1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Federal Employee Paid Leave Act . 2. Paid family leave for Federal employees covered by title 5 (a) In general Subsection (c) of section 6382 of title 5, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: (c) (1) Leave granted under subsection (a) shall be paid leave. (2) (A) An employee may elect to substitute for any leave under such subsection any other paid leave which is available to such employee for that purpose. (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 leave under subsection (a). (3) Leave under subsection (a)— (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; and (C) if not used by the employee before the end of the 12-month period (as referred to in subsection (a)(1)) to which it relates, shall not accumulate for any subsequent use. (4) The Director of the Office of Personnel Management— (A) may promulgate regulations to increase the amount of leave available to an employee under subsection (a) to a total of not more than 16 administrative workweeks, based on the consideration of— (i) the benefits provided to the Federal Government of increasing such leave, including enhanced recruitment and retention of employees; (ii) the cost to the Federal Government of increasing the amount of such leave that is available to employees; (iii) trends in the private sector and in State and local governments with respect to offering such leave; (iv) the Federal Government’s role as a model employer; (v) the impact of increased leave under subsection (a) on lower-income and economically disadvantaged employees and their children; and (vi) such other factors as the Director considers necessary