Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Uniformed Services Leave Parity Act”.
Uniformed Services Leave Parity Act
A BILL
To amend title II of the Public Health Service Act to include as an additional right or privilege of commissioned officers of the Public Health Service (and their beneficiaries) certain leave provided under title 10, United States Code to commissioned officers of the Army (or their beneficiaries).
Sec. 2 Application of leave provisions for members of the Armed Forces to members of the Public Health Service
In general— Section 221(a) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 213a(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(22) Chapter 40, Leave, except that, in applying section 701(b) of such chapter 40 for purposes of this section, “120 days' leave” shall be substituted for “60 days' leave”.”
Conforming repeal— Section 219 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 210–1) is repealed.