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‘‘(B) In addition to any relief authorized by section 
1977A of the Revised Statutes (42 U.S.C. 1981a), liability 
may accrue and an aggrieved person may obtain relief as 
provided in subsection (g)(1), including recovery of back 
pay for up to two years preceding the filing of the charge, 
where the unlawful employment practices that have oc-
curred during the charge filing period are similar or re-
lated to unlawful employment practices with regard to dis-
crimination in compensation that occurred outside the 
time for filing a charge.’’. 
SEC. 4. DISCRIMINATION IN COMPENSATION BECAUSE OF 
AGE. 
Section 7(d) of the Age Discrimination in Employ-
ment Act of 1967 (29 U.S.C. 626(d)) is amended— 
(1) in the first sentence— 
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and 
(2) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively; 
and 
(B) by striking ‘‘(d)’’ and inserting 
‘‘(d)(1)’’; 
(2) in the third sentence, by striking ‘‘Upon’’ 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(2) Upon’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(3) For purposes of this section, an unlawful prac-
tice occurs, with respect to discrimination in compensation 
in violation of this Act, when a discriminatory compensa-
tion decision or other practice is adopted, when a person 
becomes subject to a discriminatory compensation decision 
or other practice, or when a person is affected by applica-
tion of a discriminatory compensation decision or other 
practice, including each time wages, benefits, or other 
compensation is paid, resulting in whole or in part from 
such a decision or other practice.’’. 
SEC. 5. APPLICATION TO OTHER LAWS. 
(a) AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT OF 1990.— 
The amendments made by section 3 shall apply to claims 
of discrimination in compensation brought under title I 
and section 503 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 
1990 (42 U.S.C. 12111 et seq., 12203), pursuant to sec-
tion 107(a) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 12117(a)), which 
adopts the powers, remedies, and procedures set forth in 
section 706 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 
2000e–5). 
(b) REHABILITATION ACT OF 1973.—The amend-
ments made by section 3 shall apply to claims of discrimi-
nation in compensation brought under sections 501 and 
504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 791, 
794), pursuant to— 
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(1) sections 501(g) and 504(d) of such Act (29 
U.S.C. 791(g), 794(d)), respectively, which adopt 
the standards applied under title I of the Americans 
with Disabilities Act of 1990 for determining wheth-
er a violation has occurred in a complaint alleging 
employment discrimination; and 
(2) paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 505(a) of 
such Act (29 U.S.C. 794a(a)) (as amended by sub-
section (c)). 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) REHABILITATION
ACT
OF
1973.—Section 
505(a) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 
794a(a)) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting after 
‘‘(42 U.S.C. 2000e–5 (f) through (k))’’ the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(and 
the 
application 
of 
section 
706(e)(3) (42 U.S.C. 2000e–5(e)(3)) to claims 
of discrimination in compensation)’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting after 
‘‘1964’’ the following: ‘‘(42 U.S.C. 2000d et 
seq.) (and in subsection (e)(3) of section 706 of 
such Act (42 U.S.C. 2000e–5), applied to 
claims of discrimination in compensation)’’. 
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(2) CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964.—Section 717 of 
the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e–16) 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(f) Section 706(e)(3) shall apply to complaints of 
discrimination in compensation under this section.’’. 
(3) AGE DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT ACT 
OF 1967.—Section 15(f) of the Age Discrimination in 
Employment Act of 1967 (29 U.S.C. 633a(f)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘of section’’ and inserting ‘‘of 
sections 7(d)(3) and’’. 
SEC. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
This title and the amendments made by this title, 
take effect as if enacted on May 28, 2007, and apply to 
all claims of discrimination in compensation under title 
VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e et 
seq.), the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 
(29 U.S.C. 621 et seq.), title I and section 503 of the 
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and sections 501 
and 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, that are pend-
ing on or after that date. 
TITLE II—PAYCHECK FAIRNESS 
ACT 
SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Paycheck Fairness 
Act’’. 
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