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This bill aims to expand and improve family and medical leave for military families by making several key changes to existing law. The MIL FMLA (Making It Likely for Families of the Military to Live with Leave Access) Act broadens the definition of family relationships for military personnel, allowing employees to take up to 26 workweeks of leave in a 12-month period to care for a covered servicemember or a veteran with a serious injury or illness. The bill significantly expands the definition of who can be considered a family member, including domestic partners, in-laws, grandparents, aunts, uncles, nephews, nieces, and individuals with a close personal bond equivalent to a family relationship. It also provides new leave provisions for both private sector employees covered by the Family and Medical Leave Act and federal civilian employees, ensuring that family members and servicemembers themselves can take extended leave for military-related health conditions. The legislation updates terminology to be more inclusive, recognizes various types of military service including reserve components and state active duty, and provides more flexibility for employees needing to care for or support military personnel with serious health conditions or injuries.

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