To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for the reimbursement of expenses incurred by a Federal employee in the adoption of a child.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Compensation and Employee Benefits.
Requires the head of each Federal agency to establish a program under which agency employees shall be reimbursed for expenses incurred in the adoption of a child.
Allows a reimbursement only: (1) after the adoption becomes final; (2) if, at the time of adoption, the child is under 18 years of age and unmarried; and (3) if appropriate, written application has been filed as may be required. Provides that a reimbursement shall be payable only if, or to the extent that, similar benefits have not met the full amount of adoption expenses. Prohibits a reimbursement from exceeding $2,000. Provides for determining reimbursement amounts when both adopting parents are Federal employees.
Prohibits the denial of a reimbursement from being based on the marital status of the applicant.
Allows the Office of Personnel Management to issue general guidelines for the uniform administration of this Act.
Makes this Act applicable to Postal Service employees.
- Introduced in House Formatted Text
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2764: To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for the reimbursement of expenses incurred by a Federal employee in the adoption of a child.. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-2764/
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