Title: MOMS Leave Act
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
Mothers of Military Service Leave Act or the MOMS Leave Act
This bill provides compensation and credit for retired pay purposes (including computation of years of service for retired pay) for maternity leave taken by members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1721 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1721

To amend titles 10 and 37, United States Code, to provide compensation 
   and credit for retired pay purposes for maternity leave taken by 
       members of the reserve components, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             August 2, 2017

 Mr. Udall (for himself, Mr. Rounds, Mr. Boozman, Mrs. Murray, and Mr. 
   Heinrich) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
              referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend titles 10 and 37, United States Code, to provide compensation 
   and credit for retired pay purposes for maternity leave taken by 
       members of the reserve components, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Mothers of Military Service Leave 
Act'' or ``MOMS Leave Act''.

SEC. 2. COMPENSATION AND CREDIT FOR RETIRED PAY PURPOSES FOR MATERNITY 
              LEAVE TAKEN BY MEMBERS OF THE RESERVE COMPONENTS.

    (a) Compensation.--Section 206(a) of title 37, United States Code, 
is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``or'' at the end;
            (2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and 
        inserting ``; or''; and
            (3) by adding the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(4) for each of 6 days in connection with the taking by 
        the member of a period of maternity leave.''.
    (b) Credit for Retired Pay Purposes.--
            (1) In general.--The period of maternity leave taken by a 
        member of the reserve components of the Armed Forces in 
        connection with the birth of a child shall count toward the 
        member's entitlement to retired pay, and in connection with the 
        years of service used in computing retired pay, under chapter 
        1223 of title 10, United States Code, as 12 points.
            (2) Separate credit for each period of leave.--Separate 
        crediting of points shall accrue to a member pursuant to this 
        subsection for each period of maternity leave taken by the 
        member in connection with a childbirth event.
            (3) When credited.--Points credited a member for a period 
        of maternity leave pursuant to this subsection shall be 
        credited in the year in which the period of maternity leave 
        concerned commences.
            (4) Contribution of leave toward entitlement to retired 
        pay.--Section 12732(a)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is 
        amended by inserting after subparagraph (E) the following new 
        subparagraph:
            ``(F) Points at the rate of 12 a year for the taking of 
        maternity leave.''.
            (5) Computation of years of service for retired pay.--
        Section 12733 of such title is amended--
                    (A) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph 
                (6); and
                    (B) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following 
                new paragraph (5):
            ``(5) One day for each point credited to the person under 
        subparagraph (F) of section 12732(a)(2) of this title.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--This section and the amendments made by this 
section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, and 
shall apply with respect to periods of maternity leave that commence on 
or after that date.
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