A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify the sources of the authority to issue regulations regarding certifications and other criteria applicable to legislative branch employees under the Wounded Warriors Federal Leave Act.

Bill: 115-s-3098
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS]
Introduced: 2018-06-20
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Veterans' medical care
Latest action: action_date: 2018-06-20
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-06-20
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>This bill modifies the self-certification requirements for federal employees who use disabled veteran leave.</p> <p>Currently, a federal employee who uses disabled veteran leave must certify that the leave was used to undergo medical treatment for a service-connected disability. The Office of Personnel Management is authorized to prescribe the form and manner of such certification.</p> <p>This bill adds a new provision to specify, in the case of a legislative branch employee, which office is authorized to prescribe the form and manner of the certification.</p>

tv_txt: II 115th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3098 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 20, 2018 Mrs. Hyde-Smith introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify the sources of the authority to issue regulations regarding certifications and other criteria applicable to legislative branch employees under the Wounded Warriors Federal Leave Act.

1. Regulations applicable to legislative branch employees under Wounded Warriors Federal Leave Act (a) In general Section 6329(c) of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking In order and inserting (1) In order ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (2) In the case of an employee of an office of the legislative branch, the certification described in paragraph (1) shall be prescribed— (A) in the case of an employee of the House of Representatives, by the Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives; (B) in the case of an employee of the Senate, by the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate; or (C) in the case of an employee of any other office of the legislative branch, by the head of the office. . (b) Regulations Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate, and the head of each other office of the legislative branch shall prescribe regulations governing the application of section 6329 of title 5, United States Code, including the certification requirement under subsection (c) of such section (as amended by this section), to employees of the House of Representatives, employees of the Senate, and employees of such office, respectively.