[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4361 Engrossed Amendment Senate (EAS)]

103d CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 4361

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                               AMENDMENTS
                  In the Senate of the United States,

                       October 7 (legislative day, September 12), 1994.
      Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representatives (H.R. 
4361) entitled ``An Act to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
provide that an employee of the Federal Government may use sick leave 
to attend to the medical needs of a family member; to modify the 
voluntary leave transfer program with respect to employees who are 
members of the same family; and for other purposes'', do pass with the 
following

                              AMENDMENTS:

            Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Employees Family 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).
    ``(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.
    ``(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.''.
            Amend the title so as to read: ``An Act to amend chapter 63 
        of title 5, United States Code, to provide that an employee of 
        the Federal Government may use sick leave to attend to the 
        medical needs of a family member, and for other purposes.''.
            Attest:






                                                             Secretary.