S.Amdt. 2835

1. Adds SEC. __. FAMILY LEAVE BECAUSE OF THE DEATH OF A SON OR DAUGHTER at the end of the bill

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   In S. 1086 · Reported to Senate

   Section 319C-1(b)(2)(A)(vii) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d-3a(b)(2)(A)(vii)) is amended by inserting "or established" after "designated".

   Inserted: SEC. __. FAMILY LEAVE BECAUSE OF THE DEATH OF A SON OR DAUGHTER.

   Inserted: (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the "Parental Bereavement Act of 2014".

   Inserted: (b) Family Leave.--

   Inserted: (1) Entitlement to leave.--Section 102(a)(1) of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2612(a)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:

   Inserted: "(F) Because of the death of a son or daughter.".

   Inserted: (2) Requirements relating to leave.--

   Inserted: (A) Schedule.--Section 102(b)(1) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 2612(b)(1)) is amended by inserting after the third sentence the following new sentence: "Leave under subsection (a)(1)(F) shall not be taken by an employee intermittently or on a reduced leave schedule unless the employee and the employer of the employee agree otherwise.".

   Inserted: (B) Substitution of paid leave.--Section 102(d)(2)(B) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 2612(d)(2)(B)) is amended, in the first sentence, by striking "(C) or (D)" and inserting "(C), (D), or (F)".

   Inserted: (C) Notice.--Section 102(e) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 2612(e)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

   Inserted: "(4) Notice for leave due to death of a son or daughter.--In any case in which the necessity for leave under subsection (a)(1)(F) is foreseeable, the employee shall provide such notice to the employer as is reasonable and practicable.".

   Inserted: (D) Spouses employed by same employer.--Section 102(f)(1)(A) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 2612(f)(1)(A)) is amended by striking "subparagraph (A) or (B)" and inserting "subparagraph (A), (B), or (F)".

   Inserted: (E) Certification requirements.--Section 103 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 2613) is amended by adding at the end the following:

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   Inserted: "(g) Certification Related to the Death of a Son or Daughter.--An employer may require that a request for leave under section 102(a)(1)(F) be supported by a certification issued at such time and in such manner as the Secretary may by regulation prescribe. If the Secretary issues a regulation requiring such certification, the employee shall provide, in a timely manner, a copy of such certification to the employer.".

   Inserted: (F) Failure to return from leave.--Section 104(c) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 2614(c)) is amended--

   Inserted: (i) in paragraph (2)(B)(i), by inserting before the semicolon the following: ", or a death that entitles the employee to leave under section 102(a)(1)(F)"; and

   Inserted: (ii) in paragraph (3)(A)--

   Inserted: (I) in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting ", or the death," before "described";

   Inserted: (II) in clause (ii), by striking "or" at the end;

   Inserted: (III) by redesignating clause (iii) as clause (iv); and

   Inserted: (IV) by inserting after clause (ii) the following:

   Inserted: "(iii) a certification that meets such requirements as the Secretary may by regulation prescribe, in the case of an employee unable to return to work because of a death specified in section 102(a)(1)(F); or".

   Inserted: (G) Employees of local educational agencies.--Section 108 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 2618) is amended--

   Inserted: (i) in subsection (c)--

   Inserted: (I) in paragraph (1)--

   Inserted: (aa) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting after "medical treatment" the following: ", or under section 102(a)(1)(F) that is foreseeable,"; and

   Inserted: (bb) in subparagraph (A), by inserting after "to exceed" the following: "(except in the case of leave under section 102(a)(1)(F))"; and

   Inserted: (II) in paragraph (2), by striking "section 102(e)(2)" and inserting "paragraphs (2) and (4) of section 102(e), as applicable"; and

   Inserted: (ii) in subsection (d), in paragraph (2) and (3), by striking "or (C)" each place it appears and inserting "(C), or (F)".

   Inserted: (c) Family Leave for Civil Service Employees.--

   Inserted: (1) Entitlement to leave.--Section 6382(a)(1) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

   Inserted: "(F) Because of the death of a son or daughter.".

   Inserted: (2) Requirements relating to leave.--

   Inserted: (A) Schedule.--Section 6382(b)(1) of such title is amended by inserting after the third sentence the following new sentence: "Leave under subsection (a)(1)(F) shall not be taken by an employee intermittently or on a reduced leave schedule unless the employee and the employing agency of the employee agree otherwise.".

   Inserted: (B) Substitution of paid leave.--Section 6382(d) of such title is amended, in the first sentence, by striking "or (E)" and inserting "(E), or (F)".

   Inserted: (C) Notice.--Section 6382(e) of such title is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

   Inserted: "(4) In any case in which the necessity for leave under subsection (a)(1)(F) is foreseeable, the employee shall provide such notice to the employing agency as is reasonable and practicable.".

   Inserted: (D) Certification requirements.--Section 6383 of such title is amended by adding at the end the following:

   Inserted: "(g) An employing agency may require that a request for leave under section 6382(a)(1)(F) be supported by a certification issued at such time and in such manner as the Office of Personnel Management may by regulation prescribe. If the Office issues a regulation requiring such certification, the employee shall provide, in a timely manner, a copy of such certification to the employer.".

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