; and (B) such employee would be entitled to leave under section 6329(a) of title 5, United States Code, if the date on which leave would be made available under this paragraph was the first day of employment of such employee. (2) Restored leave availability Leave made available to a covered employee under paragraph (1) shall remain available to such employee until the date that is 12 months after the date on which such leave was forfeited by operation of section 6329(b)(2) of title 5, United States Code. (3) Application A covered employee that seeks leave to be made available under paragraph (1) shall submit to the head of the agency employing such employee a request, in such form and manner as the Director of the Office of Personnel Management may prescribe, for such leave. (4) Treatment of restored leave Except as provided in this subsection, leave made available under this subsection shall be treated in the same manner as leave credited to an employee under section 6329 of title 5, United States Code. (d) Rule of construction Subsection (a) shall not be construed as modifying or otherwise affecting the rights of any covered employee with respect to leave forfeited prior to the date of the enactment of this Act by operation of section 6329(b)(2) of title 5, United States Code. (e) Definitions In this Act: (1) Covered employee The term covered employee means an employee described in section 6329(a) of title 5, United States Code, whose first day of employment is during the covered period. (2) Covered period The term covered period means the period beginning on March 1, 2019, and ending on June 1, 2021. (3) Related disability The term related disability means the disability for which a covered employee is entitled to the leave referred to in subsection (a). (4) Veterans affairs medical provider The term Veterans Affairs medical provider means any— (A) medical facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs that furnishes medical care or services