To provide compensation and credit for retired pay purposes for maternity leave taken by members of the reserve components.

SA 1693. Mr. MORAN (for himself, Mr. Udall, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr.
Boozman, Mrs. Capito, and Mr. Rounds) submitted an amendment intended
to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4049, to authorize appropriations
for fiscal year 2021 for military activities of the Department of
Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the
Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for
such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on
the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle A of title VI, add the following:

SEC. ___. COMPENSATION AND CREDIT FOR RETIRED PAY PURPOSES
FOR MATERNITY LEAVE TAKEN BY MEMBERS OF THE
RESERVE COMPONENTS.

(a) Compensation.--Section 206(a) of title 37, United
States Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``or'' at the end;
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and
inserting ``; or''; and
(3) by adding the end the following new paragraph:
``(4) for each of 6 days in connection with the taking by
the member of a period of maternity leave.''.
(b) Credit for Retired Pay Purposes.--
(1) In general.--The period of maternity leave taken by a
member of the reserve components of the Armed Forces in
connection with the birth of a child shall count toward the
member's entitlement to retired pay, and in connection with
the years of service used in computing retired pay, under
chapter 1223 of title 10, United States Code, as 12 points.
(2) Separate credit for each period of leave.--Separate
crediting of points shall accrue to a member pursuant to this
subsection for each period of maternity leave taken by the
member in connection with a childbirth event.
(3) When credited.--Points credited a member for a period
of maternity leave pursuant to this subsection shall be
credited in the year in which the period of maternity leave
concerned commences.
(4) Contribution of leave toward entitlement to retired
pay.--Section 12732(a)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is
amended by inserting after subparagraph (E) the following new
subparagraph:
``(F) Points at the rate of 12 a year for the taking of
maternity leave.''.
(5) Computation of years of service for retired pay.--
Section 12733 of such title is amended--
(A) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (6); and
(B) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following new
paragraph (5):
``(5) One day for each point credited to the person under
subparagraph (F) of section 12732(a)(2) of this title.''.
(c) Effective Date.--This section and the amendments made
by this section shall take effect on the date of the
enactment of this Act, and shall apply with respect to
periods of maternity leave that commence on or after that
date.
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