[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4780 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4780

To amend title 5, United States Code, to increase the number of days of 
paid leave provided for certain military service by Federal employees, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 25, 2024

 Ms. Cortez Masto (for herself and Mr. Crapo) introduced the following 
 bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland 
                   Security and Governmental Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to increase the number of days of 
paid leave provided for certain military service by Federal employees, 
                        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 ``Supporting Employees in the Guard 
and Reserve Act''.

SEC. 2. INCREASE IN DAYS OF PAID LEAVE PROVIDED FOR CERTAIN MILITARY 
              SERVICE BY FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.

    (a) In General.--Section 6323(a)(1) of title 5, United States Code, 
is amended by striking the second sentence and inserting the following: 
``Leave under this subsection accrues for an employee or individual at 
the rate of 40 days per fiscal year and, to the extent that it is not 
used in a fiscal year, accumulates for use in succeeding fiscal years 
until it totals not more than 20 days at the beginning of any fiscal 
year.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect on October 1, 2025.
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