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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1430
To amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to permit leave 
to care for a domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, or 
grandparent if the domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, 
or grandparent has a serious health condition, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 25, 2003
Mrs. MALONEY (for herself, Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. NADLER, Mr. FROST, Mr. 
SERRANO, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. BER-
MAN, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. NORTON, Mr. BISHOP of New York, Ms. 
MILLENDER-MCDONALD, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. 
OWENS, Mr. KUCINICH, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. DEUTSCH, and Ms. BALDWIN) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Gov-
ernment Reform, and House Administration, for a period to be subse-
quently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to 
permit leave to care for a domestic partner, parent-
in-law, adult child, sibling, or grandparent if the domes-
tic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, or grand-
parent has a serious health condition, and for other 
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Family and Medical 
Leave Inclusion Act’’. 
SEC. 2. LEAVE TO CARE FOR A DOMESTIC PARTNER, PAR-
ENT-IN-LAW, 
ADULT 
CHILD, 
SIBLING, 
OR 
GRANDPARENT. 
(a) LEAVE REQUIREMENT.—Section 102 of the Fam-
ily and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2612) is 
amended as follows: 
(1) In subsection (a)(1)(C), by striking ‘‘or par-
ent’’ each place it occurs and inserting ‘‘domestic 
partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, grand-
parent, or parent’’. 
(2) In subsection (e)(2)(A), by striking ‘‘or par-
ent’’ and inserting ‘‘domestic partner, parent-in-law, 
adult child, sibling, grandparent, or parent’’. 
(b) CERTIFICATION.—Section 103 of the Family and 
Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2613(a)) is amend-
ed as folllows: 
(1) In subsection (a), by striking ‘‘or parent’’ 
and inserting ‘‘domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult 
child, sibling, grandparent, or parent’’. 
(2) In subsection (b)(4)(A), is amended by 
striking ‘‘or parent’’ and inserting ‘‘domestic part-
ner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, grandparent, 
or parent’’.
(3) In subsection (b)(7), is amended by striking 
‘‘parent’’ and inserting ‘‘domestic partner, parent-in-
law, adult child, sibling, grandparent, parent’’. 
(c) EMPLOYMENT AND BENEFITS PROTECTION.—
Section 104(c)(3) of the Family and Medical Leave Act 
of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2614(c)(3)) is amended as follows: 
(1) In subparagraph (A)(i), by striking ‘‘or par-
ent’’ and inserting ‘‘domestic partner, parent-in-law, 
adult child, sibling, grandparent, or parent’’. 
(2) In subparagraph (C)(ii), by striking ‘‘or 
parent’’ and inserting ‘‘domestic partner, parent-in-
law, adult child, sibling, grandparent, or parent’’. 
SEC. 2. FEDERAL EMPLOYEES. 
(a) LEAVE REQUIREMENT.—Section 6382 of title 5, 
United States Code, is amended as follows: 
(1) In subsection (a)(1)(C), by striking ‘‘or par-
ent’’ each place it occurs and inserting ‘‘domestic 
partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, grand-
parent, or parent’’. 
(2) In subsection (e)(2)(A), by striking ‘‘or par-
ent’’ and inserting ‘‘domestic partner, parent-in-law, 
adult child, sibling, grandparent, or parent’’. 
(b) CERTIFICATION.—Section 6383 of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended as follows:
(1) In subsection (a), by striking ‘‘or parent’’ 
and inserting ‘‘domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult 
child, sibling, grandparent, or parent’’. 
(2) In subsection (b)(4)(A), is amended by 
striking ‘‘or parent’’ and inserting ‘‘domestic part-
ner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, grandparent, 
or parent’’.
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