Federal Employees Family Friendly Leave Act
PL 103-388 (H.R.4361), enacted 10/22/1994

PUBLIC LAW 103-388—OCT. 22, 1994 
108 STAT. 4079 
Public Law 103-388 
103d Congress 
An Act 
To amend chapter 63 of title 5, United States Code, to provide that an employee 
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of the Federal Government may use sick leave to attend to the medical needs 
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of a family member, and for other purposes. 
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LH.R. 4361] 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
Federal 
Employees 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
Family Friendly 
Leave Act. 
This Act may be cited as the "Federal Employees Family 
5 USC 6301 note. 
Friendly Leave Act". 
SEC. 2. USE OF SICK LEAVE FOR PURPOSES RELATING TO A FAMILY 
MEMBER. 
Section 6307 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
"(d)(1) For the purpose of this subsection, the term 'family 
member' shall have such meaning as the Office of Personnel 
Management shall by regulation prescribe, except that such term 
shall include any individual who meets the definition given that 
term, for purposes of the leave transfer program under subchapter 
III, under regulations prescribed by the Office (as in effect on 
January 1, 1993). 
"(2) Subject to paragraph (3) and in addition to any other 
allowable purpose, sick leave may be used by an employee— 
"(A) to give care or otherwise attend to a family member 
having an illness, injury, or other condition which, if an 
employee had such condition, would justify the use of sick 
leave by such an employee; or 
"(B) for purposes relating to the death of a family member, 
including to make arrangements for or attend the funeral of 
such family member. 
"(3)(A) Sick leave may be used by an employee for the purposes 
provided under paragraph (2) only to the extent the amount used 
for such purposes does not exceed— 
"(i) 40 hours in any year, plus 
"(ii) up to an additional 64 hours in any year, but only 
to the extent the use of such additional hours does not cause 
the amount of sick leave to the employee's credit to fall below 
80 hours. 
"(B) In the case of a part-time employee or an employee on 
an uncommon tour of duty, the Office of Personnel Management 
shall establish limitations that are proportional to those prescribed 
under subparagraph (A). 
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PUBLIC LAW 103-388—OCT. 22, 1994 
Effective date. 
"(4)(A) This subsection shall be effective during the 3-year 
period that begins upon the expiration of the 2-month period that 
begins on the date of the enactment of this subsection. 
Reports. 
"(B) Not later than 6 months before the date on which this 
subsection is scheduled to cease to be effective, the Office shall 
submit a report to Congress in which it shall evaluate the operation 
of this subsection and make recommendations as to whether or 
not this subsection should be continued beyond such date.". 
Approved October 22, 1994. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 4361: 
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 103-722 (Ck)mm. on Post Office and Civil Service). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 140 (1994): 
Sept. 19, considered and passed House. 
Oct. 7, considered and passed Senate, amended; House concurred 
in Senate amendments.