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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2104
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.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 9, 1999
Mrs. MALONEY of New York introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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 com-
mittee 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.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. LEAVE TO CARE FOR A DOMESTIC PARTNER,
PARENT-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—
(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’’; and
(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
amended—
(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’’; and
(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—
(1) in subparagraph (A)(i), by striking ‘‘or par-
ent’’ and inserting ‘‘domestic partner, parent-in-law,
adult child, sibling, grandparent, or parent’’; and
(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—
(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’’; and
(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—
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘or parent’’
and inserting ‘‘domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult
child, sibling, grandparent, or parent’’; and
(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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