This bill expands paid family and medical leave protections for federal employees and related workers. It increases the basic entitlement from 12 administrative workweeks to 12 workweeks plus additional leave under certain circumstances, and extends eligibility to cover five categories of qualifying events rather than just two. The legislation applies to federal employees covered by existing leave laws, congressional staff, employees of the Government Accountability Office, Library of Congress, Postal Service, Postal Regulatory Commission, Executive Office of the President, FAA and TSA workers, Veterans Affairs employees, and District of Columbia court and public defender service employees. The bill allows adoptive leave to begin before a child's placement for necessary adoption activities and requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to align the Veterans Affairs family and medical leave program with these changes within 30 days of enactment. No specific funding amount is mentioned in the legislation.
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