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The bill simplifies and clarifies leave law for Public Health Service officers by adopting Title 10 leave rules, trading clearer administration for potential changes in individual leave entitlements and modest fiscal or transition impacts.
Public Health Service commissioned officers and their personnel managers: align PHS leave entitlements with Title 10 Chapter 40, consolidating leave rules, simplifying administration, and removing duplicate statutory authority.
PHS commissioned officers: may see changes to how leave is accrued or used, creating a transition period and administrative adjustments for employees and HR offices.
Taxpayers and federal employees: if Title 10 leave provisions are more generous this consolidation could modestly increase personnel costs for taxpayers; if less generous, some officers could lose previously available benefits.
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Extends Title 10 Chapter 40 leave entitlements to Public Health Service commissioned officers and repeals the separate prior leave provision to consolidate coverage.
Extends active-duty military leave rules to commissioned officers of the U.S. Public Health Service by adding Title 10 Chapter 40 (Leave) to the list of military provisions whose rights and benefits apply to those officers. It also repeals a separate Public Health Service statutory leave provision to consolidate leave entitlements under the amended cross-reference.
Official title: 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).
Introduced April 10, 2025 by Christina Houlahan · Last progress September 16, 2026