‘‘(ii) gross mismanagement, a gross 
waste of funds, an abuse of authority, or 
a substantial and specific danger to public 
health or safety, 
if such disclosure is not specifically prohibited 
by law and if such information is not specifi-
cally required by Executive order or the rules of 
the House of Representatives or Senate to be 
kept secret in the interest of national defense or 
the conduct of foreign affairs; or 
‘‘(B) any disclosure to the General Coun-
sel, or to the Inspector General of an executive 
agency or office of the legislative branch or an-
other employee designated by the head of the 
agency or office to receive such disclosures, of 
information which the employee or applicant 
reasonably believes evidences— 
‘‘(i) a violation of any law, rule, or 
regulation, or 
‘‘(ii) gross mismanagement, a gross 
waste of funds, an abuse of authority, or 
a substantial and specific danger to public 
health or safety. 
‘‘(2) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this sec-
tion and for purposes of applying the procedures es-
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tablished under title IV for the consideration of al-
leged violations of this section— 
‘‘(A) the term ‘covered employee’ includes 
an employee of the Government Accountability 
Office or the Library of Congress; and 
‘‘(B) the term ‘employing office’ includes 
the Government Accountability Office and the 
Library of Congress. 
‘‘(b) REMEDY.—The remedy for a violation of sub-
section (a) shall be such remedy as would be appropriate 
if awarded under chapter 12 of title 5, United States 
Code, with respect to a prohibited personnel practice de-
scribed in section 2302(b)(8) of such title. 
‘‘(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 the 
substantive regulations promulgated by the Merit 
Systems Protection Board to implement chapters 12 
and 23 of title 5, United States Code, except to the 
extent that the Board of Directors may determine, 
for good cause shown and stated together with the 
regulation, that a modification of such regulations 
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would be more effective for the implementation of 
the rights and protections under this section.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 102(a) (2 
U.S.C. 1302(a)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(12) Section 2302(b)(8) of title 5, United 
States Code.’’. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
for part A of title II is amended— 
(1) in the item relating to part A, by striking 
‘‘FAIR LABOR STANDARDS,’’ and all that 
follows and inserting ‘‘AND OTHER PROTEC-
TIONS AND BENEFITS’’; 
(2) by redesignating the item relating to section 
207 as relating to section 208; and 
(3) by inserting after the item relating to sec-
tion 206 the following: 
‘‘Sec. 207. Rights and protections under whistleblower protection rules.’’. 
SEC. 303. RENAMING OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE AS OFFICE 
OF CONGRESSIONAL WORKPLACE RIGHTS. 
(a) RENAMING.—Section 301 of the Congressional 
Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1381 et seq.) is 
amended— 
(1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘OFFICE OF 
COMPLIANCE’’ and inserting ‘‘OFFICE OF CON-
GRESSIONAL WORKPLACE RIGHTS’’; and 
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(2) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Office of 
Compliance’’ and inserting ‘‘Office of Congressional 
Workplace Rights’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO CONGRESSIONAL 
ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 1995.—The Congressional Ac-
countability Act of 1995 is amended as follows: 
(1) In section 101(1) (2 U.S.C. 1301(1)), by 
striking ‘‘Office of Compliance’’ and inserting ‘‘Of-
fice of Congressional Workplace Rights’’. 
(2) In section 101(2) (2 U.S.C. 1301(2)), by 
striking ‘‘Office of Compliance’’ and inserting ‘‘Of-
fice of Congressional Workplace Rights’’. 
(3) 
In 
section 
101(3)(H) 
(2 
U.S.C. 
1301(3)(H)), by striking ‘‘Office of Compliance’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Office of Congressional Workplace 
Rights’’. 
(4) 
In 
section 
101(9)(D) 
(2 
U.S.C. 
1301(9)(D)), by striking ‘‘Office of Compliance’’ and 
inserting 
‘‘Office 
of 
Congressional 
Workplace 
Rights’’. 
(5) In section 101(10) (2 U.S.C. 1301(10)), by 
striking ‘‘Office of Compliance’’ and inserting ‘‘Of-
fice of Congressional Workplace Rights’’. 
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(6) In section 101(11) (2 U.S.C. 1301(11)), by 
striking ‘‘Office of Compliance’’ and inserting ‘‘Of-
fice of Congressional Workplace Rights’’. 
(7) In section 101(12) (2 U.S.C. 1301(12)), by 
striking ‘‘Office of Compliance’’ and inserting ‘‘Of-
fice of Congressional Workplace Rights’’. 
(8) In section 210(a)(9) (2 U.S.C. 1331(a)(9)), 
by striking ‘‘Office of Compliance’’ and inserting 
‘‘Office of Congressional Workplace Rights’’. 
(9) In section 215(e)(1) (2 U.S.C. 1341(e)(1)), 
by striking ‘‘Office of Compliance’’ and inserting 
‘‘Office of Congressional Workplace Rights’’. 
(10) 
In 
section 
220(e)(2)(G) 
(2 
U.S.C. 
1351(e)(2)(G)), by striking ‘‘Office of Compliance’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Office of Congressional Workplace 
Rights’’. 
(11) In the heading of title III, by striking 
‘‘OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE’’ and inserting 
‘‘OFFICE OF CONGRESSIONAL WORK-
PLACE RIGHTS’’. 
(12) 
In 
section 
304(c)(4) 
(2 
U.S.C. 
1384(c)(4)), by striking ‘‘Office of Compliance’’ and 
inserting 
‘‘Office 
of 
Congressional 
Workplace 
Rights’’. 
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(13) 
In 
section 
304(c)(5) 
(2 
U.S.C. 
1384(c)(5)), by striking ‘‘Office of Compliance’’ and 
inserting 
‘‘Office 
of 
Congressional 
Workplace 
Rights’’. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—The table of contents 
is amended— 
(1) by amending the item relating to the head-
ing of title III to read as follows: 
‘‘TITLE III—OFFICE OF CONGRESSIONAL WORKPLACE RIGHTS’’; 
and 
(2) by amending the item relating to section 
301 to read as follows: 
‘‘Sec. 301. Office of Congressional Workplace Rights.’’. 
(d) REFERENCES
IN OTHER LAWS, RULES, AND 
REGULATIONS.—Any reference to the Office of Compli-
ance in any law, rule, regulation, or other official paper 
in effect as of the effective date of this Act shall be consid-
ered to refer and apply to the Office of Congressional 
Workplace Rights. 
TITLE IV—EFFECTIVE DATE 
SEC. 401. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
Except as otherwise provided, this Act and the 
amendments made by this Act shall take effect upon the 
expiration of the 180-day period which begins on the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
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