Military Parental Leave Modernization Act

Bill: 114-hr-4796
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL-8]
Introduced: 2016-03-17
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Adoption and foster care

Employee leave

Family relationships

Military personnel and dependents

Women's health
Latest action: action_date: 2016-03-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

Summaries:
action_date: 2016-03-17
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Military Parental Leave Modernization Act</strong></p> <p>This bill revises military parental leave requirements to state that: </p> <ul> <li>a member of the armed forces, regardless of gender or marital status, shall be authorized to take at least 84 days of parental leave in connection with the birth of a child, a qualifying adoption of a child, or the placement of a child in foster care with the service member; and </li> <li>in the case of a dual military family, both service members shall be authorized to take parental leave. (The Department concerned shall permit the transfer of such leave between the two service members to accommodate individual family circumstances.) </li> </ul> <p>Such parental leave shall be in addition to other leave.</p> <p> Convalescent or other leave taken before childbirth by a pregnant service member shall not reduce the number parental leave days.</p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4796 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 17, 2016 Ms. Duckworth introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To amend title 10, United States Code, to specify a minimum number of days of parental leave available for a member of the Armed Forces in connection with the birth of a child of the member or in connection with the adoption or foster care of a child by the member.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Military Parental Leave Modernization Act . 2. Parental leave for members of the Armed Forces Section 701 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking subsections (i) and (j); (2) by redesignating subsection (k) as subsection (j); and (3) by inserting after subsection (h) the following new subsection (i): (i) Parental leave (1) A member of the armed forces, regardless of gender or marital status, shall be authorized to take at least 84 days of parental leave to be used in connection with— (A) the birth of a child of the member; (B) a qualifying adoption of a child by the member; or (C) the placement of a child in foster care with the member. (2) In the case of a dual military family, both members of the armed forces shall be authorized to take parental leave under this subsection. The Secretary concerned shall permit the transfer of such leave between the two members to accommodate individual family circumstances. (3) For the purpose of parental leave under this subsection, an adoption of a child by a member of the armed forces is a qualifying child adoption if the member is eligible for reimbursement of qualified adoption expenses for such adoption under section 1052 of this title. (4) Parental leave under paragraph (1) is in addition to other leave provided under other provisions of this section or under other legal authority. Nothing in this subsection prevents the Secretary concerned from authorizing convalescent leave for a female member of the armed forces as necessary prior or subsequent to the delivery of her child. Convalescent or other leave taken before childbirth by a pregnant member shall not reduce the number of days of parental leave available to the member under this subsection. (5) The Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary of Homeland Security in the case of the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Navy, shall prescribe regulations to implement this subsection, which shall be uniform for the armed forces. .