The "Making It Likely for Families of the Military to Live with Leave Access Act," or MIL FMLA Act, aims to significantly improve family and medical leave provisions for military families and veterans. This legislation amends the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) and applies similar changes to federal civilian employees, ensuring broader access to leave for those supporting or serving in the military. A key provision of the bill expands the scope of individuals eligible to take leave to care for a covered servicemember. It includes not only spouses but also domestic partners , sons, daughters (regardless of age for servicemember leave), in-laws, grandparents, siblings, aunts, uncles, nephews, nieces, and any "other individual whose close association is the equivalent of a family relationship." This significantly broadens the definition of family to encompass diverse support networks for servicemembers. The Act also introduces a new category of leave specifically for veterans. Eligible employees who are covered servicemembers are now entitled to 26 workweeks of leave during a 12-month period due to a serious injury or illness that prevents them from performing their job functions. This addresses the unique needs of veterans recovering from service-related conditions. Furthermore, the bill modifies several definitions within the FMLA. It expands the definition of "covered active duty" for reserve components to include duty under Title 32 and specific instances of "covered State active duty." The definition of "serious injury or illness" for servicemembers and veterans is also broadened to include conditions incurred or aggravated during active duty. Title II of the bill mirrors these enhancements for federal civilian employees covered by Title 5, United States Code. This ensures that federal employees who are military family members or veterans receive the same expanded leave benefits, including the broadened definitions of family relationships and the new veteran leave category, promoting consistency across different employment sectors.