; and (2) occurs before the end of the 6-month period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act. 5. Clarification for members of the National Guard and Reserves (a) Executive branch employees For purposes of determining the eligibility of an employee described in section 6381(1)(A) of title 5, United States Code, who is a member of the National Guard or Reserves to take leave under section 6382(a) of such title, any service by such employee on covered active duty (as defined in section 6381(7) of such title) shall be counted as service as an employee for purposes of section 6381(1)(B) of such title. (b) Congressional employees For purposes of determining the eligibility of a covered employee (meaning an employee defined as or considered to be a covered employee under section 101 of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 ( 2 U.S.C. 1301 )) who is a member of the National Guard or Reserves to take leave under section 102(a)(1) of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 ( 29 U.S.C. 2612(a)(1) ) (pursuant to section 202(a)(1) of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 ( 2 U.S.C. 1312(a)(1) )), any service by such covered employee on covered active duty (as defined in section 101(14) of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 ( 29 U.S.C. 2611(14) )) shall be counted as time during which such employee has been employed in an employing office for purposes of section 202(a)(2)(B) of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 ( 2 U.S.C. 1312(a)(2)(B) ). (c) GAO employees For purposes of determining the eligibility of an employee of the Government Accountability Office who is a member of the National Guard or Reserves to take leave under section 102(a)(1) of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 ( 29 U.S.C. 2612(a)(1) ), any service by such employee on covered active duty (as defined in section 101(14) of such Act ( 29 U.S.C. 2611(14) )) shall be counted as time during which such employee has been employed for purposes of section 101(2)(A) of such Act ( 29 U.S.C. 2611(2)(A) ). 6. Conforming