Federal Aviation Administration Veteran Transition Improvement Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-5957
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2]
Introduced: 2016-09-08
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Aviation and airports

Department of Transportation

Disability and paralysis

Employee leave

Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Transportation employees

Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Veterans' medical care
Latest action: action_date: 2016-09-21
text: Received in the Senate.

Summaries:
action_date: 2016-09-08
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Federal Aviation Administration Veteran Transition Improvement Act of 2016</b></p> <p>This bill applies federal civil service requirements to leave used by disabled armed forces veterans in the personnel management system of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).</p> <p>To verify that leave credited to such an employee is used for treating a service-connected disability, the employee shall certify to FAA Human Resource Management that the employee used that leave for purposes of being furnished treatment for that disability by a health care provider.</p>

action_date: 2016-09-20
action_desc: Passed House without amendment
text: <p>(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)</p> <p><b>Federal Aviation Administration Veteran Transition Improvement Act of 2016</b></p> <p>(Sec. 2) This bill applies federal civil service requirements to leave used by disabled armed forces veterans in the personnel management system of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).</p> <p>To verify that leave credited to such an employee is used for treating a service-connected disability, the employee shall certify to FAA Human Resource Management that the employee used that leave for purposes of being furnished treatment for that disability by a health care provider.</p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5957 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 8, 2016 Mr. Larsen of Washington (for himself and Mr. LoBiondo ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To include disabled veteran leave in the personnel management system of the Federal Aviation Administration.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Federal Aviation Administration Veteran Transition Improvement Act of 2016 . 2. Inclusion of disabled veteran leave in Federal Aviation Administration personnel management system (a) In general Section 40122(g)(2) of title 49, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subparagraph (H), by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon; (2) in subparagraph (I)(iii), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (J) subject to paragraph (4) of this subsection, section 6329, relating to disabled veteran leave. . (b) Certification of leave Section 40122(g) of such title is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and (2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following: (4) Certification of disabled veteran leave In order to verify that leave credited to an employee pursuant to paragraph (2)(J) is used for treating a service-connected disability, that employee shall, notwithstanding section 6329(c) of title 5, submit to the Assistant Administrator for Human Resource Management of the Federal Aviation Administration certification, in such form and manner as the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration may prescribe, that the employee used that leave for purposes of being furnished treatment for that disability by a health care provider. . (c) Application The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to any employee of the Federal Aviation Administration hired on or after the date that is one year after the date of the enactment of this Act. (d) Policies and procedures Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall prescribe policies and procedures to carry out the amendments made by this section that are comparable, to the maximum extent practicable, to the regulations prescribed by the Office of Personnel Management under section 6329 of title 5, United States Code.

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5957 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To include disabled veteran leave in the personnel management system of the Federal Aviation Administration.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Federal Aviation Administration Veteran Transition Improvement Act of 2016 . 2. Inclusion of disabled veteran leave in Federal Aviation Administration personnel management system (a) In general Section 40122(g)(2) of title 49, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subparagraph (H), by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon; (2) in subparagraph (I)(iii), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (J) subject to paragraph (4) of this subsection, section 6329, relating to disabled veteran leave. . (b) Certification of leave Section 40122(g) of such title is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and (2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following: (4) Certification of disabled veteran leave In order to verify that leave credited to an employee pursuant to paragraph (2)(J) is used for treating a service-connected disability, that employee shall, notwithstanding section 6329(c) of title 5, submit to the Assistant Administrator for Human Resource Management of the Federal Aviation Administration certification, in such form and manner as the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration may prescribe, that the employee used that leave for purposes of being furnished treatment for that disability by a health care provider. . (c) Application The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to any employee of the Federal Aviation Administration hired on or after the date that is one year after the date of the enactment of this Act. (d) Policies and procedures Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall prescribe policies and procedures to carry out the amendments made by this section that are comparable, to the maximum extent practicable, to the regulations prescribed by the Office of Personnel Management under section 6329 of title 5, United States Code.

Passed the House of Representatives September 20, 2016. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.

tv_txt: II 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5957 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 21, 2016 Received AN ACT To include disabled veteran leave in the personnel management system of the Federal Aviation Administration.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Federal Aviation Administration Veteran Transition Improvement Act of 2016 . 2. Inclusion of disabled veteran leave in Federal Aviation Administration personnel management system (a) In general Section 40122(g)(2) of title 49, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subparagraph (H), by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon; (2) in subparagraph (I)(iii), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (J) subject to paragraph (4) of this subsection, section 6329, relating to disabled veteran leave. . (b) Certification of leave Section 40122(g) of such title is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and (2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following: (4) Certification of disabled veteran leave In order to verify that leave credited to an employee pursuant to paragraph (2)(J) is used for treating a service-connected disability, that employee shall, notwithstanding section 6329(c) of title 5, submit to the Assistant Administrator for Human Resource Management of the Federal Aviation Administration certification, in such form and manner as the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration may prescribe, that the employee used that leave for purposes of being furnished treatment for that disability by a health care provider. . (c) Application The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to any employee of the Federal Aviation Administration hired on or after the date that is one year after the date of the enactment of this Act. (d) Policies and procedures Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall prescribe policies and procedures to carry out the amendments made by this section that are comparable, to the maximum extent practicable, to the regulations prescribed by the Office of Personnel Management under section 6329 of title 5, United States Code.

Passed the House of Representatives September 20, 2016. Karen L. Haas, Clerk

tv_txt: IB Union Calendar No. 604 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5957 [Report No. 114–771] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 8, 2016 Mr. Larsen of Washington (for himself and Mr. LoBiondo ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure September 20, 2016 Additional sponsors: Mr. Carson of Indiana , Ms. Titus , and Mrs. Comstock September 20, 2016 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed A BILL To include disabled veteran leave in the personnel management system of the Federal Aviation Administration.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Federal Aviation Administration Veteran Transition Improvement Act of 2016 . 2. Inclusion of disabled veteran leave in Federal Aviation Administration personnel management system (a) In general Section 40122(g)(2) of title 49, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subparagraph (H), by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon; (2) in subparagraph (I)(iii), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (J) subject to paragraph (4) of this subsection, section 6329, relating to disabled veteran leave. . (b) Certification of leave Section 40122(g) of such title is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and (2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following: (4) Certification of disabled veteran leave In order to verify that leave credited to an employee pursuant to paragraph (2)(J) is used for treating a service-connected disability, that employee shall, notwithstanding section 6329(c) of title 5, submit to the Assistant Administrator for Human Resource Management of the Federal Aviation Administration certification, in such form and manner as the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration may prescribe, that the employee used that leave for purposes of being furnished treatment for that disability by a health care provider. . (c) Application The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to any employee of the Federal Aviation Administration hired on or after the date that is one year after the date of the enactment of this Act. (d) Policies and procedures Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall prescribe policies and procedures to carry out the amendments made by this section that are comparable, to the maximum extent practicable, to the regulations prescribed by the Office of Personnel Management under section 6329 of title 5, United States Code.

September 20, 2016 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed