from the protection provided to such individual through a prior regulation, guidance, opinion, ruling, standard, order, adjudicative decision, or other interpretation in effect on the day before the date of such action, unless such reduction is explicitly and specifically mandated by an Act of Congress. (2) Request for Congressional action The Secretary may submit a proposal to Congress for a reduction described in paragraph (1), but shall not take any action described in such paragraph without an explicit and specific mandate by an Act of Congress. (3) Standard of deference Notwithstanding chapter 7 of title 5, United States Code, in any action for judicial review of an agency action under such chapter, a reviewing court shall defer to a regulation, guidance, opinion, ruling, standard, order, adjudicative decision, or other interpretation issued by the agency that increases or otherwise strengthens a protection afforded under this chapter to an individual performing any labor, with respect to the manufacture or furnishing of materials, supplies, articles, or equipment under a contract to which this chapter applies, who is an employee of the contractor of such contract, unless such regulation, guidance, opinion, ruling, standard, order, adjudicative decision, or other interpretation is plainly erroneous or inconsistent with this chapter. . (2) Table of sections The table of sections for chapter 65 of title 41, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: Sec. 6512. General standards for applying and interpreting workers' rights. (i) Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (1) In general Title I of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 ( 29 U.S.C. 2611 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 110. General standards for applying and interpreting workers' rights (a) Interpretation of protections and exemptions (1) Protections All protections afforded eligible employees under this title, including as applied through the definitions under section 3, shall be interpreted