EMPLOYERS REQUIRED TO GRANT LEAVE OF ABSENCE FOR EMPLOYEES TO PARTICIPATE IN HONOR GUARDS FOR FUNERALS OF VETERANS.

SEC. 323. EMPLOYERS REQUIRED TO GRANT LEAVE OF ABSENCE FOR EMPLOYEES TO PARTICIPATE IN HONOR GUARDS FOR FUNERALS OF VETERANS. (a) Definition of Service in the Uniformed Services.—Section 4303(13) is amended— (1) by striking “and” after “National Guard duty”; and (2) by inserting before the period at the end “, and a period for which a person is absent from employment for the purpose of performing funeral honors duty as authorized by section 12503 of title 10 or section 115 of title 32.”. (b) Required Leave of Absence.—Section 4316 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: “(e)(1) An employer shall grant an employee who is a member of a reserve component an authorized leave of absence from a position of employment to allow that employee to perform funeral honors duty as authorized by section 12503 of title 10 or section 115 of title 32. “(2) For purposes of section 4312(e)(1) of this title, an employee who takes an authorized leave of absence under paragraph (1) is deemed to have notified the employer of the employee’s intent to return to such position of employment.”. 114 STAT. 1856 (c) Effective Date.—The amendments made by subsections(a) and (b) shall take effect 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.