<enum>I</enum><header>General Requirements for Leave</header> <section id="H900555571CEB4DA3BFC74DB5A6C88C9B"><enum>101.</enum><header>Definition of covered active duty</header> <subsection id="H14CF3B2DEBA540718847361EA76CF475"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definition</header><text>Section 101 of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2611) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HA0EF29869DA04069A0C2E0B459D719FA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (14) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAACD0A2A8F2341D8A83025F7791D8DCC" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H863993FBD2974761904A90F3DEEBD4FF"><enum>(14)</enum><header>Covered active duty</header><text>The term <term>covered active duty</term> means—</text> <subparagraph id="H571BA507D53B42FA9EEF0E9574499AC3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the case of a member of a regular component of the Armed Forces, duty during the deployment of the member with the Armed Forces to a foreign country; and</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H0289DC48035B4691B4FF92D6049175B7"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of a member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces, duty during the deployment of the member with the Armed Forces to a foreign country under a call or order to active duty under a provision of law referred to in section 101(a)(13)(B) of title 10, United States Code.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H794EC2D639974FC09D38E92D5F90F3D2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (15) and redesignating paragraphs (16) through (19) as paragraphs (15) through (18), respectively.</text> </paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HD21923DDED094C37AC0A2A6E7A604C06"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Leave</header><text>Section 102 of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2612) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H02BABEDCBC3A4C3684B4EB3B5DB2B642"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)(1)(E)—</text> <subparagraph id="H6B4D6BEBCA874B259912EB379BC1A786"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>active duty</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>covered active duty</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HD27047C6D2E94EA8AC4535F7230B1FA8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>in support of a contingency operation</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H103125A5289744C3888DF2EB5EA017DF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (e)(3)—</text> <subparagraph id="H479A18EDEDE04C4791A92FF84B2FC120"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the paragraph heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">active duty</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">covered active duty</header-in-text></quote>;</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HEE6068C246D64333BD0966F4CE362D4A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>active duty</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>covered active duty</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HD38F63B837E64DFABD003EF237E74EC3"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking <quote>in support of a contingency operation</quote>.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB2AF9E2E5626495D9FB681662A534B5A"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text>Section 103(f) of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2613(f)) is amended, in the subsection heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Active duty</header-in-text></quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Covered active duty</header-in-text></quote>.</text> </subsection></section> <section id="H31F84833074E4F7C8075BD41A4A62837"><enum>102.</enum><header>Definition of covered servicemember</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Paragraph (15) of section 101 of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2611) (as redesignated by section 101) is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFE87210CD9FD4001885F352BF4E613E3" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="HEE22D595122742C9A707762EB5111E1F"><enum>(15)</enum><header>Covered servicemember</header><text>The term <term>covered servicemember</term> means—</text> <subparagraph id="H9ED7E5B8B716412FA0005DAB8ECC160E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a member of the Armed Forces (including a member of the National Guard or Reserves) who is undergoing medical treatment, recuperation, or therapy, is otherwise in outpatient status, or is otherwise on the temporary disability retired list, for a serious injury or illness; or</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H5DDA9310DA1F49A79EC244B5DC927FB9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a veteran who is undergoing medical treatment, recuperation, or therapy, for a serious injury or illness and who was a member of the Armed Forces (including a member of the National Guard or Reserves) at any time during the period of 5 years preceding the date on which the veteran undergoes that medical treatment, recuperation, or therapy.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section> <section id="H6EBE602A141F40A9B4648B62CC9D3F06"><enum>103.</enum><header>Definitions of serious injury or illness; veteran</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 101 of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2611) is further amended by striking paragraph (18) (as redesignated by section 101) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD1E26AC78E0F4F819532538B6C9EF0A6" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H11C253A5CE614F9AB5C9A28167B2A06E"><enum>(18)</enum><header>Serious injury or illness</header><text>The term <term>serious injury or illness</term>—</text> <subparagraph id="H7B92B7A007744464A5531ED24C39AE20"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the case of a member of the Armed Forces (including a member of the National Guard or Reserves), means an injury or illness that was incurred by the member in line of duty on active duty in the Armed Forces (or existed before the beginning of the member’s active duty and was aggravated by service in line of duty on active duty in the Armed Forces) and that may render the member medically unfit to perform the duties of the member's office, grade, rank, or rating; and</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H4EC7CFE829BA4FF78E2304CDB7401020"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the case of a veteran who was a member of the Armed Forces (including a member of the National Guard or Reserves) at any time during a period described in paragraph (15)(B), means an injury or illness that was incurred by the member in line of duty on active duty in the Armed Forces (or existed before the beginning of the member’s active duty and was aggravated by service in line of duty on active duty in the Armed Forces) and that manifested itself before or after the member became a veteran.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H9002B478BD1C4B1DB4C33286EA463295"><enum>(19)</enum><header>Veteran</header><text>The term <term>veteran</term> has the meaning given the term in section 101 of title 38, United States Code.</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section> <section id="H35F4E46335C14E37AF55260689589C9C"><enum>104.</enum><header>Technical amendment</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 102(e)(2)(A) of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2612(e)(2)(A)) is amended by striking <quote>or parent</quote> and inserting <quote>parent, or next of kin</quote>.</text> </section> <section id="HBA68A5FFC40743689BE374A43408FA8B"><enum>105.</enum><header>Regulations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary of Labor, after consultation with the Secretary of Defense and Secretary of Veterans Affairs, shall prescribe such regulations as are necessary to carry out the amendments made by this title.</text> </section>

Short title

This Act may be cited as the

Supporting Military Families Act of 2009

<enum>I</enum><header>General Requirements for Leave</header> <section id="H900555571CEB4DA3BFC74DB5A6C88C9B"><enum>101.</enum><header>Definition of covered active duty</header> <subsection id="H14CF3B2DEBA540718847361EA76CF475"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definition</header><text>Section 101 of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2611) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HA0EF29869DA04069A0C2E0B459D719FA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (14) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAACD0A2A8F2341D8A83025F7791D8DCC" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H863993FBD2974761904A90F3DEEBD4FF"><enum>(14)</enum><header>Covered active duty</header><text>The term <term>covered active duty</term> means—</text> <subparagraph id="H571BA507D53B42FA9EEF0E9574499AC3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the case of a member of a regular component of the Armed Forces, duty during the deployment of the member with the Armed Forces to a foreign country; and</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H0289DC48035B4691B4FF92D6049175B7"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of a member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces, duty during the deployment of the member with the Armed Forces to a foreign country under a call or order to active duty under a provision of law referred to in section 101(a)(13)(B) of title 10, United States Code.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H794EC2D639974FC09D38E92D5F90F3D2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (15) and redesignating paragraphs (16) through (19) as paragraphs (15) through (18), respectively.</text> </paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HD21923DDED094C37AC0A2A6E7A604C06"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Leave</header><text>Section 102 of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2612) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H02BABEDCBC3A4C3684B4EB3B5DB2B642"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)(1)(E)—</text> <subparagraph id="H6B4D6BEBCA874B259912EB379BC1A786"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>active duty</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>covered active duty</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HD27047C6D2E94EA8AC4535F7230B1FA8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>in support of a contingency operation</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H103125A5289744C3888DF2EB5EA017DF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (e)(3)—</text> <subparagraph id="H479A18EDEDE04C4791A92FF84B2FC120"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the paragraph heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">active duty</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">covered active duty</header-in-text></quote>;</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HEE6068C246D64333BD0966F4CE362D4A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>active duty</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>covered active duty</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HD38F63B837E64DFABD003EF237E74EC3"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking <quote>in support of a contingency operation</quote>.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB2AF9E2E5626495D9FB681662A534B5A"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text>Section 103(f) of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2613(f)) is amended, in the subsection heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Active duty</header-in-text></quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Covered active duty</header-in-text></quote>.</text> </subsection></section> <section id="H31F84833074E4F7C8075BD41A4A62837"><enum>102.</enum><header>Definition of covered servicemember</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Paragraph (15) of section 101 of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2611) (as redesignated by section 101) is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFE87210CD9FD4001885F352BF4E613E3" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="HEE22D595122742C9A707762EB5111E1F"><enum>(15)</enum><header>Covered servicemember</header><text>The term <term>covered servicemember</term> means—</text> <subparagraph id="H9ED7E5B8B716412FA0005DAB8ECC160E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a member of the Armed Forces (including a member of the National Guard or Reserves) who is undergoing medical treatment, recuperation, or therapy, is otherwise in outpatient status, or is otherwise on the temporary disability retired list, for a serious injury or illness; or</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H5DDA9310DA1F49A79EC244B5DC927FB9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a veteran who is undergoing medical treatment, recuperation, or therapy, for a serious injury or illness and who was a member of the Armed Forces (including a member of the National Guard or Reserves) at any time during the period of 5 years preceding the date on which the veteran undergoes that medical treatment, recuperation, or therapy.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section> <section id="H6EBE602A141F40A9B4648B62CC9D3F06"><enum>103.</enum><header>Definitions of serious injury or illness; veteran</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 101 of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2611) is further amended by striking paragraph (18) (as redesignated by section 101) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD1E26AC78E0F4F819532538B6C9EF0A6" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H11C253A5CE614F9AB5C9A28167B2A06E"><enum>(18)</enum><header>Serious injury or illness</header><text>The term <term>serious injury or illness</term>—</text> <subparagraph id="H7B92B7A007744464A5531ED24C39AE20"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the case of a member of the Armed Forces (including a member of the National Guard or Reserves), means an injury or illness that was incurred by the member in line of duty on active duty in the Armed Forces (or existed before the beginning of the member’s active duty and was aggravated by service in line of duty on active duty in the Armed Forces) and that may render the member medically unfit to perform the duties of the member's office, grade, rank, or rating; and</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H4EC7CFE829BA4FF78E2304CDB7401020"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the case of a veteran who was a member of the Armed Forces (including a member of the National Guard or Reserves) at any time during a period described in paragraph (15)(B), means an injury or illness that was incurred by the member in line of duty on active duty in the Armed Forces (or existed before the beginning of the member’s active duty and was aggravated by service in line of duty on active duty in the Armed Forces) and that manifested itself before or after the member became a veteran.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H9002B478BD1C4B1DB4C33286EA463295"><enum>(19)</enum><header>Veteran</header><text>The term <term>veteran</term> has the meaning given the term in section 101 of title 38, United States Code.</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section> <section id="H35F4E46335C14E37AF55260689589C9C"><enum>104.</enum><header>Technical amendment</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 102(e)(2)(A) of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2612(e)(2)(A)) is amended by striking <quote>or parent</quote> and inserting <quote>parent, or next of kin</quote>.</text> </section> <section id="HBA68A5FFC40743689BE374A43408FA8B"><enum>105.</enum><header>Regulations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary of Labor, after consultation with the Secretary of Defense and Secretary of Veterans Affairs, shall prescribe such regulations as are necessary to carry out the amendments made by this title.</text> </section> <enum>II</enum><header>Leave for civil service employees</header> <section id="HCB8D45F15EA64BA091BD6EB9F9F1E1EF"><enum>201.</enum><header>Exigency leave for servicemembers on covered active duty</header> <subsection id="HC7DE906BC7A640E5A7D85DA3C81FA16B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definition</header><text>Section 6381(7) of title 5, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H37562BE52AA64FB3946A13F3A4940DD8" style="USC"> <paragraph id="H39301E4D3A2F4717BA85F84C9F08B1B9"><enum>(7)</enum><text>the term <term>covered active duty</term> means—</text> <subparagraph id="H7DD6DD71DA794E48965B83E5E987E260"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the case of a member of a regular component of the Armed Forces, duty during the deployment of the member with the Armed Forces to a foreign country; and</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H637813E1E9CB419D88BE2D162D104D31"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of a member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces, duty during the deployment of the member with the Armed Forces to a foreign country under a call or order to active duty under a provision of law referred to in section 101(a)(13)(B) of title 10, United States Code;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection> <subsection id="HCD44E94044FA41E198E30CDDD9BECEA7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Leave</header><text>Section 6382 of title 5, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H0F87E619AF0142BB804A4AE34B6A91EB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)(1), by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0D837AF92D4E48C888EE4FF28B409DDB" style="USC"> <subparagraph id="HB87F05A3FE574706BE1546FC5C039E00" indent="up1"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Because of any qualifying exigency arising out of the fact that the spouse, or a son, daughter, or parent of the employee is on covered active duty (or has been notified of an impending call or order to covered active duty) in the Armed Forces.</text> </subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H5BCC0C4E692244E1B5944C2CB3234562"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b)(1), by inserting after the second sentence the following: <quote>Subject to subsection (e)(3) and section 6383(f), leave under subsection (a)(1)(E) may be taken intermittently or on a reduced leave schedule.</quote>;</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H42480536C18849B2BA44A57441C72817"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (d), by striking <quote>or (D)</quote> and inserting <quote>(D), or (E)</quote>; and</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H30C58C74B1C640B1A7F5663883196B66"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (e), by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF213616AEB4F46608A4C9C851F48BBD8" style="USC"> <paragraph id="HD24F26EEDD534FA6A6E714CDD40F1945" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In any case in which the necessity for leave under subsection (a)(1)(E) is foreseeable, whether because the spouse, or a son, daughter, or parent, of the employee is on covered active duty, or because of notification of an impending call or order to covered active duty, the employee shall provide such notice to the employer as is reasonable and practicable.</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H35EF760CFBCE4859B16D5C69FD5D3598"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Certification</header><text>Section 6383(f) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>section 6382(a)(3)</quote> and inserting <quote>paragraph (1)(E) or (3) of section 6382(a)</quote>.</text> </subsection></section> <section id="HDC1A6263AC2E4EBEAA91F744F2D3B189"><enum>202.</enum><header>Definition of covered servicemember</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Paragraph (8) of section 6381 of title 5, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6E513912A6294553B75B684F0A6D81EB" style="USC"> <paragraph id="H9E855D883B424C3E978A8546504EBEC1"><enum>(8)</enum><text>the term <term>covered servicemember</term> means—</text> <subparagraph id="H30098EF48D25440491DA101DCB943ACF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a member of the Armed Forces (including a member of the National Guard or Reserves) who is undergoing medical treatment, recuperation, or therapy, is otherwise in outpatient status, or is otherwise on the temporary disability retired list, for a serious injury or illness; or</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HA2BF8695EFAB4BF1806FEA499DBB4FA0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a veteran who is undergoing medical treatment, recuperation, or therapy, for a serious injury or illness and who was a member of the Armed Forces (including a member of the National Guard or Reserves) at any time during the period of 5 years preceding the date on which the veteran undergoes that medical treatment, recuperation, or therapy;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section> <section id="HC424BD0F73C94FEE823A389DC52630D2"><enum>203.</enum><header>Definitions of serious injury or illness; veteran</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 6381 of title 5, United States Code, is further amended—</text> <paragraph id="H97E512F42BD74969934F104C31B8C4AF"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (10), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end; and</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H941641A1EBCC4706945B7C5DA6C22EF6"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking paragraph (11) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4C78F78D121A4AEA947A5CE1D1D6D4EA" style="USC"> <paragraph id="H75B418D0E0B64000B3466F9372B1173A"><enum>(11)</enum><text>the term <term>serious injury or illness</term>—</text> <subparagraph id="H3A888A19EBA145A7B5243CDF1160BB0A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the case of a member of the Armed Forces (including a member of the National Guard or Reserves), means an injury or illness that was incurred by the member in line of duty on active duty in the Armed Forces (or existed before the beginning of the member’s active duty and was aggravated by service in line of duty on active duty in the Armed Forces) and that may render the member medically unfit to perform the duties of the member's office, grade, rank, or rating; and</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H0E8F5BBADA684C8F9028A47F67493A51"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the case of a veteran who was a member of the Armed Forces (including a member of the National Guard or Reserves) at any time during a period described in paragraph (8)(B), means an injury or illness that was incurred by the member in line of duty on active duty in the Armed Forces (or existed before the beginning of the member’s active duty and was aggravated by service in line of duty on active duty in the Armed Forces) and that manifested itself before or after the member became a veteran; and</text> </subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H70C9F25A41A146039DDB21D54FE64F9A"><enum>(12)</enum><text>the term <term>veteran</term> has the meaning given the term in section 101 of title 38, United States Code.</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></section> <section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7EAD536917AF4E8EA1BAE71650A08173" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>204.</enum><header>Technical amendment</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 6382(e)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>or parent</quote> and inserting <quote>parent, or next of kin</quote>.</text> </section> <section id="H4957AC07324C4AC79843FF547FDAF006"><enum>205.</enum><header>Regulations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Office of Personnel Management, after consultation with the Secretary of Defense and Secretary of Veterans Affairs, shall prescribe such regulations as are necessary to carry out the amendments made by this title.</text> </section>