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[H.R. 6160 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        H.R.6160

                     One Hundred Fifteenth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE SECOND SESSION

         Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,
           the third day of January, two thousand and eighteen


                                 An Act


 
  To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify the sources of the 
   authority to issue regulations regarding certifications and other 
   criteria applicable to legislative branch employees under Wounded 
                       Warriors Federal Leave Act.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CLARIFICATION OF SOURCES OF AUTHORITY TO ISSUE REGULATIONS 
REGARDING CERTIFICATIONS AND OTHER CRITERIA APPLICABLE TO LEGISLATIVE 
BRANCH EMPLOYEES UNDER WOUNDED WARRIORS FEDERAL LEAVE ACT.
    (a) In General.--Section 6329(c) of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended--
        (1) by striking ``In order'' and inserting ``(1) In order''; 
    and
        (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(2) In the case of an employee of an office of the legislative 
branch, the certification described in paragraph (1) shall be 
prescribed--
        ``(A) in the case of an employee of the House of 
    Representatives, by the Committee on House Administration of the 
    House of Representatives;
        ``(B) in the case of an employee of the Senate, by the 
    Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate; or
        ``(C) in the case of an employee of any other office of the 
    legislative branch, by the head of the office.''.
    (b) Regulations.--Not later than 9 months after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Committee on House Administration of the 
House of Representatives, the Committee on Rules and Administration of 
the Senate, and the head of each other office of the legislative branch 
shall prescribe regulations governing the application of section 6329 
of title 5, United States Code, including the certification requirement 
under subsection (c) of such section, to employees of the House of 
Representatives, employees of the Senate, and employees of such office, 
respectively.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.