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tion is issued unless disapproved by the House of Rep-
resentatives by resolution.
(2) A resolution referred to in paragraph (1) may be
introduced in the House of Representatives within 5 legis-
lative days after the date on which the Board of Directors
issues the final regulation to which the resolution applies.
The matter after the resolving clause of the resolution
shall be as follows: ‘‘That the House of Representatives
disapproves the issuance of final regulations of the Office
of Compliance as issued on llllll (the blank
space being appropriately filled in).’’.
(3) A resolution referred to in paragraph (1) shall
be referred to the appropriate committee. If no resolution
is reported within 15 legislative days after the Board of
Directors issues final regulations under subsection
(c)(1)(D) or (c)(2)(D), the committee to which the resolu-
tion was referred shall be discharged from further consid-
eration of the first such resolution introduced and the res-
olution shall be placed on the appropriate calendar. Any
meeting of a committee on a resolution shall be open to
the public. Within 5 legislative days after the resolution
is reported or discharged, it shall be in order as a privi-
leged matter to move to proceed to its consideration and
such motion shall not be debatable. The resolution shall
be debatable for not to exceed 4 hours equally divided be-
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tween proponents and opponents and it shall not be sub-
ject to amendment.
(f) Any meeting of the Board of Directors held in
connection with a study under subsection (a) or (b) shall
be open to the public. Any meeting of the Board of Direc-
tors in connection with a regulation under subsection (c)
shall be open to the public.
SEC. 6. OTHER FUNCTIONS.
(a) The executive director shall adopt rules governing
the procedures of the Office, subject to the approval of
the Board of Directors, including the procedures of hear-
ing boards, which shall be submitted for publication in the
Congressional Record. The rules may be amended in the
same manner. The executive director may consult with the
Chairman of the Administrative Conference of the United
States and the General Counsel of the House of Rep-
resentatives on the adoption of rules.
(b) The executive director shall have authority to con-
duct such investigations as the executive director requires
to implement sections 7 through 10.
(c) The Office shall—
(1) carry out a program of education for Mem-
bers of the House of Representatives and other em-
ploying authorities of the House of Representatives
respecting the laws made applicable to them and a
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program to inform individuals of their rights under
laws applicable to the House of Representatives and
under sections 7 through 10,
(2) in carrying out the program under para-
graph (1), distribute the telephone number and ad-
dress of the Office, procedures for action under sec-
tions 7 through 10, and any other information the
executive director deems appropriate for distribution,
distribute such information to Members and other
employing authorities of the House in a manner
suitable for posting, provide such information to new
employees of the House, distribute such information
to the residences of employees of the House, and
conduct seminars and other activities designed to
educate employers and employees in such informa-
tion,
(3) compile and publish statistics on the use of
the Office by employees of the House, including the
number and type of contacts made with the Office,
on the reason for such contacts, on the number of
employees who initiated proceedings with the Office
under sections 7 through 10 and the result of such
proceedings, and on the number of employees who
filed a complaint under section 10, the basis for the
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complaint, and the action taken on the complaint,
and
(4) within 180 days of the initial appointment
of the executive director and in conjunction with the
Clerk, develop a system for the collection of demo-
graphic data respecting the composition of employ-
ees of the House, including race, sex, and wages,
and a system for the collection of information on
employment practices, including family leave and
flexible work hours, in House offices.
(d) Within one year of the date the system referred
to in subsection (c)(4) is developed and annually there-
after, the Board of Directors shall submit to the House
of Representatives a report on the information collected
under such system. Each report after the first report shall
contain a comparison and evaluation of data contained in
the previous report.
SEC. 7. PROCEDURE FOR CONSIDERATION OF ALLEGED
VIOLATIONS.
The procedure for consideration of alleged violations
of laws made applicable to the House of Representatives
under this rule consists of 3 steps as follows:
(1) Step I, counseling, as set forth in section 8.
(2) Step II, mediation, as set forth in section
9.
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(3) Step III, formal complaint and hearing by
a hearing board, as set forth in section 10.
SEC. 8. STEP I: COUNSELING.
(a) An employee of the House alleging a violation of
a law made applicable to the House of Representatives
under rule LII of the Rules of the House of Representa-
tives may request counseling through the Office. The Of-
fice shall provide the employee with all relevant informa-
tion with respect to the rights of the employee. A request
for counseling shall be made not later than 180 days after
the alleged violation forming the basis of the request for
counseling occurred.
(b) The period for counseling shall be 30 days unless
the employee and the Office agree to reduce the period.
The period shall begin on the date the request for counsel-
ing is received.
SEC. 9. STEP II: MEDIATION.
(a) Not later than 15 days after the end of the coun-
seling period under section 8, the employee who alleged
a violation of a law made applicable to the House of Rep-
resentatives under rule LII of the Rules of the House of
Representatives may file a request for mediation with the
Office. Mediation—
(1) may include the Office, the employee, the
employing authority, and individuals who are rec-
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ommended by organizations composed primarily of
individuals experienced in adjudicating or arbitrating
personnel matters, and
(2) shall be a process involving meetings with
the parties separately or jointly for the purpose of
resolving the dispute between the employee and the
employing authority.
(b) The mediation period shall be 30 days beginning
on the date the request for mediation is received and may
be extended for an additional 30 days at the discretion
of the Office. The Office shall notify the employee and
the head of the employing authority when the mediation
period has ended.
SEC. 10. STEP III: FORMAL COMPLAINT AND HEARING.
(a) Not later than 30 days after receipt by the em-
ployee of the House of notice from the Office of the end
of the mediation period under section 9, the employee of
the House may file a formal complaint with the Office
against the head of the employing authority involved. No
complaint may be filed unless the employee has made a
timely request for counseling and has completed the proce-
dures set forth in sections 8 and 9.
(b) A board of 3 independent hearing officers (herein-
after in this resolution referred to as a ‘‘hearing board’’),
who are not Members, officers, or employees of the House,
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chosen by the executive director (one of whom shall be
designated by the executive director as the presiding hear-
ing officer) shall be assigned to consider each complaint
filed under subsection (a). The executive director shall ap-
point hearing officers from candidates who are rec-
ommended by the Federal Mediation and Conciliation
Service or the Administrative Conference of the United
States. A hearing board shall act by majority vote.
(c) Prior to a hearing under subsection (d), a hearing
board may dismiss any claim that it finds to be frivolous.
(d) A hearing shall be conducted—
(1) in closed session on the record by a hearing
board; and
(2) no later than 30 days after filing of the
complaint under subsection (a), except that the Of-
fice may, for good cause, extend up to an additional
60 days the time for conducting a hearing.
(e) Reasonable prehearing discovery may be per-
mitted at the discretion of the hearing board.
(f)(1) A hearing board may authorize subpoenas,
which shall be issued by the presiding hearing officer on
behalf of the hearing board under the seal of the House
of Representatives for the attendance of witnesses at pro-
ceedings of the hearing board and for the production of
correspondence, books, papers, documents, and other