[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 781 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 781

 To provide for the continuation of paid parental leave for members of 
       the Armed Services in the event of the death of the child.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 16, 2021

Mr. Cornyn (for himself, Ms. Duckworth, Ms. Ernst, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Braun, 
  Mr. King, Mrs. Shaheen, and Ms. Stabenow) introduced the following 
   bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed 
                                Services

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                                 A BILL


 
 To provide for the continuation of paid parental leave for members of 
       the Armed Services in the event of the death of the child.

    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 ``Elaine M. Checketts Military 
Families Act of 2021''.

SEC. 2. CONTINUATION OF PAID PARENTAL LEAVE UPON DEATH OF CHILD.

    Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of Defense shall amend the regulations prescribed 
pursuant to subsections (i) and (j) of section 701 of title 10, United 
States Code, to provide that the eligibility of primary and secondary 
caregivers for paid parental leave that has already been approved shall 
not terminate upon the death of the child for whom such leave is taken.
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