[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6467 Introduced in House (IH)]

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114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6467

 To provide that individuals may elect to retain work-related benefits 
     when moving throughout the workforce, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            December 7, 2016

 Mr. Grayson introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                Committee on Education and the Workforce

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                                 A BILL


 
 To provide that individuals may elect to retain work-related benefits 
     when moving throughout the workforce, 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 ``Use It or Choose It Act of 2016''.

SEC. 2. ELECTION TO RETAIN WORK BENEFITS.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an 
individual, when moving from one position within the workforce to 
another, may elect to retain any benefits earned when occupying such 
position.
    (b) Application.--Contractual providers of such benefits shall 
extend the provisions of such benefits or the same terms and conditions 
as those provided to employees in the former position, or those 
similarly situated. Employers accruing funds or reserves corresponding 
to leave or other benefits shall transfer such funds or reserves to new 
employers upon request.
    (c) Definitions.--In this section--
            (1) the term ``benefit'' includes health care-related 
        benefits, workers compensation, life insurance, family and 
        medical leave, and annual, sick, paternity, or maternity leave; 
        and
            (2) the term ``position'' includes any form of compensated 
        employment, including part-time employment and independent 
        contracting.
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