[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1751 Introduced in House (IH)]
113th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1751
To amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 and title 5, United
States Code, to permit leave to care for a domestic partner, parent-in-
law, adult child, sibling, grandchild, or grandparent who has a serious
health condition, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 25, 2013
Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York (for herself, Mr. Polis, Mr.
Conyers, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. Cicilline, Ms. Lee of
California, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Keating, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr.
Lowenthal, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Moore, Mr. Engel, Ms. Norton, Mr. George
Miller of California, Mr. Ellison, and Ms. Titus) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and
the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on House
Administration and Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration
of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee
concerned
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A BILL
To amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 and title 5, United
States Code, to permit leave to care for a domestic partner, parent-in-
law, adult child, sibling, grandchild, or grandparent who has a serious
health condition, 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 ``Family and Medical Leave Inclusion
Act''.
SEC. 2. LEAVE TO CARE FOR A DOMESTIC PARTNER, PARENT-IN-LAW, ADULT
CHILD, SIBLING, OR GRANDPARENT.
(a) Definitions.--
(1) Inclusion of grandparents, grandchildren, parents-in-
law, siblings, and domestic partners.--Section 101 of such Act
is further amended by adding at the end the following:
``(20) Domestic partner.--The term `domestic partner'
means--
``(A) the person recognized as the domestic partner
of the employee under any domestic partner registry or
civil union laws of the State or political subdivision
of a State where the employee resides, or who is
lawfully married to the employee under the laws of the
State where the employee resides; or
``(B) in the case of an unmarried employee who
lives in a State where a person cannot marry a person
of the same sex under the laws of the State, an
unmarried adult person of the same sex as the employee
who is in a committed, personal relationship with the
employee, is not a domestic partner to any other
person, and who is designated to the employer by such
employee as that employee's domestic partner.
``(21) Grandchild.--The term `grandchild' means the son or
daughter of an employee's son or daughter.
``(22) Grandparent.--The term `grandparent' means a parent
of a parent of an employee.
``(23) Parent-in-law.--The term `parent-in-law' means a
parent of the spouse or domestic partner of an employee.
``(24) Sibling.--The term `sibling' means any person who is
a son or daughter of an employee's parent.
``(25) Son-in-law and daughter-in-law.--The terms `son-in-
law' and `daughter-in-law', used with respect to an employee,
means any person who is a spouse or domestic partner of a son
or daughter of the employee.''.
(2) Inclusion of adult children and children of a domestic
partner.--Section 101(12) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 2611(12)) is
amended--
(A) by inserting ``a child of an individual's
domestic partner,'' after ``a legal ward,''; and
(B) by striking ``who is--'' and all that follows
and inserting ``and includes an adult child''.
(b) Leave Requirement.--Section 102 of the Family and Medical Leave
Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2612) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(1)(C), by striking ``spouse, or a
son, daughter, or parent of the employee, if such spouse, son,
daughter, or parent'' and inserting ``spouse or domestic
partner, or a son, daughter, parent, parent-in-law,
grandparent, grandchild, or sibling, of the employee if such
spouse, domestic partner, son, daughter, parent, parent-in-law,
grandparent, grandchild, or sibling'';
(2) in subsection (a)(1)(E), by striking ``spouse, or a
son, daughter, or parent'' and inserting ``spouse or domestic
partner, or a son, daughter, parent, parent-in-law, grandchild,
or sibling'';
(3) in subsection (a)(3), by striking ``spouse, son,
daughter, parent,'' and inserting ``spouse or domestic partner,
son, daughter, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, parent, parent-in-
law, grandparent, or sibling,'';
(4) in subsection (e)(2)(A), by striking ``spouse,
parent,'' and inserting ``spouse or domestic partner, parent,
parent-in-law, grandparent, grandchild, sibling,'';
(5) in subsection (e)(3), by striking ``spouse, or a son,
daughter, or parent,'' and inserting ``spouse or domestic
partner, or a son, daughter, parent, parent-in-law, grandchild,
or sibling,''; and
(6) in subsection (f)--
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by
inserting ``or domestic partners'' after ``husband and
wife''; and
(B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``or parent-
in-law'' after ``parent''.
(c) Certification.--Section 103 of the Family and Medical Leave Act
of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2613) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ``spouse, or parent''
and inserting ``spouse or domestic partner, parent, parent-in-
law, grandparent, grandchild, or sibling'';
(2) in subsection (b)(4)(A), by striking ``spouse, or
parent and an estimate of the amount of time that such employee
is needed to care for the son, daughter, spouse, or parent''
and inserting ``spouse or domestic partner, parent, parent-in-
law, grandparent, grandchild, or sibling and an estimate of the
amount of time that such employee is needed to care for such
son, daughter, spouse or domestic partner, parent, parent-in-
law, grandparent, or sibling''; and
(3) in subsection (b)(7), by striking ``parent, or spouse''
and inserting ``spouse or domestic partner, parent, parent-in-
law, grandparent, or sibling''.
(d) Employment and Benefits Protection.--Section 104(c)(3) of the
Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2614(c)(3)) is
amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A)(i), by striking ``spouse, or
parent'' and inserting ``spouse or domestic partner, parent,
parent-in-law, grandparent, or sibling''; and
(2) in subparagraph (C)(ii), by striking ``spouse, or
parent'' and inserting ``spouse or domestic partner, parent,
parent-in-law, grandparent, or sibling''.
SEC. 3. FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.
(a) Definitions.--
(1) Inclusion of grandparents, parents-in-law, siblings,
and domestic partners.--Section 6381 of title 5, United States
Code, is amended--
(A) in paragraph (11) by striking ``; and'' and
inserting a semicolon;
(B) in paragraph (12), by striking the period and
inserting a semicolon; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(13) the term `domestic partner' means--
``(A) the person recognized as the domestic partner
of the employee under any domestic partner registry or
civil union laws of the State or political subdivision
of a State where the employee resides, or who is
lawfully married to the employee under the laws of the
State where the employee resides; or
``(B) in the case of an unmarried employee who
lives in a State where a person cannot marry a person
of the same sex under the laws of the State, an
unmarried adult person of the same sex as the employee
who is in a committed, personal relationship with the
employee, is not a domestic partner to any other
person, and who is designated to the employing agency
by such employee as that employee's domestic partner;
``(14) the term `parent-in-law' means a parent of the
spouse or domestic partner of an employee;
``(15) the term `grandchild' means the son or daughter of
an employee's son or daughter;
``(16) the term `grandparent' means a parent of a parent of
an employee;
``(17) the term `sibling' means any person who is a son or
daughter of an employee's parent; and
``(18) the terms `son-in-law and daughter-in-law', used
with respect to an employee, means any person who is a spouse
or domestic partner of a son or daughter of the employee.''.
(2) Inclusion of adult children and children of a domestic
partner.--Section 6381(6) of such title is amended--
(A) by inserting ``a child of an individual's
domestic partner,'' after ``a legal ward,''; and
(B) by striking ``who is--'' and all that follows
and inserting ``and includes an adult child''.
(b) Leave Requirement.--Section 6382 of title 5, United States
Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(1)(C), by striking ``spouse, or a
son, daughter, or parent of the employee, if such spouse, son,
daughter, or parent'' and inserting ``spouse or domestic
partner, or a son, daughter, parent, parent-in-law,
grandparent, grandchild, or sibling, of the employee if such
spouse, domestic partner, son, daughter, parent, parent-in-law,
grandparent, grandchild, or sibling'';
(2) in subsection (a)(1)(E), by striking ``spouse, or a
son, daughter, or parent'' and inserting ``spouse or domestic
partner, or a son, daughter, parent, parent-in-law, grandchild,
or sibling'';
(3) in subsection (a)(3), by striking ``spouse, son,
daughter, parent,'' and inserting ``spouse or domestic partner,
son, daughter, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, parent, parent-in-
law, grandparent, sibling,'';
(4) in subsection (e)(2)(A), by striking ``spouse,
parent,'' and inserting ``spouse or domestic partner, parent,
parent-in-law, grandparent, grandchild, sibling,''; and
(5) in subsection (e)(3), by striking ``spouse, or a son,
daughter, or parent,'' and inserting ``spouse or domestic
partner, or a son, daughter, parent, parent-in-law, grandchild,
or sibling,''.
(c) Certification.--Section 6383 of title 5, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ``spouse, or parent''
and inserting ``spouse or domestic partner, parent, parent-in-
law, grandparent, grandchild, or sibling''; and
(2) in subsection (b)(4)(A), by striking ``spouse, or
parent, and an estimate of the amount of time that such
employee is needed to care for such son, daughter, spouse, or
parent'' and inserting ``spouse or domestic partner, parent,
parent-in-law, grandparent, grandchild, or sibling and an
estimate of the amount of time that such employee is needed to
care for such son, daughter, spouse or domestic partner,
parent, parent-in-law, grandparent, grandchild, or sibling''.
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