Military Opportunities for Mothers Act

Bill: 113-hr-4628
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL-8]
Introduced: 2014-05-09
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Child care and development

Employee leave

Military personnel and dependents

Sex and reproductive health

Women's health
Latest action: action_date: 2014-06-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

Summaries:
action_date: 2014-05-09
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Military Opportunities for Mothers Act or the MOM Act - Requires military personnel who give birth to a child to be given 42 days of convalescent leave for use in connection with that birth.</p> <p>Allows military personnel up to 42 additional days of leave in connection with the birth of such child upon the expiration of the convalescent leave, but: </p> <ul> <li> makes them ineligible for basic pay for any day on which such additional leave is used, although they are to be considered to be on active duty for all other purposes; and</li> <li>their commanding officer may recall them from such leave when necessary to maintain unit readiness.</li> </ul>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4628 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 9, 2014 Ms. Duckworth (for herself, Ms. Bordallo , Mrs. Noem , Mr. Blumenauer , Ms. Speier , Mr. Richmond , Ms. Matsui , Mr. Conyers , Mrs. Negrete McLeod , Ms. Kuster , Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York , Ms. Clark of Massachusetts , Ms. Tsongas , Mr. Honda , Mr. Garamendi , Mr. Nugent , Ms. Frankel of Florida , Ms. Brownley of California , Ms. Jackson Lee , Ms. Brown of Florida , Ms. DelBene , Mrs. Miller of Michigan , Mrs. Capito , Mr. DesJarlais , Mr. Price of Georgia , Mr. Farenthold , Mrs. Black , Mrs. Lummis , Mr. Harris , Mr. Veasey , Ms. Shea-Porter , Mr. Fleischmann , Mr. Barber , Ms. Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico , Mr. Polis , Ms. Hanabusa , Ms. Bass , Mr. Ruiz , Ms. DeLauro , Mr. Cassidy , Mr. Meadows , Mr. Westmoreland , Mr. Schock , Mr. Duncan of South Carolina , Mr. Southerland , Mr. Huizenga of Michigan , Mr. Pearce , Ms. Hahn , Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois , Mr. Gingrey of Georgia , Mr. Bucshon , Mr. Vargas , Ms. Titus , Mrs. Kirkpatrick , and Mr. Coffman ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize additional leave for members of the Armed Forces in connection with the birth of a child.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Military Opportunities for Mothers Act or the MOM Act . 2. Availability of additional leave for members of the Armed Forces in connection with the birth of a child Section 701(j) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively; (2) by inserting after (j) the following new paragraph (1): (1) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned, a member of the armed forces who gives birth to a child shall receive 42 days of convalescent leave to be used in connection with the birth of the child. At the discretion of the member, the member shall be allowed up to 42 additional days in a leave of absence status in connection with the birth of the child upon the expiration of the convalescent leave, except that— (A) a member who uses this additional leave is not entitled to basic pay for any day on which such additional leave is used, but shall be considered to be on active duty for all other purposes; and (B) the commanding officer of the member may recall the member to duty from such leave of absence status when necessary to maintain unit readiness. ; and (3) in paragraph (3), as redesignated, by striking paragraph (1) and inserting paragraphs (1) and (2) .