[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2104 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2104

 To amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to permit leave to 
 care for a domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, or 
   grandparent if the domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, 
        sibling, or grandparent has a serious health condition.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 9, 1999

   Mrs. Maloney of New York introduced the following bill; which was 
   referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in 
      addition to the Committees on Government Reform, and House 
   Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
  Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
           within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to permit leave to 
 care for a domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, or 
   grandparent if the domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, 
        sibling, or grandparent has a serious health condition.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. LEAVE TO CARE FOR A DOMESTIC PARTNER, PARENT-IN-LAW, ADULT 
              CHILD, SIBLING, OR GRANDPARENT.

    (a) Leave Requirement.--Section 102 of the Family and Medical Leave 
Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2612) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(1)(C), by striking ``or parent'' each 
        place it occurs and inserting ``domestic partner, parent-in-
        law, adult child, sibling, grandparent, or parent''; and
            (2) in subsection (e)(2)(A), by striking ``or parent'' and 
        inserting ``domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, 
        sibling, grandparent, or parent''.
    (b) Certification.--Section 103 of the Family and Medical Leave Act 
of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2613(a)) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``or parent'' and 
        inserting ``domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, 
        sibling, grandparent, or parent'';
            (2) in subsection (b)(4)(A), is amended by striking ``or 
        parent'' and inserting ``domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult 
        child, sibling, grandparent, or parent''; and
            (3) in subsection (b)(7), is amended by striking ``parent'' 
        and inserting ``domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, 
        sibling, grandparent, parent''.
    (c) Employment and Benefits Protection.--Section 104(c)(3) of the 
Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2614(c)(3) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A)(i), by striking ``or parent'' and 
        inserting ``domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, 
        sibling, grandparent, or parent''; and
            (2) in subparagraph (C)(ii), by striking ``or parent'' and 
        inserting ``domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, 
        sibling, grandparent, or parent''.

SEC. 2. FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.

    (a) Leave Requirement.--Section 6382 of title 5, United States 
Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(1)(C), by striking ``or parent'' each 
        place it occurs and inserting ``domestic partner, parent-in-
        law, adult child, sibling, grandparent, or parent''; and
            (2) in subsection (e)(2)(A), by striking ``or parent'' and 
        inserting ``domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, 
        sibling, grandparent, or parent''.
    (b) Certification.--Section 6383 of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``or parent'' and 
        inserting ``domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, 
        sibling, grandparent, or parent''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)(4)(A), is amended by striking ``or 
        parent'' and inserting ``domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult 
        child, sibling, grandparent, or parent''.
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