; and (2) the term employer means any person engaged in commerce or in any industry or activity affecting commerce who employs 25 or more employees during a calendar year, and includes any person who acts, directly or indirectly, in the interest of an employer to any of the employees of such employer and any successor in interest of an employer. In the previous sentence, the terms commerce and industry or activity affecting commerce have the meaning given such terms in section 101(1) of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993. (h) Effective date This section shall take effect beginning with the first Federal election held after the date of enactment of this Act.