; (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; and (B) shall prescribe any regulations necessary to carry out this subsection, including the manner in which an employee may designate any day or other period as to which such employee wishes to use leave under subsection (a). . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall not be effective with respect to any birth or placement occurring before the end of the 6-month period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act. 3. Paid family leave for congressional employees (a) Amendments to congressional accountability act Section 202 of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 ( 2 U.S.C. 1312 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(1), by adding at the end the following: In applying section 102(a)(1) of such Act to covered employees, subsection (d) shall apply. ; (2) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections (e) and (f), respectively; and (3) by inserting after subsection (c) the following: (d) Special rule for paid family leave for congressional employees (1) In general Any leave taken by a covered employee under section 102(a)(1) of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 ( 29 U.S.C. 2612(a)(1) ) shall be paid leave. (2) Amount of paid leave The paid leave that is available to a covered employee for purposes of paragraph (1) is— (A) the number of weeks of paid family leave in connection with the birth or placement involved that correspond to the number of administrative workweeks of paid family leave available to Federal employees under section 6382(d)(3)(A) of title 5, United States Code