[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1827 Introduced in House (IH)]
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115th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1827
To amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to provide a partial
exemption to veterans from the eligibility requirements, and for other
purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 30, 2017
Mr. Delaney (for himself, Mr. Jones, Ms. Pingree, Ms. Sinema, Mrs.
Napolitano, Ms. Moore, Mr. Ben Ray Lujan of New Mexico, Mr. Raskin, Mr.
DeFazio, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Brown of Maryland, Mr. Rush, Mr. Conyers,
Mr. McGovern, Ms. Shea-Porter, Mr. Garamendi, Ms. Norton, Mr. Ryan of
Ohio, Mr. Keating, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Yarmuth, Mr. Larson of
Connecticut, Mr. Pocan, Ms. Sewell of Alabama, and Mr. Carson of
Indiana) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the
Committees on Oversight and 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 provide a partial
exemption to veterans from the eligibility requirements, 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 ``Medical Leave for Disabled Veterans
Act''.
SEC. 2. ELIGIBILITY ADJUSTMENT FOR VETERANS.
(a) Eligibility Based on Time in Employment.--Section 101(2) of the
Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2611(2)) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
``(E) Veterans.--
``(i) Eligibility based on time in
employment.--Notwithstanding the eligibility
requirements in paragraph (2)(A), an employee
who is a veteran shall be deemed an eligible
employee for purposes of leave described in
clause (iii) if--
``(I) such employee has a service-
connected disability (as defined in
section 101 of title 38, United States
Code) rated at between 30 and 50
percent by the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs and such employee has been
employed for at least 8 months by the
employer with respect to whom leave is
requested under section 102 and has at
least 833 hours of service with such
employer during the previous 8-month
period;
``(II) such employee has a service-
connected disability rated at 60
percent or higher by the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs and such employee has
been employed for at least 6 months by
the employer with respect to whom leave
is requested under section 102 and has
at least 625 hours of service with such
employer during the previous 6-month
period; or
``(III) such employee--
``(aa) is not covered under
subclause (I) or (II);
``(bb) retired from the
Armed Forces under chapter 61
of title 10, United States
Code, by reason of a service-
connected disability either--
``(AA) rated at
between 30 and 50
percent under the
standard schedule of
rating disabilities in
use by the Department
of Veterans Affairs at
the time of such
retirement; or
``(BB) rated at 60
percent or higher under
such schedule; and
``(cc) either--
``(AA) with respect
to an individual
covered under subitem
(AA) of item (bb), has
been employed for at
least 8 months by the
employer with respect
to whom leave is
requested under section
102 and has at least
833 hours of service
with such employer
during the previous 8-
month period; or
``(BB) with respect
to an individual
covered under subitem
(BB) of such item, has
been employed for at
least 6 months by the
employer with respect
to whom leave is
requested under section
102 and has at least
625 hours of service
with such employer
during the previous 6-
month period.
``(ii) Certification.--To be eligible for
the eligibility adjustment described in clause
(i)--
``(I) an employee described in
subclause (I) or (II) of such clause
shall submit to the employer a
certification from a Department of
Veterans Affairs medical provider or
from a non-Department of Veterans
Affairs facility or medical provider
through which the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs has furnished hospital care or
medical services to the employee under
the laws administered by the Secretary;
and
``(II) an employee described in
subclause (III) of such clause shall
submit to the employer a certification
from the Secretary of Defense
describing the retirement of the
individual from the Armed Forces under
chapter 61 of title 10, United States
Code.
``(iii) Leave described.--Leave described
in this clause is leave under section
102(a)(1)(F) that--
``(I) an employee described in
subclause (I) or (II) of clause (i)
takes to receive hospital care or
medical services for which the employee
is eligible to receive pursuant to
chapter 17 of title 38, United States
Code, regardless of whether such
hospital care or medical services is
furnished by the Department of Veterans
Affairs; or
``(II) an employee described in
subclause (III) of such clause takes to
receive hospital care or medical
services relating to the service-
connected disability described in item
(bb) of such subclause.''.
(b) Entitlement to Leave.--Section 102(a)(1) of the Family and
Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2612(A)(1)) is amended by adding
at the end the following new subparagraph:
``(F) In order to receive hospital care or medical
services as a veteran for a service-connected
disability, as described in section 101(2)(E).''.
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