 
(1) DEFINITIONS.—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: 
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‘‘(14) ACTIVE DUTY.—The term ‘active duty’ 
means duty under a call or order to active duty 
under a provision of law referred to in section 
101(a)(13)(B) of title 10, United States Code. 
‘‘(15) COVERED
SERVICEMEMBER.—The term 
‘covered servicemember’ means a member of the 
Armed Forces, including a member of the National 
Guard or a Reserve, who is undergoing medical 
treatment, recuperation, or therapy, is otherwise in 
medical hold or medical holdover status, or is other-
wise on the temporary disability retired list, for a se-
rious injury or illness. 
‘‘(16) MEDICAL HOLD OR MEDICAL HOLDOVER 
STATUS.—The term ‘medical hold or medical hold-
over status’ means— 
‘‘(A) the status of a member of the Armed 
Forces, including a member of the National 
Guard or a Reserve, assigned or attached to a 
military hospital for medical care; and 
‘‘(B) the status of a member of a reserve 
component of the Armed Forces who is sepa-
rated, whether pre-deployment or post-deploy-
ment, from the member’s unit while in need of 
health care based on a medical condition identi-
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fied while the member is on active duty in the 
Armed Forces. 
‘‘(17) NEXT OF KIN.—The term ‘next of kin’, 
used with respect to an individual, means the near-
est blood relative of that individual. 
‘‘(18) SERIOUS INJURY OR ILLNESS.—The term 
‘serious injury or illness’, in the case of a member 
of the Armed Forces, means an injury or illness in-
curred by the member in line of duty on active duty 
in the Armed Forces that may render the member 
medically unfit to perform the duties of the mem-
ber’s office, grade, rank, or rating.’’. 
(2) ENTITLEMENT TO LEAVE.—Section 102(a) 
of such Act (29 U.S.C. 2612(a)) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) SERVICEMEMBER FAMILY LEAVE.—Subject 
to section 103, an eligible employee who is the 
spouse, son, daughter, parent, or next of kin of a 
covered servicemember shall be entitled to a total of 
26 workweeks of leave during a 12-month period to 
care for the servicemember. The leave described in 
this paragraph shall only be available during a single 
12-month period. 
‘‘(4) COMBINED
LEAVE
TOTAL.—During the 
single 12-month period described in paragraph (3), 
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an eligible employee shall be entitled to a combined 
total of 26 workweeks of leave under paragraphs (1) 
and (3). Nothing in this paragraph shall be con-
strued to limit the availability of leave under para-
graph (1) during any other 12-month period.’’. 
(3) REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO LEAVE.— 
(A) SCHEDULE.—Section 102(b) of such 
Act (29 U.S.C. 2612(b)) is amended— 
(i) in paragraph (1), in the second 
sentence— 
(I) 
by 
striking 
‘‘section 
103(b)(5)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection 
(b)(5) or (f) (as appropriate) of sec-
tion 103’’; and 
(II) by inserting ‘‘or under sub-
section 
(a)(3)’’ 
after 
‘‘subsection 
(a)(1)’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘or 
under subsection (a)(3)’’ after ‘‘subsection 
(a)(1)’’. 
(B) SUBSTITUTION OF PAID LEAVE.—Sec-
tion 102(d) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 2612(d)) is 
amended— 
(i) in paragraph (1)— 
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(I) by inserting ‘‘(or 26 work-
weeks in the case of leave provided 
under subsection (a)(3))’’ after ‘‘12 
workweeks’’ the first place it appears; 
and 
(II) by inserting ‘‘(or 26 work-
weeks, as appropriate)’’ after ‘‘12 
workweeks’’ the second place it ap-
pears; and 
(ii) in paragraph (2)(B), by adding at 
the end the following: ‘‘An eligible em-
ployee may elect, or an employer may re-
quire the employee, to substitute any of 
the accrued paid vacation leave, personal 
leave, family leave, or medical or sick leave 
of the employee for leave provided under 
subsection (a)(3) for any part of the 26- 
week period of such leave under such sub-
section.’’. 
(C) NOTICE.—Section 102(e)(2) of such 
Act (29 U.S.C. 2612(e)(2)) is amended by in-
serting ‘‘or under subsection (a)(3)’’ after ‘‘sub-
section (a)(1)’’. 
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(D) SPOUSES
EMPLOYED
BY
SAME
EM-
PLOYER.—Section 102(f) of such Act (29 
U.S.C. 2612(f)) is amended— 
(i) by redesignating paragraphs (1) 
and (2) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), 
and aligning the margins of the subpara-
graphs with the margins of section 
102(e)(2)(A); 
(ii) by striking ‘‘In any’’ and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In any’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(2) SERVICEMEMBER FAMILY LEAVE.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The aggregate num-
ber of workweeks of leave to which both that 
husband and wife may be entitled under sub-
section (a) may be limited to 26 workweeks 
during the single 12-month period described in 
subsection (a)(3) if the leave is— 
‘‘(i) leave under subsection (a)(3); or 
‘‘(ii) a combination of leave under 
subsection (a)(3) and leave described in 
paragraph (1). 
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‘‘(iii) a certification issued by the 
health care provider of the servicemember 
being cared for by the employee, in the 
case of an employee unable to return to 
work because of a condition specified in 
section 102(a)(3).’’. 
(G) ENFORCEMENT.—Section 107 of such 
Act (29 U.S.C. 2617) is amended, in subsection 
(a)(1)(A)(i)(II), by inserting ‘‘(or 26 weeks, in 
a case involving leave under section 102(a)(3))’’ 
after ‘‘12 weeks’’. 
(H) INSTRUCTIONAL
EMPLOYEES.—Sec-
tion 108 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 2618) is 
amended, in subsections (c)(1), (d)(2), and 
(d)(3), 
by 
inserting 
‘‘or 
under 
section 
102(a)(3)’’ after ‘‘section 102(a)(1)’’. 
(c) SERVICEMEMBER FAMILY LEAVE
FOR CIVIL 
SERVICE EMPLOYEES.— 
(1) DEFINITIONS.—Section 6381 of title 5, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(B) in paragraph (6), by striking the pe-
riod and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(7) the term ‘active duty’ means duty under a 
call or order to active duty under a provision of law 
referred to in section 101(a)(13)(B) of title 10, 
United States Code; 
‘‘(8) the term ‘covered servicemember’ means a 
member of the Armed Forces, including a member 
of the National Guard or a Reserve, who is under-
going medical treatment, recuperation, or therapy, is 
otherwise in medical hold or medical holdover status, 
or is otherwise on the temporary disability retired 
list, for a serious injury or illness; 
‘‘(9) the term ‘medical hold or medical holdover 
status’ means— 
‘‘(A) the status of a member of the Armed 
Forces, including a member of the National 
Guard or a Reserve, assigned or attached to a 
military hospital for medical care; and 
‘‘(B) the status of a member of a reserve 
component of the Armed Forces who is sepa-
rated, whether pre-deployment or post-deploy-
ment, from the member’s unit while in need of 
health care based on a medical condition identi-
fied while the member is on active duty in the 
Armed Forces; 
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‘‘(10) the term ‘next of kin’, used with respect 
to an individual, means the nearest blood relative of 
that individual; and 
‘‘(11) the term ‘serious injury or illness’, in the 
case of a member of the Armed Forces, means an 
injury or illness incurred by the member in line of 
duty on active duty in the Armed Forces that may 
render the member medically unfit to perform the 
duties of the member’s office, grade, rank, or rat-
ing.’’. 
(2) ENTITLEMENT TO LEAVE.—Section 6382(a) 
of such title is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(3) Subject to section 6383, an employee who 
is the spouse, son, daughter, parent, or next of kin 
of a covered servicemember shall be entitled to a 
total of 26 administrative workweeks of leave during 
a 12-month period to care for the servicemember. 
The leave described in this paragraph shall only be 
available during a single 12-month period. 
‘‘(4) During the single 12-month period de-
scribed in paragraph (3), an employee shall be enti-
tled to a combined total of 26 administrative work-
weeks of leave under paragraphs (1) and (3). Noth-
ing in this paragraph shall be construed to limit the 
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availability of leave under paragraph (1) during any 
other 12-month period.’’. 
(3) REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO LEAVE.— 
(A) SCHEDULE.—Section 6382(b) of such 
title is amended— 
(i) in paragraph (1), in the second 
sentence— 
(I) 
by 
striking 
‘‘section 
6383(b)(5)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection 
(b)(5) or (f) (as appropriate) of sec-
tion 6383’’; and 
(II) by inserting ‘‘or under sub-
section 
(a)(3)’’ 
after 
‘‘subsection 
(a)(1)’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘or 
under subsection (a)(3)’’ after ‘‘subsection 
(a)(1)’’. 
(B) SUBSTITUTION OF PAID LEAVE.—Sec-
tion 6382(d) of such title is amended by adding 
at the end the following: ‘‘An employee may 
elect to substitute for leave under subsection 
(a)(3) any of the employee’s accrued or accu-
mulated annual or sick leave under subchapter 
I for any part of the 26-week period of leave 
under such subsection.’’. 
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(C) NOTICE.—Section 6382(e) of such title 
is amended by inserting ‘‘or under subsection 
(a)(3)’’ after ‘‘subsection (a)(1)’’. 
(D) CERTIFICATION.—Section 6383 of 
such title is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(f) An employing agency may require that a request 
for leave under section 6382(a)(3) be supported by a cer-
tification issued at such time and in such manner as the 
Office of Personnel Management may by regulation pre-
scribe.’’. 
SEC. 622. OUTREACH REGARDING HEALTH INSURANCE OP-
TIONS AVAILABLE TO CHILDREN. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
(1) the terms ‘‘Administration’’ and ‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ means the Small Business Administration 
and the Administrator thereof, respectively; 
(2) the term ‘‘certified development company’’ 
means a development company participating in the 
program under title V of the Small Business Invest-
ment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 695 et seq.); 
(3) the term ‘‘Medicaid program’’ means the 
program established under title XIX of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.); 
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(4) the term ‘‘Service Corps of Retired Execu-
tives’’ means the Service Corps of Retired Execu-
tives authorized by section 8(b)(1) of the Small 
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(b)(1)); 
(5) the term ‘‘small business concern’’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 3 of the Small 
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632); 
(6) the term ‘‘small business development cen-
ter’’ means a small business development center de-
scribed in section 21 of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 648); 
(7) the term ‘‘State’’ has the meaning given 
that term for purposes of title XXI of the Social Se-
curity Act (42 U.S.C. 1397aa et seq.); 
(8) the term ‘‘State Children’s Health Insur-
ance Program’’ means the State Children’s Health 
Insurance Program established under title XXI of 
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397aa et seq.); 
(9) the term ‘‘task force’’ means the task force 
established under subsection (b)(1); and 
(10) the term ‘‘women’s business center’’ means 
a women’s business center described in section 29 of 
the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 656). 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT OF TASK FORCE.— 
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