Wounded Warriors Federal Leave Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-313
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8]
Introduced: 2015-01-13
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Disability and paralysis

Employee leave

Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Office of Personnel Management (OPM)

Postal service

U.S. Postal Service

Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Veterans' medical care
Latest action: action_date: 2015-11-05
text: Became Public Law No: 114-75.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-01-13
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Wounded Warriors Federal Leave Act of 2015</strong></p> <p>Entitles any federal employee who is a veteran with a service-connected disability rated at 30% or more, during the 12-month period beginning on the first day of employment, to up to 104 hours of leave, without loss or reduction in pay, for purposes of undergoing medical treatment for such disability for which sick leave could regularly be used. Requires the forfeiture of any such leave that is not used during such 12-month period.</p> <p>Requires such employee to submit to the head of the employing agency certification that such employee used such leave for purposes of being furnished treatment for such disability by a health care provider. </p>

action_date: 2015-06-25
action_desc: Reported to 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><strong>Wounded Warriors Federal Leave Act of 2015</strong></p> <p>(Sec. 2) Entitles any federal employee who is a veteran with a service-connected disability rated at 30% or more, during the 12-month period beginning on the first day of employment, to up to 104 hours of leave, without loss or reduction in pay, for purposes of undergoing medical treatment for such disability for which sick leave could regularly be used. Requires the forfeiture of any such leave that is not used during such 12-month period.</p> <p>Requires such employee to submit to the head of the employing agency certification that such employee used such leave for purposes of being furnished treatment for such disability by a health care provider.</p>

action_date: 2015-09-28
action_desc: Passed House without amendment
text: <p>(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House reported version is repeated here.)</p> <p><strong>Wounded Warriors Federal Leave Act of 2015</strong></p> <p>(Sec. 2) Entitles any federal employee who is a veteran with a service-connected disability rated at 30% or more, during the 12-month period beginning on the first day of employment, to up to 104 hours of leave, without loss or reduction in pay, for purposes of undergoing medical treatment for such disability for which sick leave could regularly be used. Requires the forfeiture of any such leave that is not used during such 12-month period.</p> <p>Requires such employee to submit to the head of the employing agency certification that such employee used such leave for purposes of being furnished treatment for such disability by a health care provider.</p>

action_date: 2015-10-26
action_desc: Passed Senate without amendment
text: <p>(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House reported version is repeated here.)</p> <p><strong>Wounded Warriors Federal Leave Act of 2015</strong></p> <p>(Sec. 2) Entitles any federal employee who is a veteran with a service-connected disability rated at 30% or more, during the 12-month period beginning on the first day of employment, to up to 104 hours of leave, without loss or reduction in pay, for purposes of undergoing medical treatment for such disability for which sick leave could regularly be used. Requires the forfeiture of any such leave that is not used during such 12-month period.</p> <p>Requires such employee to submit to the head of the employing agency certification that such employee used such leave for purposes of being furnished treatment for such disability by a health care provider.</p>

action_date: 2015-11-05
action_desc: Public Law
text: <p>(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House reported version is repeated here.)</p> <p><strong>Wounded Warriors Federal Leave Act of 2015</strong></p> <p>(Sec. 2) Entitles any federal employee who is a veteran with a service-connected disability rated at 30% or more, during the 12-month period beginning on the first day of employment, to up to 104 hours of leave, without loss or reduction in pay, for purposes of undergoing medical treatment for such disability for which sick leave could regularly be used. Requires the forfeiture of any such leave that is not used during such 12-month period.</p> <p>Requires such employee to submit to the head of the employing agency certification that such employee used such leave for purposes of being furnished treatment for such disability by a health care provider.</p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 313 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 13, 2015 Mr. Lynch (for himself, Mr. Cummings , Mr. Farenthold , Mr. Jones , Mr. Connolly , Ms. Norton , and Mr. Butterfield ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform A BILL To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide leave to any new Federal employee who is a veteran with a service-connected disability rated at 30 percent or more for purposes of undergoing medical treatment for such disability, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Wounded Warriors Federal Leave Act of 2015 . 2. Additional leave for Federal employees who are disabled veterans (a) In general Subchapter II of chapter 63 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 6329. Disabled veteran leave (a) During the 12-month period beginning on the first day of employment, any employee who is a veteran with a service-connected disability rated at 30 percent or more is entitled to leave, without loss or reduction in pay, for purposes of undergoing medical treatment for such disability for which sick leave could regularly be used. (b) (1) The leave credited to an employee under subsection (a) may not exceed 104 hours. (2) Any leave credited to an employee pursuant to subsection (a) that is not used during the 12-month period described in such subsection may not be carried over and shall be forfeited. (c) In order to verify that leave credited to an employee pursuant to subsection (a) is used for treating a service-connected disability, such employee shall submit to the head of the employing agency certification, in such form and manner as the Director of the Office of Personnel Management may prescribe, that such employee used such leave for purposes of being furnished treatment for such disability by a health care provider. (d) In this section— (1) the term employee has the meaning given such term in section 2105, and includes an officer or employee of the United States Postal Service or of the Postal Regulatory Commission; (2) the term service-connected has the meaning given such term in section 101(16) of title 38; and (3) the term veteran has the meaning given such term in section 101(2) of such title. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections for chapter 63 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding after the item relating to section 6328 the following: 6329. Disabled veteran leave. . (c) Application The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to any employee (as that term is defined in section 6329(d)(1) of title 5, United States Code, as added by subsection (a)) hired on or after the date that is one year after the date of enactment of this Act. (d) Regulations Not later than 9 months after the date of enactment of this Act— (1) the Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall prescribe regulations with respect to the leave provided by the amendment in subsection (a) for employees, but not including employees of the United States Postal Service or the Postal Regulatory Commission; and (2) the Postmaster General shall prescribe regulations for such leave with respect to officers and employees of the United States Postal Service and the Postal Regulatory Commission.

tv_txt: IB Union Calendar No. 132 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 313 [Report No. 114–180] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 13, 2015 Mr. Lynch (for himself, Mr. Cummings , Mr. Farenthold , Mr. Jones , Mr. Connolly , Ms. Norton , and Mr. Butterfield ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform June 25, 2015 Additional sponsors: Mr. Rangel , Ms. Moore , Mr. Jolly , Mr. McGovern , Mr. Hastings , Ms. Esty , Mr. Grijalva , Mr. Langevin , Mr. Sarbanes , Mr. Takai , Ms. Maxine Waters of California , Mr. Deutch , Mr. Ashford , Mr. Stivers , Mr. King of New York , Mr. Garamendi , Mr. Levin , Ms. Jackson Lee , Mr. Swalwell of California , Miss Rice of New York , Mr. Cartwright , Mr. Lowenthal , Mr. Cohen , Mr. Scott of Virginia , Mr. Walz , Mr. Kilmer , and Mr. Cramer June 25, 2015 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed A BILL To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide leave to any new Federal employee who is a veteran with a service-connected disability rated at 30 percent or more for purposes of undergoing medical treatment for such disability, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Wounded Warriors Federal Leave Act of 2015 . 2. Additional leave for Federal employees who are disabled veterans (a) In general Subchapter II of chapter 63 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 6329. Disabled veteran leave (a) During the 12-month period beginning on the first day of employment, any employee who is a veteran with a service-connected disability rated at 30 percent or more is entitled to leave, without loss or reduction in pay, for purposes of undergoing medical treatment for such disability for which sick leave could regularly be used. (b) (1) The leave credited to an employee under subsection (a) may not exceed 104 hours. (2) Any leave credited to an employee pursuant to subsection (a) that is not used during the 12-month period described in such subsection may not be carried over and shall be forfeited. (c) In order to verify that leave credited to an employee pursuant to subsection (a) is used for treating a service-connected disability, such employee shall submit to the head of the employing agency certification, in such form and manner as the Director of the Office of Personnel Management may prescribe, that such employee used such leave for purposes of being furnished treatment for such disability by a health care provider. (d) In this section— (1) the term employee has the meaning given such term in section 2105, and includes an officer or employee of the United States Postal Service or of the Postal Regulatory Commission; (2) the term service-connected has the meaning given such term in section 101(16) of title 38; and (3) the term veteran has the meaning given such term in section 101(2) of such title. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections for chapter 63 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding after the item relating to section 6328 the following: 6329. Disabled veteran leave. . (c) Application The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to any employee (as that term is defined in section 6329(d)(1) of title 5, United States Code, as added by subsection (a)) hired on or after the date that is one year after the date of enactment of this Act. (d) Regulations Not later than 9 months after the date of enactment of this Act— (1) the Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall prescribe regulations with respect to the leave provided by the amendment in subsection (a) for employees, but not including employees of the United States Postal Service or the Postal Regulatory Commission; and (2) the Postmaster General shall prescribe regulations for such leave with respect to officers and employees of the United States Postal Service and the Postal Regulatory Commission.

June 25, 2015 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

tv_txt: IIB 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 313 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 29, 2015 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs AN ACT To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide leave to any new Federal employee who is a veteran with a service-connected disability rated at 30 percent or more for purposes of undergoing medical treatment for such disability, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Wounded Warriors Federal Leave Act of 2015 . 2. Additional leave for Federal employees who are disabled veterans (a) In general Subchapter II of chapter 63 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 6329. Disabled veteran leave (a) During the 12-month period beginning on the first day of employment, any employee who is a veteran with a service-connected disability rated at 30 percent or more is entitled to leave, without loss or reduction in pay, for purposes of undergoing medical treatment for such disability for which sick leave could regularly be used. (b) (1) The leave credited to an employee under subsection (a) may not exceed 104 hours. (2) Any leave credited to an employee pursuant to subsection (a) that is not used during the 12-month period described in such subsection may not be carried over and shall be forfeited. (c) In order to verify that leave credited to an employee pursuant to subsection (a) is used for treating a service-connected disability, such employee shall submit to the head of the employing agency certification, in such form and manner as the Director of the Office of Personnel Management may prescribe, that such employee used such leave for purposes of being furnished treatment for such disability by a health care provider. (d) In this section— (1) the term employee has the meaning given such term in section 2105, and includes an officer or employee of the United States Postal Service or of the Postal Regulatory Commission; (2) the term service-connected has the meaning given such term in section 101(16) of title 38; and (3) the term veteran has the meaning given such term in section 101(2) of such title. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections for chapter 63 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding after the item relating to section 6328 the following: 6329. Disabled veteran leave. . (c) Application The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to any employee (as that term is defined in section 6329(d)(1) of title 5, United States Code, as added by subsection (a)) hired on or after the date that is 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act. (d) Regulations Not later than 9 months after the date of enactment of this Act— (1) the Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall prescribe regulations with respect to the leave provided by the amendment in subsection (a) for employees, but not including employees of the United States Postal Service or the Postal Regulatory Commission; and (2) the Postmaster General shall prescribe regulations for such leave with respect to officers and employees of the United States Postal Service and the Postal Regulatory Commission.

Passed the House of Representatives September 28, 2015. Karen L. Haas, Clerk

tv_txt: IB 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 313 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide leave to any new Federal employee who is a veteran with a service-connected disability rated at 30 percent or more for purposes of undergoing medical treatment for such disability, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Wounded Warriors Federal Leave Act of 2015 . 2. Additional leave for Federal employees who are disabled veterans (a) In general Subchapter II of chapter 63 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 6329. Disabled veteran leave (a) During the 12-month period beginning on the first day of employment, any employee who is a veteran with a service-connected disability rated at 30 percent or more is entitled to leave, without loss or reduction in pay, for purposes of undergoing medical treatment for such disability for which sick leave could regularly be used. (b) (1) The leave credited to an employee under subsection (a) may not exceed 104 hours. (2) Any leave credited to an employee pursuant to subsection (a) that is not used during the 12-month period described in such subsection may not be carried over and shall be forfeited. (c) In order to verify that leave credited to an employee pursuant to subsection (a) is used for treating a service-connected disability, such employee shall submit to the head of the employing agency certification, in such form and manner as the Director of the Office of Personnel Management may prescribe, that such employee used such leave for purposes of being furnished treatment for such disability by a health care provider. (d) In this section— (1) the term employee has the meaning given such term in section 2105, and includes an officer or employee of the United States Postal Service or of the Postal Regulatory Commission; (2) the term service-connected has the meaning given such term in section 101(16) of title 38; and (3) the term veteran has the meaning given such term in section 101(2) of such title. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections for chapter 63 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding after the item relating to section 6328 the following: 6329. Disabled veteran leave. . (c) Application The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to any employee (as that term is defined in section 6329(d)(1) of title 5, United States Code, as added by subsection (a)) hired on or after the date that is 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act. (d) Regulations Not later than 9 months after the date of enactment of this Act— (1) the Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall prescribe regulations with respect to the leave provided by the amendment in subsection (a) for employees, but not including employees of the United States Postal Service or the Postal Regulatory Commission; and (2) the Postmaster General shall prescribe regulations for such leave with respect to officers and employees of the United States Postal Service and the Postal Regulatory Commission.

Passed the House of Representatives September 28, 2015. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.

tv_txt: IB One Hundred Fourteenth Congress of the United States of America At the First Session Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, the sixth day of January, two thousand and fifteen H. R. 313 AN ACT To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide leave to any new Federal employee who is a veteran with a service-connected disability rated at 30 percent or more for purposes of undergoing medical treatment for such disability, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Wounded Warriors Federal Leave Act of 2015 . 2. Additional leave for Federal employees who are disabled veterans (a) In general Subchapter II of chapter 63 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 6329. Disabled veteran leave (a) During the 12-month period beginning on the first day of employment, any employee who is a veteran with a service-connected disability rated at 30 percent or more is entitled to leave, without loss or reduction in pay, for purposes of undergoing medical treatment for such disability for which sick leave could regularly be used. (b) (1) The leave credited to an employee under subsection (a) may not exceed 104 hours. (2) Any leave credited to an employee pursuant to subsection (a) that is not used during the 12-month period described in such subsection may not be carried over and shall be forfeited. (c) In order to verify that leave credited to an employee pursuant to subsection (a) is used for treating a service-connected disability, such employee shall submit to the head of the employing agency certification, in such form and manner as the Director of the Office of Personnel Management may prescribe, that such employee used such leave for purposes of being furnished treatment for such disability by a health care provider. (d) In this section— (1) the term employee has the meaning given such term in section 2105, and includes an officer or employee of the United States Postal Service or of the Postal Regulatory Commission; (2) the term service-connected has the meaning given such term in section 101(16) of title 38; and (3) the term veteran has the meaning given such term in section 101(2) of such title. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections for chapter 63 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding after the item relating to section 6328 the following: 6329. Disabled veteran leave. . (c) Application The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to any employee (as that term is defined in section 6329(d)(1) of title 5, United States Code, as added by subsection (a)) hired on or after the date that is 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act. (d) Regulations Not later than 9 months after the date of enactment of this Act— (1) the Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall prescribe regulations with respect to the leave provided by the amendment in subsection (a) for employees, but not including employees of the United States Postal Service or the Postal Regulatory Commission; and (2) the Postmaster General shall prescribe regulations for such leave with respect to officers and employees of the United States Postal Service and the Postal Regulatory Commission.

Speaker of the House of Representatives. Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.