[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4454 Engrossed Amendment Senate (EAS)]

103d CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 4454

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                               AMENDMENTS
                  In the Senate of the United States,

                               June 16 (legislative day, June 7), 1994.
      Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representatives (H.R. 
4454) entitled ``An Act making appropriations for the Legislative 
Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1995, and for other 
purposes'', do pass with the following

                              AMENDMENTS:

 (1)Page 2, after line 1, insert:

                                 SENATE

                    Mileage and Expenses Allowances

               mileage of the vice president and senators

    For mileage of the Vice President and Senators of the United 
States, $60,000.

                           Expense Allowances

    For expense allowances of the Vice President, $10,000; the 
President Pro Tempore of the Senate, $10,000; Majority Leader of the 
Senate, $10,000; Minority Leader of the Senate, $10,000; Majority Whip 
of the Senate, $5,000; Minority Whip of the Senate, $5,000; and 
Chairmen of the Majority and Minority Conference Committees, $3,000 for 
each Chairman; in all, $56,000.

    Representation Allowances for the Majority and Minority Leaders

    For representation allowances of the Majority and Minority Leaders 
of the Senate, $15,000 for each such Leader; in all, $30,000.

                    Salaries, Officers and Employees

    For compensation of officers, employees, and others as authorized 
by law, including agency contributions, $71,338,000, which shall be 
paid from this appropriation without regard to the below limitations, 
as follows:

                      office of the vice president

    For the Office of the Vice President, $1,513,000.

                  office of the president pro tempore

    For the Office of the President Pro Tempore, $457,000.

              offices of the majority and minority leaders

    For Offices of the Majority and Minority Leaders, $2,195,000.

               offices of the majority and minority whips

    For Offices of the Majority and Minority Whips, $656,000.

                         conference committees

    For the Conference of the Majority and the Conference of the 
Minority, at rates of compensation to be fixed by the Chairman of each 
such committee, $996,000 for each such committee; in all, $1,992,000.

 offices of the secretaries of the conference of the majority and the 
                       conference of the minority

    For Offices of the Secretaries of the Conference of the Majority 
and the Conference of the Minority, $384,000.

                         office of the chaplain

    For Office of the Chaplain, $192,000.

                        office of the secretary

    For Office of the Secretary, $12,961,000.

             office of the sergeant at arms and doorkeeper

    For Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper, $32,739,000.

        offices of the secretaries for the majority and minority

    For Offices of the Secretary for the Majority and the Secretary for 
the Minority, $1,197,000.

               agency contributions and related expenses

    For agency contributions for employee benefits, as authorized by 
law, and related expenses, $17,052,000.

            Office of the Legislative Counsel of the Senate

    For salaries and expenses of the Office of the Legislative Counsel 
of the Senate, $3,381,000.

                     Office of Senate Legal Counsel

    For salaries and expenses of the Office of Senate Legal Counsel, 
$936,000.

Expense Allowances of the Secretary of the Senate, Sergeant at Arms and 
Doorkeeper of the Senate, and Secretaries for the Majority and Minority 
                             of the Senate

    For expense allowances of the Secretary of the Senate, $3,000; 
Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, $3,000; Secretary for 
the Majority of the Senate, $3,000; Secretary for the Minority of the 
Senate, $3,000; in all, $12,000.

                   Contingent Expenses of the Senate

                        senate policy committees

    For salaries and expenses of the Majority Policy Committee and the 
Minority Policy Committee, $1,287,000 for each such committee; in all, 
$2,574,000.

                      inquiries and investigations

    For expenses of inquiries and investigations ordered by the Senate, 
or conducted pursuant to section 134(a) of Public Law 601, Seventy-
ninth Congress, as amended, section 112 of Public Law 96-304 and Senate 
Resolution 281, agreed to March 11, 1980, $78,112,000.

  expenses of united states senate caucus on international narcotics 
                                control

    For expenses of the United States Senate Caucus on International 
Narcotics Control, $348,000.

                        secretary of the senate

                     (including transfer of funds)

    For expenses of the Office of the Secretary of the Senate, 
$1,966,500 and, in addition, $7,000,000, to be derived by transfer from 
funds appropriated in fiscal year 1992 for ``Salaries, Officers and 
Employees'' and to remain available until September 30, 1998.

             sergeant at arms and doorkeeper of the senate

    For expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper 
of the Senate, $74,894,000, of which $21,347,000 shall remain available 
until expended.

                          miscellaneous items

    For miscellaneous items, $7,429,000.

        senators' official personnel and office expense account

    For Senators' Official Personnel and Office Expense Account, 
$206,542,000.

               Office of Senate Fair Employment Practices

    For salaries and expenses of the Office of Senate Fair Employment 
Practices, $889,000.

                     Settlements and Awards Reserve

    For expenses for settlements and awards, $1,000,000.

                      stationery (revolving fund)

    For stationery for the President of the Senate, $4,500, for 
officers of the Senate and the Conference of the Majority and 
Conference of the Minority of the Senate, $8,500; in all, $13,000.

                          official mail costs

    For expenses necessary for official mail costs of the Senate, 
$11,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 1996.

                               rescission

    Of the funds previously appropriated under the heading ``SENATE'', 
$23,000,000 are rescinded.

                       administrative provisions

    Sec. 1. Effective on and after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of the Senate, subject to the approval of the Committee 
on Appropriations of the Senate, is authorized to transfer up to 
$300,000 from any Senate appropriations account with respect to which 
the Secretary has disbursing authority to the revolving fund 
established under section 2(c) under the subheading ``ADMINISTRATIVE 
PROVISIONS'' under the heading ``SENATE'' in Public Law 102-392 (2 
U.S.C. 121d(c)) to provide additional capitalization for such revolving 
fund. Any moneys so transferred shall be available for use in the same 
manner and to the same extent as the moneys otherwise in such revolving 
fund.
    Sec. 2. (a) Not later than September 30, 1995, the Secretary of the 
Senate shall submit to the Committee on Rules and Administration a 
report evaluating the quality and scope of the educational experience 
available to visitors to the Senate concerning the constitutional and 
historical role of the Senate in American Government and society.
    (b) The Secretary of the Senate shall include in the report a plan 
for the improvement of the educational experience available to Senate 
visitors. Senate officers and officials and legislative branch support 
agencies shall work with the Secretary of the Senate in the development 
of the plan. Appropriate executive branch agencies, such as the 
National Archives and Records Administration and the Smithsonian 
Institution, are encouraged to offer assistance to the Secretary of the 
Senate in developing the plan.
    (c) There are authorized to be paid out of the Contingent Fund of 
the Senate, upon vouchers approved by the Secretary of the Senate, such 
sums as are necessary to reimburse the routine expenses associated with 
developing the report required by this section.
    Sec. 3. (a) Section 105(a) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations 
Act 1965 (Public Law 88-454; 2 U.S.C. 104a) is amended by adding at the 
end thereof the following new paragraph:
    ``(4) Each report by the Secretary of the Senate required by 
paragraph (1) shall contain a separate summary of Senate accounts 
statement for each office of the Senate authorized to obligate 
appropriated funds, including each Senator's office, each officer of 
the Senate, and each committee of the Senate. The summary of Senate 
accounts statement shall include--
            ``(A) the total amount of appropriations made available or 
        allocated to the office;
            ``(B) any supplemental appropriation, transfer of funds, or 
        rescission and the effect of such action on the appropriation 
        or allocation to the office;
            ``(C) total expenses incurred for salary and office 
        expenses; and
            ``(D) the unexpended balance.''.
    (b) Section 318 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1991 
(Public Law 101-520; 2 U.S.C. 59f) is amended by striking the period at 
the end of the last sentence and inserting the following: ``, and in 
the case of each Senator, the allocation made to such Senator from the 
appropriation for official mail expenses.''.
    (c) The amendments made by this section shall be effective with 
respect to--
            (1) reports and statements covering periods beginning on 
        and after October 1, 1994; and
            (2) appropriations made and obligations incurred on and 
        after such date.
    Sec. 4. (a) There is established in the Treasury of the United 
States a revolving fund within the contingent fund of the Senate to be 
known as the Daniel Webster Senate Page Residence Revolving Fund 
(hereafter referred to in this section as the ``fund''). The fund shall 
consist of all rental payments and other moneys collected or received 
by the Sergeant at Arms with regard to the Daniel Webster Senate Page 
Residence. All moneys in the fund shall be available without fiscal 
year limitation for disbursement by the Secretary of the Senate in 
connection with operation and maintenance of the Daniel Webster Senate 
Page Residence not normally performed by the Architect of the Capitol. 
In addition, such moneys may be used by the Sergeant at Arms to 
purchase food and food related items and fund activities for the pages.
    (b) All moneys received from rental payments and other moneys 
collected or received by the Sergeant at Arms with regard to the Daniel 
Webster Senate Page Residence shall be deposited in the fund and shall 
be available for purposes of this section.
    (c) Disbursements from the fund shall be made upon vouchers 
approved by the Sergeant at Arms, or the designee of the Sergeant at 
Arms.
    (d) The Sergeant at Arms is authorized to prescribe such 
regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this 
section and to provide for the operations of the Daniel Webster Senate 
Page Residence.
    Sec. 5. Effective October 1, 1994, each of the figures contained in 
section 506(b)(3)(A)(iii) of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1973 
(2 U.S.C. 58(b)(3)(A)(iii)) is increased by $50,000: Provided, That, in 
any fiscal year beginning with fiscal year 1995, a Senator may use 
funds provided for official office expenses, but not to exceed $50,000, 
for mass mailing, as defined in section 6(b)(1) and all such mass 
mailings shall be under the frank.
    Sec. 6. (a) This section shall apply to mailings by Senators, made 
during fiscal year 1995 and each fiscal year thereafter in addition to 
any other law relating to the use of the franking privilege.
    (b) For the purposes of this paragraph--
            (1) the term ``mass mailing''--
                    (A) means, with respect to a session of Congress, a 
                mailing of more than 500 newsletters or other pieces of 
                mail with substantially identical content (whether such 
                mail is deposited singly or in bulk, or at the same 
                time or different times), but
                    (B) does not include a mailing--
                            (i) of matter in direct response to a 
                        communication from a person to whom the matter 
                        is mailed;
                            (ii) to other Members of Congress or to a 
                        Federal, State, or local government official;
                            (iii) of a news release to the 
                        communications media;
                            (iv) of a town meeting notice, but no such 
                        mailing may be made fewer than 60 days 
                        immediately before the date of any primary 
                        election or general election (whether regular, 
                        special, or runoff) for any Federal, State, or 
                        local office in which a Member of the Senate is 
                        a candidate for election; or
                            (v) of a Federal publication or other item 
                        that is provided by the Senate to all Senators 
                        or made available by the Senate for purchase by 
                        all Senators from official funds specifically 
                        for distribution.
    (c) Except as provided in section 5, a Senator may not mail a mass 
mailing under the frank.
    (d) The Senate Committee on Rules and Administration shall 
prescribe rules and regulations and take other action as the Committee 
considers necessary and proper for Senators to comply with this section 
and regulations.
    Sec. 7. Of the funds previously appropriated under the heading 
``SENATE'', $65,000,000 shall not remain available for obligation 
beyond the date of enactment of this Act.
    Sec. 8. None of the funds appropriated under the heading ``SENATE'' 
under the subheading ``official mail costs'' may be used in any fiscal 
year beginning on or after October 1, 1994, for mass mailings as 
defined in section 6(b)(1).

 (2)Page 9, strike out lines 6 to 23 and insert:
    For the Capitol Police Board for salaries, including overtime, 
hazardous duty pay differential, clothing allowance of not more than 
$600 each for members required to wear civilian attire, and Government 
contributions to employees' benefits funds, as authorized by law, of 
officers, members, and employees of the Capitol Police, $69,382,000, of 
which $33,463,000 is provided to the Sergeant at Arms of the House of 
Representatives, to be disbursed by the Clerk of the House, and 
$35,919,000 is provided to the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the 
Senate, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate: Provided, That 
of the amounts appropriated for fiscal year 1995 for salaries, 
including overtime, hazardous duty pay differential, clothing allowance 
of not more than $600 each for members required to wear civilian 
attire, and Government contributions to employees' benefits under this 
heading, such amounts as may be necessary may be transferred between 
the Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives and the Sergeant 
at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, upon approval of the Committee on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Appropriations of the Senate.

 (3)Page 11, line 21, strike out [$21,931,000] and insert: $21,970,000

 (4)Page 12, line 17, strike out [$23,133,000] and insert: $23,188,000

 (5)Page 13, line 12, strike out [$8,927,000] and insert: $9,103,000

 (6)Page 13, lines 21 and 22, strike out [, to remain available until 
expended]

 (7)Page 14, line 15, strike out [$22,340,000] and insert: $22,797,000

 (8)Page 14, line 20, strike out [$5,201,000] and insert: $5,270,000

 (9)Page 14, after line 21, insert:

                        senate office buildings

    For all necessary expenses for maintenance, care and operation of 
Senate Office Buildings; and furniture and furnishings, to be expended 
under the control and supervision of the Architect of the Capitol, 
$47,619,000, of which $7,709,000 shall remain available until expended: 
Provided, That of the amount appropriated under this heading such sums 
as are necessary shall be used, at the direction of the Sergeant at 
Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, to complete improvements to the 
property acquired pursuant to section 1202 of Public Law 103-50.

 (10)Page 15, line 20, strike out [$33,342,000] and insert: $33,437,000

 (11)Page 16, line 15, strike out [$58,938,000] and insert: $60,459,000

 (12)Page 17, line 16, strike out [$87,717,000] and insert: $89,724,000

 (13)Page 18, after line 5, insert:

                     (including transfer of funds)

 (14)Page 18, line 11, strike out [$3,182,000] and insert: $3,230,000, 
and, in addition, $7,000,000 to remain available until expended to be 
derived by transfer from funds previously made available without fiscal 
year limitation under the heading ``ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL''

 (15)Page 19, line 1, strike out [$207,857,000] and insert: 
$210,164,000

 (16)Page 19, line 19, strike out [$27,186,000] and insert: $27,456,000

 (17)Page 19, line 22, strike out [$2,891,000] and insert: $2,911,000

 (18)Page 20, line 2, strike out [$17,391,000] and insert: $17,411,000

 (19)Page 20, line 16, strike out [$44,622,000] and insert: $44,951,000

 (20)Page 20, line 16, strike out [$10,896,000] and insert: $11,694,000

 (21)Page 23, line 14, strike out [$9,860,000] and insert: $13,483,000

 (22)Page 23, line 14, strike out [$941,000] and insert: $4,441,000

 (23)Page 23, line 24, strike out [$30,600,000] and insert: $32,207,000

 (24)Page 23, strike out all after line 24 over to and including 
``further,'' in line 3 on page 24

 (25)Page 25, line 14, strike out [4,193] and insert: 4,493

 (26)Page 25, after line 24, insert:
    Sec. 207. Section 207(a) of the Legislative Appropriations Act, 
1993 (Public Law 102-392) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1) by inserting ``or made available from 
        any source'' after ``appropriated'';
            (2) in paragraph (2)(A) by inserting after ``as certified 
        by the Public Printer,'' the following: ``if the work is 
        included in a class of work which'';
            (3) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4);
            (4) by adding after paragraph (2) the following:
            ``(3) Any Federal officer or employee who publishes a 
        Government publication or orders or contracts for an individual 
        printing order under paragraph (2) shall comply with all 
        applicable provisions of chapter 19, title 44, United States 
        Code, regarding distribution of Government publications by the 
        Government Printing Office to Federal depository libraries.''; 
        and
            (5) by amending paragraph (4), as redesignated to read as 
        follows:
            ``(4) As used in this section, the term `printing' includes 
        the processes of composition, platemaking, presswork, 
        duplicating, silk screen processes, production of an image on 
        paper or other substrate by any process, binding, microform, 
        and the end items of such processes.''.

 (27)Page 26, line 24, strike out [$439,525,000] and insert: 
$443,360,000

 (28)Page 27, line 3, after ``1995'' insert: : Provided further, That 
notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 9105 hereafter amounts reimbursed to the 
Comptroller General pursuant to that section shall be deposited to the 
appropriation of the General Accounting Office then available and 
remain available until expended, and not more than $6,000,000 of such 
funds shall be available for use in fiscal year 1995

 (29)Page 31, after line 19, insert:
    Sec. 309. Section 316 of Public Law 101-302 is amended in the first 
sentence of subsection (a) by striking ``1994'' and inserting ``1995''.

 (30)Page 31, after line 19, insert:
    Sec. 310. Provided, That upon enactment of this Act, of the funds 
appropriated to the Clerk of the House in the Fiscal Year 1986 Urgent 
Supplemental Appropriations Act, Public Law 99-349, and subsequently 
transferred to the Architect of the Capitol pursuant to the Legislative 
Branch Appropriations Act, 1989, Public Law 100-458, for Capitol 
Complex Security Enhancements, made available until expended, not to 
exceed $2,015,000 may be obligated and disbursed for the purchase and 
installation of x-ray machines and magnetometers.

 (31)Page 31, after line 19, insert:
    Sec. 311. (a) No funds appropriated under this Act may be used to 
carry out the provisions of section 8335(d) or 8425(b) of title 5, 
United States Code, relating to the mandatory separation of a member of 
the Capitol Police.
    (b) Officers mandatorily separated under Public Law 101-428 shall 
be entitled to preferential rehire to the extent qualified for any 
available positions.

 (32)Page 31, after line 19, insert:
    Sec. 312. The following amounts appropriated under the following 
headings shall be withheld from obligation and shall only become 
available to the extent necessary to cover the costs of increases in 
pay and allowances authorized pursuant to the enactment of H.R. 4539, 
of the 103d Congress, or pursuant to the pay order of the President or 
other administrative action pursuant to law:

Capitol Police Board
    Capitol Police
        salaries...........................................    $167,000

OFFICE OF TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
    Salaries and Expenses..................................      39,000

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE
    Salaries and Expenses..................................      55,000

ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL
    Office of the Architect of the Capitol
        salaries...........................................     176,000

    Capitol Buildings and Grounds
            capitol buildings..............................     161,000
            capitol grounds................................      69,000
            senate office buildings........................     280,000
            capitol power plant............................      95,000

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
    Congressional Research Service
        salaries and expenses..............................     671,000

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
    Congressional Printing and Binding.....................   2,007,000
    Office of Superintendent of Documents
        salaries and expenses..............................     107,000

BOTANIC GARDEN
    Salaries and Expenses..................................      48,000

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
    Salaries and Expenses..................................   2,307,000

    Copyright Office
        salaries and expenses..............................     270,000

    Books for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
        salaries and expenses..............................      79,000

ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL
    Library Building and Grounds
        structural and mechanical care.....................     123,000

GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
    Salaries and Expenses..................................   3,835,000

 (33)Page 31, after line 19, insert:
    Sec. 313. Architect of the Capitol Human Resources Program.--(a) 
Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Architect of the 
Capitol Human Resources Act''.
    (b) Finding and Purpose.--
            (1) Finding.--The Congress finds that the Office of the 
        Architect of the Capitol should develop human resources 
        management programs that are consistent with the practices 
        common among other Federal and private sector organizations.
            (2) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this section to require 
        the Architect of the Capitol to establish and maintain a 
        personnel management system that incorporates fundamental 
        principles that exist in other modern personnel systems.
    (c) Personnel Management System.--
            (1) Establishment.--The Architect of the Capitol shall 
        establish and maintain a personnel management system.
            (2) Requirements.--The personnel management system shall at 
        a minimum include the following:
                    (A) A system which ensures that applicants for 
                employment and employees of the Architect of the 
                Capitol are appointed, promoted, and assigned on the 
                basis of merit and fitness after fair and equitable 
                consideration of all applicants and employees through 
                open competition.
                    (B) An equal employment opportunity program which 
                includes an affirmative employment program for 
                employees and applicants for employment, and procedures 
                for monitoring progress by the Architect of the Capitol 
                in ensuring a workforce reflective of the diverse labor 
                force.
                    (C) A system for the classification of positions 
                which takes into account the difficulty, 
                responsibility, and qualification requirements of the 
                work performed, and which conforms to the principle of 
                equal pay for substantially equal work.
                    (D) A program for the training of Architect of the 
                Capitol employees which has among its goals improved 
                employee performance and opportunities for employee 
                advancement.
                    (E) A formal performance appraisal system which 
                will permit the accurate evaluation of job performance 
                on the basis of objective criteria for all Architect of 
                the Capitol employees.
                    (F) A fair and equitable system to address 
                unacceptable conduct and performance by Architect of 
                the Capitol employees, including a general statement of 
                violations, sanctions, and procedures which shall be 
                made known to all employees, and a formal grievance 
                procedure.
                    (G) A program to provide services to deal with 
                mental health, alcohol abuse, drug abuse, and other 
                employee problems, and which ensures employee 
                confidentiality.
                    (H) A formal policy statement regarding the use and 
                accrual of sick and annual leave which shall be made 
                known to all employees, and which is consistent with 
                the other requirements of this section.
    (d) Implementation of Personnel Management System.--
            (1) Development of plan.--The Architect of the Capitol 
        shall--
                    (A) develop a plan for the establishment and 
                maintenance of a personnel management system designed 
                to achieve the requirements of subsection (c);
                    (B) submit the plan to the Speaker of the House of 
                Representatives, the House Office Building Commission, 
                the Committee on Rules and Administration of the 
                Senate, and the Joint Committee on the Library not 
                later than 12 months after the date of enactment of 
                this Act; and
                    (C) implement the plan not later than 90 days after 
                the plan is submitted to the Speaker of the House of 
                Representatives, the House Office Building Commission, 
                the Committee on Rules and Administration of the 
                Senate, and the Joint Committee on the Library, as 
                specified in paragraph (2).
            (2) Evaluation and reporting.--The Architect of the Capitol 
        shall develop a system of oversight and evaluation to ensure 
        that the personnel management system of the Architect of the 
        Capitol achieves the requirements of subsection (c) and 
        complies with all other relevant laws, rules and regulations. 
        The Architect of the Capitol shall report to the Speaker of the 
        House of Representatives, the House Office Building Commission, 
        the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate, and 
        the Joint Committee on the Library on an annual basis the 
        results of its evaluation under this subsection.
            (3) Application of laws.--Nothing in this section shall be 
        construed to alter or supersede any other provision of law 
        otherwise applicable to the Architect of the Capitol or its 
        employees, unless expressly provided in this section.
    (e) Discrimination Complaint Processing.--
            (1) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection:
                    (A) The term ``employee of the Architect of the 
                Capitol'' or ``employee'' means--
                            (i) any employee of the Architect of the 
                        Capitol, the Botanic Garden, or the Senate 
                        Restaurants;
                            (ii) any applicant for a position that is 
                        to be occupied by an individual described in 
                        subparagraph (A); or
                            (iii) within 180 days after the termination 
                        of employment with the Architect of the 
                        Capitol, any individual who was formerly an 
                        employee described in subparagraph (A) and 
                        whose claim of a violation arises out of the 
                        individual's employment with the Architect of 
                        the Capitol.
                    (B) The term ``violation'' means a practice that 
                violates subsection (b) of this section.
            (2) Discriminatory practices prohibited.--
                    (A) In general.--All personnel actions affecting 
                employees of the Architect of the Capitol shall be made 
                free from any discrimination based on--
                            (i) race, color, religion, sex, or national 
                        origin, within the meaning of section 717 of 
                        the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e-
                        16);
                            (ii) age, within the meaning of section 15 
                        of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 
                        1967 (29 U.S.C. 633a); or
                            (iii) handicap or disability, within the 
                        meaning of section 501 of the Rehabilitation 
                        Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 791) and sections 102 
                        through 104 of the Americans with Disabilities 
                        Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12112-14).
                    (B) Intimidation prohibited.--Any intimidation of, 
                or reprisal against, any employee by the Architect of 
                the Capitol, or by any employee of the Architect of the 
                Capitol, because of the exercise of a right under this 
                section constitutes an unlawful employment practice, 
                which may be remedied in the same manner as are other 
                violations described in paragraph (1).
            (3) Procedure for consideration of alleged violations.--
                    (A) General accounting office personnel appeals 
                board.--(i) Any employee of the Architect of the 
                Capitol alleging a violation of paragraph (2) may file 
                a charge with the General Accounting Office Personnel 
                Appeals Board in accordance with the General Accounting 
                Office Personnel Act of 1980 (31 U.S.C. 751-55) and 
                regulations of the Board. Such a charge may be filed 
                only after the employee has filed a complaint with the 
                Architect of the Capitol in accordance with 
                requirements prescribed by the Architect of the Capitol 
                and has exhausted all remedies pursuant to such 
                requirements.
                    (ii) The Architect of the Capitol shall carry out 
                any action within its authority that the Board orders 
                under section 4 of the General Accounting Office 
                Personnel Act of 1980 (31 U.S.C. 753).
                    (iii) The Architect of the Capitol shall reimburse 
                the General Accounting Office for costs incurred by the 
                Board in considering charges filed under this 
                subsection.
                    (B) General accounting office personnel appeals 
                board or office of senate fair employment practices.--
                An employee of the Architect of the Capitol who is 
                assigned to the Senate Restaurants or to the 
                Superintendent of the Senate Office Buildings alleging 
                a violation of subsection (b) may file a charge 
                pursuant to paragraph (1), or may elect to follow the 
                procedures outlined in the Government Employee Rights 
                Act of 1991 (2 U.S.C. 1201 et seq.).
            (4) Amendments to the General Accounting Office Personnel 
        Act of 1980.--
                    (A) Section 751(a)(1) of title 31, United States 
                Code, amended by inserting ``or Architect of the 
                Capitol'' after ``Office''.
                    (B) Section 753(a) of title 31, United States Code, 
                is amended--
                            (i) in paragraph (7) by striking ``and'' at 
                        the end of the paragraph;
                            (ii) in paragraph (8) by striking the 
                        period and inserting ``; and''; and
                            (iii) by inserting at the end thereof the 
                        following:
            ``(9) an action involving discrimination prohibited under 
        subsection (d)(2) of the Architect of the Capitol Human 
        Resources Act.''
                    (C) Section 755 of title 31, United States Code, is 
                amended--
                            (i) in subsection (a) by striking the ``or 
                        (7)'' and inserting ``, (7), or (9)''; and
                            (ii) in subsection (b) by striking ``or 
                        applicant for employment'' and inserting 
                        ``applicant for employment, or employee of the 
                        Architect of the Capitol''.

            Attest:






                                                             Secretary.

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