1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Federal Employee Paid Leave Act . 2. Paid leave for Federal employees covered by title 5 (a) In general Section 6382 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking subsections (c) and (d) and inserting the following: (c) (1) Subject to paragraph (2), leave taken by an employee under subsection (a) shall be paid leave. (2) The paid leave that is available to an employee for purposes of paragraph (1) is— (A) 12 administrative workweeks of paid leave, in connection with the birth, placement, or other event involved for which leave may be taken under subsection (a), in the 12-month period referred to in subsection (a); or (B) if regulations are promulgated under subsection (d), the number of administrative workweeks specified in the regulations. (3) (A) An employee may elect to substitute for any leave under subsection (a)(3) any other paid leave which is available to such employee for the purpose described in that subsection. (B) Subparagraph (A) shall not be construed to require that an employee first use all or any portion of the other paid leave described in such subparagraph before being allowed to use the paid leave described in paragraph (1). (4) Paid leave described in paragraph (1)— (A) shall be payable from any appropriation or fund available for salaries or expenses for positions within the employing agency; (B) shall not be considered to be annual or vacation leave for purposes of section 5551 or 5552 or for any other purpose