I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9674 
To make certain antidiscrimination laws applicable to the judicial branch 
of the Federal Government, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 19, 2024 
Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia (for himself, Mr. NADLER, Mrs. TORRES of Cali-
fornia, Ms. DEAN of Pennsylvania, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Ms. TLAIB, 
and Mr. SCHIFF) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Over-
sight and Accountability, Ways and Means, and Veterans’ Affairs, 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 com-
mittee concerned 
A BILL 
To make certain antidiscrimination laws applicable to the 
judicial branch of the Federal Government, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Judiciary Accountability Act of 2024’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
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Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
TITLE I—GENERAL 
Sec. 101. Definitions. 
Sec. 102. Application of laws. 
TITLE II—EXTENSION OF RIGHTS AND PROTECTIONS 
Subtitle A—Employment Discrimination, Employment and Reemployment of 
Veterans, Intimidation, and Reprisal 
Sec. 201. Rights and protections under title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 
1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the 
Rehabilitation Act of 1973, title I of the Americans with Dis-
abilities Act of 1990, and title II of the Genetic Information 
Nondiscrimination Act of 2008. 
Sec. 202. Rights and protections relating to veterans’ employment and reem-
ployment. 
Sec. 203. Prohibition of intimidation or reprisal. 
Sec. 204. Remedies and limitations. 
Subtitle B—Reporting and Notices 
Sec. 211. Annual reports. 
Sec. 212. Notices. 
TITLE III—OFFICE OF JUDICIAL INTEGRITY 
Sec. 301. Establishment of the Office of Judicial Integrity. 
Sec. 302. Officers, staff, and other personnel. 
Sec. 303. Procedural rules. 
Sec. 304. Substantive regulations. 
Sec. 305. Expenses. 
TITLE IV—ADMINISTRATIVE AND JUDICIAL DISPUTE- 
RESOLUTION PROCEDURES 
Sec. 401. Procedure for consideration of alleged violations. 
Sec. 402. Initiation of proceedings. 
Sec. 403. Preliminary review of claims. 
Sec. 404. Mediation. 
Sec. 405. Hearing. 
Sec. 406. Appeal to the Board. 
Sec. 407. Judicial review of board decisions and enforcement. 
Sec. 408. Civil action. 
Sec. 409. Judicial review of regulations. 
Sec. 410. Other judicial review prohibited. 
Sec. 411. Effect of failure to issue regulations. 
Sec. 412. Expedited review of certain appeals. 
Sec. 413. Sovereign immunity and judicial independence. 
Sec. 414. Settlement. 
Sec. 415. Payments. 
Sec. 416. Confidentiality and referrals. 
TITLE V—EMPLOYEE ADVOCACY 
Sec. 501. Office of Employee Advocacy. 
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Sec. 502. Anonymous reporting. 
TITLE VI—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 
Sec. 601. Improvements to judicial conduct and disability complaints process. 
Sec. 602. District of Columbia courts. 
Sec. 603. United States Tax Court. 
Sec. 604. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims. 
Sec. 605. District Court of Guam. 
Sec. 606. District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands. 
Sec. 607. District Court of the Virgin Islands. 
Sec. 608. Supreme Court of the United States. 
Sec. 609. Transition provisions. 
Sec. 610. Severability. 
TITLE I—GENERAL 
SEC. 101. DEFINITIONS. 
Except as otherwise specifically provided in this Act, 
as used in this Act: 
(1) BOARD.—The term ‘‘Board’’ means the 
Board of Directors of the Office of Judicial Integ-
rity. 
(2) CHAIR.—The term ‘‘Chair’’ means the 
Chair of the Board of Directors of the Office of Ju-
dicial Integrity. 
(3) COVERED EMPLOYEE.—The term ‘‘covered 
employee’’ means any employee of an employing 
unit. 
(4) EMPLOYEE.—The term ‘‘employee’’ includes 
an officer, an applicant for employment, and a 
former employee. 
(5) EMPLOYING UNIT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘employing 
unit’’ means— 
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(i)(I) a court of appeals of the United 
States, for individuals employed directly by 
the court, including covered individuals; 
(II) a district court of the United 
States, for individuals employed directly by 
the court, including covered individuals; 
(III) a bankruptcy court, for individ-
uals employed directly by the court, includ-
ing covered individuals; 
(IV) the United States Court of Fed-
eral Claims, for individuals employed di-
rectly by the court, including covered indi-
viduals; and 
(V) the United States Court of Inter-
national Trade, for individuals employed 
directly by the court, including covered in-
dividuals; 
(ii) a judicial council of a court of ap-
peals, for individuals employed directly by 
the council, including covered individuals; 
(iii) the office of a judge of a court 
described in clause (i), for individuals ap-
pointed by the judge; 
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(iv) the office of a United States mag-
istrate judge, for individuals appointed by 
the judge; 
(v) the office of a bankruptcy judge, 
for individuals appointed by the judge; 
(vi) the office of a person who is a cir-
cuit executive, clerk, librarian, crier, or 
staff attorney of a court of appeals, for in-
dividuals appointed by that person; 
(vii) the office of the senior technical 
assistant of the Court of Appeals for the 
Federal Circuit, for individuals appointed 
by the senior technical assistant; 
(viii) the office of the clerk of a dis-
trict court of the United States, a bank-
ruptcy court, or the United States Court of 
Federal Claims, for individuals appointed 
by the clerk; 
(ix) the office of a district court exec-
utive, for individuals appointed by the ex-
ecutive; 
(x) the Judicial Conference of the 
United States, the Administrative Office of 
the United States Courts, the Federal Ju-
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dicial Center, and the United States Sen-
tencing Commission; and 
(xi) a Federal Public Defender Orga-
nization 
described 
in 
section 
3006A(g)(2)(A) of title 18, United States 
Code. 
(B) COVERED
INDIVIDUAL.—In subpara-
graph (A), the term ‘‘covered individual’’ in-
cludes a circuit executive, a clerk of court, a 
court reporter, a probation officer, a pretrial 
services officer, a librarian, a crier, a mes-
senger, 
a 
bailiff, 
a 
staff 
attorney, 
a 
preargument attorney, a bankruptcy adminis-
trator, and (with respect to the United States 
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit) the 
senior technical assistant of that court. 
(6) GENERAL COUNSEL.—The term ‘‘General 
Counsel’’ means the General Counsel of the Office of 
Judicial Integrity. 
(7) JUDGE.—The term ‘‘judge’’ has the mean-
ing given the term in section 351 of title 28, United 
States Code. 
(8) JUDICIAL BRANCH AGENCY.—The term ‘‘ju-
dicial branch agency’’— 
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(A) means an entity established in the ju-
dicial branch of the Federal Government that is 
not an employing unit described in clauses (i) 
through (ix), or clause (xi), of paragraph 
(5)(A); and 
(B) includes the Judicial Conference of the 
United States, the Administrative Office of the 
United States Courts, the Federal Judicial Cen-
ter, and the United States Sentencing Commis-
sion. 
(9) JUDICIAL
COUNCIL.—The term ‘‘judicial 
council’’ means a judicial council of a circuit de-
scribed in section 332 of title 28, United States 
Code. 
(10) OEA.—The term ‘‘OEA’’ means the Office 
of Employee Advocacy. 
(11) OFFICE.—The term ‘‘Office’’ means the 
Office of Judicial Integrity. 
(12) OTHER
ABUSIVE
CONDUCT.—The term 
‘‘other abusive conduct’’— 
(A) means a pattern of demonstrably egre-
gious and hostile conduct not covered by sub-
title A of title II that— 
(i) unreasonably interferes with a cov-
ered employee’s work; 
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(ii) creates an abusive working envi-
ronment; and 
(iii) is threatening, oppressive, or in-
timidating; and 
(B) does not include communications and 
actions that are reasonably related to— 
(i) performance management, includ-
ing instruction, corrective criticism, and 
evaluation; 
(ii) performance improvement plans; 
(iii) duty assignments and changes to 
duty assignments; 
(iv) office organization; or 
(v) progressive discipline. 
(13) WORKPLACE
MISCONDUCT.—The term 
‘‘workplace misconduct’’— 
(A) means misconduct against a covered 
employee that impacts or is related to the cov-
ered employee’s workplace or employment; and 
(B) includes conduct prohibited under sub-
title A of title II, other abusive conduct, and 
other misconduct the Board defines by rule-
making pursuant to section 304. 
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SEC. 102. APPLICATION OF LAWS. 
The following laws shall apply, as prescribed by this 
Act and notwithstanding any other provision of Federal 
law, to the judicial branch of the Federal Government: 
(1) Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 
(42 U.S.C. 2000e et seq.). 
(2) The Americans with Disabilities Act of 
1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.). 
(3) The Age Discrimination in Employment Act 
of 1967 (29 U.S.C. 621 et seq.). 
(4) The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 
701 et seq.). 
(5) Title II of the Genetic Information Non-
discrimination Act of 2008 (42 U.S.C. 2000ff et 
seq.). 
(6) Chapter 43 (relating to veterans’ employ-
ment and reemployment) of title 38, United States 
Code. 
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TITLE II—EXTENSION OF 
RIGHTS AND PROTECTIONS 
Subtitle A—Employment Discrimi-
nation, Employment and Reem-
ployment of Veterans, Intimida-
tion, and Reprisal 
SEC. 201. RIGHTS AND PROTECTIONS UNDER TITLE VII OF 
THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964, THE AGE DIS-
CRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT ACT OF 1967, 
THE REHABILITATION ACT OF 1973, TITLE I 
OF THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT 
OF 1990, AND TITLE II OF THE GENETIC IN-
FORMATION NONDISCRIMINATION ACT OF 
2008. 
(a) DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES PROHIBITED.—All 
personnel actions affecting covered employees shall be 
made free from any discrimination or an unlawful practice 
based on— 
(1) race, color, religion, sex, or national origin, 
within the meaning of section 703 of the Civil 
Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e–2); 
(2) age, within the meaning of section 15 of the 
Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (29 
U.S.C. 633a); 
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(3) disability, within the meaning of section 501 
of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 791) 
and sections 102 through 104 of the Americans with 
Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12112–12114); 
or 
(4) genetic information, within the meaning of 
section 202 of the Genetic Information Non-
discrimination Act of 2008 (42 U.S.C. 2000ff–1). 
(b) REMEDY.— 
(1) CIVIL RIGHTS.—The remedy for a violation 
of subsection (a)(1) shall be— 
(A) such remedy as would be appropriate 
if awarded under section 706(g) of the Civil 
Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e–5(g)); 
and 
(B) such compensatory damages as would 
be appropriate if awarded under section 1977 
of the Revised Statutes (42 U.S.C. 1981), or as 
would be appropriate if awarded under sections 
1977A(a)(1), 1977A(b)(2), and irrespective of 
the size of the employing unit, 1977A(b)(3)(D) 
of the Revised Statutes (42 U.S.C. 1981a(a)(1), 
1981a(b)(2), and 1981a(b)(3)(D)). 
(2) AGE DISCRIMINATION.—The remedy for a 
violation of subsection (a)(2) shall be— 
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(A) such remedy as would be appropriate 
if awarded under section 15(c) of the Age Dis-
crimination in Employment Act of 1967 (29 
U.S.C. 633a(c)); and 
(B) such liquidated damages as would be 
appropriate if awarded under section 7(b) of 
such Act (29 U.S.C. 626(b)). 
In addition, the waiver provisions of section 7(f) of 
such Act (29 U.S.C. 626(f)) shall apply to covered 
employees. 
(3) DISABILITIES DISCRIMINATION.—The rem-
edy for a violation of subsection (a)(3) shall be— 
(A) such remedy as would be appropriate 
if awarded under section 505(a)(1) of the Reha-
bilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794a(a)(1)) 
or section 107(a) of the Americans with Dis-
abilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12117(a)); and 
(B) such compensatory damages as would 
be appropriate if awarded under sections 
1977A(a)(2), 1977A(a)(3), 1977A(b)(2), and, 
irrespective of the size of the employing unit, 
1977A(b)(3)(D) of the Revised Statutes (42 
U.S.C. 1981a(a)(2), 1981a(a)(3), 1981a(b)(2), 
and 1981a(b)(3)(D)). 
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(4) GENETIC INFORMATION.—The remedy for a 
violation of subsection (a)(4) shall be the remedy 
specified in section 207(g) of the Genetic Informa-
tion Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (42 U.S.C. 
2000ff–6(g)). 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) GENETIC
INFORMATION
NONDISCRIMINA-
TION ACT OF 2008.— 
(A) DEFINITIONS.—Section 201(2) of the 
Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 
2008 (42 U.S.C. 2000ff(2)) is amended— 
(i) in subparagraph (A)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of 
clause (iv); 
(II) by striking the period at the 
end of clause (v) and inserting ‘‘; or’’; 
and 
(III) by adding after clause (v) 
the following: 
‘‘(vi) a covered employee (including an 
applicant and a former employee), as de-
fined in section 101 of the Judiciary Ac-
countability Act of 2024.’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (B)— 
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(I) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of 
clause (iv); 
(II) by striking the period at the 
end of clause (v) and inserting ‘‘; or’’; 
and 
(III) by adding after clause (v) 
the following: 
‘‘(vi) an employing unit, as defined in 
section 101 of the Judiciary Accountability 
Act of 2024.’’. 
(B) REMEDIES AND ENFORCEMENT.—Sec-
tion 207 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 2000ff–6) is 
amended— 
(i) by redesignating subsection (g) as 
subsection (h); and 
(ii) by inserting after subsection (f) 
the following: 
‘‘(g) EMPLOYEES COVERED BY JUDICIARY ACCOUNT-
ABILITY ACT OF 2024.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The powers, remedies, and 
procedures provided in the Judiciary Accountability 
Act of 2024 to the Board (as defined in section 101 
of that Act), or any person, alleging a violation of 
section 201(a)(1) of that Act shall be the powers, 
remedies, and procedures this title provides to that 
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Board, or any person, respectively, alleging an un-
lawful employment practice in violation of this title 
against 
an 
employee 
described 
in 
section 
201(2)(A)(vi), except as provided in paragraphs (2) 
and (3). 
‘‘(2) COSTS AND FEES.—The powers, remedies, 
and procedures provided in subsections (b) and (c) 
of section 722 of the Revised Statutes (42 U.S.C. 
1988) shall be powers, remedies, and procedures this 
title provides to that Board, or any person, respec-
tively, alleging such a practice. 
‘‘(3) DAMAGES.—The powers, remedies, and 
procedures provided in section 1977A of the Revised 
Statutes (42 U.S.C. 1981a), including, irrespective 
of the size of the employing unit, in subsection 
(b)(3)(D) of such section 1977A, shall be powers, 
remedies, and procedures this title provides to that 
Board, or any person, respectively, alleging such a 
practice (not an employment practice specifically ex-
cluded from coverage under section 1977A(a)(1) of 
the Revised Statutes (42 U.S.C. 1981a(a)(1)). 
‘‘(4) OTHER
APPLICABLE
PROVISIONS.—With 
respect to a claim alleging a practice described in 
paragraph (1), titles III and IV of the Judiciary Ac-
countability Act of 2024 shall apply in the same 
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manner as such titles apply with respect to a claim 
alleging a violation of section 201(a)(1) of such 
Act.’’. 
(d) APPLICATION TO UNPAID STAFF.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subsections (a) and (b) shall 
apply with respect to— 
(A) any staff member of an employing unit 
who carries out official duties of the employing 
unit but who is not paid by the employing unit 
for carrying out such duties (referred to in this 
subsection as an ‘‘unpaid staff member’’), in-
cluding an intern, an individual detailed to an 
employing unit from elsewhere, and an indi-
vidual participating in a fellowship program or 
clerkship, in the same manner and to the same 
extent as such subsections apply with respect to 
a covered employee; and 
(B) a former unpaid staff member, if the 
act that may be a violation of subsection (a) oc-
curred during the service of the former unpaid 
staff member in the employing unit. 
(2) RULE
OF
CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in 
paragraph (1) may be construed to extend liability 
for a violation of subsection (a) to an employing unit 
on the basis of an action taken by any person who 
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is not under the supervision or control of the em-
ploying unit. 
(3) INTERN DEFINED.—For purposes of this 
subsection, the term ‘‘intern’’ means an individual 
who performs service for an employing unit which is 
uncompensated by the United States to earn credit 
awarded by an educational institution or to learn a 
trade or occupation. 
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect 
1 year after the date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 202. RIGHTS AND PROTECTIONS RELATING TO VET-
ERANS’ EMPLOYMENT AND REEMPLOYMENT. 
(a) EMPLOYMENT AND REEMPLOYMENT RIGHTS OF 
MEMBERS OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—It shall be unlawful for an 
employing unit to— 
(A) discriminate within the meaning of 
subsections (a) and (b) of section 4311 of title 
38, United States Code, against an eligible em-
ployee; 
(B) deny to an eligible employee reemploy-
ment rights within the meaning of sections 
4312 and 4313 of title 38, United States Code; 
or 
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(C) deny to an eligible employee benefits 
within the meaning of sections 4316, 4317, and 
4318 of title 38, United States Code. 
(2) ELIGIBLE
EMPLOYEE.—For purposes of 
this section, the term ‘‘eligible employee’’ means a 
covered employee performing service in the uni-
formed services, within the meaning of section 
4303(13) of title 38, United States Code, whose 
service has not been terminated upon occurrence of 
any of the events enumerated in section 4304 of title 
38, United States Code. 
(b) REMEDY.—The remedy for a violation of sub-
section (a) shall be such remedy as would be appropriate 
if awarded under section 4323(d) of title 38, United 
States Code. 
(c) REGULATIONS TO IMPLEMENT SECTION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Board shall, pursuant 
to section 304, issue regulations to implement this 
section. 
(2) AGENCY
REGULATIONS.—The regulations 
issued under paragraph (1) shall be the same as 
substantive regulations promulgated by the Sec-
retary of Labor to implement the statutory provi-
sions referred to in subsection (a) except to the ex-
tent that the Board may determine, for good cause 
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shown and stated together with the regulation, that 
a modification of such regulations would be more ef-
fective for the implementation of the rights and pro-
tections under this section. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Subsections (a) and (b) shall 
be effective 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 203. PROHIBITION OF INTIMIDATION OR REPRISAL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—It shall be unlawful for an em-
ploying unit to intimidate, take reprisal against, or other-
wise discriminate against, any covered employee— 
(1) because the covered employee has opposed 
any practice made unlawful by this Act; or 
(2) because the covered employee has— 
(A) initiated proceedings; 
(B) made a charge, complaint, or claim; or 
(C) testified, assisted, or participated in 
any manner in a hearing or other proceeding, 
under this Act or under chapter 16 of title 28, 
United States Code. 
(b) REMEDY.—The remedy available for a violation 
of subsection (a) shall be such legal or equitable remedy 
as may be appropriate to redress a violation of subsection 
(a). 
(c) BURDEN OF PROOF.—In any proceeding involving 
an alleged violation of this section, the burden of proof 
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shall be determined in accordance with section 1221(e) of 
title 5, United States Code, in addition to any other appli-
cable provision. 
(d) VENUE.—Notwithstanding section 408(b), in ad-
dition to the venue specified by section 1391 of title 28, 
United States Code, venue for a civil action for a claim 
arising under this section shall lie in the United States 
District Court for the District of Columbia and in any ju-
dicial district located within 100 miles of any border of 
the judicial district in which the covered employee is, ap-
plies to be, or was, employed by an employing unit. 
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Subsections (a) through (d) 
shall be effective 1 year after the date of enactment of 
this Act. 
SEC. 204. REMEDIES AND LIMITATIONS. 
(a) ATTORNEY’S FEES.—If a covered employee, with 
respect to any claim under this Act, is a prevailing party 
in any proceeding under section 405, 406, 407, or 408, 
the Merits Hearing Officer, Board, or court, as the case 
may be, may award attorney’s fees, expert fees, and any 
other costs as would be appropriate if awarded under sec-
tion 706(k) of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 
2000e–5(k)). 
(b) INTEREST.—In any proceeding under section 
405, 406, 407, or 408, the same interest to compensate 
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for delay in payment shall be made available as would be 
appropriate if awarded under section 717(d) of the Civil 
Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e–16(d)). 
(c) CIVIL PENALTIES AND PUNITIVE DAMAGES.—No 
civil penalty or punitive damages may be awarded with 
respect to any claim under this Act. 
(d) EXCLUSIVE PROCEDURE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), no person may commence an administra-
tive or judicial proceeding to seek a remedy for a 
violation of the rights and protections afforded by 
this Act except as provided in this Act or the rules 
and regulations promulgated under this Act. 
(2) VETERANS.—A covered employee alleging a 
violation of section 202 may also utilize any provi-
sions of chapter 43 of title 38, United States Code, 
that are applicable to that employee. 
(e) CONSTRUCTION.— 
(1) DEFINITIONS AND EXEMPTIONS.—Except if 
inconsistent with definitions and exemptions pro-
vided in this Act, the definitions and exemptions in 
the laws made applicable to covered employees by 
this Act shall apply to claims by covered employees, 
and defense to claims by covered employees, under 
this Act. 
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(2) SIZE LIMITATIONS.—Notwithstanding para-
graph (1), provisions in the laws made applicable to 
covered employees under this Act determining cov-
erage based on size, whether expressed in terms of 
number of employees, amount of business trans-
acted, or another measure, shall not apply in deter-
mining coverage under this Act. 
(3) EXECUTIVE BRANCH ENFORCEMENT.—This 
Act shall not be construed to authorize enforcement 
of this Act by the executive branch. 
Subtitle B—Reporting and Notices 
SEC. 211. ANNUAL REPORTS. 
(a) ANNUAL REPORTS ON AWARDS AND SETTLE-
MENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.— 
(A) REQUIREMENT.—The Office shall pre-
pare and submit to the Committee on the Judi-
ciary of the Senate and the Committee on the 
Judiciary of the House of Representatives, and 
publish on the public website of the Office, an 
annual report regarding payments from the ac-
count described in section 415(a) that were the 
result of claims alleging a violation of subtitle 
A (referred to in this subsection as ‘‘covered 
payments’’). 
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(B) REPORTING.—The reporting required 
under this paragraph shall— 
(i) include the amount of such a cov-
ered payment and information on the em-
ploying unit involved; and 
(ii) identify each provision of subtitle 
A that was the subject of a claim resulting 
in the covered payment. 
(C) REPORTING
PERIODS
AND
DATES.— 
The report required under this paragraph shall 
be submitted by January 31 of each year and 
shall reflect covered payments made in the pre-
vious calendar year. 
(2) PROTECTION OF IDENTITY OF INDIVIDUALS 
RECEIVING
AWARDS
AND
SETTLEMENTS.—In pre-
paring, submitting, and publishing the reports re-
quired under paragraph (1), the Office shall ensure 
that the identity or position of any claimant is not 
disclosed. 
(3) AUTHORITY TO PROTECT THE IDENTITY OF 
A CLAIMANT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out para-
graph (2), the Judicial Integrity Officer, in con-
sultation with the Board, may make an appro-
priate redaction to the data included in the re-
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port described in paragraph (1) if the Judicial 
Integrity Officer, in consultation with the 
Board, determines that including the data con-
sidered for redaction may lead to the identity or 
position of a claimant unintentionally being dis-
closed. The report shall note each redaction and 
include a statement that the redaction was 
made solely for the purpose of avoiding such an 
unintentional disclosure of the identity or posi-
tion of a claimant. 
(B) RECORDKEEPING.—The Judicial In-
tegrity Officer shall retain a copy of the report 
described in paragraph (1), without redactions. 
(4) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term 
‘‘claimant’’ means an individual who received an 
award or settlement, related to a violation of subtitle 
A, or who made an allegation of a violation of sub-
title A against an employing unit. 
(b) ANNUAL REPORTS OF STATISTICAL MATTER.— 
On an annual basis, the Office shall submit to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee 
on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives a report 
that includes, for the previous year, data collected pursu-
ant to section 301(h)(5) for each employing unit, to the 
extent the data reasonably can be anonymized, as well as 
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analyses of trends comparing such data for the previous 
year to such data for years before the previous year. 
SEC. 212. NOTICES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Every employing unit shall post 
and keep posted (in a conspicuous place upon its premises 
where notices to covered employees are customarily post-
ed) a notice provided by the Office that— 
(1) describes the rights, protections, and proce-
dures applicable to covered employees of the employ-
ing unit under this Act, concerning violations de-
scribed in subsection (b); and 
(2) includes contact information for the Office. 
(b) VIOLATIONS.—A violation described in this sub-
section is— 
(1) discrimination or an unlawful practice pro-
hibited by section 201(a) or 202(a); and 
(2) a violation of section 203 that is related to 
discrimination or an unlawful practice described in 
paragraph (1). 
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TITLE III—OFFICE OF JUDICIAL 
INTEGRITY 
SEC. 301. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE OFFICE OF JUDICIAL IN-
TEGRITY. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established, as an 
independent office within the judicial branch of the Fed-
eral Government, the Office of Judicial Integrity. 
(b) BOARD OF DIRECTORS.—The Office shall have 
a Board of Directors. The Board shall consist of 5 individ-
uals appointed by the Chief Justice of the United States 
from a list of names submitted by the Judicial Conference 
of the United States. Appointments of the first 5 members 
of the Board shall be completed not later than 90 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act. 
(c) CHAIR.—The Chair shall be appointed from mem-
bers of the Board by the Chief Justice of the United 
States. 
(d) BOARD OF DIRECTORS QUALIFICATIONS.— 
(1) SPECIFIC QUALIFICATIONS.—Selection and 
appointment of members of the Board shall be solely 
on the basis of fitness to perform the duties of the 
office. The Board shall include some members who, 
collectively have training or experience in— 
(A) enforcing or investigating 1 or more 
laws specified in section 102, including at least 
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1 member with experience representing employ-
ees who allege a violation of such a law; 
(B) judicial ethics; and 
(C) providing licensed counseling and other 
support services for victims of harassment, sex-
ual assault, discrimination, or retaliation. 
(2) DISQUALIFICATIONS FOR APPOINTMENTS.— 
(A) INCOMPATIBLE
REPRESENTATION.— 
No individual who currently represents a party 
(including the United States) in any suit alleg-
ing discrimination, harassment, sexual assault, 
or retaliation against an officer or employee of 
the judicial branch shall be eligible for appoint-
ment to, or service on, the Board. 
(B) INCOMPATIBLE OFFICE.—No member 
of the Board— 
(i) may hold or may have held the po-
sition of justice of the Supreme Court of 
the United States, judge of a district court 
of the United States, judge of a court of 
appeals of the United States, judge of the 
United States Court of Federal Claims, 
United States magistrate judge, bank-
ruptcy judge, or director or deputy director 
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of the Administrative Office of the United 
States Courts; or 
(ii) may hold the position of officer or 
employee of a court, judicial branch agen-
cy, or any other office or instrumentality of 
the judicial branch of the Federal Govern-
ment (other than the Office) or have held 
such a position within 4 years before the 
date of appointment as a member of the 
Board. 
(3) VACANCIES.—A vacancy on the Board shall 
be filled in the manner in which the original appoint-
ment was made. 
(e) TERM OF OFFICE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graphs (2) and (3), membership on the Board shall 
be for 5 years. A member of the Board may be re-
appointed, but no individual may serve as a member 
for more than 2 terms. 
(2) FIRST
APPOINTMENTS.—Of the members 
first appointed to the Board— 
(A) 1 shall have a term of office of 3 
years; 
(B) 2 shall have a term of office of 4 
years; and 
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(C) 2 shall have a term of office of 5 
years, 1 of whom shall be the Chair, 
as designated at the time of appointment by the 
Chief Justice of the United States. 
(3) APPOINTMENTS
TO
PARTIAL
TERMS.—A 
member appointed to fill a vacancy for an unexpired 
term shall be appointed for the remainder of the 
term. Notwithstanding paragraph (1), a member ap-
pointed to fill a vacancy with less than 2 years re-
maining in the term may be appointed to 2 further 
full terms. 
(4) SERVICE UNTIL SUCCESSOR APPOINTED.—A 
member whose term has expired may continue to 
serve until the date on which a successor has taken 
office. 
(f) REMOVAL.— 
(1) AUTHORITY.—Any member of the Board 
may be removed from office by the Chief Justice of 
the United States, but only for— 
(A) disability that substantially prevents 
the member from carrying out the duties of the 
member; 
(B) incompetence; 
(C) neglect of duty; 
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(D) malfeasance, including a felony or con-
duct involving moral turpitude; or 
(E) holding an office or employment or en-
gaging in an activity that disqualifies the indi-
vidual from service as a member of the Board 
under subsection (d)(2). 
(2) STATEMENT OF REASONS FOR REMOVAL.— 
In removing a member of the Board, the Chief Jus-
tice of the United States shall state in writing to the 
member of the Board being removed, the Judicial 
Conference of the United States, and the Committee 
on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee 
on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives the 
specific reasons for the removal. 
(g) COMPENSATION.— 
(1) PER DIEM.—Each member of the Board 
shall be compensated at a rate equal to the daily 
equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay prescribed 
for level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 
5315 of title 5, United States Code, for each day 
(including travel time) during which such member is 
engaged in the performance of the duties of the 
Board. The rate of pay of a member may be pro-
rated based on the portion of the day during which 
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the member is engaged in the performance of Board 
duties. 
(2) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—Each member of the 
Board shall receive travel expenses, including per 
diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates authorized for 
employees of agencies under subchapter I of chapter 
57 of title 5, United States Code, for each day the 
member is engaged in the performance of duties 
away from the home or regular place of business of 
the member. 
(h) WORKPLACE MISCONDUCT PREVENTION PRO-
GRAM.—The Board shall oversee and the Office shall exe-
cute a workplace misconduct prevention program that is 
consistent with prevailing best practices, by— 
(1) ensuring that every covered employee in the 
judicial branch of the Federal Government is covered 
by a comprehensive workplace misconduct policy and 
proposing revisions to workplace misconduct related 
portions of the rules and codes described in sub-
section (i)(4) and the creation and revision of addi-
tional workplace misconduct policies under sub-
section (i)(4); 
(2) creating a nationwide confidential reporting 
system, relating to workplace misconduct, that is 
readily accessible to prospective, current, and former 
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employees of the judicial branch of the Federal Gov-
ernment; 
(3) providing for a comprehensive training pro-
gram on workplace misconduct and bystander inter-
vention, which may be conducted in coordination 
with the Federal Judicial Center; 
(4) proposing standards for the imposition of 
prompt, consistent, and proportionate disciplinary 
and corrective action when workplace misconduct is 
determined to have occurred in an employing unit; 
(5) providing for the voluntary collection of in-
formation from all applicants for employment with 
each employing unit of data outlined in Statistical 
Policy Directive No. 15, issued by the Office of 
Management and Budget on October 30, 1997, or a 
successor standard, pursuant to section 717 of the 
Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e–16), 
which information shall be maintained anonymously 
and separate from the records of an applicant’s ap-
plication for employment and may not be considered 
in evaluating the applicant for employment; 
(6) collaborating with each judicial council and 
judicial branch agency to compile the annual reports 
described in section 211(b); 
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(7) conducting and making publicly available 
the results of biennial workplace climate assessments 
that include surveys of current and former covered 
employees and anonymous digests of interviews of 
and focus groups conducted with randomly selected 
covered employees; 
(8) conducting annual audits of the efficacy of 
the workplace misconduct prevention program; and 
(9) ensuring that the elements of the workplace 
misconduct prevention program are easy to under-
stand, are easy to access and use, and are regularly 
communicated to all covered employees. 
(i) ADDITIONAL BOARD DUTIES.—The Board shall 
also— 
(1) supervise the Judicial Integrity Officer ap-
pointed under section 302(a); 
(2) provide a list of qualified candidates for the 
position of Director of the OEA to the Chief Justice 
of the United States in accordance with section 
501(b); 
(3) maintain policies, practices, procedures, and 
codes of conduct that— 
(A) preserve the integrity of the Board and 
the offices and programs established under this 
Act; 
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(B) maintain the confidence of covered em-
ployees in the Board and the offices and pro-
grams established under this Act; and 
(C) guarantee procedural rights to individ-
uals during investigations and dispute resolu-
tion proceedings under this Act; 
(4) not less often than every 4 years, rec-
ommend to the Judicial Conference of the United 
States, after notice and opportunity for comment, 
revisions to workplace misconduct related portions of 
the Rules for Judicial-Conduct and Judicial-Dis-
ability Proceedings, the Code of Conduct for Judicial 
Employees, the Code of Conduct for Federal Public 
Defender Employees, the Code of Conduct for 
United States Judges, and the creation and revision 
of such additional (in addition to such rules and 
codes) workplace misconduct policies as may be nec-
essary to fulfill its obligations under subsection 
(h)(1); 
(5) ensure that the Judicial Conference, Con-
gress, and the public are kept informed of— 
(A) the work of the Board; 
(B) the workplace climate and culture in 
the judicial branch of the Federal Government, 
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including the incidence of workplace mis-
conduct; and 
(C) the efficacy of the workplace mis-
conduct prevention program overseen by the 
Board; and 
(6) establish general policies and promulgate 
such rules and regulations for the Board as are nec-
essary to carry out the objectives of this Act, con-
sistent with the requirements of sections 303 and 
304. 
(j) JUDICIARY OVERSIGHT.—The Board and Office 
shall be subject to oversight (except with respect to the 
disposition of individual cases) by the Judicial Conference 
of the United States. 
(k) CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT.—The Board and 
Office shall be subject to oversight (except with respect 
to the disposition of individual cases) by the Committee 
on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on the 
Judiciary of the House of Representatives. 
(l) GAO AUDIT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, and triennially thereafter, the 
Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct 
a study of the management, governance structure, and 
independence of the Board and Office. 
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(m) OPENING OF OFFICE.—The Office shall be open 
for business, including the filing of claims under section 
402, not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act. 
(n) FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE REPORTS.—Members of 
the Board and officers and employees of the Office shall 
file the financial disclosure reports required under sub-
chapter I of chapter 131 of title 5, United States Code, 
with the Judicial Conference of the United States. 
(o) RECORD RETENTION.—The Office shall establish 
and maintain a program for the permanent retention of 
its records, including the records of preliminary reviews, 
mediations, hearings, and other proceedings conducted 
under title IV. 
SEC. 302. OFFICERS, STAFF, AND OTHER PERSONNEL. 
(a) JUDICIAL INTEGRITY OFFICER.— 
(1) APPOINTMENT AND REMOVAL.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Chair, subject to 
approval of the Board, shall appoint and may 
remove the Judicial Integrity Officer. Selection 
and appointment of the Judicial Integrity Offi-
cer shall be solely on the basis of fitness to per-
form the duties of the office. The first Judicial 
Integrity Officer shall be appointed no later 
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than 90 days after the initial appointment of 
the Board of Directors. 
(B) QUALIFICATIONS.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—The Judicial Integ-
rity Officer shall, by demonstrated ability, 
background, training, or experience, be es-
pecially qualified to carry out the functions 
of the position. 
(ii) ATTORNEY.—The Judicial Integ-
rity Officer shall be an attorney admitted 
to practice and in good standing with the 
highest court of a State of the United 
States, the District of Columbia, or a terri-
tory of the United States. 
(C) DISQUALIFICATIONS.—The disquali-
fications in section 301(d)(2) shall apply to the 
appointment of the Judicial Integrity Officer, 
except that representations undertaken on be-
half of the Office or OEA shall not be disquali-
fying. 
(2) COMPENSATION.—The Chair may fix the 
compensation of the Judicial Integrity Officer. The 
rate of pay for the Judicial Integrity Officer may 
not exceed the annual rate of basic pay prescribed 
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for level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 
5315 of title 5, United States Code. 
(3) TERM.—The term of office of the Judicial 
Integrity Officer shall be a single term of 5 years, 
except that the first Judicial Integrity Officer shall 
have a single term of 7 years. 
(4) DUTIES.—The Judicial Integrity Officer 
shall serve as the chief operating officer of the Of-
fice. Except as otherwise specified in this Act, the 
Judicial Integrity Officer shall carry out all of the 
responsibilities of the Office under this Act. 
(b) DEPUTY JUDICIAL INTEGRITY OFFICERS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Chair, subject to the 
approval of the Board, shall appoint and may re-
move 2 Deputy Judicial Integrity Officers. Selection 
and appointment of a Deputy Judicial Integrity Of-
ficer shall be without regard to political affiliation 
and solely on the basis of fitness to perform the du-
ties of the office. The disqualifications in section 
301(d)(2) shall apply to the appointment of a Dep-
uty Judicial Integrity Officer, except that represen-
tations 
undertaken 
as 
described 
in 
section 
301(d)(2)(A) on behalf of the Office or OEA shall 
not be disqualifying. 
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(2) TERM.—The term of office of a Deputy Ju-
dicial Integrity Officer shall be a single term of 5 
years, except that the first Deputy Judicial Integrity 
Officers shall have a single term of 6 years. 
(3) COMPENSATION.—The Chair may fix the 
compensation of the Deputy Judicial Integrity Offi-
cers. The rate of pay for a Deputy Judicial Integrity 
Officer may not exceed 96 percent of the annual 
rate of basic pay prescribed for level IV of the Exec-
utive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United 
States Code. 
(4) DUTIES.—The Deputy Judicial Integrity 
Officer shall assume such duties and responsibilities 
as may be delegated by the Judicial Integrity Offi-
cer. 
(c) GENERAL COUNSEL.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Chair, subject to the 
approval of the Board, shall appoint and may re-
move the General Counsel. Selection and appoint-
ment of the General Counsel shall be solely on the 
basis of fitness to perform the duties of the office. 
The disqualifications in section 301(d)(2) shall apply 
to the appointment of the General Counsel except 
that representations undertaken as described in sec-
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tion 301(d)(2)(A) on behalf of the Office or OEA 
shall not be disqualifying. 
(2) COMPENSATION.—The Chair may fix the 
compensation of the General Counsel. The rate of 
pay for the General Counsel may not exceed the an-
nual rate of basic pay prescribed for level V of the 
Executive Schedule under section 5316 of title 5, 
United States Code. 
(3) DUTIES.—The General Counsel shall— 
(A) exercise the authorities and perform 
the duties of the General Counsel as specified 
in this Act; and 
(B) otherwise assist the Board and the Ju-
dicial Integrity Officer in carrying out their du-
ties and powers, including representing the Of-
fice in any judicial proceeding under this Act. 
(4) ATTORNEYS IN THE OFFICE OF THE GEN-
ERAL
COUNSEL.—The General Counsel shall ap-
point, and fix the compensation of, and may remove, 
such additional attorneys as may be necessary to en-
able the General Counsel to perform the General 
Counsel’s duties. 
(5) TERM.—The term of office of the General 
Counsel shall be a single term of 5 years. 
(d) CONFIDENTIAL ADVISORS.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Judicial Integrity Offi-
cer shall— 
(A) appoint, and fix the compensation of, 
and may remove, 1 or more confidential advi-
sors to carry out the duties described in this 
subsection; or 
(B) designate 1 or more employees of the 
Office to serve as a confidential advisor. 
(2) DUTIES.— 
(A) VOLUNTARY
SERVICES.—A confiden-
tial advisor appointed or designated under para-
graph (1) shall offer to provide to covered em-
ployees described in paragraph (4) the services 
described in subparagraph (B), which a covered 
employee may accept or decline. 
(B) SERVICES.—The services referred to in 
subparagraph (A) are— 
(i) informing, on a privileged and con-
fidential basis, a covered employee who has 
been subject to a practice that may be a 
violation of subtitle A of title II about the 
employee’s rights under this Act; 
(ii) consulting, on a privileged and 
confidential basis, with a covered employee 
who has been subject to a practice that 
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may be a violation of subtitle A of title II 
regarding— 
(I) the roles, responsibilities, and 
authority of the Office; and 
(II) the relative merits of secur-
ing private counsel, designating a non- 
attorney representative, or proceeding 
without representation for proceedings 
before the Office; 
(iii) advising and consulting with, on 
a privileged and confidential basis, a cov-
ered employee who has been subject to a 
practice that may be a violation of subtitle 
A of title II regarding any claims the cov-
ered employee may have under title IV, the 
factual allegations that support each such 
claim, and the relative merits of the proce-
dural options available to the employee for 
each such claim; 
(iv) assisting, on a privileged and con-
fidential basis, a covered employee who 
seeks consideration under title IV of an al-
legation of a violation of subtitle A of title 
II in understanding the procedures, and 
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the significance of the procedures, de-
scribed in title IV, including— 
(I) assisting or consulting with 
the covered employee regarding the 
drafting of a claim to be filed under 
section 402(a); and 
(II) consulting with the covered 
employee regarding the procedural op-
tions available to the covered em-
ployee after a claim is filed, and the 
relative merits of each option; and 
(v) informing, on a privileged and 
confidential basis, a covered employee who 
has been subject to a practice that may be 
a violation of subtitle A of title II about 
the option of pursuing, in appropriate cir-
cumstances, a complaint with the relevant 
judicial council. 
(C) CONTINUITY
OF
SERVICE.—Once a 
covered employee has accepted and received any 
services offered under this section from a con-
fidential advisor appointed or designated under 
paragraph (1), any other services requested 
under this subsection by the covered employee 
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shall be provided, to the extent practicable, by 
the same confidential advisor. 
(3) QUALIFICATIONS.—A confidential advisor 
appointed or designated under paragraph (1) shall 
be an attorney who— 
(A) is admitted to practice before, and is 
in good standing with, the bar of the highest 
court of a State of the United States, the Dis-
trict of Columbia, or a territory of the United 
States; and 
(B) has experience representing clients in 
cases involving the workplace laws incorporated 
by subtitle A of title II. 
(4) INDIVIDUALS COVERED.—The services de-
scribed in paragraph (2) are available to any covered 
employee (which, for purposes of this subsection, 
shall include any staff member described in section 
201(d) and any former covered employee (including 
any such former staff member)), except that— 
(A) a former covered employee may only 
request such services if the practice that may 
be a violation of subtitle A of title II occurred 
during the employment or service of the em-
ployee; and 
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(B) a covered employee described in this 
paragraph may only request such services be-
fore the expiration of the 365-day period de-
scribed in section 402(d). 
(5) RESTRICTIONS.—A confidential advisor ap-
pointed or designated under paragraph (1)— 
(A) shall not act as the designated rep-
resentative for any covered employee in connec-
tion with the covered employee’s participation 
in any proceeding, including any proceeding 
under this Act, any judicial proceeding, or any 
proceeding before a judicial council; 
(B) shall not offer or provide services de-
scribed in paragraph (2)(B) to a covered em-
ployee if the covered employee has designated 
an attorney representative in connection with 
the covered employee’s participation in any pro-
ceeding under this Act, except that a confiden-
tial advisor may provide general assistance and 
information to such attorney representative re-
garding this Act and the role of the Office as 
the confidential advisor determines appropriate; 
and 
(C) shall not serve as a mediator in any 
mediation conducted pursuant to section 404. 
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(e) DIRECTORS OF WORKPLACE RELATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Judicial Integrity Offi-
cer shall appoint and supervise a director of work-
place relations for each judicial circuit. 
(2) WORKPLACE
MISCONDUCT
PREVENTION 
PROGRAM.—Each director of workplace relations 
shall, subject to the supervision of the Judicial In-
tegrity Officer, oversee the workplace misconduct 
prevention program for— 
(A) except as provided in subparagraph 
(B), all employing units and covered employees 
that are located within the geographic confines 
of the relevant judicial circuit, unless served by 
another such workplace misconduct program; 
and 
(B) in the case of the Director of Work-
place Relations for the Federal Circuit, all em-
ploying units and covered employees of the 
United States Court of Appeals for the Federal 
Circuit, the United States Court of Appeals for 
Veterans Claims, or a court (other than an un-
specified district court) described in section 
1295 of title 28, United States Code. 
(3) SPECIFIC COURT ASSIGNMENTS.— 
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(A) COURT OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE.— 
The Director of Workplace Relations for the 
Second Circuit shall also serve as the Director 
of Workplace Relations for the Court of Inter-
national Trade. 
(B) OTHER
JUDICIAL
BRANCH
AGEN-
CIES.—The Director of Workplace Relations for 
the Federal Circuit shall also serve as the Di-
rector of Workplace Relations for the Court of 
Federal Claims, the Administrative Office of 
the United States Courts, the Federal Judicial 
Center, and the United States Sentencing Com-
mission. 
(C) 
OTHER
POSITIONS
IN
JUDICIAL 
BRANCH.—Nothing in this subsection shall pro-
hibit a director of workplace relations from con-
currently holding another position in the judi-
cial branch of the Federal Government if the 
other position is not incompatible with the du-
ties and responsibilities of being a director of 
workplace relations, as determined by the Judi-
cial Integrity Officer. 
(f) EMPLOYEE DISPUTE RESOLUTION COORDINA-
TORS.— 
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(1) CIRCUITS AND DISTRICTS.—Subject to the 
supervision of the Judicial Integrity Officer, each di-
rector of workplace relations appointed under sub-
section (e) shall appoint not fewer than the following 
number of employee dispute resolution coordinators: 
(A) One for each judicial circuit. 
(B) Three for each judicial district, drawn 
from at least 2 different employing units. 
(C) One for the United States Court of 
International Trade. 
(D) One for the United States Court of 
Federal Claims. 
(2) OTHER EMPLOYING UNITS.—Subject to the 
supervision of the Judicial Integrity Officer, the Di-
rector of Workplace Relations for the Federal Cir-
cuit shall appoint a sufficient number of employee 
dispute resolution coordinators for the Administra-
tive Office of the United States Courts, the Federal 
Judicial Center, and the United States Sentencing 
Commission. 
(3) WORKPLACE
MISCONDUCT
PREVENTION 
PROGRAM.—Except as provided in subparagraphs 
(A), (C), and (D) of paragraph (1), and paragraph 
(2), the employee dispute resolution coordinators for 
each judicial district shall assist the relevant director 
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of workplace relations with implementing the work-
place misconduct prevention program in all employ-
ing units located within the judicial district. 
(4) OTHER POSITIONS IN JUDICIAL BRANCH.— 
Nothing in this subsection shall prohibit an em-
ployee dispute resolution coordinator from concur-
rently holding another position in the judicial branch 
of the Federal Government if the other position is 
not incompatible with the duties and responsibilities 
of being an employee dispute resolution coordinator, 
as determined by the director of workplace relations. 
(g) OTHER STAFF.—The Judicial Integrity Officer 
shall appoint, and fix the compensation of, and may re-
move, such other additional staff, including Preliminary 
and Merits Hearing Officers, but not including attorneys 
and staff employed in the offices of the General Counsel 
and not including the General Counsel, as may be nec-
essary to enable the Office to perform its duties. 
(h) CONSULTANTS.—In carrying out the functions of 
the Office, the Judicial Integrity Officer may procure the 
temporary (not to exceed 1 year) or intermittent services 
of consultants. 
SEC. 303. PROCEDURAL RULES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Judicial Integrity Officer 
shall, subject to the approval of the Board, adopt rules 
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governing the procedures of the Office, including the pro-
cedures for Preliminary and Merits Hearing Officers, 
which shall be furnished to the Director of the Administra-
tive Office of the United States Courts for publication in 
the Federal Register. The rules may be amended in the 
same manner. 
(b) PROCEDURE.—The Judicial Integrity Officer 
shall adopt rules referred to in subsection (a) in accord-
ance with the principles and procedures set forth in sec-
tion 553 of title 5, United States Code. The Judicial In-
tegrity Officer shall publish a general notice of proposed 
rulemaking under section 553(b) of title 5, United States 
Code. Before adopting rules, the Judicial Integrity Officer 
shall provide a comment period of at least 30 days after 
publication of a general notice of proposed rulemaking. 
Upon adopting rules, the Judicial Integrity Officer shall 
transmit notice of such action together with a copy of such 
rules to the Director of the Administrative Office of the 
United States Courts for publication in the Federal Reg-
ister. Rules shall be considered issued by the Judicial In-
tegrity Officer as of the date on which they are published 
in the Federal Register. 
SEC. 304. SUBSTANTIVE REGULATIONS. 
(a) REGULATIONS.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The procedures applicable to 
the regulations of the Board issued for the imple-
mentation of this Act, which shall include regula-
tions the Board is required to issue under title II, 
are as prescribed in this section. 
(2) RULEMAKING
PROCEDURE.—Such regula-
tions of the Board shall be adopted and issued in ac-
cordance with subsection (b). 
(b) ADOPTION BY THE BOARD.—The Board shall 
adopt the regulations referred to in subsection (a)(1) in 
accordance with the principles and procedures set forth 
in section 553 of title 5, United States Code, and as pro-
vided in the following provisions of this subsection: 
(1) PROPOSAL.—The Board shall publish a 
general notice of proposed rulemaking under section 
553(b) of title 5, United States Code. 
(2) COMMENT.—Before adopting regulations, 
the Board shall provide a comment period of at least 
30 days after publication of a general notice of pro-
posed rulemaking. 
(3) ADOPTION.—After considering comments, 
the Board shall adopt regulations and shall transmit 
notice of such action together with a copy of such 
regulations to the Director of the Administrative Of-
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fice of the United States Courts for publication in 
the Federal Register. 
(c) ISSUANCE AND EFFECTIVE DATE.— 
(1) DATE OF ISSUANCE.—The date of issuance 
of regulations shall be the date on which they are 
published in the Federal Register under subsection 
(b)(3). 
(2) EFFECTIVE
DATE.—Regulations shall be-
come effective not less than 60 days after the regu-
lations are issued, except that the Board may pro-
vide for an earlier effective date for good cause 
found (within the meaning of section 553(d)(3) of 
title 5, United States Code) and published with the 
regulation. 
(d) AMENDMENT
OF REGULATIONS.—Regulations 
may be amended (including repealed) in the same manner 
as is described in this section for the adoption and 
issuance of regulations, except that the Board may, in its 
discretion, dispense with publication of a general notice 
of proposed rulemaking of minor, technical, or urgent 
amendments that satisfy the criteria for dispensing with 
publication of such notice pursuant to section 553(b)(B) 
of title 5, United States Code. 
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(e) RIGHT TO PETITION FOR RULEMAKING.—Any in-
terested party may petition to the Board for the issuance, 
amendment, or repeal of a regulation. 
(f) CONSULTATION.—The Judicial Integrity Officer, 
the Deputy Judicial Integrity Officers, and the Board— 
(1) shall consult, with regard to the develop-
ment of regulations, with— 
(A) the Chair of the Administrative Con-
ference of the United States; 
(B) the Director of the Administrative Of-
fice of United States Courts; and 
(C) the Director of the Office of Personnel 
Management; and 
(2) may consult with any other persons with 
whom consultation, in the opinion of the Board, the 
Judicial Integrity Officer, or either of the Deputy 
Judicial Integrity Officers, may be helpful. 
SEC. 305. EXPENSES. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Begin-
ning in fiscal year 2025, and for each fiscal year there-
after, there are authorized to be appropriated for the ex-
penses of the Office such sums as may be necessary to 
carry out the functions of the Office. Until sums are first 
appropriated pursuant to the preceding sentence, but for 
a period not exceeding 12 months following the date of 
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enactment of this Act, the expenses of the Office shall be 
paid from the funds appropriated to the courts of appeals 
of the United States and the district courts of the United 
States for other judicial services and salaries and ex-
penses. 
(b) FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES.— 
The Judicial Integrity Officer may place orders and enter 
into agreements for goods and services with the head of 
any agency, or major organizational unit within an agency, 
in the judicial, legislative, or executive branch of the 
United States in the same manner and to the same extent 
as agencies are authorized under sections 1535 and 1536 
of title 31, United States Code, to place orders and enter 
into agreements. 
(c) WITNESS FEES AND ALLOWANCES.—Except for 
covered employees, witnesses before a Merits Hearing Of-
ficer or the Board in any proceeding under this Act other 
than rulemaking shall be paid the same fee and mileage 
allowances as are paid subpoenaed witnesses in the courts 
of the United States. Covered employees who are sum-
moned, or are assigned by their employer, to testify in 
their official capacity or to produce official records in any 
proceeding under this Act shall be entitled to travel ex-
penses under subchapter I and section 5751 of chapter 
57 of title 5, United States Code. 
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TITLE IV—ADMINISTRATIVE AND 
JUDICIAL 
DISPUTE-RESOLU-
TION PROCEDURES 
SEC. 401. PROCEDURE FOR CONSIDERATION OF ALLEGED 
VIOLATIONS. 
(a) FILING AND REVIEW OF CLAIMS.—Except as oth-
erwise provided, the procedure for consideration of an al-
leged violation of subtitle A of title II consists of— 
(1) the filing of a claim by the covered em-
ployee alleging the violation, as provided in section 
402; 
(2) the preliminary review of the claim, to be 
conducted by a Preliminary Hearing Officer as pro-
vided in section 403; 
(3) mediation as provided in section 404, if re-
quested and agreed to by the parties under that sec-
tion; and 
(4) a hearing as provided in section 405, sub-
ject to Board review as provided in section 406 and 
judicial review in the United States Court of Appeals 
for the Federal Circuit (or another circuit under sec-
tion 407(a)(3)) as provided in section 407. 
(b) RIGHT OF EMPLOYEE TO FILE CIVIL ACTION.— 
(1) CIVIL ACTION.—Only a covered employee 
who has timely filed a claim as provided in section 
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402 and who has not submitted a request for a hear-
ing on the claim pursuant to section 405(a) may, 
during the period described in paragraph (3), file a 
civil action in a district court of the United States 
with respect to the violation alleged in the claim, as 
provided in section 408. 
(2) EFFECT
OF
FILING
CIVIL
ACTION.—Not-
withstanding paragraph (2), (3), or (4) of subsection 
(a), if the covered employee files such a civil ac-
tion— 
(A) the preliminary review of the claim by 
the Preliminary Hearing Officer as provided in 
section 403 shall terminate upon the filing of 
the action by the covered employee; and 
(B) the procedure for consideration of the 
alleged violation shall not include any further 
review of the claim by the Preliminary Hearing 
Officer as provided in section 403. 
(3) PERIOD FOR FILING CIVIL ACTION.—The 
period described in this paragraph with respect to a 
claim is the 70-day period which begins on the date 
the covered employee files the claim under section 
402. 
(4) SPECIAL RULE FOR EMPLOYEES WHO FAIL 
TO STATE A CLAIM FOR WHICH RELIEF MAY BE 
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GRANTED.—Notwithstanding paragraph (3), if a 
covered employee receives a written notice the Pre-
liminary Hearing Officer under section 403(d)(2) 
that the employee has the right to file a civil action 
with respect to the claim in accordance with section 
408, the covered employee may file the civil action 
not later than 90 days after receiving such written 
notice. 
(c) RIGHTS OF PARTIES TO RETAIN PRIVATE COUN-
SEL.—Nothing in this Act may be construed to limit the 
authority of any individual (including a covered employee, 
the head of an employing unit, or an individual who is 
alleged to have committed personally an act which con-
stitutes a violation of subtitle A of title II) to retain coun-
sel to protect the interests of the individual at any point 
during any of the procedures provided under this title for 
the consideration of an alleged violation of subtitle A of 
title II. 
(d) STANDARDS FOR ASSERTIONS MADE BY PAR-
TIES.—Any party in any of the procedures provided under 
this title, as well as any counsel or other person rep-
resenting a party in any such procedures, shall have an 
obligation to ensure that, to the best of the party’s knowl-
edge, information, and belief, as formed after an inquiry 
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which is reasonable under the circumstances, each of the 
following is correct: 
(1) No pleading, written motion, or other paper 
is presented for any improper purpose, such as to 
harass, cause unnecessary delay, or needlessly in-
crease the cost of resolution of the matter. 
(2) The claims, defenses, and other legal con-
tentions the party advocates are warranted by exist-
ing law or by a nonfrivolous argument for extending, 
modifying, or reversing existing law or for estab-
lishing new law. 
(3) The factual contentions have evidentiary 
support or, if specifically so identified, will likely 
have evidentiary support after a reasonable oppor-
tunity for further review or discovery. 
(4) The denials of factual contentions are war-
ranted on the evidence or, if specifically so identi-
fied, are reasonably based on belief or a lack of in-
formation. 
(e) PROCEDURE.—Nothing in this Act shall be con-
strued to supersede or limit section 204(d)(2). 
SEC. 402. INITIATION OF PROCEEDINGS. 
(a) CLAIM.— 
(1) FILING OF CLAIM.—To commence a pro-
ceeding under this title, a covered employee alleging 
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a violation of law made applicable under subtitle A 
of title II shall file a claim with the Office. The Of-
fice shall not accept a claim which is filed after the 
deadline applicable under subsection (d). 
(2) CONTENTS
OF
CLAIM.—The claim filed 
under this section shall be made in writing under 
oath or affirmation, shall describe the facts that 
form the basis of the claim and the violation that is 
being alleged, shall identify the employing unit al-
leged to have committed the violation or in which the 
violation is alleged to have occurred, and shall be in 
such form as the Office requires. 
(3) NO EFFECT ON ABILITY OF COVERED EM-
PLOYEE TO SEEK INFORMATION FROM OFFICE OR 
PURSUE RELIEF.—Nothing in paragraph (2), or sub-
section (b) or (c), may be construed to limit the abil-
ity of a covered employee— 
(A) to contact the Office or any other ap-
propriate office prior to filing a claim under 
this section to seek information regarding the 
employee’s rights under this Act and the proce-
dures available under this Act; 
(B) in the case of a covered employee al-
leging misconduct by a judge, to make a com-
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