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19–011 2003

108th Congress, 1st Session – – – – – – – – – – – – – House Document 108–15

2002 SECTION 102(B) REPORT

COMMUNICATION

FROM

THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, THE OFFICE OF 

COMPLIANCE

TRANSMITTING

THE FOURTH BIENNIAL REPORT ON THE APPLICABILITY TO THE 

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH OF FEDERAL LAW RELATING TO TERMS 

AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT AND ACCESS TO PUBLIC 

SERVICES AND ACCOMMODATIONS, PURSUANT TO SECTION 

102(b) OF THE CONGRESSIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 1995

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JANUARY 7, 2003.—Referred jointly to the Committees on House Administration and Education and the Workforce, and ordered to be printed 

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OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE, 

Washington, DC, December 4, 2002. 

DEAR MEMBER OF CONGRESS: On behalf of the Board of Directors 

of the Office of Compliance, it is with great pleasure that I submit 

to you the Board’s 2002 Report to Congress regarding the issues 

and concerns facing Congress and the Office of Compliance as the 

Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 enters its eighth year. 

Continued improvement in working conditions, health and safety, 

and equal employment opportunity for the Capitol Hill community 

remains the cornerstone of the Accountability Act and of this agency’s mandate from Congress. The unprecedented events of 9–11 

have changed forever how we all view the importance of health and 

safety conditions on the Hill campus. In this biennial report, required by section 102(b) of the Accountability Act, the Board offers 

its recommendations regarding needed improvements to the Accountability Act to better ensure that the thousands of women and 

men who work in the Legislative Branch are accorded the regulatory protections enjoyed by employees in the private sector and 

the Executive Branch. 

It is our hope that the 108th Congress will review, hold hearings, 

and adopt the recommendations included in the accompanying Report. We will be happy to discuss the Report and its contents with 

you or your staff. 

Sincerely, 

WILLIAM W. THOMPSON II, 

Executive Director. 

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