I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5993 
To provide paid parental leave to certain employees of the Federal Aviation 
Administration, the Transportation Security Administration, and the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 27, 2020 
Mr. BALDERSON (for himself, Mr. MEADOWS, Mr. GIBBS, Mr. RODNEY DAVIS 
of Illinois, Mr. NORMAN, and Mr. KINZINGER) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, and in 
addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, and Transportation 
and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To provide paid parental leave to certain employees of the 
Federal Aviation Administration, the Transportation Se-
curity Administration, and the Department of Veterans 
Affairs, 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 ‘‘VAlue FAAmily Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PAID PARENTAL LEAVE FOR CERTAIN EMPLOYEES 
OF THE FAA, TSA, AND VA. 
(a) FAA AND TSA.— 
(1) APPLICATION OF FEDERAL FML.—Section 
40122(g)(2) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(A) in subparagraph (I)(iii), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(B) in subparagraph (J), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(K) subchapter V of chapter 63, relating 
to family and medical leave.’’. 
(2) CORRECTIONS FOR TSA SCREENERS.—Sec-
tion 7606 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2020 is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Section 111(d)(2)’’ and 
inserting 
‘‘(a) 
IN
GENERAL.—Section 
111(d)(2)’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall not be effective with respect to any 
event for which leave may be taken under subchapter V 
of chapter 63 of title 5, United States Code, occurring 
before October 1, 2020.’’. 
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(b) TITLE 38 EMPLOYEES.—Section 7425 of title 38, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘Notwith-
standing’’ and inserting ‘‘Except as provided in sub-
section (c), and notwithstanding’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this sub-
chapter, the Administration shall provide to individuals 
appointed to any position described in section 7421(b) who 
are employed by the Administration family and medical 
leave in the same manner, to the maximum extent prac-
ticable, as family and medical leave is provided under sub-
chapter V of chapter 63 of title 5 to employees, as defined 
in section 6381(1) of such title.’’. 
(c) APPLICATION.— 
(1) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 
by subsections (a)(1) and (b) shall not be effective 
with respect to any event for which leave may be 
taken under subchapter V of chapter 63 of title 5, 
United States Code, occurring before October 1, 
2020. 
(2) 
SERVICE
REQUIREMENT
FOR
ELIGI-
BILITY.—Any Federal service by an individual pro-
vided leave by the amendments made by subsections 
(a)(1) or (b) of this Act or by section 7606(a) of the 
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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2020 (as amended by subsection (a)(2)), including 
any Federal service occurring prior to the effective 
date of such amendments, shall count for purposes 
of determining the period of service requirement 
under section 6381(1)(B) of title 5, United States 
Code. 
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