SEC. 2. PAID FAMILY LEAVE FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYEES 
COVERED BY TITLE 5. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (c) of section 6382 of 
title 5, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(c)(1) Leave granted under subsection (a) shall be 
paid leave. 
‘‘(2)(A) An employee may elect to substitute for any 
leave under such subsection any other paid leave which 
is available to such employee for that purpose. 
‘‘(B) Subparagraph (A) shall not be construed to re-
quire that an employee first use all or any portion of the 
other paid leave described in such subparagraph before 
being allowed to use leave under subsection (a). 
‘‘(3) Leave under subsection (a)— 
‘‘(A) shall be payable from any appropriation or 
fund available for salaries or expenses for positions 
within the employing agency; 
‘‘(B) shall not be considered to be annual or va-
cation leave for purposes of section 5551 or 5552 or 
for any other purpose; and 
‘‘(C) if not used by the employee before the end 
of the 12-month period (as referred to in subsection 
(a)(1)) to which it relates, shall not accumulate for 
any subsequent use. 
‘‘(4) The Director of the Office of Personnel Manage-
ment— 
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‘‘(A) may promulgate regulations to increase 
the amount of leave available to an employee under 
subsection (a) to a total of not more than 16 admin-
istrative workweeks, based on the consideration of— 
‘‘(i) the benefits provided to the Federal 
Government of increasing such leave, including 
enhanced recruitment and retention of employ-
ees; 
‘‘(ii) the cost to the Federal Government of 
increasing the amount of such leave that is 
available to employees; 
‘‘(iii) trends in the private sector and in 
State and local governments with respect to of-
fering such leave; 
‘‘(iv) the Federal Government’s role as a 
model employer; 
‘‘(v) the impact of increased leave under 
subsection (a) on lower-income and economi-
cally disadvantaged employees and their chil-
dren; and 
‘‘(vi) such other factors as the Director 
considers necessary; and 
‘‘(B) shall prescribe any regulations necessary 
to carry out this subsection, including the manner in 
which an employee may designate any day or other 
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period as to which such employee wishes to use leave 
under subsection (a).’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall not be effective with respect to any birth 
or placement occurring before the end of the 6-month pe-
riod beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 3. PAID FAMILY LEAVE FOR CONGRESSIONAL EM-
PLOYEES. 
(a) AMENDMENTS
TO CONGRESSIONAL ACCOUNT-
ABILITY ACT.—Section 202 of the Congressional Account-
ability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1312) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(1), by adding at the end 
the following: ‘‘In applying section 102(a)(1) of such 
Act to covered employees, subsection (d) shall 
apply.’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as 
subsections (e) and (f), respectively; and 
(3) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(d) SPECIAL RULE FOR PAID FAMILY LEAVE FOR 
CONGRESSIONAL EMPLOYEES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Any leave taken by a cov-
ered employee under section 102(a)(1) of the Family 
and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 
2612(a)(1)) shall be paid leave. 
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‘‘(2) AMOUNT OF PAID LEAVE.—The paid leave 
that is available to a covered employee for purposes 
of paragraph (1) is— 
‘‘(A) the number of weeks of paid family 
leave in connection with the birth or placement 
involved that correspond to the number of ad-
ministrative workweeks of paid family leave 
available to Federal employees under section 
6382(d)(3)(A) of title 5, United States Code; 
and 
‘‘(B) any additional paid vacation or sick 
leave provided by the employing office to such 
employee. 
‘‘(3) SUBSTITUTION.—An employee may elect 
to substitute for any leave under such section 
102(a)(1) any other paid leave which is available to 
such employee for that purpose. The previous sen-
tence shall not be construed to require that an em-
ployee first use all or any portion of the other paid 
leave before being allowed to use the paid family 
leave described in this subsection. 
‘‘(4) ADDITIONAL
RULES.—Paid family leave 
under this subsection— 
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‘‘(A) shall be payable from any appropria-
tion or fund available for salaries or expenses 
for positions within the employing office; and 
‘‘(B) if not used by the covered employee 
before the end of the 12-month period (as re-
ferred to in section 102(a)(1) of the Family and 
Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 
2612(a)(1))) to which it relates, shall not accu-
mulate for any subsequent use.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall not be effective with respect to any birth 
or placement occurring before the end of the 6-month pe-
riod beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 4. CONFORMING AMENDMENT TO FAMILY AND MED-
ICAL LEAVE ACT FOR GAO EMPLOYEES. 
(a) AMENDMENT TO FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE 
ACT OF 1993.—Section 102(d) of the Family and Medical 
Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2612(d)) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) SPECIAL RULE FOR GAO EMPLOYEES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Any leave under sub-
section (a)(1) taken by an employee of the Gov-
ernment Accountability Office shall be paid 
leave. 
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‘‘(B) AMOUNT OF PAID LEAVE.—The paid 
leave that is available to such an employee for 
purposes of subparagraph (A) is— 
‘‘(i) the number of weeks of paid fam-
ily leave in connection with the birth or 
placement involved that correspond to the 
number of administrative workweeks of 
paid family leave available to Federal em-
ployees under section 6382(d)(3)(A) of 
title 5, United States Code; and 
‘‘(ii) any additional paid vacation or 
sick leave provided by such employer. 
‘‘(C) SUBSTITUTION.—An employee may 
elect to substitute for any leave under sub-
section (a)(1) any other paid leave which is 
available to such employee for that purpose. 
The previous sentence shall not be construed to 
require that an employee first use all or any 
portion of the other paid leave before being al-
lowed to use the paid family leave described in 
this subsection. 
‘‘(D) ADDITIONAL
RULES.—Paid family 
leave under subsection (a)(1)— 
‘‘(i) shall be payable from any appro-
priation or fund available for salaries or 
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expenses for positions with the Government 
Accountability Office; and 
‘‘(ii) if not used by the employee of 
such employer before the end of the 12- 
month period (as referred to in subsection 
(a)(1)) to which it relates, shall not accu-
mulate for any subsequent use.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall not be effective with respect to any birth 
or placement occurring before the end of the 6-month pe-
riod beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 5. CLARIFICATION FOR MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL 
GUARD AND RESERVES. 
(a) EXECUTIVE BRANCH EMPLOYEES.—For pur-
poses of determining the eligibility of an employee who is 
a member of the National Guard or Reserves to take leave 
under section 6382(a) of title 5, United States Code, or 
to substitute such leave pursuant to paragraph (2) of such 
section (as added by section 2), any service by such em-
ployee on active duty (as defined in section 6381(7) of 
such title) shall be counted as service as an employee for 
purposes of section 6381(1)(B) of such title. 
(b) CONGRESSIONAL EMPLOYEES.—For purposes of 
determining the eligibility of a covered employee (as such 
term is defined in section 101(3) of the Congressional Ac-
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countability Act) who is a member of the National Guard 
or Reserves to take leave under section 102(a)(1) of the 
Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (pursuant to sec-
tion 202(a)(1) of the Congressional Accountability Act), 
or to substitute such leave pursuant to subsection (d) of 
section 202 of such Act (as added by section 3), any serv-
ice by such employee on active duty (as defined in section 
101(14) of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993) 
shall be counted as time during which such employee has 
been employed in an employing office for purposes of sec-
tion 202(a)(2)(B) of the Congressional Accountability Act. 
(c) GAO EMPLOYEES.—For purposes of determining 
the eligibility of an employee of the Government Account-
ability Office who is a member of the National Guard or 
Reserves to take leave under section 102(a)(1) of the 
Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, or to substitute 
such leave pursuant to paragraph (3) of section 102(d) 
of such Act (as added by section 4), any service by such 
employee on active duty (as defined in section 101(14) of 
such Act) shall be counted as time during which such em-
ployee has been employed for purposes of section 
101(2)(A) of such Act. 
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SEC. 6. CONFORMING AMENDMENT FOR CERTAIN TSA EM-
PLOYEES. 
Section 111(d)(2) of the Aviation and Transportation 
Security Act (49 U.S.C. 44935 note) is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTIONS.— 
‘‘(A) REEMPLOYMENT.—In carrying out 
the functions authorized under paragraph (1), 
the Under Secretary shall be subject to the pro-
visions set forth in chapter 43 of title 38, 
United States Code. 
‘‘(B) LEAVE.—The provisions of section 
6382(a)(1) of title 5, United States Code, and 
subsection (c) of such section shall apply to any 
individual appointed under paragraph (1).’’. 
Æ 
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