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Text of Senate Amendment 6073

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On 2026-06-24, Senator Mark R. Warner (D-VA) delivered a floor speech titled "Text Of Senate Amendment 6073" in the Senate.

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Text of Senate Amendment 6073

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S3278] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 6073. Mr. WARNER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 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 D of title VI, add the following: SEC. 639. TREATMENT OF SERVICE IN UNIFORMED SERVICES FOR PURPOSES OF FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE. (a) In General.--Section 6381(1)(B)(ii) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking ``the Army'' and all that follows and inserting ``any of the uniformed services (as defined in section 101 of title 10);''. (b) Inclusion of Military Service in Determining Eligibility of Other Federal Employees.--Section 1114(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 29 U.S.C. 2611 note) is amended-- (1) in paragraph (1)-- (A) by striking ``the Army'' and all that follows through ``United States'' and inserting ``any of the uniformed services (as defined in section 101 of title 10, United States Code)''; and (B) by striking ``section 101(1)(A)'' each place it appears and inserting ``section 101(2)(A)''; and (2) in paragraph (2)-- (A) by striking subparagraph (B); (B) by striking ``term'' and all that follows through ``includes'' and inserting the following: ``term `covered employee' includes''; (C) by redesignating clauses (i), (ii), (iii), and (iv) as subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D), respectively, and by moving such subparagraphs, as so redesignated, 2 ems to the left; and (D) in subparagraph (D), as so redesignated, by striking ``; and'' and inserting a period. ______

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Text of Senate Amendment 6073 Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S3278] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 6073. Mr. WARNER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 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 D of title VI, add the following: SEC. 639. TREATMENT OF SERVICE IN UNIFORMED SERVICES FOR PURPOSES OF FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE. (a) In General.--Section 6381(1)(B)(ii) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking ``the Army'' and all that follows and inserting ``any of the uniformed services (as defined in section 101 of title 10);''. (b) Inclusion of Military Service in Determining Eligibility of Other Federal Employees.--Section 1114(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 29 U.S.C. 2611 note) is amended-- (1) in paragraph (1)-- (A) by striking ``the Army'' and all that follows through ``United States'' and inserting ``any of the uniformed services (as defined in section 101 of title 10, United States Code)''; and (B) by striking ``section 101(1)(A)'' each place it appears and inserting ``section 101(2)(A)''; and (2) in paragraph (2)-- (A) by striking subparagraph (B); (B) by striking ``term'' and all that follows through ``includes'' and inserting the following: ``term `covered employee' includes''; (C) by redesignating clauses (i), (ii), (iii), and (iv) as subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D), respectively, and by moving such subparagraphs, as so redesignated, 2 ems to the left; and (D) in subparagraph (D), as so redesignated, by striking ``; and'' and inserting a period. ______