[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 80 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

  1st Session
                                 S. 80

 To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for 8 weeks of paid 
   leave for Federal employees giving birth, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 4, 2007

  Mr. Stevens introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for 8 weeks of paid 
   leave for Federal employees giving birth, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Family Leave Act''.

SEC. 2. PAID LEAVE.

    Section 6382(d) of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``An employee'' and inserting ``(1) Except 
        as provided in paragraph (2), an employee''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(2) Special rules for maternity leave.--
            ``(A) In general.--Leave granted under subsection (a)(1)(A) 
        shall consist of paid leave for an eligible employee who gives 
        birth of at least 8 contiguous workweeks following the birth to 
        assist in her recovery.
            ``(B) Fathers.--Leave granted under subsection (a)(1)(A) 
        because of the birth of a child shall consist of paid leave of 
        at least 5 days for an eligible employee who is the child's 
        father.
    ``(3) Special rules for adopters' leave.--Leave granted under 
subsection (a)(1)(B) because of the placement of a child with an 
eligible employee for adoption shall consist of paid leave of at least 
5 days.''.

SEC. 3. PAID SCHOOL FUNCTION AND MEDICAL LEAVE.

    Section 6382 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
    ``(f) Responsible Parenting Leave.--
            ``(1) In general.--In addition to any leave provided under 
        subsection (a), an employee shall be entitled to a total of 8 
        hours paid leave, which may be taken intermittently during any 
        12-month period, to accompany the employee's child to--
                    ``(A) a medical or dental appointment;
                    ``(B) an appointment with a teacher or other 
                official of an elementary or secondary school; or
                    ``(C) a school function.
            ``(2) Multiple children.--Paragraph (1) applies separately 
        to each child of an employee.''.
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