Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act of 2009

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Provides that a federal employee and his or her domestic partner shall be entitled to benefits available to, and shall be subject to obligations imposed upon, a married federal employee and his or her spouse.

Defines "domestic partner" to mean an adult unmarried person living with another adult unmarried person of the same sex in a committed, intimate relationship.

Defines "benefits" to include federal health insurance and enhanced dental and vision benefits, retirement and disability benefits, family, medical, and emergency leave, group life insurance, long-term care insurance, compensation for work injuries, and benefits for disability, death, or captivity.

Excludes members of the uniformed services from the definition of "employee."Sets forth requirements for filing:

(1) an affidavit of eligibility as such a domestic partner, which shall include a certification that the employee and the domestic partner are each other's sole domestic partners and intend to remain so indefinitely; and
(2) a statement upon dissolution of such a domestic partnership."

Bill sponsored by Rep. Tammy Baldwin, D-WI

http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h2517/show