[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 145 (Friday, October 7, 1994)]
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              FEDERAL EMPLOYEES FAMILY FRIENDLY LEAVE ACT

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                        PRYOR AMENDMENT NO. 2644

  Mr. BREAUX (for Mr. Pryor) proposed an amendment to the bill (H.R. 
4361) to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that an employee 
of the Federal Government may use sick leave to attend to the medical 
needs of a family member; to modify the voluntary leave transfer 
program with respect to employees who are members of the same family; 
and for other purposes, as follows:

       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert in lieu 
     thereof the following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Employees Family 
     Friendly Leave Act''.

     SEC. 2. USE OF SICK LEAVE FOR PURPOSES RELATING TO A FAMILY 
                   MEMBER.

       Section 6307 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(d)(1) For the purpose of this subsection, the term 
     `family member' shall have such meaning as the Office of 
     Personnel Management shall by regulation prescribe, except 
     that such term shall include any individual who meets the 
     definition given that term, for purposes of the leave 
     transfer program under subchapter III, under regulations 
     prescribed by the Office (as in effect on January 1, 1993).
       ``(2) Subject to paragraph (3) and in addition to any other 
     allowable purpose, sick leave may be used by an employee--
       ``(A) to give care or otherwise attend to a family member 
     having an illness, injury, or other condition which, if an 
     employee had such condition, would justify the use of sick 
     leave by such an employee; or
       ``(B) for purposes relating to the death of a family 
     member, including to make arrangements for or attend the 
     funeral of such family member.
       ``(3)(A) Sick leave may be used by an employee for the 
     purposes provided under paragraph (2) only to the extent the 
     amount used for such purposes does not exceed--
       ``(i) 40 hours in any year, plus
       ``(ii) up to an additional 64 hours in any year, but only 
     to the extent the use of such additional hours does not cause 
     the amount of sick leave to the employee's credit to fall 
     below 80 hours.
       ``(B) In the case of a part-time employee or an employee on 
     an uncommon tour of duty, the Office of Personnel Management 
     shall establish limitations that are proportional to those 
     prescribed under subparagraph (A).
       ``(4)(A) This subsection shall be effective during the 3-
     year period that begins upon the expiration of the 2-month 
     period that begins on the date of the enactment of this 
     subsection.
       ``(B) Not later than 6 months before the date on which this 
     subsection is scheduled to cease to be effective, the Office 
     shall submit a report to Congress in which it shall evaluate 
     the operation of this subsection and make recommendations as 
     to whether or not this subsection should be continued beyond 
     such date.''.

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