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This Act may be cited as the ''Civil Rights Procedures Protection
Act of 1994''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO TITLE VII OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964.

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e et seq.)
is amended by adding at the end the following:

''exclusivity of powers and procedures

''Sec. 719. Notwithstanding any Federal statute of general
applicability that would modify any of the powers and procedures
expressly applicable to a claim arising under this title, such powers
and procedures shall be the exclusive powers and procedures applicable
to such claim unless after such claim arises the claimant voluntarily
enters into an agreement to resolve such claim through arbitration or
another procedure.''.

SEC. 3. AMENDMENT TO THE AGE DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT ACT OF 1967.

The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (29 U.S.C. 621 et
seq.) is amended--
(1) by redesignating sections 16 and 17 as sections 17 and
18, respectively, and
(2) by inserting after section 15 the following:

''exclusivity of powers and procedures

''Sec. 16. Notwithstanding any Federal statute of general
applicability that would modify any of the powers and procedures
expressly applicable to a right or claim arising under this Act, such
powers and procedures shall be the exclusive powers and procedures
applicable to such right or such claim unless after such right or such
claim arises the claimant voluntarily enters into an agreement to
resolve such right or such claim through arbitration or another
procedure.''.

SEC. 4. AMENDMENT TO THE REHABILITATION ACT OF 1973.

Section 505 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 795) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
''(c) Notwithstanding any Federal statute of general applicability
that would modify any of the procedures expressly applicable to a claim
based on right under section 501, such procedures shall be the
exclusive procedures applicable to such claim unless after such claim
arises the claimant voluntarily enters into an agreement to resolve
such claim through arbitration or another procedure.''.

SEC. 5. AMENDMENT TO THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT OF 1990.

Section 107 of the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990 (42
U.S.C. 12117) is amended by adding at the end the following:
''(c) Notwithstanding any Federal statute of general applicability
that would modify any of the powers and procedures expressly applicable
to a claim based on a violation described in subsection (a), such
powers and procedures shall be the exclusive powers and procedures
applicable to such claim unless after such claim arises the claimant
voluntarily enters into an agreement to resolve such claim through
arbitration or another procedure.''.

SEC. 6. AMENDMENT TO SECTION 1977 OF THE REVISED STATUTES OF THE UNITED
STATES.

Section 1977 of the Revised Statutes of the United States is
amended by adding at the end the following:
''(d) Notwithstanding any Federal statute of general applicability
that would modify any of the procedures expressly applicable to a right
to make and enforce a contract of employment under this section, such
procedures shall be the exclusive procedures applicable to a claim
based on such right unless after such claim arises the claimant
voluntarily enters into an agreement to resolve such claim through
arbitration or another procedure.''.

SEC. 7. AMENDMENT TO THE EQUAL PAY REQUIREMENT UNDER THE FAIR LABOR
STANDARDS ACT OF 1938-.

Section 6(d) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C.
206(d)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
''(5) Notwithstanding any Federal statute of general applicability
that would modify any of the powers or procedures expressly applicable
to a claim based on violation of this subsection, such powers and
procedures shall be the exclusive procedures applicable to such claim
unless after such claim arises the claimant voluntarily enters into an
agreement to resolve such claim through arbitration or another
procedure.''.

SEC. 8. AMENDMENT TO THE FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE ACT OF 1993.

Title IV of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C.
2561 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

''SEC. 406. EXCLUSIVITY OF REMEDIES.

''Notwithstanding any Federal statute of general applicability that
would modify any of the procedures expressly applicable to a claim
based on right provided under this Act or under an amendment made by
this Act, such procedures shall be the exclusive procedures applicable
to such claim unless after such claim arises the claimant voluntarily
enters into an agreement to resolve such claim through arbitration or
another procedure.''.

SEC. 9. AMENDMENT TO TITLE 9 OF THE UNITED STATES CODE.

Section 14 of title 9, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by inserting ''(a)'' before ''This'', and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
''(b) This chapter shall not apply with respect to a claim of
unlawful discrimination in employment if such claim arises from
discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin,
age, or disability.''.

SEC. 10. APPLICATION OF AMENDMENTS.

The amendments made by this Act shall apply with respect to claims
arising on and after the date of the enactment of this Act.
Student:
Civil Rights Procedures Protection Act of 1994 - Amends specified Federal civil rights statutes (including Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, the equal pay requirement under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, and the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993) to prevent the involuntary application of arbitration to claims that arise from unlawful employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, or disability.