Uniformed Services Leave Parity Act
Summary
What This Bill Does
Extends title 10 military leave rights and privileges to commissioned officers of the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps and their beneficiaries, replacing the prior separate PHS leave framework.
Who Benefits and How
USPHS Commissioned Corps officers and their beneficiaries gain parity with Army commissioned officers for leave-related rights and privileges.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Federal administrators must transition the Corps from its standalone leave provision to the title 10 leave framework and apply the broader parity structure in practice.
Key Provisions
- Amends the Public Health Service Act to add chapter 40 of title 10 to the rights and privileges extended to USPHS commissioned officers.
- Repeals the prior PHS-specific leave provision.
- Brings USPHS leave treatment closer to the military standard used for Army commissioned officers.
- Extends the parity effect to beneficiaries where the referenced leave rules apply.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Extends title 10 military leave rights and privileges to commissioned officers of the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps and their beneficiaries, replacing the prior separate PHS leave framework.
Key Policy Areas
Public Health, Defense, Federal Employment
Primary Purpose
Extends title 10 military leave rights and privileges to commissioned officers of the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps and their beneficiaries, replacing the prior separate PHS leave framework.
Policy Domains
Main Provisions
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- USPHS commissioned officers and their beneficiaries
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Federal administrators updating leave administration and compliance to the new parity framework
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
Passed SenateHeld at the desk.
Received in the House.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7101; …
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous …
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator …
Reported by Mr. Cassidy, without amendment
Passed Senate (inferred from es version)
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. …
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be …
Stakeholder Effects
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Beneficiaries and families of PHS officers, USPHS Commissioned Corps officers
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
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