[United States Statutes at Large, Volume 129, 114th Congress, 1st Session]
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Public Law 114-75
114th Congress

An Act


 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide leave to any new
Federal employee who is a veteran with a service-connected disability
rated at 30 percent or more for purposes of undergoing medical treatment
for such disability, 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 ``Wounded Warriors Federal Leave Act of
2015''.
SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL LEAVE FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYEES WHO ARE DISABLED
VETERANS.

(a) In General.--Subchapter II of chapter 63 of title 5, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 6329. <> Disabled veteran leave

``(a) <> During the 12-month period beginning on
the first day of employment, any employee who is a veteran with a
service-connected disability rated at 30 percent or more is entitled to
leave, without loss or reduction in pay, for purposes of undergoing
medical treatment for such disability for which sick leave could
regularly be used.

``(b)(1) The leave credited to an employee under subsection (a) may
not exceed 104 hours.
``(2) Any leave credited to an employee pursuant to subsection (a)
that is not used during the 12-month period described in such subsection
may not be carried over and shall be forfeited.
``(c) <> In order to verify that
leave credited to an employee pursuant to subsection (a) is used for
treating a service-connected disability, such employee shall submit to
the head of the employing agency certification, in such form and manner
as the Director of the Office of Personnel Management may prescribe,
that such employee used such leave for purposes of being furnished
treatment for such disability by a health care provider.

``(d) <> In this section--
``(1) the term `employee' has the meaning given such term in
section 2105, and includes an officer or employee of the United
States Postal Service or of the Postal Regulatory Commission;
``(2) the term `service-connected' has the meaning given
such term in section 101(16) of title 38; and
``(3) the term `veteran' has the meaning given such term in
section 101(2) of such title.''.

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(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 63 of
title 5, United States Code, <> is amended by
adding after the item relating to section 6328 the following:

``6329. Disabled veteran leave.''.

(c) <> Application.--The amendments made by
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to any employee (as that term is
defined in section 6329(d)(1) of title 5, United States Code, as added
by subsection (a)) hired on or after the date that is 1 year after the
date of enactment of this Act.

(d) <> Regulations.--Not later
than 9 months after the date of enactment of this Act--
(1) the Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall
prescribe regulations with respect to the leave provided by the
amendment in subsection (a) for employees, but not including
employees of the United States Postal Service or the Postal
Regulatory Commission; and
(2) the Postmaster General shall prescribe regulations for
such leave with respect to officers and employees of the United
States Postal Service and the Postal Regulatory Commission.

Approved November 5, 2015.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 313 (S. 242):
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HOUSE REPORTS: No. 114-180 (Comm. on Oversight and Government Reform).
SENATE REPORTS: No. 114-89 (Comm. on Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs) accompanying S. 242.
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 161 (2015):
Sept. 28, considered and passed House.
Oct. 26, considered and passed Senate.