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108TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 3963

To amend the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 to extend to employees of the legislative branch certain protections available to other employees of the Federal Government under certain laws, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 11, 2004

Mr. SHAYS (for himself, Mr. COOPER, Mr. CASTLE, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr. ENGLISH, and Mr. MORAN of Virginia) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, 

and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 

Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 

the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL

To amend the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 to 

extend to employees of the legislative branch certain protections available to other employees of the Federal Government under certain laws, and for other purposes.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES IN ACT. 

2 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

3 ‘‘Congressional Accountability Enhancement Act of 

4 2004’’. 

5 (b) REFERENCES IN ACT.—Except as otherwise pro6 vided, whenever in this Act an amendment is expressed 

7 in terms of an amendment to or repeal of a section or 

8 other provision, the reference shall be considered to be 

9 made to that section or other provision of the Congres10 sional Accountability Act of 1995. 

11 TITLE I—PROTECTIONS FOR IN12 DIVIDUALS WITH DISABIL13 ITIES 

14 SEC. 101. PROHIBITING DISCRIMINATION IN ACCESS TO 

15 AND USE OF CONGRESSIONAL ELECTRONIC 

16 AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY BY INDI17 VIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES. 

18 (a) COVERED EMPLOYEES.—

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 201(a)(3) (2 U.S.C. 

20 1311(a)(3)) is amended by striking ‘‘section 501 of 

21 the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 791)’’ 

22 and inserting ‘‘sections 501 and 508(a)(1)(A)(i) of 

23 the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 791 and 

24 794d(a)(1)(A)(i))’’. 
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1 (2) APPLICATION OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF

2 REHABILITATION ACT OF 1973; REGULATIONS.—

3 Section 201 (2 U.S.C. 1311) is amended—

4 (A) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub5 section (f); and 

6 (B) by inserting after subsection (c) the 

7 following new subsections: 

8 ‘‘(d) APPLICATION OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF RE9 HABILITATION ACT OF 1973 TO PROTECTIONS RELATING

10 TO ACCESS TO AND USE OF ELECTRONIC AND INFORMA11 TION TECHNOLOGY.—In applying section 508(a)(1)(A)(i) 

12 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to covered employees 

13 (as provided under subsection (a)(3)), the following provi14 sions of such Act shall apply in the same manner as such 

15 provisions apply with respect to Federal employees under 

16 such section: 

17 ‘‘(1) Section 508(a)(1)(B). 

18 ‘‘(2) Section 508(a)(5). 

19 ‘‘(3) Section 508(a)(6)(B). 

20 ‘‘(4) Section 508(g). 

21 ‘‘(e) REGULATIONS TO IMPLEMENT SECTION.—

22 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Board shall, pursuant 

23 to section 304, issue regulations to implement this 

24 section.
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1 ‘‘(2) USE OF ACCESS BOARD REGULATIONS FOR

2 CERTAIN PROVISIONS.—The regulations issued 

3 under paragraph (1) shall be the same as the sub4 stantive regulations promulgated by the Architec5 tural and Transportation Barriers Compliance 

6 Board to implement the statutory provisions referred 

7 to in subsection (d) except insofar as the Board may 

8 determine, for good cause shown and stated together 

9 with the regulation, that a modification of such reg10 ulations would be more effective for the implementa11 tion of the rights and protections under this sec12 tion.’’. 

13 (b) MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.—

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 210(b) (2 U.S.C. 

15 1331(b)) is amended—

16 (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘and 

17 section 508(a)(1)(A)(ii) of the Rehabilitation 

18 Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794d(a)(1)(A)(ii))’’ 

19 after ‘‘and 12189)’’; and 

20 (B) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end 

21 the following: ‘‘For purposes of the application 

22 of section 508(a)(1)(A)(ii) of the Rehabilitation 

23 Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794d(a)(1)(A)(ii)) 

24 under this section, the term ‘Federal depart25 ment or agency’ means any entity listed in sub-
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1 section (a) that provides public services, pro2 grams, or activities.’’. 

3 (2) APPLICATION OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF

4 REHABILITATION ACT OF 1973.—Section 210(b) (2 

5 U.S.C. 1331(b)) is amended by adding at the end 

6 the following new paragraph: 

7 ‘‘(3) APPLICATION OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF

8 REHABILITATION ACT OF 1973 TO PROTECTIONS RE9 LATING TO ACCESS TO AND USE OF ELECTRONIC

10 AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY.—In applying sec11 tion 508(a)(1)(A)(ii) of the Rehabilitation Act of 

12 1973 to the provision of public services and accom13 modations (as provided under paragraph (1)), the 

14 following provisions of such Act shall apply in the 

15 same manner as such provisions apply with respect 

16 to members of the public under such section: 

17 ‘‘(A) Section 508(a)(1)(B). 

18 ‘‘(B) Section 508(a)(5). 

19 ‘‘(C) Section 508(a)(6)(A). 

20 ‘‘(D) Section 508(g).’’. 

21 (3) REMEDY.—Section 210(c) (2 U.S.C. 

22 1331(c)) is amended to read as follows: 

23 ‘‘(c) REMEDIES.—

24 ‘‘(1) RELATING TO THE AMERICANS WITH DIS25 ABILITIES ACT OF 1990.—The remedy for a violation 
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1 of subsection (b) with respect to the rights and pro2 tections against discrimination under the applicable 

3 sections of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 

4 1990 shall be such remedy as would be appropriate 

5 if awarded under section 203 or 308(a) of such Act 

6 (42 U.S.C. 12133, 12188(a)), except that, with re7 spect to any claim of employment discrimination as8 serted by any covered employee, the exclusive rem9 edy shall be under section 201 of this title. 

10 ‘‘(2) RELATING TO THE REHABILITATION ACT

11 OF 1973.—The remedy for a violation of subsection 

12 (b) with respect to the rights and protections against 

13 discrimination under section 508(a)(1)(A)(ii) of the 

14 Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 

15 794d(a)(1)(A)(ii)) shall be such remedy as would be 

16 appropriate if awarded under section 505(a)(2) of 

17 such Act (29 U.S.C. 794a(a)(2)).’’. 

18 (4) AVAILABLE PROCEDURES.—Section 

19 210(d)(1) (2 U.S.C. 1331(d)(1)) is amended by in20 serting ‘‘(or, in the case of an individual alleging a 

21 violation relating to section 508(a)(1)(A)(ii) of the 

22 Rehabilitation Act of 1973, an individual described 

23 in such section)’’ after ‘‘(42 U.S.C. 12131(2)),’’. 

24 (5) REGULATIONS TO IMPLEMENT SECTION.—

25 Section 210(e)(2) (2 U.S.C. 1331(e)(2)) is amended 
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1 by inserting ‘‘(or, in the case of section 

2 508(a)(1)(A)(ii) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 

3 the same as the standards adopted by the Architec4 tural and Transportation Barriers Compliance 

5 Board for purposes of such section)’’ after ‘‘Sec6 retary of Transportation’’. 

7 (6) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—The Con8 gressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 

9 1301 et seq.) is amended—

10 (A) in the heading for part B of title II, 

11 by adding at the end the following; ‘‘AND THE

12 REHABILITATION ACT OF 1973’’; and 

13 (B) in the heading for section 210, by in14 serting ‘‘AND THE REHABILITATION ACT OF

15 1973’’ after ‘‘AMERICANS WITH DISABIL16 ITIES ACT OF 1990’’. 

17 (7) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—The table of 

18 contents for title is amended—

19 (A) in the item relating to part B, by add20 ing at the end the following: ‘‘AND THE REHA21 BILITATION ACT OF 1973’’; and 

22 (B) in the item relating to section 210, by 

23 inserting ‘‘and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973’’ 

24 after ‘‘1990’’. 
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1 SEC. 102. AMENDMENT TO THE REHABILITATION ACT OF 

2 1973. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 508 of the Rehabilitation 

4 Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794d) is amended by adding at 

5 the end the following: 

6 ‘‘(h) APPLICABILITY TO GENERAL ACCOUNTING OF7 FICE, GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, AND THE LI8 BRARY OF CONGRESS.—For purposes of subsections (a), 

9 (b), (f), and (g) of this section, the term ‘Federal depart10 ment or agency’ shall be deemed to include the General 

11 Accounting Office, the Government Printing Office, and 

12 the Library of Congress.’’. 

13 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 

14 subsection (a) shall take effect one year after the date of 

15 the enactment of this Act. 

16 TITLE II—ADDITIONAL 

17 PROTECTIONS FOR EMPLOYEES 

18 SEC. 201. APPLICATION TO LEGISLATIVE BRANCH EMPLOY19 EES OF WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION 

20 RULES AND RESTRICTIONS ON DISCHARGE 

21 BY REASON OF GARNISHMENT AND DIS22 CRIMINATORY TREATMENT BY REASON OF 

23 BANKRUPTCY. 

24 (a) IN GENERAL.—Part A of title II (2 U.S.C. 1311 

25 et seq.) is amended—
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1 (1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘FAIR LABOR

2 STANDARDS,’’ and all that follows and inserting 

3 ‘‘AND OTHER PROTECTIONS AND BENEFITS’’; 

4 (2) by redesignating section 207 as section 209; 

5 and 

6 (3) by inserting after section 206 the following 

7 new sections: 

8 ‘‘SEC. 207. RIGHTS AND PROTECTIONS UNDER WHISTLE9 BLOWER PROTECTION RULES. 

10 ‘‘(a) RIGHTS AND PROTECTIONS DESCRIBED.—

11 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—No employing office may 

12 take or fail to take, or threaten to take or fail to 

13 take, a personnel action (within the meaning of 

14 chapter 23 of title 5, United States Code) with re15 spect to any covered employee or applicant for em16 ployment because of—

17 ‘‘(A) any disclosure of information by a 

18 covered employee or applicant which the em19 ployee or applicant reasonably believes evi20 dences—

21 ‘‘(i) a violation of any law, rule, or 

22 regulation, or 

23 ‘‘(ii) gross mismanagement, a gross 

24 waste of funds, an abuse of authority, or 
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1 a substantial and specific danger to public 

2 health or safety, 

3 if such disclosure is not specifically prohibited 

4 by law and if such information is not specifi5 cally required by Executive order or the rules of 

6 the House of Representatives or Senate to be 

7 kept secret in the interest of national defense or 

8 the conduct of foreign affairs; or 

9 ‘‘(B) any disclosure to the General Coun10 sel, or to the Inspector General of an executive 

11 agency or employing office or another employee 

12 designated by the head of the agency or office 

13 to receive such disclosures, of information which 

14 the employee or applicant reasonably believes 

15 evidences—

16 ‘‘(i) a violation of any law, rule, or 

17 regulation, or 

18 ‘‘(ii) gross mismanagement, a gross 

19 waste of funds, an abuse of authority, or 

20 a substantial and specific danger to public 

21 health or safety. 

22 ‘‘(2) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this sec23 tion and for purposes of applying the procedures es24 tablished under title IV for the consideration of al25 leged violations of this section—
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1 ‘‘(A) the term ‘covered employee’ includes 

2 an employee of the General Accounting Office 

3 or Library of Congress; and 

4 ‘‘(B) the term ‘employing office’ includes 

5 the General Accounting Office and the Library 

6 of Congress. 

7 ‘‘(b) REMEDY.—The remedy for a violation of sub8 section (a) shall be such remedy as would be appropriate 

9 if awarded under chapter 12 of title 5, United States 

10 Code, with respect to a prohibited personnel practice de11 scribed in section 2302(b)(8) of such title. 

12 ‘‘(c) REGULATIONS TO IMPLEMENT SECTION.—

13 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Board shall, pursuant 

14 to section 304, issue regulations to implement this 

15 section. 

16 ‘‘(2) AGENCY REGULATIONS.—The regulations 

17 issued under paragraph (1) shall be the same as the 

18 substantive regulations promulgated by the Merit 

19 Systems Protection Board to implement chapters 12 

20 and 23 of title 5, United States Code, except to the 

21 extent that the Board of Directors of the Office of 

22 Compliance may determine, for good cause shown 

23 and stated together with the regulation, that a modi24 fication of such regulations would be more effective 
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1 for the implementation of the rights and protections 

2 under this section. 

3 ‘‘SEC. 208. RESTRICTION ON DISCHARGE FROM EMPLOY4 MENT BY REASON OF GARNISHMENT OR DIS5 CRIMINATORY TREATMENT BY REASON OF 

6 BANKRUPTCY. 

7 ‘‘(a) GARNISHMENT.—

8 ‘‘(1) RIGHTS AND PROTECTIONS DESCRIBED.—

9 No employing office may discharge any covered em10 ployee by reason of the fact that the employee’s 

11 earnings have been subjected to garnishment for any 

12 one indebtedness. 

13 ‘‘(2) REMEDY.—The remedy for a violation of 

14 paragraph (1) shall be such remedy as would be ap15 propriate if awarded under section 304(b) of the 

16 Consumer Credit Protection Act (15 U.S.C. 

17 1674(b)). 

18 ‘‘(b) BANKRUPTCY.—

19 ‘‘(1) RIGHTS AND PROTECTIONS DESCRIBED.—

20 No employing office may deny employment to, termi21 nate the employment of, or discriminate with respect 

22 to employment against, a covered employee who is or 

23 has been a debtor under title 11, United States 

24 Code, or a bankrupt or a debtor under the Bank25 ruptcy Act, or another covered employee with whom 
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1 such bankrupt or debtor has been associated, solely 

2 because such bankrupt or debtor—

3 ‘‘(A) is or has been a debtor under such 

4 title or a debtor or bankrupt under such Act; 

5 ‘‘(B) has been insolvent before the com6 mencement of a case under such title or during 

7 the case but before the grant or denial of a dis8 charge; or 

9 ‘‘(C) has not paid a debt that is discharge10 able in a case under such title or that was dis11 charged under such Act. 

12 ‘‘(2) REMEDY.—The remedy for a violation of 

13 paragraph (1) would be such remedy as would be 

14 appropriate if awarded with respect to a violation of 

15 section 525(a) or (b) of title 11, United States Code. 

16 ‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section and 

17 for purposes of applying the procedures established under 

18 title IV for the consideration of alleged violations of this 

19 section—

20 ‘‘(1) the term ‘covered employee’ includes an 

21 employee of the General Accounting Office or the Li22 brary of Congress; and 

23 ‘‘(2) the term ‘employing office’ includes the 

24 General Accounting Office and the Library of Con25 gress.
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1 ‘‘(d) REGULATIONS TO IMPLEMENT SECTION.—

2 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Board shall, pursuant 

3 to section 304, issue regulations to implement this 

4 section. 

5 ‘‘(2) AGENCY REGULATIONS.—The regulations 

6 issued under paragraph (1) shall be the same as the 

7 substantive regulations promulgated to implement 

8 section 304 of the Consumer Credit Protection Act 

9 (15 U.S.C. 1674) and the substantive regulations 

10 promulgated to implement section 525 of title 11, 

11 United States Code, except to the extent that the 

12 Board of Directors of the Office of Compliance may 

13 determine, for good cause shown and stated together 

14 with the regulation, that a modification of any such 

15 regulation would be more effective for the implemen16 tation of the rights and protections under this sec17 tion.’’. 

18 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT TO BANKRUPTCY

19 CODE.—Section 525 of title 11, United States Code, is 

20 amended by adding at the end the following new sub21 section: 

22 ‘‘(d)(1) In the case of an alleged violation of sub23 section (a) or (b) by a governmental unit which is a legis24 lative branch employing office with respect to an employee 

25 of such office who is a legislative branch covered employee, 
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1 the procedures for consideration of the alleged violation 

2 shall consist of the procedures applicable under title IV 

3 of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995. 

4 ‘‘(2) In this subsection—

5 ‘‘(A) the term ‘legislative branch employing of6 fice’ means an employing office described in section 

7 101(9) of the Congressional Accountability Act of 

8 1995, and includes the General Accounting Office 

9 and the Library of Congress; and 

10 ‘‘(B) the term ‘legislative branch covered em11 ployee’ means a covered employee described in sec12 tion 101(3) of the Congressional Accountability Act 

13 of 1995, and includes an employee of the General 

14 Accounting Office or the Library of Congress.’’. 

15 (c) OTHER CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 

16 102(a) (2 U.S.C. 1302(a)) is amended by adding at the 

17 end the following new paragraphs: 

18 ‘‘(12) Section 2302(b)(8) of title 5, United 

19 States Code. 

20 ‘‘(13) Section 304 of the Consumer Credit Pro21 tection Act (15 U.S.C. 1674). 

22 ‘‘(14) Section 525 of title 11, United States 

23 Code.’’. 

24 (d) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 

25 for part A of title II is amended—
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1 (1) in the item relating to part A, by striking 

2 ‘‘FAIR LABOR STANDARDS,’’ and all that follows and 

3 inserting ‘‘AND OTHER PROTECTIONS AND BENE4 FITS’’; 

5 (2) by redesignating the item relating to section 

6 207 as relating to section 209; and 

7 (3) by inserting after the item relating to sec8 tion 206 the following:

‘‘Sec. 207. Rights and protections under whistleblower protection rules. 

‘‘Sec. 208. Restriction on discharge from employment by reason of garnishment or discriminatory treatment by reason of bankruptcy.’’.

9 TITLE III—PUBLIC ACCOMMODA10 TIONS UNDER TITLE II OF 

11 CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964

12 SEC. 301. PROHIBITING DISCRIMINATION IN PLACES OF 

13 PUBLIC ACCOMMODATION OF LEGISLATIVE 

14 BRANCH ENTITIES. 

15 (a) IN GENERAL.—Part B of title II (2 U.S.C. 1331 

16 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following 

17 new section: 

18 ‘‘SEC. 211. RIGHTS AND PROTECTIONS UNDER TITLE II OF 

19 THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964 RELATING TO 

20 PLACES OF PUBLIC ACCOMMODATION. 

21 ‘‘(a) ENTITIES SUBJECT TO THIS SECTION.—The re22 quirements of this section shall apply to each of the fol23 lowing entities: 
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1 ‘‘(1) Each office of the Senate, including each 

2 office of a Senator and each committee. 

3 ‘‘(2) Each office of the House of Representa4 tives, including each office of a Member of the 

5 House of Representatives and each committee. 

6 ‘‘(3) Each joint committee of the Congress. 

7 ‘‘(4) The Capitol Guide Service. 

8 ‘‘(5) The Capitol Police. 

9 ‘‘(6) The Congressional Budget Office. 

10 ‘‘(7) The Office of the Architect of the Capitol 

11 (including the Senate Restaurants and the Botanic 

12 Garden). 

13 ‘‘(8) The Office of the Attending Physician. 

14 ‘‘(9) The Office of Compliance. 

15 ‘‘(10) The General Accounting Office. 

16 ‘‘(11) The Library of Congress. 

17 ‘‘(b) DISCRIMINATION IN PLACES OF PUBLIC ACCOM18 MODATION.—The rights and protections in the full and 

19 equal enjoyment of the goods, services, facilities, privi20 leges, advantages, and accommodations of any place of 

21 public accommodation established by section 201 of the 

22 Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000a) shall apply 

23 to the entities listed in subsection (a). 

24 ‘‘(c) REMEDY.—The remedy for a violation of sub25 section (b) shall be such remedy as would be appropriate 
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1 if awarded under section 204, 206, or 207 of the Civil 

2 Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000a–3, 2000a–5, and 

3 2000a–6). 

4 ‘‘(d) AVAILABLE PROCEDURES.—The provisions of 

5 section 210(d) shall apply with respect to an individual 

6 alleging a violation of subsection (b) by an entity listed 

7 in subsection (a), and to a charge filed by such an indi8 vidual, in the same manner as such provisions apply to 

9 an individual with a disability who alleges a violation 

10 under such section. 

11 ‘‘(e) REGULATIONS TO IMPLEMENT SECTION.—

12 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Board may, pursuant 

13 to section 304, issue regulations to implement this 

14 section. 

15 ‘‘(2) AGENCY REGULATIONS.—The regulations 

16 issued under paragraph (1) shall be the same as the 

17 substantive regulations promulgated to implement 

18 the statutory provisions referred to in subsections 

19 (b) and (c) with respect to the executive branch, ex20 cept insofar as the Board may determine, for good 

21 cause shown and stated together with the regulation, 

22 that a modification of such regulations would be 

23 more effective for the implementation of the rights 

24 and protections under this section.’’.
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1 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—(1) Section 

2 102(a) (2 U.S.C. 1302(a)), as amended by section 201(b), 

3 is amended by adding at the end the following new para4 graph: 

5 ‘‘(15) Title II of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 

6 (42 U.S.C. 2000a).’’. 

7 (2) The heading for part B of title II is amended 

8 to read as follows: 

9 ‘‘PART B—PUBLIC SERVICES AND 

10 ACCOMMODATIONS’’. 

11 (c) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—The table of contents 

12 for title II is amended as follows: 

13 (1) By amending the item relating to part B to 

14 read as follows:

‘‘PART B—PUBLIC SERVICES AND ACCOMMODATIONS’’.

15 (2) In the item relating to part B, by adding 

16 at the end the following:

‘‘Sec. 221. Rights and protections under title II of the Civil Rights Act of 

1964 relating to places of public accommodation.’’.

17 TITLE IV—JURORS’

18 EMPLOYMENT 

19 SEC. 401. COVERAGE OF LEGISLATIVE BRANCH EMPLOY20 EES UNDER RULES PROTECTING JURORS’

21 EMPLOYMENT. 

22 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1875(a) of title 28, 

23 United States Code, is amended—
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1 (1) by striking ‘‘(a)’’ and inserting ‘‘(a)(1)’’; 

2 and 

3 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

4 ‘‘(2) In this section—

5 ‘‘(A) the term ‘employer’ includes an employing 

6 office under section 101(9) of the Congressional Ac7 countability Act of 1995, the General Accounting 

8 Office, the Government Printing Office, and the Li9 brary of Congress; and 

10 ‘‘(B) the term ‘permanent employee’ includes 

11 any covered employee under section 101(3) of the 

12 Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 and any 

13 employee of the General Accounting Office, the Gov14 ernment Printing Office, and the Library of Con15 gress, without regard to whether the employee’s 

16 term of service or appointment is permanent.’’. 

17 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

18 subsection (a) apply with respect to individuals summoned 

19 for juror service or serving on juries on or after the date 

20 of the enactment of this Act. 
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1 TITLE V—UNIFORM DISPUTE 

2 RESOLUTION PROCEDURES 

3 UNDER CONGRESSIONAL AC4 COUNTABILITY ACT FOR LEG5 ISLATIVE BRANCH EMPLOY6 EES 

7 SEC. 501. ESTABLISHING UNIFORM DISPUTE RESOLUTION 

8 PROCEDURES FOR VIOLATIONS OF CERTAIN 

9 RIGHTS AND PROTECTIONS. 

10 (a) EMPLOYEE POLYGRAPH PROTECTION ACT OF

11 1988.—Section 204(a)(2) (2 U.S.C. 1314(a)(2)) is 

12 amended by striking ‘‘this section’’ and inserting ‘‘this 

13 section and for purposes of applying the procedures estab14 lished under title IV for the consideration of alleged viola15 tions of this section’’. 

16 (b) WORKER ADJUSTMENT AND RETRAINING NOTI17 FICATION ACT.—Section 205(a)(2) (2 U.S.C. 1315(a)(2)) 

18 is amended by striking ‘‘this section’’ and inserting ‘‘this 

19 section and for purposes of applying the procedures estab20 lished under title IV for the consideration of alleged viola21 tions of this section’’. 

22 (c) VETERANS’ EMPLOYMENT AND REEMPLOY23 MENT.—Section 206(a)(2) (2 U.S.C. 1316(a)(2)) is 

24 amended by striking ‘‘this section’’ and inserting ‘‘this 

25 section and for purposes of applying the procedures estab-
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1 lished under title IV for the consideration of alleged viola2 tions of this section’’. 

3 SEC. 502. STUDY OF EXTENDING ALL PROCEDURAL RULES 

4 AND ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS UNDER 

5 CONGRESSIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY ACT TO 

6 ALL LEGISLATIVE BRANCH ENTITIES. 

7 (a) STUDY.—The Board of Directors of the Office of 

8 Compliance shall conduct a study of the feasibility and de9 sirability of extending the administrative and judicial dis10 pute-resolution procedures of title IV of the Congressional 

11 Accountability Act of 1995 to the consideration and reso12 lution of all alleged violations of any provision of such Act 

13 which are alleged by an employee of any office in the legis14 lative branch. 

15 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

16 of the enactment of this Act, the Board of Directors shall 

17 submit a report to Congress on the study conducted under 

18 subsection (a). 

19 TITLE VI—NOTICE OF RIGHTS 

20 SEC. 601. REQUIRING EMPLOYING OFFICES TO POST NO21 TICE OF RIGHTS OF COVERED EMPLOYEES. 

22 (a) IN GENERAL.—Title V (2 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.) 

23 is amended by inserting after section 506 the following 

24 new section: 
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1 ‘‘SEC. 507. REQUIRING EMPLOYING OFFICES TO POST NO2 TICE OF RIGHTS OF COVERED EMPLOYEES. 

3 ‘‘Each employing office shall post and keep posted 

4 (in conspicuous places upon its premises where notices to 

5 covered employees are customarily posted) notices of the 

6 rights and protections applicable to covered employees of 

7 the office under this Act or any other Federal law relating 

8 to the terms and conditions of employment or access to 

9 public services and accommodations.’’. 

10 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 303(a) (2 

11 U.S.C. 1383(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘hearing offi12 cers,’’ and inserting ‘‘hearing officers and procedures 

13 under section 507 for requiring employing offices to post 

14 notices of the rights and protections applicable to covered 

15 employees,’’. 

16 (c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 

17 is amended by amending the item relating to section 507 

18 to read as follows:

‘‘Sec. 507. Requiring employing offices to post notice of rights of covered 

employees.’’.

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