I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 476 
To amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to allow employees 
to take, as additional leave, parental involvement leave to participate 
in or attend their children’s and grandchildren’s educational and extra-
curricular activities and to clarify that leave may be taken for routine 
family medical needs and to assist elderly relatives, and for other pur-
poses. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 1, 2005 
Mrs. MALONEY (for herself, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. WEINER, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, 
Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr. 
MCGOVERN, Mr. OWENS, Mr. BERMAN, Mr. LANTOS, Mr. BISHOP of 
New York, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. AL GREEN of Texas, Mr. BAIRD, Mr. 
TOWNS, Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. JACKSON- 
LEE of Texas, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, Mr. EVANS, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. SAND-
ERS, Mr. PAYNE, and Mr. HASTINGS of Florida) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Work-
force, and in addition to the Committees on Government Reform and 
House Administration, 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 amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to 
allow employees to take, as additional leave, parental 
involvement leave to participate in or attend their chil-
dren’s and grandchildren’s educational and extra-
curricular activities and to clarify that leave may be 
taken for routine family medical needs and to assist 
elderly relatives, 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 Enhancement Act of 2005’’. 
SEC. 2. ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEE. 
Section 101(2)(B)(ii) of the Family and Medical 
Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2611(2)(B)(ii)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘less than 50’’ each place it appears and in-
serting ‘‘fewer than 25’’. 
SEC. 3. ADDITIONAL ENTITLEMENT TO LEAVE FOR PAREN-
TAL INVOLVEMENT. 
(a) LEAVE REQUIREMENT.—Section 102(a) of the 
Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 
2612(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) ENTITLEMENT TO ADDITIONAL LEAVE FOR 
PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to section 
103(f), in addition to leave available under 
paragraph (1), an eligible employee shall be en-
titled to a total of four hours of leave during 
any 30-day period, and a total of 24 hours of 
leave during any 12-month period to participate 
in or attend an activity that—
‘‘(i) is sponsored by a school or com-
munity organization; and 
‘‘(ii) relates to a program of the 
school or organization that is attended by 
a son or daughter or a grandchild of the 
employee. 
‘‘(B) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this para-
graph: 
‘‘(i) 
SCHOOL.—The 
term 
‘school’ 
means an elementary school or secondary 
school (as such terms are defined in the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.)), a Head 
Start program assisted under the Head 
Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9831 et seq.), and a 
child care facility licensed under State law. 
‘‘(ii) COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATION.— 
The term ‘community organization’ means 
a private nonprofit organization that is 
representative of a community or a signifi-
cant segment of a community and provides 
activities for individuals described in sub-
paragraph (A) or (B) of section 101(12), 
such as a scouting or sports organiza-
tion.’’.
(b) SCHEDULE.—Section 102(b)(1) of such Act (29 
U.S.C. 2612(b)(1)) is amended by inserting after the sec-
ond sentence the following new sentence: ‘‘Leave under 
subsection (a)(3)(A) may be taken intermittently or on a 
reduced leave schedule.’’. 
(c) 
SUBSTITUTION
OF
PAID
LEAVE.—Section 
102(d)(2)(A) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 2612(d)(2)(A)) is 
amended by inserting after ‘‘subsection (a)(1)’’ the fol-
lowing: ‘‘or under subsection (a)(3)(A)’’. 
(d) NOTICE.—Section 102(e)(1) of such Act (29 
U.S.C. 2612(e)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new sentence: ‘‘In any case in which an employee 
requests leave under subsection (a)(3)(A), the employee 
shall provide the employer with not less than seven days’ 
notice, before the date the leave is to begin, of the employ-
ee’s intention to take leave under such subsection.’’. 
(e) CERTIFICATION.—Section 103 of such Act (29 
U.S.C. 2613) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(f) CERTIFICATION FOR PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT 
LEAVE.—An employer may require that a request for 
leave under section 102(a)(3)(A) be supported by a certifi-
cation issued at such time and in such manner as the Sec-
retary may by regulation prescribe.’’.
SEC. 4. ENTITLEMENT TO LEAVE FOR CIVIL SERVANTS FOR 
PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT. 
(a) LEAVE REQUIREMENT.—Section 6382(a) of title 
5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3)(A) Subject to section 6383(f), in addition to 
leave available under paragraph (1), an employee shall be 
entitled to a total of four hours of leave during any 30- 
day period, and a total of 24 hours of leave during any 
12-month period to participate in or attend an activity 
that— 
‘‘(i) is sponsored by a school or community or-
ganization; and 
‘‘(ii) relates to a program of the school or orga-
nization that is attended by a son or daughter or a 
grandchild of the employee. 
‘‘(B) For the purpose of this paragraph: 
‘‘(i) The term ‘school’ means an elementary 
school or secondary school (as such terms are de-
fined in the Elementary and Secondary Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.)), a Head Start 
program assisted under the Head Start Act (42 
U.S.C. 9831 et seq.), and a child care facility li-
censed under State law. 
‘‘(ii) The term ‘community organization’ means 
a private nonprofit organization that is representa-
tive of a community or a significant segment of a 
community and provides activities for individuals de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) or (B) of section 
6381(6), such as a scouting or sports organization.’’. 
(b) SCHEDULE.—Section 6382(b)(1) of such title is 
amended by inserting after the second sentence the fol-
lowing new sentence: ‘‘Leave under subsection (a)(3)(A) 
may be taken intermittently or on a reduced leave sched-
ule.’’. 
(c) 
SUBSTITUTION
OF
PAID
LEAVE.—Section 
6382(d) of such title is amended by inserting before 
‘‘, except’’ the following: ‘‘, or for leave provided under 
subsection (a)(3)(A) any of the employee’s accrued or ac-
cumulated annual leave under subchapter I for any part 
of the 24-hour period of such leave under such sub-
section’’. 
(d) NOTICE.—Section 6382(e)(1) of such title is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: 
‘‘In any case in which an employee requests leave under 
subsection (a)(3)(A), the employee shall provide the em-
ploying agency with not less than seven days’ notice, be-
fore the date the leave is to begin, of the employee’s inten-
tion to take leave under such subsection.’’.