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(ii) any applicant for a position that
is to be occupied by an individual described
in subparagraph (A); or
(iii) within 180 days after the termi-
nation of employment with the Architect of
the Capitol, any individual who was for-
merly an employee described in subpara-
graph (A) and whose claim of a violation
arises out of the individual’s employment
with the Architect of the Capitol.
(B) The term ‘‘violation’’ means a practice
that violates subsection (b) of this section.
(2) DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES PROHIBITED.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—All personnel actions af-
fecting employees of the Architect of the Capitol
shall be made free from any discrimination
based on—
(i) race, color, religion, sex, or national
origin, within the meaning of section 717 of
the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C.
2000e–16);
(ii) age, within the meaning of section
15 of the Age Discrimination in Employ-
ment Act of 1967 (29 U.S.C. 633a); or
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(iii) handicap or 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 Dis-
abilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12112–14).
(B) INTIMIDATION
PROHIBITED.—Any in-
timidation of, or reprisal against, any employee
by the Architect of the Capitol, or by any em-
ployee of the Architect of the Capitol, because of
the exercise of a right under this section con-
stitutes an unlawful employment practice, which
may be remedied in the same manner as are
other violations described in paragraph (1).
(3) PROCEDURE
FOR
CONSIDERATION
OF
AL-
LEGED VIOLATIONS.—
(A) GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE PERSON-
NEL APPEALS BOARD.—(i) Any employee of the
Architect of the Capitol alleging a violation of
paragraph (2) may file a charge with the Gen-
eral Accounting Office Personnel Appeals Board
in accordance with the General Accounting Of-
fice Personnel Act of 1980 (31 U.S.C. 751–55)
and regulations of the Board. Such a charge may
be filed only after the employee has filed a com-
plaint with the Architect of the Capitol in ac-
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cordance with requirements prescribed by the Ar-
chitect of the Capitol and has exhausted all rem-
edies pursuant to such requirements.
(ii) The Architect of the Capitol shall carry
out any action within its authority that the
Board orders under section 4 of the General Ac-
counting Office Personnel Act of 1980 (31 U.S.C.
753).
(iii) The Architect of the Capitol shall reim-
burse the General Accounting Office for costs in-
curred by the Board in considering charges filed
under this subsection.
(B) GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE PERSON-
NEL
APPEALS
BOARD
OR
OFFICE
OF
SENATE
FAIR EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES.—An employee of
the Architect of the Capitol who is assigned to
the Senate Restaurants or to the Superintendent
of the Senate Office Buildings alleging a viola-
tion of subsection (b) may file a charge pursuant
to paragraph (1), or may elect to follow the pro-
cedures outlined in the Government Employee
Rights Act of 1991 (2 U.S.C. 1201 et seq.).
(4) AMENDMENTS TO THE GENERAL ACCOUNTING
OFFICE PERSONNEL ACT OF 1980.—
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(A) Section 751(a)(1) of title 31, United
States Code, amended by inserting ‘‘or Architect
of the Capitol’’ after ‘‘Office’’.
(B) Section 753(a) of title 31, United States
Code, is amended—
(i) in paragraph (7) by striking ‘‘and’’
at the end of the paragraph;
(ii) in paragraph (8) by striking the
period and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(iii) by inserting at the end thereof the
following:
‘‘(9) an action involving discrimination prohib-
ited under subsection (d)(2) of the Architect of the
Capitol Human Resources Act.’’
(C) Section 755 of title 31, United States
Code, is amended—
(i) in subsection (a) by striking the ‘‘or
(7)’’ and inserting ‘‘, (7), or (9)’’; and
(ii) in subsection (b) by striking ‘‘or
applicant for employment’’ and inserting
‘‘applicant for employment, or employee of
the Architect of the Capitol’’.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Legislative Branch Ap-
propriations Act, 1995’’.
Passed the House of Representatives May 26, 1994.
Attest:
DONNALD K. ANDERSON,
Clerk.
Passed the Senate June 16 (legislative day, June 7),
1994.
Attest:
MARTHA S. POPE,
Secretary.
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