Pub. L. 110-417, tit. V, subtit. D, sec. 532
PATERNITY LEAVE FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.
SEC. 532. PATERNITY LEAVE FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.(a) Leave Authorized.—Section 701 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:“(j)(1) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned, a married member of the armed forces on active duty whose wife gives birth to a child shall receive 10 days of leave to be used in connection with the birth of the child.“(2) Leave under paragraph (1) is in addition to other leave authorized under this section.”.(b) Effective Date.—The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and applies only with respect to children born on or after that date.