[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4739 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4739

  To extend certain requirements and standards under the Occupational 
        Safety and Health Act of 1970 to the legislative branch.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 13, 1994

Mrs. Byrne introduced the following bill; which was referred jointly to 
     the Committees on Education and Labor and House Administration

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                                 A BILL


 
  To extend certain requirements and standards under the Occupational 
        Safety and Health Act of 1970 to the legislative branch.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; PURPOSE.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Congressional 
Occupational Safety and Health Act''.
    (b) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this Act to assure, so far as is 
possible, that each employee of the legislative branch is provided safe 
and healthful working conditions.

SEC. 2. COMPLIANCE.

    Each employing authority in the legislative branch shall comply 
with the requirements of section 5 of the Occupational Safety and 
Health Act of 1970 and the occupational safety and health standards 
under section 6 of such Act.

SEC. 3. OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH EXPERT.

    The Comptroller General shall by contract procure the services of a 
consultant, which shall be selected on the basis of such consultant's 
training, expertise, and experience in matters relating to the 
identification and correction of workplace safety and health hazards, 
particularly under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970.

SEC. 4. FUNCTIONS.

    It shall be the function of the consultant--
            (1) to disseminate, collect, and analyze appropriately 
        designed checklists or information-gathering forms, the purpose 
        of which shall be to help evaluate the degree to which 
        workplaces within the legislative branch are in compliance or 
        noncompliance with the requirements of section 5, and the 
        standards of section 6, of the Occupational Safety and Health 
        Act of 1970; and
            (2) to provide technical assistance and information, upon 
        request, to persons within the legislative branch with respect 
        to the identification and correction of workplace safety and 
        health hazards, and other related issues.

SEC. 5. REPORTS.

    (a) In General.--Information under section 4(1)--
            (1) shall be collected on such periodic basis as necessary 
        to permit the timely preparation of reports under this section;
            (2) shall be analyzed with particular regard to the degree 
        to which any instances of noncompliance previously identified 
        under this Act have been mitigated or corrected; and
            (3) shall be included in a written report, which shall be 
        made available for public inspection.
    (b) Frequency.--
            (1) First report.--The first report under this section 
        shall be completed within 1 year after the date of the 
        enactment of this Act, or as soon thereafter as practicable.
            (2) Subsequent reports.--Subsequent reports under this 
        section shall be completed every 2 years thereafter.

SEC. 6. BUDGET ACT COMPLIANCE.

    The authority to enter into any contract under this Act shall be 
effective for any fiscal year only to such extent or in such amounts as 
are provided in advance in appropriation Acts.

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