[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1095 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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118th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1095
To authorize members of reserve components of the Armed Forces to take
parental leave for the adoption or placement for long-term foster care
of a child.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
March 30, 2023
Ms. Hassan (for herself and Ms. Murkowski) introduced the following
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed
Services
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A BILL
To authorize members of reserve components of the Armed Forces to take
parental leave for the adoption or placement for long-term foster care
of a 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 ``Reserve Component Parental Leave
Parity Act of 2023''.
SEC. 2. PARENTAL LEAVE PARITY FOR MEMBERS OF RESERVE COMPONENTS OF THE
ARMED FORCES.
(a) Compensation.--Section 206 of title 37, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by amending paragraph (4) to read as
follows:
``(4) for each of six days for each period during which the
member is on parental leave during--
``(A) the one-year period beginning after--
``(i) the birth or adoption of a child of
the member; or
``(ii) the placement of a minor child with
the member for adoption or long-term foster
care; or
``(B) such other period as is provided for under
subsection (g).''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(g)(1) The Secretary concerned, under uniform regulations to be
prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, may authorize leave described
in subsection (a)(4) to be taken after the one-year period described in
subparagraph (A) of that subsection in the case of a member described
in subsection (a) who, except for this subsection, would lose unused
parental leave at the end of that one-year period as a result of--
``(A) operational requirements;
``(B) professional military education obligations; or
``(C) other circumstances that the Secretary determines
reasonable and appropriate.
``(2) The regulations prescribed under paragraph (1) shall require
that any leave authorized to be taken after the one-year period
described in subsection (a)(4)(A) shall be taken within a reasonable
period of time, as determined by the Secretary of Defense, after
cessation of the circumstances warranting the extended deadline.''.
(b) Contribution of Leave Toward Entitlement to Retired Pay.--
Section 12732(a)(2)(G) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``maternity leave.'' and inserting the following: ``parental
leave following--
``(i) the birth or adoption of a child of
the member; or
``(ii) the placement of a minor child with
the member for adoption or long-term foster
care.''.
(c) Credit for Retired Pay Purposes.--Section 602(b) of the William
M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2021 (Public Law 116-283; 10 U.S.C. 12732 note) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``maternity leave'' and
all that follows through ``birth of a child'' and inserting
``parental leave described in section 12732(a)(2)(G) of title
10, United States Code, taken by a member of the reserve
components of the Armed Forces'';
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``maternity leave'' and
all that follows through ``childbirth event'' and inserting
``parental leave taken by the member''; and
(3) in paragraph (3), by striking ``maternity leave'' each
place it appears and inserting ``parental leave''.
(d) Effective Date.--This section and the amendments made by this
section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and
apply with respect to periods of parental leave that commence on or
after that date.
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