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provide such access until the executive director has con-
sulted with the individual filing the complaint at issue in
the hearing, and until the hearing board has issued the
decision.
(f) COORDINATION.—The executive director shall co-
ordinate the proceedings with the Committee on Stand-
ards and Official Conduct of the House of Representatives
and the Select Committee on Ethics of the Senate to en-
sure effectiveness, to avoid duplication, and to prevent pe-
nalizing cooperation by respondents in the respective pro-
ceedings.
SEC. 16. POLITICAL AFFILIATION AND PLACE OF RESI-
DENCE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—It shall not be a violation of a law
made applicable to the legislative branch of the Federal
Government under this Act to consider the—
(1) party affiliation,
(2) domicile, or
(3) political compatibility with the employing
office,
of a congressional employee with respect to employment
decisions.
(b) DEFINITION.—For purposes of subsection (a),
the term ‘‘employee’’ means—
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(1) an employee on the staff of the House of
Representatives or Senate leadership,
(2) an employee on the staff of a committee or
subcommittee,
(3) an employee on the staff of a Member of
the House of Representatives or Senate,
(4) an officer or employee of the House of Rep-
resentatives or Senate elected by the House of Rep-
resentatives or Senate or appointed by a Member of
the House of Representatives or Senate, other than
those described in paragraphs (1) through (3), or
(5) an applicant for a position that is to be oc-
cupied by an individual described in paragraphs (1)
through (4).
SEC. 17. ENFORCEMENT; OTHER REVIEW PROHIBITED.
(a) ENFORCEMENT.—This Act shall not be construed
to authorize enforcement by the executive branch of any
of the laws made applicable to congressional employees
under this Act.
(b) REVIEW.—No congressional employee may com-
mence a judicial proceeding to redress practices prohibited
under section 5, except as provided in this Act.
SEC. 18. STUDY.
(a) STUDY.—The Office shall conduct a study—
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(1) of the ways that access by the public to in-
formation held by the Congress may be improved,
streamlined, and made consistent between the House
of Representatives and the Senate and of the appli-
cation of section 552 of title 5, United States Code
to the legislative branch of the Federal Government;
and
(2) of the application of the requirement of sec-
tion 552a of title 5, United States Code, to the legis-
lative branch of the Federal Government.
(b) STUDY CONTENT.—The study conducted under
subsection (a) shall examine—
(1) information that is currently made available
under such section 552 by Federal agencies and not
by the legislative branch of the Federal Government;
(2) information held by the non-legislative of-
fices of the legislative branch of the Federal Govern-
ment, including—
(A) the instrumentalities,
(B) the Architect of the Capitol,
(C) the Chief Administrative Officer of the
House of Representatives,
(D) the Clerk of the House of Representa-
tives,
(E) the Secretary of the Senate,
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(F) the Inspector General of the House of
Representatives,
(G) the Sergeant at Arms of the House of
Representatives and the Sergeant at Arms of
the Senate,
(H) the United States Capitol Police, and
(I) the House Commission on Congres-
sional Mailing Standards;
(3) financial expenditure information of the leg-
islative branch of the Federal Government; and
(4) provisions for judicial review of denial of ac-
cess to information held by the legislative branch of
the Federal Government.
(c) TIME.—The Office shall conduct the study pre-
scribed by subsection (a) and report the results of the
study to the Congress not later than one year after the
date of the initial appointment of the Board of Directors.
Passed the House of Representatives January 5
(legislative day, January 4), 1995.
Attest:
Clerk.
104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1
AN ACT
To make certain laws applicable to the legislative
branch of the Federal Government.