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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, except that nothing in this title requires an 
employer to provide paid sick leave or paid medical 
leave in any situation in which the employer would 
not normally provide any such paid leave.’’. 
(C) NOTICE.—Section 102(e) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 
2612(e)) is amended— 
(i) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘or under sub-
section (a)(3)’’ after ‘‘subsection (a)(1)’’; and 
(ii) by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(3) NOTICE FOR LEAVE DUE TO ACTIVE DUTY OF FAMILY 
MEMBER.—In any case in which the necessity for leave under 
subsection (a)(1)(E) is foreseeable, whether because the spouse, 
or a son, daughter, or parent, of the employee is on active 
duty, or because of notification of an impending call or order 
to active duty in support of a contingency operation, the 
employee shall provide such notice to the employer as is reason-
able and practicable.’’. 
(D) SPOUSES EMPLOYED BY SAME EMPLOYER.—Section 
102(f) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 2612(f)) is amended— 
(i) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as sub-
paragraphs (A) and (B), and aligning the margins of 
the subparagraphs 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 following: 
‘‘(2) SERVICEMEMBER FAMILY LEAVE.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The aggregate number of work-
weeks of leave to which both that husband and wife may 
be entitled under subsection (a) may be limited to 26 work-
weeks during the single 12-month period described in sub-
section (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). 
‘‘(B) BOTH LIMITATIONS APPLICABLE.—If the leave taken 
by the husband and wife includes leave described in para-
graph (1), the limitation in paragraph (1) shall apply to 
the leave described in paragraph (1).’’. 
(E) CERTIFICATION
REQUIREMENTS.—Section 103 of 
such Act (29 U.S.C. 2613) is amended— 
(i) in subsection (a)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘section 102(a)(1)’’ and inserting 
‘‘paragraph (1) or paragraph (3) of section 102(a)’’; 
and 
(II) by inserting ‘‘or of the next of kin of an 
individual in the case of leave taken under such 
paragraph (3),’’ after ‘‘parent of the employee,’’; 
and 
(ii) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(f) CERTIFICATION RELATED
TO ACTIVE DUTY
OR CALL
TO 
ACTIVE DUTY.—An employer may require that a request for leave 
under section 102(a)(1)(E) be supported by a certification issued
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at such time and in such manner as the Secretary may by regulation 
prescribe. If the Secretary issues a regulation requiring such certifi-
cation, the employee shall provide, in a timely manner, a copy 
of such certification to the employer.’’. 
(F) FAILURE TO RETURN.—Section 104(c) of such Act 
(29 U.S.C. 2614(c)) is amended— 
(i) in paragraph (2)(B)(i), by inserting ‘‘or under 
section 102(a)(3)’’ before the semicolon; and 
(ii) in paragraph (3)(A)— 
(I) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end; 
(II) in clause (ii), by striking the period and 
inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(III) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(iii) a certification issued by the health care pro-
vider 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.—Section 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)’’. 
(b) 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 period and 
inserting a semicolon; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(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; 
‘‘(8) the term ‘covered servicemember’ means a member 
of the Armed Forces, including a member of the National Guard 
or Reserves, who is undergoing medical treatment, recuper-
ation, or therapy, is otherwise in an outpatient status, or is 
otherwise on the temporary disability retired list, for a serious 
injury or illness; 
‘‘(9) the term ‘outpatient status’, with respect to a covered 
servicemember, means the status of a member of the Armed 
Forces assigned to— 
‘‘(A) a military medical treatment facility as an out-
patient; or 
‘‘(B) a unit established for the purpose of providing 
command and control of members of the Armed Forces 
receiving medical care as outpatients; 
‘‘(10) the term ‘next of kin’, used with respect to an indi-
vidual, 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
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the Armed Forces that may render the member medically unfit 
to perform the duties of the member’s office, grade, rank, or 
rating.’’. 
(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 described in paragraph 
(3), an employee shall be entitled to a combined total of 26 adminis-
trative workweeks of leave under paragraphs (1) and (3). Nothing 
in this paragraph shall be construed to limit the 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 section 6383’’; and 
(II) by inserting ‘‘or under subsection (a)(3)’’ 
after ‘‘subsection (a)(1)’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘or under sub-
section (a)(3)’’ after ‘‘subsection (a)(1)’’. 
(B) SUBSTITUTION OF PAID LEAVE.—Section 6382(d) of 
such title is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘An employee may elect to substitute for leave under sub-
section (a)(3) any of the employee’s accrued or accumulated 
annual or sick leave under subchapter I for any part of 
the 26-week period of leave under such subsection.’’. 
(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 certification issued at 
such time and in such manner as the Office of Personnel Manage-
ment may by regulation prescribe.’’. 
SEC. 586. FAMILY CARE PLANS AND DEFERMENT OF DEPLOYMENT 
OF SINGLE PARENT OR DUAL MILITARY COUPLES WITH 
MINOR DEPENDENTS. 
The Secretary of Defense shall establish appropriate procedures 
to ensure that an adequate family care plan is in place for a 
member of the Armed Forces with minor dependents who is a 
single parent or whose spouse is also a member of the Armed 
Forces when the member may be deployed in an area for which 
imminent danger pay is authorized under section 310 of title 37, 
United States Code. Such procedures should allow the member 
to request a deferment of deployment due to unforeseen cir-
cumstances, and the request for such a deferment should be consid-
ered and responded to promptly.
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SEC. 587. EDUCATION AND TREATMENT SERVICES FOR MILITARY 
DEPENDENT CHILDREN WITH AUTISM. 
(a) ASSESSMENT OF AVAILABILITY OF SERVICES.—The Secretary 
of Defense shall conduct a comprehensive assessment of the avail-
ability of Federal, State, and local education and treatment services 
on and in the vicinity of a covered military installation for children 
of members of the Armed Forces who are diagnosed with autism. 
This assessment shall include the following: 
(1) The local availability of adequate educational services 
for children with autism. 
(2) The local availability of adequate medical services for 
children with autism. 
(3) The local availability of supplemental services for chil-
dren with autism. 
(4) The ease of access of children with autism to adequate 
educational services, such as the length of time on waiting 
lists. 
(b) REVIEW OF BEST PRACTICES.—In preparing the assessment 
under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall conduct a 
review of best practices in the United States in the provision of 
covered educational services and treatment services for children 
with autism, including an assessment of Federal and State edu-
cation and treatment services for children with autism in each 
State, with an emphasis on locations where eligible members and 
eligible dependents reside. The Secretary of Defense shall conduct 
the review in coordination with the Secretary of Education. 
(c) PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) LIMITED
STATIONING
OPTIONS.—The Secretary of the 
military department concerned shall ensure that, whenever 
practicable, eligible members are only assigned to military 
installations that are identified in the report required by sub-
section (g)(1). 
(2) STABILIZATION POLICY.—The Secretary of the military 
department concerned shall ensure that, whenever practicable, 
the families of eligible members residing at a military installa-
tion that is identified in such report are permitted to remain 
at that installation for a period of not less than 4 years. 
(d) CASE MANAGERS AND SERVICES.— 
(1) CASE MANAGERS.—The Secretary of the military depart-
ment concerned shall ensure that eligible members are assigned 
case managers for both medical services and covered edu-
cational services for eligible dependents, which shall be required 
under the Exceptional Family Member Program pursuant to 
the policy established by the Secretary. 
(2) INDIVIDUALIZED SERVICES PLAN.—The Secretary of the 
military department concerned shall provide for the voluntary 
development for eligible dependents of individualized autism 
services plans for use by case managers, caregivers, and fami-
lies to ensure continuity of services throughout the active mili-
tary service of eligible members. 
(3) AUTISM SUPPORT CENTERS.—The Secretary of the mili-
tary department concerned may establish local centers on mili-
tary installations for the purpose of providing and coordinating 
autism services for eligible dependents.