(v) each judicial branch agency not 
described in clauses (i) through (iv); 
(C) at least 2 employee dispute resolution 
coordinators for— 
(i) each judicial district; 
(ii) each judicial circuit; 
(iii) the Court of International Trade; 
and 
(iv) the Court of Federal Claims; and 
(D) a sufficient number of employee dis-
pute resolution coordinators for every other ju-
dicial branch agency. 
(2) PUBLICATION
OF
QUALIFICATIONS.—The 
Commission shall develop and, after public notice 
and opportunity for comment, post the qualifications 
for the positions described in this subsection. 
(d) DUTIES.—With respect to the judicial branch of 
the Federal Government, the OJI shall, consistent with 
prevailing best practices, perform the following: 
(1) Administer the following elements of the 
workplace misconduct prevention program under sec-
tion 4(f): 
(A) The comprehensive workplace mis-
conduct policy. 
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(B) The nationwide, confidential reporting 
system. 
(C) In consultation with the Federal Judi-
cial Center, the comprehensive training pro-
gram on workplace behavior and bystander 
intervention. 
(D) The development of metrics for work-
place misconduct response and prevention in su-
pervisory employees’ performance reviews. 
(E) The development and maintenance of 
an employee dispute resolution program. 
(F) 
Regular 
public 
reporting 
of 
anonymized workplace misconduct complaints 
received and responsive action taken. 
(G) Regular public reporting of the num-
ber of individuals who were interviewed for judi-
cial clerkship positions and who were hired for 
such positions, disaggregated by circuit, by sex 
(including by sexual orientation and gender 
identity), by disability, and by the ethnic and 
the racial categories in the most recent decen-
nial census (or similar categories). 
(2) Provide offices and agencies employing cov-
ered employees with confidential advice and coun-
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seling regarding compliance with this Act (and the 
amendments made by this Act). 
(3) Tracking complaints and investigations of 
workplace misconduct, as well as remedies for such 
workplace misconduct. 
(4) Compile anonymized statistics on— 
(A) the use of the confidential reporting 
system described in section 4(f)(2), including 
the number and type of contacts made with the 
OJI; 
(B) the reason for such contacts; 
(C) the number of covered employees who 
initiated proceedings with the OJI under this 
section and the result of such proceedings; and 
(D) the number of covered employees who 
filed a claim, the basis for the claim, and the 
action taken on the claim. 
(e) POWERS.—In carrying out the duties of the OJI, 
the Judicial Integrity Officer shall have the power to— 
(1) make investigations and reports; 
(2) obtain information or assistance from any 
Federal, State, or local governmental agency, or 
other entity, or unit thereof, including all informa-
tion kept in the course of business by the Judicial 
Conference of the United States, the judicial council 
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of any circuit, the Administrative Office of the 
United States Courts, the Federal Judicial Center, 
the United States Sentencing Commission, and a de-
fender organization described in section 3006A(g) of 
title 18, United States Code; 
(3) employ such officers and employees as the 
Judicial Integrity Officer determines appropriate, 
subject to the provisions of title 5, United States 
Code, governing appointments in the competitive 
service, and the provisions of chapter 51 and sub-
chapter III of chapter 53 of such title relating to 
classification and General Schedule pay rates; 
(4) obtain services as authorized by section 
3109 of title 5, United States Code, at daily rates 
not to exceed the equivalent rate for a position at 
level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 
5315 of such title; and 
(5) to the extent and in such amounts as may 
be provided in advance by appropriations Acts— 
(A) enter into contracts and other arrange-
ments for audits, studies, analyses, and other 
services with public agencies and with private 
persons; and 
(B) make such payments as may be nec-
essary to carry out the duties of the OJI. 
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(f) REPORTS.— 
(1) WHEN TO BE MADE.—The Judicial Integ-
rity Officer shall— 
(A) make an annual report to the Commis-
sion, the Judicial Conference, the judicial coun-
cil for each circuit, and to Congress relating to 
the activities of the OJI; and 
(B) make prompt reports to the Commis-
sion, the Judicial Conference, the judicial coun-
cil of a circuit, or Congress on matters that 
may require action by the Judicial Conference, 
the judicial council of the circuit, or Congress, 
respectively. 
(2) SENSITIVE MATTER.—If a report contains 
sensitive matter, the Judicial Integrity Officer may 
so indicate and the Commission, Judicial Con-
ference, judicial council of a circuit, or Congress 
may receive that report in closed session. 
SEC. 6. SPECIAL COUNSEL FOR EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OP-
PORTUNITY. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the ju-
dicial branch of the Federal Government the Office of Spe-
cial Counsel for Equal Employment Opportunity (in this 
section referred to as the ‘‘Office’’). 
(b) APPOINTMENT AND TERM.— 
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(1) APPOINTMENT.—The head of the Office 
shall be the Special Counsel for Equal Employment 
Opportunity (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Spe-
cial Counsel’’), who shall be appointed by the Com-
mission, after consultation with the Judicial Con-
ference of the United States and the Council of the 
Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency. 
(2) TERM.—The Special Counsel shall serve for 
a single term of 5 years. 
(c) QUALIFICATIONS.—The Special Counsel shall, by 
demonstrated ability, background, training, or experience, 
be especially qualified to carry out the functions of the 
position, and shall not be a current or former officer or 
employee of the judicial branch of the Federal Govern-
ment. 
(d) REMOVAL.—The Special Counsel may be removed 
from office by a majority vote of the Judicial Conference 
of the United States, with each vote recorded and accom-
panied by a statement explaining the reason for said vote, 
subject to the following: 
(1) The removal of the Special Counsel may 
only be initiated in the event of permanent inca-
pacity, inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance. 
(2) The Judicial Conference shall communicate 
the reasons for any such removal to both Houses of 
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Congress and the Commission within 14 days of said 
removal. 
(e) DUTIES.—With respect to the judicial branch of 
the Federal Government, the Office shall— 
(1) conduct investigations of alleged workplace 
misconduct in the judicial branch of the Federal 
Government and any policies or procedures promul-
gated under this Act that may require oversight or 
other action within the judicial branch of the Fed-
eral Government or by Congress; 
(2) conduct and supervise audits and investiga-
tions regarding workplace misconduct and com-
plaints; 
(3) assist in the conduct of investigations pur-
suant to section 353 of title 28, United States Code; 
(4) conduct annual audits in accordance with 
section 4(f)(10); and 
(5) conduct biennial workplace climate assess-
ments in accordance with section 4(f)(9) and sub-
section (f) of this section. 
(f) WORKPLACE CULTURE ASSESSMENT OF EMPLOY-
ING OFFICES.— 
(1) 
REQUIREMENT
TO
CONDUCT
ASSESS-
MENT.—Not later than 90 days after the appoint-
ment of the first Special Counsel under this section, 
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and every year thereafter, the Special Counsel shall 
conduct an assessment of the workplace culture of 
agencies and offices employing covered employees. 
Such assessment shall be consistent with prevailing 
best practices and shall include the following: 
(A) Indicators of positive and negative 
trends for maintaining a safe, respectful, di-
verse, and inclusive workplace. 
(B) The specific types of workplace mis-
conduct that have occurred, and the incidence 
of such misconduct. 
(C) The effectiveness of the policies of the 
judicial branch of the Federal Government de-
signed to prevent and remedy workplace mis-
conduct. 
(D) The effectiveness of the processes of 
the judicial branch of the Federal Government 
for complaints on and investigations into work-
place misconduct. 
(E) Any other issues relating to workplace 
misconduct as the Commission considers appro-
priate. 
(F) A secure, confidential, and anonymous 
survey of current and former employees who 
have departed after the last such assessment. 
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(G) Focus groups and confidential indi-
vidual interviews of randomly selected current 
and former employees. 
(H) The first such assessment shall in-
clude a survey of current covered employees and 
former covered employees who were employed 
as a covered employee during the 10-year pe-
riod ending on the date of enactment of this 
Act. 
(2) CONSULTATION
WITH
COMMITTEES.—The 
Special Counsel shall carry out this subsection in 
consultation with the Committee on the Judiciary of 
the House of Representatives, the Committee on 
Oversight and Reform of the House of Representa-
tives, and the Committee on the Judiciary of the 
Senate. 
(3) PUBLIC
REPORT.—An anonymized report 
on the results of each assessment under this sub-
section shall be made publicly available not later 
than 30 days after the completion of the assessment. 
(g) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Upon the completion of 
any audit by the Special Counsel, the Special Counsel shall 
submit to Congress a report containing the results of the 
audit. 
(h) POWERS.— 
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(1) POWERS.—In carrying out the duties of the 
Office, the Special Counsel shall have the power to— 
(A) make investigations, audits, and re-
ports; 
(B) obtain assistance from any agency of 
the judicial branch of the Federal Government, 
including the Judicial Conference of the United 
States, the judicial council of each circuit, the 
Administrative Office of the United States 
Courts, the Federal Judicial Center, the United 
States Sentencing Commission, and a defender 
organization described in section 3006A(g) of 
title 18, United States Code; 
(C) require, by subpoena or otherwise, the 
attendance and testimony of such witnesses, 
and the production of such books, records, cor-
respondence, memoranda, papers, and docu-
ments, which subpoena, in the case of contu-
macy or refusal to obey, shall be enforceable by 
civil action; 
(D) administer to or take from any person 
an oath, affirmation, or affidavit; 
(E) employ such officers and employees as 
the Special Counsel determines appropriate, 
subject to the provisions of title 5, United 
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States Code, governing appointments in the 
competitive service, and the provisions of chap-
ter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such 
title relating to classification and General 
Schedule pay rates; 
(F) obtain services as authorized by sec-
tion 3109 of title 5, United States Code, at 
daily rates not to exceed the equivalent rate for 
a position at level IV of the Executive Schedule 
under section 5315 of such title; and 
(G) to the extent and in such amounts as 
may be provided in advance by appropriations 
Acts— 
(i) enter into contracts and other ar-
rangements for audits, studies, analyses, 
and other services with public agencies and 
with private persons; and 
(ii) make such payments as may be 
necessary to carry out the duties of the Of-
fice. 
(2) LIMITATION.—The Special Counsel shall 
not have the authority to investigate or review any 
matter that is directly related to the merits of a de-
cision or procedural ruling by any judge, justice, or 
court. 
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(i) REPORTS.— 
(1) WHEN TO BE MADE.—The Special Counsel 
shall— 
(A) make an annual report to the Commis-
sion, the Judicial Conference, the judicial coun-
cil of each circuit, and Congress relating to the 
activities of the Office; and 
(B) make prompt reports to the Commis-
sion, the Judicial Conference, the judicial coun-
cil of a circuit, Congress, and the Department 
of Justice on matters that may require action 
by the Commission, the Judicial Conference, 
the judicial council of the circuit, Congress, or 
the Department of Justice. 
(2) SENSITIVE MATTER.—If a report contains 
sensitive matter, the Special Counsel may so indicate 
and the Commission, the Judicial Conference, the 
judicial council of a circuit, and to Congress may re-
ceive that report in closed session. 
SEC. 7. OFFICE OF EMPLOYEE ADVOCACY. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the ju-
dicial branch of the Federal Government the Office of Em-
ployee Advocacy (in this section referred to as the 
‘‘OEA’’). 
(b) DIRECTOR OF EMPLOYEE ADVOCACY.— 
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(1) APPOINTMENT.—The head of the OEA 
shall be the Director of Employee Advocacy, who 
shall be appointed by the Commission, after con-
sultation with the Judicial Conference of the United 
States, the Equal Employment Opportunity Com-
mission, and the United States Commission on Civil 
Rights. 
(2) TERM.—The Director shall serve for a sin-
gle term of 5 years. 
(3) QUALIFICATIONS.—The Director shall, by 
demonstrated ability, background, training, or expe-
rience, be especially qualified to carry out the func-
tions of the position. 
(c) FUNCTIONS.— 
(1) LEGAL ASSISTANCE, CONSULTATION, AND 
REPRESENTATION.—Subject to paragraph (5), the 
OEA shall carry out the following functions: 
(A) Receive complaints from any covered 
employee in the judiciary branch of the Federal 
Government of workplace misconduct. 
(B) Provide confidential support and infor-
mation, including referrals to medical and men-
tal health care. 
(C) Provide legal assistance and consulta-
tion to covered employees described in subpara-
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graph (A) under this Act and chapter 16 of 
title 28, United States Code, regarding the pro-
cedures under this Act and such chapter 16 and 
the procedures applicable to civil actions arising 
under this Act and such chapter 16, includ-
ing— 
(i) the roles and responsibilities of the 
Commission, the Office of Judicial Integ-
rity, the Special Counsel for Equal Em-
ployment Opportunity, the judicial councils 
of the circuits, the Directors of Workplace 
Relations, the employee dispute resolution 
coordinators 
described 
in 
section 
5(c)(1)(C), and similar authorities; 
(ii) any proceedings conducted under 
this Act and chapter 16 of title 28, United 
States Code; 
(iii) the authority of the Special Coun-
sel for Equal Employment Opportunity to 
compel cooperation and testimony under 
investigations and proceedings conducted 
under this Act; and 
(iv) the employee’s rights and duties 
relating to such proceedings. 
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(D) Provide legal assistance and represen-
tation— 
(i) in personal civil legal matters re-
lated to the initiation of or participation in 
proceedings under this Act by a covered 
employee in the judiciary branch of the 
Federal Government; and 
(ii) in any proceedings under chapter 
16 of title 28, United States Code, or this 
Act, or before any other administrative or 
judicial body related to the alleged viola-
tions of such chapter 16 or this Act which 
are the subject of the proceedings initiated 
by the covered employee, or the pro-
ceedings in which the covered employee 
participates. 
(E) Operate a hotline through which cov-
ered employees in the judiciary branch of the 
Federal Government may contact the OEA. 
(2) AUTHORITY
TO
PROVIDE
ASSISTANCE
IN 
ANY
JURISDICTION.—Notwithstanding any law re-
garding the licensure of attorneys, an attorney who 
is employed by the OEA and is authorized to provide 
legal assistance and representation under this sec-
tion is authorized to provide that assistance and rep-
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resentation in any jurisdiction, subject to such regu-
lations as may be prescribed by the OEA. 
(3) NATURE OF RELATIONSHIP.—The relation-
ship between the OEA and an employee to whom the 
OEA provides legal assistance, consultation, and 
representation under this section shall be the rela-
tionship between an attorney and client. 
(4) PROHIBITING ACCEPTANCE OF AWARD OF 
ATTORNEY FEES OR OTHER COSTS.—The OEA may 
not accept any award of attorney fees or other litiga-
tion expenses or costs under any hearing or civil ac-
tion brought under this Act. 
(5) PROHIBITING ASSISTANCE IN OTHER MAT-
TERS OR PROCEEDINGS.—The OEA may not provide 
any legal assistance, consultation, or representation 
with respect to any matter or proceeding which does 
not arise under this Act or chapter 16 of title 28, 
United States Code. 
SEC. 8. ACCOUNTABILITY FOR JUDICIAL MISCONDUCT. 
(a) ESTABLISHING DISCRIMINATION AND RETALIA-
TION AS JUDICIAL MISCONDUCT.—Section 358 of title 28, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the 
following: 
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‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Each judicial council and the 
Judicial Conference shall prescribe rules for the conduct 
of proceedings under this chapter, including the processing 
of petitions for review that— 
‘‘(1) ensure the independence, integrity, impar-
tiality, and competence of proceedings under this 
chapter; 
‘‘(2) ensure the greatest possible public con-
fidence in proceedings under this chapter and main-
tain public confidence in the Federal judiciary; 
‘‘(3) reflect that the judicial office is a position 
of public trust; and 
‘‘(4) effectuate sections 453 and the provisions 
of the Judiciary Accountability Act of 2021.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(B) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘(with the right to be 
accompanied by counsel)’’ after ‘‘appear’’; 
and 
(ii) by striking the period at the end 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding the following at the end: 
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‘‘(4) providing that workplace misconduct (as 
defined in the Judiciary Accountability Act of 2021) 
constitutes a violation of this chapter, including con-
duct prohibited under sections 964 and 965 of this 
title.’’; 
(3) in subsection (c), in the first sentence— 
(A) by striking ‘‘notice and an oppor-
tunity’’ and inserting ‘‘notice, and an oppor-
tunity’’; and 
(B) by striking the period at the end and 
inserting ‘‘, and written explanation in the Fed-
eral Register.’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) TRANSMISSION TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 
180 days before the date on which a rule prescribed under 
this section is to become effective, the Chief Justice of the 
United States, or, if applicable, the presiding officer of 
the judicial council, shall transmit to the Congress a copy 
of the proposed rule. The rule shall take effect unless oth-
erwise provided by law.’’. 
(b) FILING AND IDENTIFYING COMPLAINTS.—Sec-
tion 351 of title 28, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the 
following: ‘‘For purposes of this chapter, a complaint 
identified under this subsection shall be treated in 
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the same manner as a complaint filed under sub-
section (a).’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub-
section (f); and 
(3) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(d) IDENTIFYING COMPLAINT BY JUDICIAL CON-
FERENCE.—In the interests of the effective and expedi-
tious administration of the business of the courts and on 
the basis of information available to the Judicial Con-
ference, the Judicial Conference may, by written order 
stating reasons therefor, identify a complaint for purposes 
of this chapter and thereby dispense with filing of a writ-
ten complaint. Upon identifying a complaint under this 
paragraph, the Judicial Conference shall refer the com-
plaint in accordance with the transmittal procedures de-
scribed in subsection (c). 
‘‘(e) SPECIAL RULE FOR EMPLOYEES FILING COM-
PLAINTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A complaint described in 
subsection (a) made by a current or former covered 
employee (as such term is defined in the Judiciary 
Accountability Act of 2021) may be filed with the 
Judicial Conference. 
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‘‘(2) 
TRANSMITTAL
BY
JUDICIAL
CON-
FERENCE.—Upon receipt of a complaint filed under 
this subsection, the Judicial Conference shall trans-
mit the complaint in accordance with subsection 
(c).’’. 
(c) EXPANDED DEFINITION OF JUDGE.—Subsection 
(f)(1) of section 351 of title 28, United States Code, as 
so redesignated by subsection (b) of this section, is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘a circuit judge’’ and all that follows and 
inserting ‘‘a judge described in chapter 17 of this title or 
an individual who was such a judge during the conduct 
described in the complaint.’’. 
(d) EFFECT OF RESIGNATION OR RETIREMENT OF 
JUDGE.—Chapter 16 of title 28, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in section 352, by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(e) EFFECT OF VACANCY OF OFFICE.—The resigna-
tion, retirement from office under chapter 17, or death 
of a judge who is the subject of a complaint under section 
351 shall not be grounds for— 
‘‘(1) the dismissal of the complaint under sub-
section (b)(1); or 
‘‘(2) the conclusion that the complaint is no 
longer necessary under subsection (b)(2).’’; and 
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(2) in section 353, by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(d) EFFECT OF VACANCY OF OFFICE.—The special 
committee shall complete its investigation and file a report 
under subsection (c) without regard for the resignation, 
retirement from office under chapter 17, or death of the 
judge whose conduct is the subject of the complaint.’’. 
(e) EXPANDING AUTHORITY
OF JUDICIAL COUN-
CIL.—Section 354(a)(2)(A) of title 28, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(1) in clause (i)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘or subject to the comple-
tion of any corrective measures recommended 
by the judicial council’’ after ‘‘on a temporary 
basis for a time certain’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘, or that any current 
cases assigned to the judge be reassigned’’ be-
fore the semicolon at the end; 
(2) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(3) in clause (iii), by striking the period at the 
end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(iv) in the case of a complaint based 
on workplace misconduct, ordering such 
action as the judicial council determines 
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appropriate to protect employees from the 
workplace misconduct.’’. 
(f) FAIR AND IMPARTIAL INVESTIGATIONS AND DE-
TERMINATIONS BY SPECIAL COMMITTEE AND JUDICIAL 
COUNCIL.—Chapter 16 of title 28, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) in section 353(a), by striking paragraph (1) 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) appoint to a special committee to inves-
tigate the facts and allegations contained in the 
complaint— 
‘‘(A) himself or herself; and 
‘‘(B) selected at random— 
‘‘(i) equal numbers of circuit judges 
and district judges from other circuits; and 
‘‘(ii) members of the Commission on 
Judicial Integrity;’’; and 
(2) in section 354, by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(c) DISQUALIFICATION
AND ADDITIONAL MEM-
BERS.—For purposes of this section, the judicial council 
of a circuit— 
‘‘(1) shall not include any member of the spe-
cial committee described in section 353; and 
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‘‘(2) shall include at least 1 randomly selected 
member of the Commission on Judicial Integrity.’’. 
(g) JUDICIAL CONFERENCE TO REPORT VIOLATIONS 
TO CONGRESS.—Section 355 of title 28, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) VIOLATIONS REPORTED TO CONGRESS.—If the 
Judicial Conference concurs in the determination of the 
judicial council, or makes its own determination, that tak-
ing an action as described in paragraph (1)(C) and (2) 
of section 354(a) is appropriate, the Judicial Conference 
shall submit the determination and the record of the pro-
ceedings to Congress.’’. 
(h) DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION.—Section 360 of 
title 28, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding 
paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘and subsections (c) and 
(d) of this section’’ after ‘‘section 355’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) REPORTS.— 
‘‘(1) REPORT TO JUDICIAL CONFERENCE.— 
‘‘(A) NOTICE
OF
COMPLAINTS
FILED.— 
Not later than 30 days after a complaint is 
filed by an employee or former employee or 
identified under section 351, the clerk of a 
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court of appeals shall notify the Judicial Con-
ference of such complaint. 
‘‘(B) REPORT OF SPECIAL COMMITTEE.— 
Each special committee appointed under section 
353 shall submit the report filed with the judi-
cial council of the circuit under subsection (c) 
of that section to the Judicial Conference. 
‘‘(C) REDACTION OF PERSONALLY IDENTI-
FYING
INFORMATION.—To the extent prac-
ticable, a notification and report under this 
paragraph shall not include any personally iden-
tifying information except for the identity of the 
judge whose conduct is the subject of the com-
plaint. The identity of the judge may be re-
dacted only with the consent of the complain-
ant. 
‘‘(2) REPORT TO CONGRESS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—On a biannual basis, 
the Judicial Conference shall submit to Con-
gress a report, signed by every member of the 
Executive Committee, that includes, with re-
spect to complaints under this chapter for each 
judicial circuit during the previous 180-day pe-
riod, the following information: 
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‘‘(i) The number, type, and disposi-
tion of such complaints. 
‘‘(ii) A description of actions taken 
under paragraph (1)(C) and (2) of section 
354(a). 
‘‘(iii) A description of voluntary reme-
dial or corrective actions taken by judges 
subject to such complaints. 
‘‘(iv) Recommendations for policies, 
practices, and procedures related to such 
complaints. 
‘‘(B) REDACTION OF PERSONALLY IDENTI-
FYING
INFORMATION.—Reports 
submitted 
under this paragraph may not contain the per-
sonally identifying information of a complainant 
or judge. 
‘‘(d) DISCLOSURE BY COMPLAINANT PERMITTED.— 
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prevent a 
complainant or victim of judicial misconduct from dis-
closing any information related to the complaint.’’. 
(i) EXPENSES FOR COMPLAINANTS AND THIRD PAR-
TIES.—Section 361 of title 28, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Upon the request’’ and insert-
ing the following: 
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‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Upon the request’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) REIMBURSEMENT.—Upon the request of a com-
plainant, the judicial council of a circuit may, if the com-
plaint 
was 
not 
finally 
dismissed 
under 
section 
354(a)(1)(B), recommend that the Director of the Admin-
istrative Office of the United States Courts award reim-
bursement, from funds appropriated to the Federal judici-
ary, for those reasonable expenses, including attorneys’ 
fees, incurred by that complainant during the investigation 
which would not have been incurred but for the require-
ments of this chapter.’’. 
SEC. 9. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 
Nothing in this Act or the amendments made by this 
Act may be construed— 
(1) to abolish, diminish, or infringe upon any 
right or remedy provided by the Constitution of the 
United States or any other law; 
(2) to relieve any person or Government agency 
from liability under the Constitution of the United 
States or any other law; or 
(3) to relieve any Government agency or official 
of their responsibility to assure nondiscrimination in 
employment. 
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SEC. 10. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Commission’’ 
means the Federal Government Commission on Ju-
dicial Integrity established under section 4(a). 
(2) COVERED EMPLOYEE.—The term ‘‘covered 
employee’’ means— 
(A) any full-time or part-time employee 
(including an officer, a former employee, and an 
applicant for prospective employment) of a 
court of the United States, an office or agency 
described in chapter 15 or part III of title 28, 
United States Code, or a defender organization 
described in section 3006A(g) of title 18, 
United States Code; and 
(B) any individual who carries or carried 
out an official duty of a court of the United 
States, an office or agency described in chapter 
15 or part III of title 28, United States Code, 
or a defender organization described in section 
3006A(g) of title 18, United States Code, but 
who is not paid by such court for carrying out 
such duties, including an intern. 
(3) DISABILITY.—The term ‘‘disability’’ means 
a disability, within the meaning of section 501 of the 
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 791) and sec-
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tions 102 through 104 of the Americans with Dis-
abilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12112–12114). 
(4) 
WORKPLACE
MISCONDUCT.—The 
term 
‘‘workplace misconduct’’ means misconduct impact-
ing the workplace and employment, including dis-
crimination, harassment, retaliation, sexual assault, 
bullying, and conduct prohibited under sections 964 
and 965 of title 28, United States Code. 
SEC. 11. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated such funds 
as are necessary to carry out this Act and the amendments 
made by this Act. 
Æ 
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