[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 242 Reported in Senate (RS)]
Calendar No. 160
114th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 242
[Report No. 114-89]
To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide leave to any new
Federal employee who is a veteran with a service-connected disability
rated at 30 percent or more for purposes of undergoing medical
treatment for such disability, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
January 22, 2015
Mr. Tester (for himself and Mr. Moran) introduced the following bill;
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security
and Governmental Affairs
July 23, 2015
Reported by Mr. Johnson, without amendment
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A BILL
To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide leave to any new
Federal employee who is a veteran with a service-connected disability
rated at 30 percent or more for purposes of undergoing medical
treatment for such disability, 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 ``Wounded Warriors Federal Leave Act
of 2015''.
SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL LEAVE FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYEES WHO ARE DISABLED
VETERANS.
(a) In General.--Subchapter II of chapter 63 of title 5, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 6329. Disabled veteran leave
``(a) Definitions.--In this section--
``(1) notwithstanding section 6301, the term `employee'--
``(A) has the meaning given such term in section
2105; and
``(B) includes an officer or employee of the United
States Postal Service or of the Postal Regulatory
Commission;
``(2) the term `service-connected' has the meaning given
such term in section 101(16) of title 38; and
``(3) the term `veteran' has the meaning given such term in
section 101(2) of title 38.
``(b) Leave Credited.--During the 12-month period beginning on the
first day of the employment of an employee who is a veteran with a
service-connected disability rated as 30 percent or more disabling, the
employee is entitled to leave, without loss or reduction in pay, for
purposes of undergoing medical treatment for such disability for which
sick leave could regularly be used.
``(c) Limitations.--
``(1) Amount of leave.--The leave credited to an employee
under subsection (b) may not exceed 104 hours.
``(2) No carry over.--Any leave credited to an employee
under subsection (b) that is not used during the 12-month
period described in such subsection may not be carried over and
shall be forfeited.
``(d) Certification.--In order to verify that leave credited to an
employee under subsection (b) is used for treating a service-connected
disability, the employee shall submit to the head of the employing
agency a certification, in such form and manner as the Director of the
Office of Personnel Management may prescribe, that the employee used
the leave for purposes of being furnished treatment for the disability
by a health care provider.''.
(b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for
chapter 63 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding after
the item relating to section 6328 the following:
``6329. Disabled veteran leave.''.
(c) Application.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply
with respect to an employee (as that term is defined in section
6329(a)(1) of title 5, United States Code, as added by subsection (a))
hired on or after the date that is 1 year after the date of enactment
of this Act.
(d) Regulations.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act--
(A) the Postmaster General shall prescribe
regulations with respect to the leave provided under
the amendment made by subsection (a) for employees of
the United States Postal Service and the Postal
Regulatory Commission; and
(B) the Director of the Office of Personnel
Management shall prescribe regulations with respect to
the leave provided under the amendment made by
subsection (a) for all other employees.
(2) Briefing requirement.--Not later than 3 months after
the date of enactment of this Act, and every 3 months
thereafter until the date on which the Director of the Office
of Personnel Management prescribes final regulations under
paragraph (1)(B), the Director shall brief the Committee on
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and
the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House
of Representatives regarding the development of such
regulations.
Calendar No. 160
114th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 242
[Report No. 114-89]
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A BILL
To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide leave to any new
Federal employee who is a veteran with a service-connected disability
rated at 30 percent or more for purposes of undergoing medical
treatment for such disability, and for other purposes.
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July 23, 2015
Reported without amendment