[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4822 Reported in Senate (RS)]

                                                       Calendar No. 710

103d CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 4822

                          [Report No. 103-397]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

   To make certain laws applicable to the legislative branch of the 
                          Federal Government.

_______________________________________________________________________

            October 3 (legislative day, September 12), 1994

        Reported with an amendment and an amendment of the title





                                                       Calendar No. 710
103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4822

                          [Report No. 103-397]


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

              August 12 (legislative day, August 11), 1994

  Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental 
                                Affairs

            October 3 (legislative day, September 12), 1994

 Reported by Mr. Glenn, with an amendment and an amendment to the title
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 AN ACT


 
   To make certain laws applicable to the legislative branch of the 
                          Federal Government.

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

-S-E-C-T-I-O-N -1-. -S-H-O-R-T -T-I-T-L-E-.

    -T-h-i-s -A-c-t -m-a-y -b-e -c-i-t-e-d -a-s -t-h-e 
-`-`-C-o-n-g-r-e-s-s-i-o-n-a-l -A-c-c-o-u-n-t-a-b-i-l-i-t-y 
-A-c-t-'-'-.

-S-E-C-. -2-. -D-E-F-I-N-I-T-I-O-N-S-.

    -A-s -u-s-e-d -i-n -t-h-i-s -A-c-t-:
            -(-1-) -C-o-n-g-r-e-s-s-i-o-n-a-l -e-m-p-l-o-y-e-e-.---
        -T-h-e -t-e-r-m -`-`-c-o-n-g-r-e-s-s-i-o-n-a-l 
        -e-m-p-l-o-y-e-e-'-' -m-e-a-n-s---
                    -(-A-) -a-n -i-n-d-i-v-i-d-u-a-l -o-n -t-h-e 
                -p-a-y-r-o-l-l -o-f -a-n -e-m-p-l-o-y-i-n-g 
                -o-f-f-i-c-e -o-f -t-h-e -H-o-u-s-e -o-f 
                -R-e-p-r-e-s-e-n-t-a-t-i-v-e-s-;
                    -(-B-) -a-n -i-n-d-i-v-i-d-u-a-l -o-n -t-h-e 
                -p-a-y-r-o-l-l -o-f -a-n -e-m-p-l-o-y-i-n-g 
                -o-f-f-i-c-e -o-f -t-h-e -S-e-n-a-t-e-;
                    -(-C-) -a-n -i-n-d-i-v-i-d-u-a-l -o-n -t-h-e 
                -p-a-y-r-o-l-l -o-f -a-n -e-m-p-l-o-y-i-n-g 
                -o-f-f-i-c-e -o-f -t-h-e -A-r-c-h-i-t-e-c-t -o-f -t-h-e 
                -C-a-p-i-t-o-l-; -a-n-d
                    -(-D-) -a-n -i-n-d-i-v-i-d-u-a-l -o-n -t-h-e 
                -p-a-y-r-o-l-l -o-f -a-n -e-m-p-l-o-y-i-n-g 
                -o-f-f-i-c-e -o-f -a-n -i-n-s-t-r-u-m-e-n-t-a-l-i-t-y-.
            -(-2-) -E-m-p-l-o-y-e-e -i-n -t-h-e -h-o-u-s-e -o-f 
        -r-e-p-r-e-s-e-n-t-a-t-i-v-e-s-.----T-h-e -t-e-r-m 
        -`-`-i-n-d-i-v-i-d-u-a-l -o-n -t-h-e -p-a-y-r-o-l-l -o-f -a-n 
        -e-m-p-l-o-y-i-n-g -o-f-f-i-c-e -i-n -t-h-e -H-o-u-s-e -o-f 
        -R-e-p-r-e-s-e-n-t-a-t-i-v-e-s-'-' -m-e-a-n-s---
                    -(-A-) -a-n -i-n-d-i-v-i-d-u-a-l -w-h-o -i-s 
                -c-o-v-e-r-e-d -u-n-d-e-r -R-u-l-e -L-I -o-f -t-h-e 
                -H-o-u-s-e -o-f -R-e-p-r-e-s-e-n-t-a-t-i-v-e-s-, -a-s 
                -i-n -e-f-f-e-c-t -o-n -t-h-e -d-a-y -b-e-f-o-r-e 
                -t-h-e -d-a-t-e -o-f -e-n-a-c-t-m-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-i-s 
                -A-c-t-;
                    -(-B-) -a-n-y -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-n-t -f-o-r -a 
                -p-o-s-i-t-i-o-n -t-h-a-t -i-s -t-o -b-e 
                -o-c-c-u-p-i-e-d -b-y -a-n -i-n-d-i-v-i-d-u-a-l 
                -d-e-s-c-r-i-b-e-d -i-n -s-u-b-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h 
                -(-A-)-; -o-r
                    -(-C-) -a-n-y -i-n-d-i-v-i-d-u-a-l -w-h-o -w-a-s 
                -f-o-r-m-e-r-l-y -a-n -e-m-p-l-o-y-e-e 
                -d-e-s-c-r-i-b-e-d -i-n -s-u-b-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-A-) 
                -a-n-d -w-h-o-s-e -c-l-a-i-m -o-f -a -v-i-o-l-a-t-i-o-n 
                -a-r-i-s-e-s -o-u-t -o-f -t-h-e 
                -i-n-d-i-v-i-d-u-a-l-'-s -e-m-p-l-o-y-m-e-n-t-.
            -(-3-) -E-m-p-l-o-y-e-e -i-n -t-h-e -s-e-n-a-t-e-.----T-h-e 
        -t-e-r-m -`-`-i-n-d-i-v-i-d-u-a-l -o-n -t-h-e -p-a-y-r-o-l-l 
        -o-f -a-n -e-m-p-l-o-y-i-n-g -o-f-f-i-c-e -i-n -t-h-e 
        -S-e-n-a-t-e-'-' -m-e-a-n-s---
                    -(-A-) -a-n-y -e-m-p-l-o-y-e-e -w-h-o-s-e -p-a-y 
                -i-s -d-i-s-b-u-r-s-e-d -b-y -t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y 
                -o-f -t-h-e -S-e-n-a-t-e-;
                    -(-B-) -a-n-y -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-n-t -f-o-r -a 
                -p-o-s-i-t-i-o-n -t-h-a-t -i-s -t-o -b-e 
                -o-c-c-u-p-i-e-d -b-y -a-n -i-n-d-i-v-i-d-u-a-l 
                -d-e-s-c-r-i-b-e-d -i-n -s-u-b-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h 
                -(-A-)-)-; -o-r
                    -(-C-) -a-n-y -i-n-d-i-v-i-d-u-a-l -w-h-o -w-a-s 
                -f-o-r-m-e-r-l-y -a-n -e-m-p-l-o-y-e-e 
                -d-e-s-c-r-i-b-e-d -i-n -s-u-b-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-A-) 
                -a-n-d -w-h-o-s-e -c-l-a-i-m -o-f -a -v-i-o-l-a-t-i-o-n 
                -a-r-i-s-e-s -o-u-t -o-f -t-h-e 
                -i-n-d-i-v-i-d-u-a-l-'-s -e-m-p-l-o-y-m-e-n-t-.
            -(-4-) -E-m-p-l-o-y-e-e -o-f -t-h-e -a-r-c-h-i-t-e-c-t -o-f 
        -t-h-e -c-a-p-i-t-o-l-.----T-h-e -t-e-r-m 
        -`-`-i-n-d-i-v-i-d-u-a-l -o-n -t-h-e -p-a-y-r-o-l-l -o-f -a-n 
        -e-m-p-l-o-y-i-n-g -o-f-f-i-c-e -o-f -t-h-e -A-r-c-h-i-t-e-c-t 
        -o-f -t-h-e -C-a-p-i-t-o-l-'-' -m-e-a-n-s---
                    -(-A-) -a-n -e-m-p-l-o-y-e-e -o-f -t-h-e 
                -A-r-c-h-i-t-e-c-t -o-f -t-h-e -C-a-p-i-t-o-l -o-r -a-n 
                -i-n-d-i-v-i-d-u-a-l -w-i-t-h-i-n -t-h-e 
                -a-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-i-v-e -j-u-r-i-s-d-i-c-t-i-o-n 
                -o-f -t-h-e -A-r-c-h-i-t-e-c-t -o-f -t-h-e 
                -C-a-p-i-t-o-l -i-f -s-u-c-h -e-m-p-l-o-y-e-e -o-r 
                -i-n-d-i-v-i-d-u-a-l -i-s -p-a-i-d -f-r-o-m -f-u-n-d-s 
                -u-n-d-e-r -a -l-a-w -p-r-o-v-i-d-i-n-g 
                -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-i-o-n-s -f-o-r -t-h-e 
                -l-e-g-i-s-l-a-t-i-v-e -b-r-a-n-c-h-;
                    -(-B-) -a-n-y -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-n-t -f-o-r -a 
                -p-o-s-i-t-i-o-n -t-h-a-t -i-s -t-o -b-e 
                -o-c-c-u-p-i-e-d -b-y -a-n -e-m-p-l-o-y-e-e -o-r 
                -i-n-d-i-v-i-d-u-a-l -d-e-s-c-r-i-b-e-d -i-n 
                -s-u-b-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-A-)-; -o-r
                    -(-C-) -a-n-y -i-n-d-i-v-i-d-u-a-l -w-h-o -w-a-s 
                -f-o-r-m-e-r-l-y -a-n -e-m-p-l-o-y-e-e -o-r 
                -i-n-d-i-v-i-d-u-a-l -d-e-s-c-r-i-b-e-d -i-n 
                -s-u-b-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-A-) -a-n-d -w-h-o-s-e 
                -c-l-a-i-m -o-f -a -v-i-o-l-a-t-i-o-n -a-r-i-s-e-s 
                -o-u-t -o-f -t-h-e -i-n-d-i-v-i-d-u-a-l-'-s 
                -e-m-p-l-o-y-m-e-n-t-.
            -(-5-) -E-m-p-l-o-y-e-e -o-f -a-n 
        -i-n-s-t-r-u-m-e-n-t-a-l-i-t-y-.----T-h-e -t-e-r-m 
        -`-`-i-n-d-i-v-i-d-u-a-l -o-n -t-h-e -p-a-y-r-o-l-l -o-f -a-n 
        -e-m-p-l-o-y-i-n-g -o-f-f-i-c-e -o-f -a-n 
        -i-n-s-t-r-u-m-e-n-t-a-l-i-t-y-'-' -m-e-a-n-s---
                    -(-A-) -a-n-y -i-n-d-i-v-i-d-u-a-l -o-n -t-h-e 
                -p-a-y-r-o-l-l -o-f -a-n -i-n-s-t-r-u-m-e-n-t-a-l-i-t-y 
                -o-f -t-h-e -l-e-g-i-s-l-a-t-i-v-e -b-r-a-n-c-h -o-f 
                -t-h-e -F-e-d-e-r-a-l -G-o-v-e-r-n-m-e-n-t-;
                    -(-B-) -a-n-y -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-n-t -f-o-r -a 
                -p-o-s-i-t-i-o-n -t-h-a-t -i-s -t-o -b-e 
                -o-c-c-u-p-i-e-d -b-y -a-n -i-n-d-i-v-i-d-u-a-l 
                -d-e-s-c-r-i-b-e-d -i-n -s-u-b-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h 
                -(-A-)-; -o-r
                    -(-C-) -a-n-y -i-n-d-i-v-i-d-u-a-l -w-h-o -w-a-s 
                -f-o-r-m-e-r-l-y -a-n -e-m-p-l-o-y-e-e 
                -d-e-s-c-r-i-b-e-d -i-n -s-u-b-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-A-) 
                -a-n-d -w-h-o-s-e -c-l-a-i-m -o-f -a -v-i-o-l-a-t-i-o-n 
                -a-r-i-s-e-s -o-u-t -o-f -t-h-e 
                -i-n-d-i-v-i-d-u-a-l-'-s -i-n-s-t-r-u-m-e-n-t-a-l-i-t-y 
                -e-m-p-l-o-y-m-e-n-t-.

-S-E-C-. -3-. -A-P-P-L-I-C-A-T-I-O-N -O-F -L-A-W-S-.

    -(-a-) -L-a-w-s -W-h-i-c-h -W-i-l-l -A-p-p-l-y-.----O-n -t-h-e 
-d-a-t-e -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-s -u-n-d-e-r -s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
-5-(-b-)-(-1-) -t-o -i-m-p-l-e-m-e-n-t -t-h-e -r-e-s-u-l-t-s -o-f 
-t-h-e -s-t-u-d-y -u-n-d-e-r -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -5-(-a-)-(-1-)-(-A-) 
-t-a-k-e -e-f-f-e-c-t-, -t-h-e -f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g -l-a-w-s -s-h-a-l-l 
-a-p-p-l-y-, -i-n -a-c-c-o-r-d-a-n-c-e -w-i-t-h -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -5-, 
-t-o -t-h-e -l-e-g-i-s-l-a-t-i-v-e -b-r-a-n-c-h -o-f -t-h-e 
-F-e-d-e-r-a-l -G-o-v-e-r-n-m-e-n-t-:
            -(-1-) -T-h-e -F-a-i-r -L-a-b-o-r -S-t-a-n-d-a-r-d-s -A-c-t 
        -o-f -1-9-3-8 -(-2-9 -U-.-S-.-C-. -2-0-1 -e-t -s-e-q-.-)-.
            -(-2-) -T-i-t-l-e -V-I-I -o-f -t-h-e -C-i-v-i-l 
        -R-i-g-h-t-s -A-c-t -o-f -1-9-6-4 -(-4-2 -U-.-S-.-C-. 
        -2-0-0-0-e -e-t -s-e-q-.-)-.
            -(-3-) -T-h-e -A-m-e-r-i-c-a-n-s -W-i-t-h 
        -D-i-s-a-b-i-l-i-t-i-e-s -A-c-t -o-f -1-9-9-0 -(-4-2 
        -U-.-S-.-C-. -1-2-1-0-1 -e-t -s-e-q-.-)-.
            -(-4-) -T-h-e -A-g-e -D-i-s-c-r-i-m-i-n-a-t-i-o-n -i-n 
        -E-m-p-l-o-y-m-e-n-t -A-c-t -o-f -1-9-6-7 -(-2-9 -U-.-S-.-C-. 
        -6-2-1 -e-t -s-e-q-.-)-.
            -(-5-) -T-h-e -F-a-m-i-l-y -a-n-d -M-e-d-i-c-a-l -L-e-a-v-e 
        -A-c-t -o-f -1-9-9-3 -(-2-9 -U-.-S-.-C-. -2-6-1-1 -e-t 
        -s-e-q-.-)-.
            -(-6-) -T-h-e -O-c-c-u-p-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -S-a-f-e-t-y -a-n-d 
        -H-e-a-l-t-h -A-c-t -o-f -1-9-7-0 -(-o-t-h-e-r -t-h-a-n 
        -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-9-) -(-2-9 -U-.-S-.-C-. -6-5-1 -e-t 
        -s-e-q-.-)-.
            -(-7-) -C-h-a-p-t-e-r -7-1 -(-r-e-l-a-t-i-n-g -t-o 
        -F-e-d-e-r-a-l -l-a-b-o-r -m-a-n-a-g-e-m-e-n-t 
        -r-e-l-a-t-i-o-n-s-) -o-f -t-i-t-l-e -5-, -U-n-i-t-e-d 
        -S-t-a-t-e-s -C-o-d-e-.
            -(-8-) -T-h-e -E-m-p-l-o-y-e-e -P-o-l-y-g-r-a-p-h 
        -P-r-o-t-e-c-t-i-o-n -A-c-t -o-f -1-9-8-8 -(-2-9 -U-.-S-.-C-. 
        -2-0-0-1 -e-t -s-e-q-.-)-.
            -(-9-) -T-h-e -W-o-r-k-e-r -A-d-j-u-s-t-m-e-n-t -a-n-d 
        -R-e-t-r-a-i-n-i-n-g -N-o-t-i-f-i-c-a-t-i-o-n -A-c-t -(-2-9 
        -U-.-S-.-C-. -2-1-0-1 -e-t -s-e-q-.-)-.
            -(-1-0-) -T-h-e -R-e-h-a-b-i-l-i-t-a-t-i-o-n -A-c-t -o-f 
        -1-9-7-3 -(-2-9 -U-.-S-.-C-. -7-9-1-)-.
            -(-1-1-) -S-e-c-t-i-o-n -5-5-2 -(-r-e-l-a-t-i-n-g -t-o 
        -p-u-b-l-i-c -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n-) -o-f -t-i-t-l-e -5-, 
        -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s -C-o-d-e-.
            -(-1-2-) -S-e-c-t-i-o-n -5-5-2-a -(-r-e-l-a-t-i-n-g -t-o 
        -p-r-i-v-a-c-y-) -o-f -t-i-t-l-e -5-, -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s 
        -C-o-d-e-.
-T-h-e -l-a-w-s -r-e-f-e-r-r-e-d -t-o -i-n -t-h-i-s 
-s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -w-h-i-c-h -a-p-p-l-y -n-o-w -t-o 
-c-o-n-g-r-e-s-s-i-o-n-a-l -e-m-p-l-o-y-e-e-s -s-h-a-l-l 
-c-o-n-t-i-n-u-e -t-o -a-p-p-l-y -t-o -s-u-c-h -e-m-p-l-o-y-e-e-s 
-u-n-t-i-l -t-h-e -e-f-f-e-c-t-i-v-e -d-a-t-e -s-u-c-h -l-a-w-s -a-r-e 
-m-a-d-e -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-b-l-e -i-n -a-c-c-o-r-d-a-n-c-e -w-i-t-h 
-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -5-.
    -(-b-) -L-a-w-s -W-h-i-c-h -M-a-y -B-e -M-a-d-e 
-A-p-p-l-i-c-a-b-l-e-.----A-n-y -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n -o-f -F-e-d-e-r-a-l 
-l-a-w -s-h-a-l-l-, -t-o -t-h-e -e-x-t-e-n-t -t-h-a-t -i-t 
-r-e-l-a-t-e-s -t-o---
            -(-1-) -t-h-e -t-e-r-m-s -a-n-d -c-o-n-d-i-t-i-o-n-s -o-f 
        -e-m-p-l-o-y-m-e-n-t -(-i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -h-i-r-i-n-g-, 
        -p-r-o-m-o-t-i-o-n -o-r -d-e-m-o-t-i-o-n-, -s-a-l-a-r-y -a-n-d 
        -w-a-g-e-s-, -o-v-e-r-t-i-m-e -c-o-m-p-e-n-s-a-t-i-o-n-, 
        -b-e-n-e-f-i-t-s-, -w-o-r-k -a-s-s-i-g-n-m-e-n-t-s -o-r 
        -r-e-a-s-s-i-g-n-m-e-n-t-s-, -t-e-r-m-i-n-a-t-i-o-n-, -a-n-d 
        -f-a-m-i-l-y -a-n-d -m-e-d-i-c-a-l -l-e-a-v-e-) -o-f 
        -e-m-p-l-o-y-e-e-s-,
            -(-2-) -p-r-o-t-e-c-t-i-o-n -f-r-o-m 
        -d-i-s-c-r-i-m-i-n-a-t-i-o-n -i-n -p-e-r-s-o-n-n-e-l 
        -a-c-t-i-o-n-s-, -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g 
        -d-i-s-c-r-i-m-i-n-a-t-i-o-n -b-a-s-e-d -o-n---
                    -(-A-) -r-a-c-e-, -c-o-l-o-r-, -r-e-l-i-g-i-o-n-, 
                -s-e-x -(-i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -m-a-r-i-t-a-l -a-n-d 
                -p-a-r-e-n-t-a-l -s-t-a-t-u-s-)-, -o-r -n-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
                -o-r-i-g-i-n -w-i-t-h-i-n -t-h-e -m-e-a-n-i-n-g -o-f 
                -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -7-1-7 -o-f -t-h-e -C-i-v-i-l 
                -R-i-g-h-t-s -A-c-t -o-f -1-9-6-4 -(-4-2 -U-.-S-.-C-. 
                -2-0-0-0-3---1-6-)-,
                    -(-B-) -a-g-e -w-i-t-h-i-n -t-h-e -m-e-a-n-i-n-g 
                -o-f -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-3 -o-f -t-h-e -A-g-e 
                -D-i-s-c-r-i-m-i-n-a-t-i-o-n -i-n -E-m-p-l-o-y-m-e-n-t 
                -A-c-t -o-f -1-9-6-7 -(-2-9 -U-.-S-.-C-. -6-3-3-a-)-, 
                -o-r
                    -(-C-) -h-a-n-d-i-c-a-p -o-r -d-i-s-a-b-i-l-i-t-y 
                -w-i-t-h-i-n -t-h-e -m-e-a-n-i-n-g -o-f -s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
                -5-0-1 -o-f -t-h-e -R-e-h-a-b-i-l-i-t-a-t-i-o-n -A-c-t 
                -o-f -1-9-7-3 -(-2-9 -U-.-S-.-C-. -7-9-1-) -a-n-d 
                -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-s -1-0-2 -t-h-r-o-u-g-h -1-0-4 -o-f 
                -t-h-e -A-m-e-r-i-c-a-n-s -w-i-t-h 
                -D-i-s-a-b-i-l-i-t-i-e-s -A-c-t -o-f -1-9-9-0 -(-4-2 
                -U-.-S-.-C-. -1-2-1-1-2---1-4-)-, -a-n-d
            -(-3-) -t-h-e -h-e-a-l-t-h -a-n-d -s-a-f-e-t-y -o-f 
        -e-m-p-l-o-y-e-e-s-,
-a-p-p-l-y -t-o -t-h-e -l-e-g-i-s-l-a-t-i-v-e -b-r-a-n-c-h -o-f -t-h-e 
-F-e-d-e-r-a-l -G-o-v-e-r-n-m-e-n-t -i-n -a-c-c-o-r-d-a-n-c-e -w-i-t-h 
-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -5-.

-S-E-C-. -4-. -O-F-F-I-C-E -O-F -C-O-M-P-L-I-A-N-C-E-.

    -(-a-) -E-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h-m-e-n-t-.----T-h-e-r-e -i-s 
-e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h-e-d -i-n -t-h-e -l-e-g-i-s-l-a-t-i-v-e -b-r-a-n-c-h 
-a-n -O-f-f-i-c-e -o-f -C-o-m-p-l-i-a-n-c-e -(-h-e-r-e-i-n-a-f-t-e-r 
-i-n -t-h-i-s -A-c-t -r-e-f-e-r-r-e-d -t-o -a-s -t-h-e 
-`-`-O-f-f-i-c-e-'-'-)-.
    -(-b-) -C-o-m-p-o-s-i-t-i-o-n-.---
            -(-1-) -B-o-a-r-d -o-f -d-i-r-e-c-t-o-r-s-.----T-h-e 
        -O-f-f-i-c-e -s-h-a-l-l -h-a-v-e -a -B-o-a-r-d -o-f 
        -D-i-r-e-c-t-o-r-s-. -T-h-e -B-o-a-r-d -o-f -D-i-r-e-c-t-o-r-s 
        -s-h-a-l-l -c-o-n-s-i-s-t -o-f -8 -i-n-d-i-v-i-d-u-a-l-s 
        -a-p-p-o-i-n-t-e-d -j-o-i-n-t-l-y -b-y -t-h-e -S-p-e-a-k-e-r 
        -o-f -t-h-e -H-o-u-s-e -o-f -R-e-p-r-e-s-e-n-t-a-t-i-v-e-s-, 
        -t-h-e -M-a-j-o-r-i-t-y -L-e-a-d-e-r -o-f -t-h-e -S-e-n-a-t-e-, 
        -a-n-d -t-h-e -M-i-n-o-r-i-t-y -L-e-a-d-e-r-s -o-f -t-h-e 
        -H-o-u-s-e -o-f -R-e-p-r-e-s-e-n-t-a-t-i-v-e-s -a-n-d -t-h-e 
        -S-e-n-a-t-e-. -A-p-p-o-i-n-t-m-e-n-t-s -o-f -t-h-e -f-i-r-s-t 
        -8 -m-e-m-b-e-r-s -o-f -t-h-e -B-o-a-r-d -o-f 
        -D-i-r-e-c-t-o-r-s -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -c-o-m-p-l-e-t-e-d -n-o-t 
        -l-a-t-e-r -t-h-a-n -1-2-0 -d-a-y-s -a-f-t-e-r -t-h-e -d-a-t-e 
        -o-f -t-h-e -e-n-a-c-t-m-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-i-s -A-c-t-.
            -(-2-) -E-x-e-c-u-t-i-v-e -d-i-r-e-c-t-o-r-.----T-h-e 
        -C-h-a-i-r-p-e-r-s-o-n -o-f -t-h-e -B-o-a-r-d -o-f 
        -D-i-r-e-c-t-o-r-s -s-h-a-l-l---
                    -(-A-) -a-p-p-o-i-n-t-,
                    -(-B-) -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h -t-h-e 
                -c-o-m-p-e-n-s-a-t-i-o-n -o-f-, -a-n-d
                    -(-C-) -t-e-r-m-i-n-a-t-e-,
        -a-n -e-x-e-c-u-t-i-v-e -d-i-r-e-c-t-o-r -(-r-e-f-e-r-r-e-d 
        -t-o -i-n -t-h-i-s -A-c-t -a-s -t-h-e -`-`-e-x-e-c-u-t-i-v-e 
        -d-i-r-e-c-t-o-r-'-'-)-, -s-u-b-j-e-c-t -t-o -t-h-e 
        -a-p-p-r-o-v-a-l -o-f -t-h-e -B-o-a-r-d -o-f 
        -D-i-r-e-c-t-o-r-s-. -T-h-e -c-o-m-p-e-n-s-a-t-i-o-n -o-f 
        -t-h-e -e-x-e-c-u-t-i-v-e -d-i-r-e-c-t-o-r -m-a-y -n-o-t 
        -e-x-c-e-e-d -t-h-e -a-n-n-u-a-l -r-a-t-e -o-f -b-a-s-i-c 
        -p-a-y -p-r-e-s-c-r-i-b-e-d -f-o-r -l-e-v-e-l -V -o-f -t-h-e 
        -E-x-e-c-u-t-i-v-e -S-c-h-e-d-u-l-e -u-n-d-e-r -s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
        -5-3-1-6 -o-f -t-i-t-l-e -5-, -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s 
        -C-o-d-e-.
    -(-c-) -B-o-a-r-d -o-f -D-i-r-e-c-t-o-r-s 
-Q-u-a-l-i-f-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s-.---
            -(-1-) -I-n -g-e-n-e-r-a-l-.----T-h-e -m-e-m-b-e-r-s -o-f 
        -t-h-e -B-o-a-r-d -o-f -D-i-r-e-c-t-o-r-s -s-h-a-l-l -b-e 
        -i-n-d-i-v-i-d-u-a-l-s -w-i-t-h -t-r-a-i-n-i-n-g -o-r 
        -e-x-p-e-r-t-i-s-e -i-n---
                    -(-A-) -t-h-e -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -t-h-e 
                -l-a-w-s -r-e-f-e-r-r-e-d -t-o -i-n -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -3 
                -t-o -e-m-p-l-o-y-m-e-n-t-, -a-n-d
                    -(-B-) -e-m-p-l-o-y-m-e-n-t -i-n -t-h-e 
                -C-o-n-g-r-e-s-s-.
            -(-2-) -S-p-e-c-i-f-i-c -q-u-a-l-i-f-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s-.---
                    -(-A-) -L-o-b-b-y-i-n-g-.----N-o 
                -i-n-d-i-v-i-d-u-a-l -w-h-o -e-n-g-a-g-e-s -i-n-, -o-r 
                -i-s -o-t-h-e-r-w-i-s-e -e-m-p-l-o-y-e-d -i-n-, 
                -l-o-b-b-y-i-n-g -o-f -t-h-e -C-o-n-g-r-e-s-s -a-n-d 
                -w-h-o -i-s -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-d -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-e 
                -F-e-d-e-r-a-l -R-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n -o-f 
                -L-o-b-b-y-i-n-g -A-c-t -t-o -r-e-g-i-s-t-e-r -w-i-t-h 
                -t-h-e -C-l-e-r-k -o-f -t-h-e -H-o-u-s-e -o-f 
                -R-e-p-r-e-s-e-n-t-a-t-i-v-e-s -o-r -t-h-e 
                -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -o-f -t-h-e -S-e-n-a-t-e -s-h-a-l-l 
                -b-e -c-o-n-s-i-d-e-r-e-d -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e -f-o-r 
                -a-p-p-o-i-n-t-m-e-n-t -t-o-, -o-r -s-e-r-v-i-c-e 
                -o-n-, -t-h-e -B-o-a-r-d -o-f -D-i-r-e-c-t-o-r-s-.
                    -(-B-) -O-f-f-i-c-e-.----N-o -m-e-m-b-e-r -o-f 
                -t-h-e -B-o-a-r-d -o-f -D-i-r-e-c-t-o-r-s 
                -a-p-p-o-i-n-t-e-d -u-n-d-e-r -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
                -(-b-)-(-1-) -m-a-y -h-o-l-d -o-r -m-a-y -h-a-v-e 
                -h-e-l-d -t-h-e -p-o-s-i-t-i-o-n -o-f -M-e-m-b-e-r -o-f 
                -t-h-e -H-o-u-s-e -o-f -R-e-p-r-e-s-e-n-t-a-t-i-v-e-s-, 
                -S-e-n-a-t-o-r-, -o-r -e-m-p-l-o-y-e-e -o-f -t-h-e 
                -H-o-u-s-e -o-f -R-e-p-r-e-s-e-n-t-a-t-i-v-e-s -o-r 
                -t-h-e -S-e-n-a-t-e-.
            -(-3-) -H-o-l-d-i-n-g -o-f-f-i-c-e-.----I-f -d-u-r-i-n-g -a 
        -t-e-r-m -o-f -o-f-f-i-c-e -a -m-e-m-b-e-r -o-f -t-h-e 
        -B-o-a-r-d -o-f -D-i-r-e-c-t-o-r-s -e-n-g-a-g-e-s -i-n -a-n 
        -a-c-t-i-v-i-t-y -d-e-s-c-r-i-b-e-d -i-n -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h 
        -(-2-)-(-A-)-, -s-u-c-h -p-o-s-i-t-i-o-n -s-h-a-l-l -b-e 
        -d-e-c-l-a-r-e-d -v-a-c-a-n-t -a-n-d -a -s-u-c-c-e-s-s-o-r 
        -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -s-e-l-e-c-t-e-d -i-n -a-c-c-o-r-d-a-n-c-e 
        -w-i-t-h -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-b-)-(-1-)-.
            -(-4-) -V-a-c-a-n-c-i-e-s-.----A -v-a-c-a-n-c-y -i-n -t-h-e 
        -B-o-a-r-d -o-f -D-i-r-e-c-t-o-r-s -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -f-i-l-l-e-d 
        -i-n -t-h-e -m-a-n-n-e-r -i-n -w-h-i-c-h -t-h-e 
        -o-r-i-g-i-n-a-l -a-p-p-o-i-n-t-m-e-n-t -w-a-s -m-a-d-e-.
    -(-d-) -B-o-a-r-d -o-f -D-i-r-e-c-t-o-r-s -T-e-r-m -o-f 
-O-f-f-i-c-e-.---
            -(-1-) -I-n -g-e-n-e-r-a-l-.----E-x-c-e-p-t -a-s 
        -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d -i-n -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-2-)-, 
        -m-e-m-b-e-r-s-h-i-p -o-n -t-h-e -B-o-a-r-d -o-f 
        -D-i-r-e-c-t-o-r-s -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -f-o-r -5 -y-e-a-r-s-. -A 
        -m-e-m-b-e-r -s-h-a-l-l -o-n-l-y -b-e -e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e -f-o-r 
        -a-p-p-o-i-n-t-m-e-n-t -f-o-r -a -s-i-n-g-l-e -t-e-r-m -o-f 
        -o-f-f-i-c-e-.
            -(-2-) -F-i-r-s-t -a-p-p-o-i-n-t-m-e-n-t-s-.----O-f -t-h-e 
        -m-e-m-b-e-r-s -f-i-r-s-t -a-p-p-o-i-n-t-e-d -t-o -t-h-e 
        -B-o-a-r-d -o-f -D-i-r-e-c-t-o-r-s---
                    -(-A-) -2 -s-h-a-l-l -h-a-v-e -a -t-e-r-m -o-f 
                -o-f-f-i-c-e -o-f -2 -y-e-a-r-s-,
                    -(-B-) -2 -s-h-a-l-l -h-a-v-e -a -t-e-r-m -o-f 
                -o-f-f-i-c-e -o-f -3 -y-e-a-r-s-,
                    -(-C-) -2 -s-h-a-l-l -h-a-v-e -a -t-e-r-m -o-f 
                -o-f-f-i-c-e -o-f -4 -y-e-a-r-s-, -a-n-d
                    -(-D-) -2 -s-h-a-l-l -h-a-v-e -a -t-e-r-m -o-f 
                -o-f-f-i-c-e -o-f -5 -y-e-a-r-s-,
        -a-s -d-e-s-i-g-n-a-t-e-d -a-t -t-h-e -t-i-m-e -o-f 
        -a-p-p-o-i-n-t-m-e-n-t -b-y -t-h-e -p-e-r-s-o-n-s 
        -s-p-e-c-i-f-i-e-d -i-n -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-b-)-(-1-)-.
    -(-e-) -C-h-a-i-r-p-e-r-s-o-n-.----T-h-e -C-h-a-i-r-p-e-r-s-o-n 
-o-f -t-h-e -B-o-a-r-d -o-f -D-i-r-e-c-t-o-r-s -s-h-a-l-l -b-e 
-a-p-p-o-i-n-t-e-d -f-r-o-m -t-h-e -m-e-m-b-e-r-s -o-f -t-h-e 
-B-o-a-r-d -o-f -D-i-r-e-c-t-o-r-s -b-y -t-h-e -m-e-m-b-e-r-s -o-f 
-t-h-e -B-o-a-r-d-.
    -(-f-) -C-o-m-p-e-n-s-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -M-e-m-b-e-r-s-.---
            -(-1-) -P-e-r -d-i-e-m-.----E-a-c-h -m-e-m-b-e-r -o-f 
        -t-h-e -B-o-a-r-d -o-f -D-i-r-e-c-t-o-r-s -s-h-a-l-l -b-e 
        -c-o-m-p-e-n-s-a-t-e-d -a-t -a -r-a-t-e -e-q-u-a-l -t-o -t-h-e 
        -d-a-i-l-y -e-q-u-i-v-a-l-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-e -a-n-n-u-a-l 
        -r-a-t-e -o-f -b-a-s-i-c -p-a-y -p-r-e-s-c-r-i-b-e-d -f-o-r 
        -l-e-v-e-l -V -o-f -t-h-e -E-x-e-c-u-t-i-v-e -S-c-h-e-d-u-l-e 
        -u-n-d-e-r -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -5-3-1-6 -o-f -t-i-t-l-e -5-, 
        -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s -C-o-d-e-, -f-o-r -e-a-c-h -d-a-y 
        -(-i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -t-r-a-v-e-l -t-i-m-e-) -d-u-r-i-n-g 
        -w-h-i-c-h -s-u-c-h -m-e-m-b-e-r -i-s -e-n-g-a-g-e-d -i-n 
        -t-h-e -p-e-r-f-o-r-m-a-n-c-e -o-f -t-h-e -d-u-t-i-e-s -o-f 
        -t-h-e -B-o-a-r-d-.
            -(-2-)  -T-r-a-v-e-l -e-x-p-e-n-s-e-s-.----E-a-c-h 
        -m-e-m-b-e-r -o-f -t-h-e -B-o-a-r-d -o-f -D-i-r-e-c-t-o-r-s 
        -s-h-a-l-l -r-e-c-e-i-v-e -t-r-a-v-e-l -e-x-p-e-n-s-e-s-, 
        -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -p-e-r -d-i-e-m -i-n -l-i-e-u -o-f 
        -s-u-b-s-i-s-t-e-n-c-e-, -a-t -r-a-t-e-s -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d 
        -f-o-r -e-m-p-l-o-y-e-e-s -o-f -a-g-e-n-c-i-e-s -u-n-d-e-r 
        -s-u-b-c-h-a-p-t-e-r -I -o-f -c-h-a-p-t-e-r -5-7 -o-f 
        -t-i-t-l-e -5-, -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s -C-o-d-e-, -f-o-r 
        -e-a-c-h -d-a-y -t-h-e -m-e-m-b-e-r -i-s -e-n-g-a-g-e-d -i-n 
        -t-h-e -p-e-r-f-o-r-m-a-n-c-e -o-f -d-u-t-i-e-s -a-w-a-y 
        -f-r-o-m -t-h-e -h-o-m-e -o-r -r-e-g-u-l-a-r -p-l-a-c-e -o-f 
        -b-u-s-i-n-e-s-s -o-f -t-h-e -m-e-m-b-e-r-.
    -(-g-) -O-f-f-i-c-e -S-t-a-f-f-.----T-h-e -e-x-e-c-u-t-i-v-e 
-d-i-r-e-c-t-o-r -m-a-y -a-p-p-o-i-n-t -a-n-d -f-i-x -t-h-e 
-c-o-m-p-e-n-s-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -s-u-c-h -s-t-a-f-f-, -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g 
-h-e-a-r-i-n-g -o-f-f-i-c-e-r-s-, -a-s -a-r-e -n-e-c-e-s-s-a-r-y -t-o 
-c-a-r-r-y -o-u-t -t-h-i-s -A-c-t-.
    -(-h-)  -D-e-t-a-i-l-e-e-s-.----T-h-e -e-x-e-c-u-t-i-v-e 
-d-i-r-e-c-t-o-r -m-a-y-, -w-i-t-h -t-h-e -p-r-i-o-r -c-o-n-s-e-n-t 
-o-f -t-h-e -G-o-v-e-r-n-m-e-n-t -d-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t -o-r -a-g-e-n-c-y 
-c-o-n-c-e-r-n-e-d-, -u-s-e -t-h-e -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -o-f -a-n-y 
-s-u-c-h -d-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t -o-r -a-g-e-n-c-y-, -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g 
-t-h-e -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -o-f -m-e-m-b-e-r-s -o-r -p-e-r-s-o-n-n-e-l 
-o-f -t-h-e -G-e-n-e-r-a-l -A-c-c-o-u-n-t-i-n-g -O-f-f-i-c-e 
-P-e-r-s-o-n-n-e-l -A-p-p-e-a-l-s -B-o-a-r-d-.
    -(-i-)  -C-o-n-s-u-l-t-a-n-t-s-.----I-n -c-a-r-r-y-i-n-g -o-u-t 
-t-h-i-s -A-c-t-, -t-h-e -e-x-e-c-u-t-i-v-e -d-i-r-e-c-t-o-r -m-a-y 
-p-r-o-c-u-r-e -t-h-e -t-e-m-p-o-r-a-r-y -(-n-o-t -t-o -e-x-c-e-e-d -1 
-y-e-a-r-) -o-r -i-n-t-e-r-m-i-t-t-e-n-t -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -o-f 
-i-n-d-i-v-i-d-u-a-l -c-o-n-s-u-l-t-a-n-t-s -o-r 
-o-r-g-a-n-i-z-a-t-i-o-n-s -t-h-e-r-e-o-f-.

-S-E-C-. -5-. -S-T-U-D-Y -A-N-D -R-E-G-U-L-A-T-I-O-N-S-.

    -(-a-) -I-n-i-t-i-a-l -A-c-t-i-o-n-.----T-h-e -B-o-a-r-d -o-f 
-D-i-r-e-c-t-o-r-s -s-h-a-l-l -c-o-n-d-u-c-t -a -s-t-u-d-y -o-f -t-h-e 
-m-a-n-n-e-r -i-n -w-h-i-c-h -t-h-e -l-a-w-s -m-a-d-e 
-a-p-p-l-i-c-a-b-l-e -t-o -t-h-e -l-e-g-i-s-l-a-t-i-v-e -b-r-a-n-c-h 
-o-f -t-h-e -F-e-d-e-r-a-l -G-o-v-e-r-n-m-e-n-t -u-n-d-e-r 
-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -3-(-a-) -s-h-o-u-l-d -a-p-p-l-y -a-n-d -i-n-c-l-u-d-e 
-i-n -t-h-e -s-t-u-d-y -a-n -e-x-a-m-i-n-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -t-h-e 
-p-r-o-c-e-d-u-r-e-s -u-s-e-d -b-y -t-h-e 
-i-n-s-t-r-u-m-e-n-t-a-l-i-t-i-e-s -t-o -e-n-f-o-r-c-e -t-h-e 
-a-p-p-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -s-u-c-h -l-a-w-s -a-n-d -a 
-d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-a-t-i-o-n -a-s -t-o -w-h-e-t-h-e-r -s-u-c-h 
-p-r-o-c-e-d-u-r-e-s -m-a-y -b-e -u-s-e-d -i-n -l-i-e-u -o-f 
-s-e-c-t-i-o-n-s -7 -t-h-r-o-u-g-h -1-2-. -T-h-e -B-o-a-r-d -o-f 
-D-i-r-e-c-t-o-r-s -s-h-a-l-l -c-o-m-p-l-e-t-e -s-u-c-h -s-t-u-d-y 
-a-n-d -r-e-p-o-r-t -t-h-e -r-e-s-u-l-t-s -t-o -C-o-n-g-r-e-s-s -n-o-t 
-l-a-t-e-r -t-h-a-n -1-8-0 -d-a-y-s -a-f-t-e-r -t-h-e -d-a-t-e -o-f 
-t-h-e -f-i-r-s-t -a-p-p-o-i-n-t-m-e-n-t -o-f -a-l-l -t-h-e 
-m-e-m-b-e-r-s -o-f -t-h-e -B-o-a-r-d -o-f -D-i-r-e-c-t-o-r-s-.
    -(-b-) -C-o-n-t-i-n-u-i-n-g -A-c-t-i-o-n-.----O-n -a-n 
-o-n-g-o-i-n-g -b-a-s-i-s -t-h-e -B-o-a-r-d -o-f -D-i-r-e-c-t-o-r-s---
            -(-1-) -s-h-a-l-l -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-e -w-h-i-c-h -o-f -t-h-e 
        -l-a-w-s -r-e-f-e-r-r-e-d -t-o -i-n -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -3-(-b-) 
        -s-h-o-u-l-d -a-p-p-l-y -t-o -t-h-e -l-e-g-i-s-l-a-t-i-v-e 
        -b-r-a-n-c-h -o-f -t-h-e -F-e-d-e-r-a-l -G-o-v-e-r-n-m-e-n-t 
        -a-n-d -i-f -i-t -s-h-o-u-l-d-, -t-h-e -m-a-n-n-e-r -i-n 
        -w-h-i-c-h -i-t -s-h-o-u-l-d -b-e -m-a-d-e 
        -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-b-l-e-;
            -(-2-) -s-h-a-l-l -s-t-u-d-y -t-h-e -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n 
        -t-o -t-h-e -l-e-g-i-s-l-a-t-i-v-e -b-r-a-n-c-h -o-f -t-h-e 
        -F-e-d-e-r-a-l -G-o-v-e-r-n-m-e-n-t -o-f -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n-s 
        -o-f -F-e-d-e-r-a-l -l-a-w -r-e-f-e-r-r-e-d -t-o -i-n 
        -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -3 -t-h-a-t -a-r-e -e-n-a-c-t-e-d -a-f-t-e-r 
        -t-h-e -d-a-t-e -o-f -t-h-e -e-n-a-c-t-m-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-i-s 
        -A-c-t-; -a-n-d
            -(-3-) -m-a-y -p-r-o-p-o-s-e -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-s 
        -w-i-t-h -r-e-s-p-e-c-t -t-o -s-u-c-h -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n 
        -i-n -a-c-c-o-r-d-a-n-c-e -w-i-t-h -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
        -(-b-)-.
    -(-c-) -R-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-s-.---
            -(-1-) -L-a-w-s -m-a-d-e -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-b-l-e-.---
                    -(-A-) -G-e-n-e-r-a-l -r-u-l-e-.----N-o-t 
                -l-a-t-e-r -t-h-a-n -1-8-0 -d-a-y-s -a-f-t-e-r -t-h-e 
                -d-a-t-e -o-f -t-h-e -c-o-m-p-l-e-t-i-o-n -o-f -t-h-e 
                -s-t-u-d-y -u-n-d-e-r -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
                -(-a-)-(-1-)-, -t-h-e -B-o-a-r-d -o-f 
                -D-i-r-e-c-t-o-r-s -s-h-a-l-l-, -i-n 
                -a-c-c-o-r-d-a-n-c-e -w-i-t-h -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -5-5-3 
                -o-f -t-i-t-l-e -5-, -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s 
                -C-o-d-e-, -p-r-o-p-o-s-e -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-s 
                -t-h-a-t -s-p-e-c-i-f-y -t-h-e -m-a-n-n-e-r -i-n 
                -w-h-i-c-h -t-h-e -l-a-w-s -m-a-d-e 
                -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-b-l-e -t-o -t-h-e -l-e-g-i-s-l-a-t-i-v-e 
                -b-r-a-n-c-h -o-f -t-h-e -F-e-d-e-r-a-l 
                -G-o-v-e-r-n-m-e-n-t -u-n-d-e-r -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -3-(-a-) 
                -s-h-a-l-l -a-p-p-l-y-. -T-h-e -B-o-a-r-d -o-f 
                -D-i-r-e-c-t-o-r-s -s-h-a-l-l -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -a 
                -p-e-r-i-o-d -o-f -a-t -l-e-a-s-t -3-0 -d-a-y-s -f-o-r 
                -c-o-m-m-e-n-t -o-n -t-h-e -p-r-o-p-o-s-e-d 
                -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-s-.
                    -(-B-) -C-o-n-g-r-e-s-s-i-o-n-a-l -n-o-t-i-c-e-.--- 
                -I-n -a-d-d-i-t-i-o-n -t-o -p-u-b-l-i-s-h-i-n-g -a 
                -g-e-n-e-r-a-l -n-o-t-i-c-e -o-f -p-r-o-p-o-s-e-d 
                -r-u-l-e-m-a-k-i-n-g -u-n-d-e-r -s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
                -5-5-3-(-b-) -o-f -t-i-t-l-e -5-, -U-n-i-t-e-d 
                -S-t-a-t-e-s -C-o-d-e-, -t-h-e -B-o-a-r-d -o-f 
                -D-i-r-e-c-t-o-r-s -s-h-a-l-l -c-o-n-c-u-r-r-e-n-t-l-y 
                -s-u-b-m-i-t -s-u-c-h -n-o-t-i-c-e -f-o-r 
                -p-u-b-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n -i-n -t-h-e 
                -C-o-n-g-r-e-s-s-i-o-n-a-l -R-e-c-o-r-d-.
                    -(-C-) -A-m-e-n-d-m-e-n-t-s -a-n-d 
                -r-e-p-e-a-l-s-.----W-h-e-n -p-r-o-p-o-s-i-n-g 
                -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-s -u-n-d-e-r 
                -s-u-b-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-A-) -s-p-e-c-i-f-y-i-n-g 
                -t-h-e -m-a-n-n-e-r -i-n -w-h-i-c-h -a -l-a-w 
                -r-e-f-e-r-r-e-d -t-o -i-n -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -3-(-a-) 
                -s-h-a-l-l -a-p-p-l-y -t-o -t-h-e 
                -l-e-g-i-s-l-a-t-i-v-e -b-r-a-n-c-h -o-f -t-h-e 
                -F-e-d-e-r-a-l -G-o-v-e-r-n-m-e-n-t-, -t-h-e -B-o-a-r-d 
                -o-f -D-i-r-e-c-t-o-r-s -s-h-a-l-l -r-e-c-o-m-m-e-n-d 
                -t-o -t-h-e -C-o-n-g-r-e-s-s -c-h-a-n-g-e-s -i-n -o-r 
                -r-e-p-e-a-l-s -o-f -e-x-i-s-t-i-n-g -l-a-w -t-o 
                -a-c-c-o-m-m-o-d-a-t-e -t-h-e -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n 
                -o-f -s-u-c-h -l-a-w -t-o -t-h-e -l-e-g-i-s-l-a-t-i-v-e 
                -b-r-a-n-c-h -o-f -t-h-e -F-e-d-e-r-a-l 
                -G-o-v-e-r-n-m-e-n-t-.
                    -(-D-) -F-i-n-a-l -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-s-.----T-h-e 
                -B-o-a-r-d -o-f -D-i-r-e-c-t-o-r-s -s-h-a-l-l-, -i-n 
                -a-c-c-o-r-d-a-n-c-e -w-i-t-h -s-u-c-h -s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
                -5-5-3-, -i-s-s-u-e -f-i-n-a-l -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-s 
                -n-o-t -l-a-t-e-r -t-h-a-n -6-0 -d-a-y-s -a-f-t-e-r 
                -t-h-e -e-n-d -o-f -t-h-e -c-o-m-m-e-n-t -p-e-r-i-o-d 
                -o-n -t-h-e -p-r-o-p-o-s-e-d -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-s-.
            -(-2-) -C-o-n-t-i-n-u-i-n-g -a-c-t-i-o-n-.---
                    -(-A-) -G-e-n-e-r-a-l -r-u-l-e-.----N-o-t 
                -l-a-t-e-r -t-h-a-n -1-8-0 -d-a-y-s -a-f-t-e-r -t-h-e 
                -d-a-t-e -o-f -t-h-e -c-o-m-p-l-e-t-i-o-n -o-f -t-h-e 
                -s-t-u-d-y -o-r -a -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-a-t-i-o-n 
                -u-n-d-e-r -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-b-)-, -t-h-e 
                -B-o-a-r-d -o-f -D-i-r-e-c-t-o-r-s -s-h-a-l-l-, -i-n 
                -a-c-c-o-r-d-a-n-c-e -w-i-t-h -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -5-5-3 
                -o-f -t-i-t-l-e -5-, -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s 
                -C-o-d-e-, -p-r-o-p-o-s-e -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-s 
                -t-h-a-t -s-p-e-c-i-f-y -w-h-i-c-h -o-f -t-h-e 
                -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n-s -o-f -F-e-d-e-r-a-l -l-a-w 
                -c-o-n-s-i-d-e-r-e-d -i-n -s-u-c-h -s-t-u-d-y 
                -s-h-a-l-l -a-p-p-l-y -t-o -t-h-e 
                -l-e-g-i-s-l-a-t-i-v-e -b-r-a-n-c-h -o-f -t-h-e 
                -F-e-d-e-r-a-l -G-o-v-e-r-n-m-e-n-t-. -T-h-e -B-o-a-r-d 
                -o-f -D-i-r-e-c-t-o-r-s -s-h-a-l-l -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -a 
                -p-e-r-i-o-d -o-f -a-t -l-e-a-s-t -3-0 -d-a-y-s -f-o-r 
                -c-o-m-m-e-n-t -o-n -t-h-e -p-r-o-p-o-s-e-d 
                -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-s-.
                    -(-B-) -C-o-n-g-r-e-s-s-i-o-n-a-l -n-o-t-i-c-e-.--- 
                -I-n -a-d-d-i-t-i-o-n -t-o -p-u-b-l-i-s-h-i-n-g -a 
                -g-e-n-e-r-a-l -n-o-t-i-c-e -o-f -p-r-o-p-o-s-e-d 
                -r-u-l-e-m-a-k-i-n-g -u-n-d-e-r -s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
                -5-5-3-(-b-) -o-f -t-i-t-l-e -5-, -U-n-i-t-e-d 
                -S-t-a-t-e-s -C-o-d-e-, -t-h-e -B-o-a-r-d -o-f 
                -D-i-r-e-c-t-o-r-s -s-h-a-l-l -c-o-n-c-u-r-r-e-n-t-l-y 
                -s-u-b-m-i-t -s-u-c-h -n-o-t-i-c-e -f-o-r 
                -p-u-b-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n -i-n -t-h-e 
                -C-o-n-g-r-e-s-s-i-o-n-a-l -R-e-c-o-r-d-.
                    -(-C-) -A-m-e-n-d-m-e-n-t-s -a-n-d 
                -r-e-p-e-a-l-s-.----W-h-e-n -p-r-o-p-o-s-i-n-g 
                -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-s -u-n-d-e-r 
                -s-u-b-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-A-) -s-p-e-c-i-f-y-i-n-g 
                -w-h-i-c-h -o-f -t-h-e -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n-s -o-f 
                -F-e-d-e-r-a-l -l-a-w -r-e-f-e-r-r-e-d -t-o -i-n 
                -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -3-(-b-) -s-h-a-l-l -a-p-p-l-y -t-o 
                -t-h-e -l-e-g-i-s-l-a-t-i-v-e -b-r-a-n-c-h -o-f -t-h-e 
                -F-e-d-e-r-a-l -G-o-v-e-r-n-m-e-n-t-, -t-h-e -B-o-a-r-d 
                -o-f -D-i-r-e-c-t-o-r-s -s-h-a-l-l -r-e-c-o-m-m-e-n-d 
                -t-o -t-h-e -C-o-n-g-r-e-s-s -c-h-a-n-g-e-s -i-n -o-r 
                -r-e-p-e-a-l-s -o-f -e-x-i-s-t-i-n-g -l-a-w -t-o 
                -a-c-c-o-m-m-o-d-a-t-e -t-h-e -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n 
                -o-f -s-u-c-h -l-a-w -t-o -t-h-e -l-e-g-i-s-l-a-t-i-v-e 
                -b-r-a-n-c-h -o-f -t-h-e -F-e-d-e-r-a-l 
                -G-o-v-e-r-n-m-e-n-t-.
                    -(-D-) -F-i-n-a-l -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-s-.--- 
                -T-h-e -B-o-a-r-d -o-f -D-i-r-e-c-t-o-r-s -s-h-a-l-l-, 
                -i-n -a-c-c-o-r-d-a-n-c-e -w-i-t-h -s-u-c-h 
                -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -5-5-3-, -i-s-s-u-e -f-i-n-a-l 
                -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-s -n-o-t -l-a-t-e-r -t-h-a-n -6-0 
                -d-a-y-s -a-f-t-e-r -t-h-e -e-n-d -o-f -t-h-e 
                -c-o-m-m-e-n-t -p-e-r-i-o-d -o-n -t-h-e 
                -p-r-o-p-o-s-e-d -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-s-.
            -(-3-) -R-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-m-e-n-t-s-.---
        -R-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-s -u-n-d-e-r -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h-s -(-1-) 
        -a-n-d -(-2-) -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -c-o-n-s-i-s-t-e-n-t -w-i-t-h 
        -t-h-e -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-s -i-s-s-u-e-d -b-y -a-n 
        -a-g-e-n-c-y -o-f -t-h-e -e-x-e-c-u-t-i-v-e -b-r-a-n-c-h -o-f 
        -t-h-e -F-e-d-e-r-a-l -G-o-v-e-r-n-m-e-n-t -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-e 
        -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n -o-f -l-a-w -m-a-d-e -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-b-l-e 
        -t-o -t-h-e -l-e-g-i-s-l-a-t-i-v-e -b-r-a-n-c-h -o-f -t-h-e 
        -F-e-d-e-r-a-l -G-o-v-e-r-n-m-e-n-t-, -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g 
        -p-o-r-t-i-o-n-s -r-e-l-a-t-i-n-g -t-o -r-e-m-e-d-i-e-s-.
    -(-d-) -T-r-a-n-s-m-i-t-t-a-l-.----A -f-i-n-a-l 
-r-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n -i-s-s-u-e-d -u-n-d-e-r -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
-(-c-) -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -t-r-a-n-s-m-i-t-t-e-d -t-o -t-h-e 
-C-o-n-g-r-e-s-s -f-o-r -c-o-n-s-i-d-e-r-a-t-i-o-n -u-n-d-e-r 
-s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-e-)-.
    -(-e-) -T-a-k-i-n-g -E-f-f-e-c-t -o-f -R-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-s-.---
            -(-1-) -G-e-n-e-r-a-l -r-u-l-e-.----S-u-b-j-e-c-t -t-o 
        -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-f-)-, -a -f-i-n-a-l 
        -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n -w-h-i-c-h -i-s -i-s-s-u-e-d -u-n-d-e-r 
        -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-c-) -s-h-a-l-l -t-a-k-e -e-f-f-e-c-t 
        -u-p-o-n -t-h-e -e-x-p-i-r-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -6-0 -d-a-y-s 
        -f-r-o-m -t-h-e -d-a-t-e -t-h-e -f-i-n-a-l -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n 
        -i-s -i-s-s-u-e-d -u-n-l-e-s-s -d-i-s-a-p-p-r-o-v-e-d -b-y 
        -t-h-e -C-o-n-g-r-e-s-s -b-y -c-o-n-c-u-r-r-e-n-t 
        -r-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n-.
            -(-2-) -C-o-n-c-u-r-r-e-n-t -r-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n-.----A 
        -c-o-n-c-u-r-r-e-n-t -r-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n -r-e-f-e-r-r-e-d -t-o 
        -i-n -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-1-) -s-h-a-l-l -b-e 
        -i-n-t-r-o-d-u-c-e-d -i-n -t-h-e -H-o-u-s-e -o-f 
        -R-e-p-r-e-s-e-n-t-a-t-i-v-e-s -o-r -t-h-e -S-e-n-a-t-e 
        -a-f-t-e-r -t-h-e -d-a-t-e -o-n -w-h-i-c-h -t-h-e -B-o-a-r-d 
        -o-f -D-i-r-e-c-t-o-r-s -i-s-s-u-e-s -t-h-e -f-i-n-a-l 
        -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n -t-o -w-h-i-c-h -t-h-e 
        -c-o-n-c-u-r-r-e-n-t -r-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n -a-p-p-l-i-e-s-. 
        -T-h-e -m-a-t-t-e-r -a-f-t-e-r -t-h-e -r-e-s-o-l-v-i-n-g 
        -c-l-a-u-s-e -o-f -t-h-e -r-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n -s-h-a-l-l -b-e 
        -a-s -f-o-l-l-o-w-s-: -`-`-T-h-a-t -C-o-n-g-r-e-s-s 
        -d-i-s-a-p-p-r-o-v-e-s -t-h-e -i-s-s-u-a-n-c-e -o-f -f-i-n-a-l 
        -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-s -o-f -t-h-e -O-f-f-i-c-e -o-f 
        -C-o-m-p-l-i-a-n-c-e -a-s -i-s-s-u-e-d -o-n -X-X-X-X-X-X 
        -(-t-h-e -b-l-a-n-k -s-p-a-c-e -b-e-i-n-g 
        -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e-l-y -f-i-l-l-e-d -i-n-)-.-'-'-.
    -(-f-) -I-m-p-l-e-m-e-n-t-i-n-g -B-i-l-l-s-.----W-h-e-n -a 
-r-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n -i-s-s-u-e-d -u-n-d-e-r -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
-(-c-)-(-1-) -o-r -(-c-)-(-2-) -t-a-k-e-s -e-f-f-e-c-t -u-n-d-e-r 
-s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-e-)-, -t-h-e -m-a-j-o-r-i-t-y -l-e-a-d-e-r -o-f 
-t-h-e -H-o-u-s-e -o-f -R-e-p-r-e-s-e-n-t-a-t-i-v-e-s -a-n-d -t-h-e 
-m-a-j-o-r-i-t-y -l-e-a-d-e-r -o-f -t-h-e -S-e-n-a-t-e -s-h-a-l-l 
-i-n-t-r-o-d-u-c-e -i-m-p-l-e-m-e-n-t-i-n-g -b-i-l-l-s -o-n -t-h-e 
-d-a-t-e -s-u-c-h -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n -t-a-k-e-s -e-f-f-e-c-t-.
    -(-g-) -P-r-o-c-e-d-u-r-e -f-o-r -A-c-t-i-o-n -b-y 
-C-o-n-g-r-e-s-s-.---
            -(-1-) -D-e-f-i-n-i-t-i-o-n-.----F-o-r -p-u-r-p-o-s-e-s 
        -o-f -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-f-) -a-n-d -t-h-i-s 
        -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n-, -t-h-e -t-e-r-m 
        -`-`-i-m-p-l-e-m-e-n-t-i-n-g -b-i-l-l-'-' -m-e-a-n-s---
                    -(-A-) -i-n -t-h-e -c-a-s-e -o-f -a -b-i-l-l 
                -i-n-t-r-o-d-u-c-e-d -a-f-t-e-r -t-h-e 
                -t-r-a-n-s-m-i-t-t-a-l -t-o -C-o-n-g-r-e-s-s -o-f -a 
                -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n -u-n-d-e-r -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
                -(-c-)-(-1-) -w-h-i-c-h -p-r-e-s-c-r-i-b-e-s -t-h-e 
                -m-a-n-n-e-r -i-n -w-h-i-c-h -a -l-a-w -m-a-d-e 
                -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-b-l-e -t-o -t-h-e -l-e-g-i-s-l-a-t-i-v-e 
                -b-r-a-n-c-h -o-f -t-h-e -F-e-d-e-r-a-l 
                -G-o-v-e-r-n-m-e-n-t -u-n-d-e-r -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -5 
                -s-h-a-l-l -a-p-p-l-y-, -a -b-i-l-l -w-h-i-c-h 
                -p-r-e-s-c-r-i-b-e-s-, -c-o-n-s-i-s-t-e-n-t -w-i-t-h 
                -s-u-c-h -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n -a-n-d -a-n-y 
                -r-e-c-o-m-m-e-n-d-a-t-i-o-n -m-a-d-e -u-n-d-e-r 
                -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-c-)-(-1-)-(-C-) -a-n-d 
                -w-i-t-h-o-u-t -s-u-b-s-t-a-n-t-i-v-e -c-h-a-n-g-e-, 
                -t-h-e -m-a-n-n-e-r -i-n -w-h-i-c-h -s-u-c-h -l-a-w 
                -s-h-a-l-l -a-p-p-l-y-; -a-n-d
                    -(-B-) -i-n -t-h-e -c-a-s-e -o-f -a -b-i-l-l 
                -i-n-t-r-o-d-u-c-e-d -a-f-t-e-r -t-h-e 
                -t-r-a-n-s-m-i-t-t-a-l -t-o -C-o-n-g-r-e-s-s -o-f -a 
                -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n -u-n-d-e-r -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
                -(-c-)-(-2-) -w-h-i-c-h -p-r-e-s-c-r-i-b-e-s -w-h-i-c-h 
                -l-a-w -s-h-a-l-l -a-p-p-l-y -t-o -t-h-e 
                -l-e-g-i-s-l-a-t-i-v-e -b-r-a-n-c-h -o-f -t-h-e 
                -F-e-d-e-r-a-l -G-o-v-e-r-n-m-e-n-t -a-n-d -w-h-i-c-h 
                -p-r-e-s-c-r-i-b-e-s -t-h-e -m-a-n-n-e-r -i-n 
                -w-h-i-c-h -s-u-c-h -l-a-w -s-h-a-l-l -a-p-p-l-y-, -a 
                -b-i-l-l -w-h-i-c-h -p-r-e-s-c-r-i-b-e-s-, 
                -c-o-n-s-i-s-t-e-n-t -w-i-t-h -s-u-c-h 
                -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n -a-n-d -a-n-y 
                -r-e-c-o-m-m-e-n-d-a-t-i-o-n -m-a-d-e -u-n-d-e-r 
                -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-c-)-(-1-)-(-C-) -a-n-d 
                -w-i-t-h-o-u-t -s-u-b-s-t-a-n-t-i-v-e -c-h-a-n-g-e-, 
                -t-h-a-t -s-u-c-h -l-a-w -s-h-a-l-l -a-p-p-l-y -t-o 
                -t-h-e -l-e-g-i-s-l-a-t-i-v-e -b-r-a-n-c-h -o-f -t-h-e 
                -F-e-d-e-r-a-l -G-o-v-e-r-n-m-e-n-t -a-n-d -t-h-e 
                -m-a-n-n-e-r -i-n -w-h-i-c-h -s-u-c-h -l-a-w -s-h-a-l-l 
                -a-p-p-l-y-.
            -(-2-) -R-e-f-e-r-r-a-l-.----W-h-e-n -a-n 
        -i-m-p-l-e-m-e-n-t-i-n-g -b-i-l-l -i-s -i-n-t-r-o-d-u-c-e-d 
        -i-t -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -r-e-f-e-r-r-e-d -t-o -t-h-e 
        -c-o-m-m-i-t-t-e-e -w-i-t-h -j-u-r-i-s-d-i-c-t-i-o-n -o-v-e-r 
        -t-h-e -l-a-w -c-o-v-e-r-e-d -b-y -t-h-e 
        -i-m-p-l-e-m-e-n-t-i-n-g -b-i-l-l-.
            -(-3-) -A-m-e-n-d-m-e-n-t-s -p-r-o-h-i-b-i-t-e-d-.----N-o 
        -a-m-e-n-d-m-e-n-t -t-o -a-n -i-m-p-l-e-m-e-n-t-i-n-g -b-i-l-l 
        -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -i-n -o-r-d-e-r -i-n -e-i-t-h-e-r -t-h-e 
        -H-o-u-s-e -o-f -R-e-p-r-e-s-e-n-t-a-t-i-v-e-s -o-r -t-h-e 
        -S-e-n-a-t-e-; -a-n-d -n-o -m-o-t-i-o-n -t-o -s-u-s-p-e-n-d 
        -t-h-e -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -t-h-i-s 
        -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -i-n -o-r-d-e-r -i-n 
        -e-i-t-h-e-r -H-o-u-s-e-, -n-o-r -s-h-a-l-l -i-t -b-e -i-n 
        -o-r-d-e-r -i-n -e-i-t-h-e-r -H-o-u-s-e -f-o-r -t-h-e 
        -P-r-e-s-i-d-i-n-g -O-f-f-i-c-e-r -t-o -e-n-t-e-r-t-a-i-n -a 
        -r-e-q-u-e-s-t -t-o -s-u-s-p-e-n-d -t-h-e 
        -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -t-h-i-s -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -b-y 
        -u-n-a-n-i-m-o-u-s -c-o-n-s-e-n-t-.
            -(-4-) -P-e-r-i-o-d -f-o-r -c-o-m-m-i-t-t-e-e -a-n-d 
        -f-l-o-o-r -c-o-n-s-i-d-e-r-a-t-i-o-n-.---
                    -(-A-) -G-e-n-e-r-a-l -r-u-l-e-.----E-x-c-e-p-t 
                -a-s -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d -i-n -s-u-b-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h 
                -(-B-)-, -i-f -t-h-e -c-o-m-m-i-t-t-e-e -o-r 
                -c-o-m-m-i-t-t-e-e-s -o-f -e-i-t-h-e-r -H-o-u-s-e -t-o 
                -w-h-i-c-h -a-n -i-m-p-l-e-m-e-n-t-i-n-g -b-i-l-l 
                -h-a-s -b-e-e-n -r-e-f-e-r-r-e-d -h-a-v-e -n-o-t 
                -r-e-p-o-r-t-e-d -i-t -a-t -t-h-e -c-l-o-s-e -o-f 
                -t-h-e -4-5-t-h -d-a-y -a-f-t-e-r -i-t-s 
                -i-n-t-r-o-d-u-c-t-i-o-n-, -s-u-c-h -c-o-m-m-i-t-t-e-e 
                -o-r -c-o-m-m-i-t-t-e-e-s -s-h-a-l-l -b-e 
                -a-u-t-o-m-a-t-i-c-a-l-l-y -d-i-s-c-h-a-r-g-e-d 
                -f-r-o-m -f-u-r-t-h-e-r -c-o-n-s-i-d-e-r-a-t-i-o-n -o-f 
                -t-h-e -b-i-l-l -a-n-d -i-t -s-h-a-l-l -b-e 
                -p-l-a-c-e-d -o-n -t-h-e -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e 
                -c-a-l-e-n-d-a-r-. -A -v-o-t-e -o-n -f-i-n-a-l 
                -p-a-s-s-a-g-e -o-f -t-h-e -b-i-l-l -s-h-a-l-l -b-e 
                -t-a-k-e-n -i-n -e-a-c-h -H-o-u-s-e -o-n -o-r 
                -b-e-f-o-r-e -t-h-e -c-l-o-s-e -o-f -t-h-e -1-5-t-h 
                -d-a-y -a-f-t-e-r -t-h-e -b-i-l-l -r-e-p-o-r-t-e-d -b-y 
                -t-h-e -c-o-m-m-i-t-t-e-e -o-r -c-o-m-m-i-t-t-e-e-s 
                -o-f -t-h-a-t -H-o-u-s-e -t-o -w-h-i-c-h -i-t -w-a-s 
                -r-e-f-e-r-r-e-d-, -o-r -a-f-t-e-r -s-u-c-h 
                -c-o-m-m-i-t-t-e-e -o-r -c-o-m-m-i-t-t-e-e-s -h-a-v-e 
                -b-e-e-n -d-i-s-c-h-a-r-g-e-d -f-r-o-m -f-u-r-t-h-e-r 
                -c-o-n-s-i-d-e-r-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -t-h-e -b-i-l-l-. -I-f 
                -p-r-i-o-r -t-o -t-h-e -p-a-s-s-a-g-e -b-y -o-n-e 
                -H-o-u-s-e -o-f -a-n -i-m-p-l-e-m-e-n-t-i-n-g -b-i-l-l 
                -o-f -t-h-a-t -H-o-u-s-e-, -t-h-a-t -H-o-u-s-e 
                -r-e-c-e-i-v-e-s -t-h-e -s-a-m-e 
                -i-m-p-l-e-m-e-n-t-i-n-g -b-i-l-l -f-r-o-m -t-h-e 
                -o-t-h-e-r -H-o-u-s-e-, -t-h-e-n---
                            -(-i-) -t-h-e -p-r-o-c-e-d-u-r-e -i-n 
                        -t-h-a-t -H-o-u-s-e -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -t-h-e 
                        -s-a-m-e -a-s -i-f -n-o 
                        -i-m-p-l-e-m-e-n-t-i-n-g -b-i-l-l -h-a-d 
                        -b-e-e-n -r-e-c-e-i-v-e-d -f-r-o-m -t-h-e 
                        -o-t-h-e-r -H-o-u-s-e-; -b-u-t
                            -(-i-i-) -t-h-e -v-o-t-e -o-n -f-i-n-a-l 
                        -p-a-s-s-a-g-e -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -o-n -t-h-e 
                        -i-m-p-l-e-m-e-n-t-i-n-g -b-i-l-l -o-f -t-h-e 
                        -o-t-h-e-r -H-o-u-s-e-.
                    -(-B-) -S-e-n-a-t-e-.----T-h-e -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n-s 
                -o-f -s-u-b-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-A-) -s-h-a-l-l -n-o-t 
                -a-p-p-l-y -i-n -t-h-e -S-e-n-a-t-e -t-o -a-n 
                -i-m-p-l-e-m-e-n-t-i-n-g -b-i-l-l-. -A-n 
                -i-m-p-l-e-m-e-n-t-i-n-g -b-i-l-l -r-e-c-e-i-v-e-d 
                -f-r-o-m -t-h-e -H-o-u-s-e -s-h-a-l-l -b-e 
                -r-e-f-e-r-r-e-d -t-o -t-h-e -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e 
                -c-o-m-m-i-t-t-e-e -o-r -c-o-m-m-i-t-t-e-e-s -o-f 
                -t-h-e -S-e-n-a-t-e-. -I-f -s-u-c-h -c-o-m-m-i-t-t-e-e 
                -o-r -c-o-m-m-i-t-t-e-e-s -h-a-v-e -n-o-t 
                -r-e-p-o-r-t-e-d -s-u-c-h -b-i-l-l -a-t -t-h-e 
                -c-l-o-s-e -o-f -t-h-e -1-5-t-h -d-a-y -a-f-t-e-r 
                -i-t-s -r-e-c-e-i-p-t -b-y -t-h-e -S-e-n-a-t-e -(-o-r-, 
                -i-f -l-a-t-e-r-, -b-e-f-o-r-e -t-h-e -c-l-o-s-e -o-f 
                -t-h-e -4-5-t-h -d-a-y -a-f-t-e-r -t-h-e 
                -c-o-r-r-e-s-p-o-n-d-i-n-g -i-m-p-l-e-m-e-n-t-i-n-g 
                -b-i-l-l -w-a-s -i-n-t-r-o-d-u-c-e-d -i-n -t-h-e 
                -S-e-n-a-t-e-)-, -s-u-c-h -c-o-m-m-i-t-t-e-e -o-r 
                -c-o-m-m-i-t-t-e-e-s -s-h-a-l-l -b-e 
                -a-u-t-o-m-a-t-i-c-a-l-l-y -d-i-s-c-h-a-r-g-e-d 
                -f-r-o-m -f-u-r-t-h-e-r -c-o-n-s-i-d-e-r-a-t-i-o-n -o-f 
                -s-u-c-h -b-i-l-l -a-n-d -i-t -s-h-a-l-l -b-e 
                -p-l-a-c-e-d -o-n -t-h-e -c-a-l-e-n-d-a-r-. -A -v-o-t-e 
                -o-n -f-i-n-a-l -p-a-s-s-a-g-e -o-f -s-u-c-h -b-i-l-l 
                -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -t-a-k-e-n -i-n -t-h-e -S-e-n-a-t-e 
                -o-n -o-r -b-e-f-o-r-e -t-h-e -c-l-o-s-e -o-f -t-h-e 
                -1-5-t-h -d-a-y -a-f-t-e-r -s-u-c-h -b-i-l-l -i-s 
                -r-e-p-o-r-t-e-d -b-y -t-h-e -c-o-m-m-i-t-t-e-e -o-r 
                -c-o-m-m-i-t-t-e-e-s -o-f -t-h-e -S-e-n-a-t-e -t-o 
                -w-h-i-c-h -i-t -w-a-s -r-e-f-e-r-r-e-d-, -o-r 
                -a-f-t-e-r -s-u-c-h -c-o-m-m-i-t-t-e-e -o-r 
                -c-o-m-m-i-t-t-e-e-s -h-a-v-e -b-e-e-n 
                -d-i-s-c-h-a-r-g-e-d -f-r-o-m -f-u-r-t-h-e-r 
                -c-o-n-s-i-d-e-r-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -s-u-c-h -b-i-l-l-.
                    -(-C-) -N-u-m-b-e-r -o-f -d-a-y-s-.----F-o-r 
                -p-u-r-p-o-s-e-s -o-f -s-u-b-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h-s -(-A-) 
                -a-n-d -(-B-)-, -i-n -c-o-m-p-u-t-i-n-g -a -n-u-m-b-e-r 
                -o-f -d-a-y-s -i-n -e-i-t-h-e-r -H-o-u-s-e-, -t-h-e-r-e 
                -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -e-x-c-l-u-d-e-d -a-n-y -d-a-y -o-n 
                -w-h-i-c-h -t-h-a-t -H-o-u-s-e -w-a-s -n-o-t -i-n 
                -s-e-s-s-i-o-n-.
            -(-5-) -F-l-o-o-r -c-o-n-s-i-d-e-r-a-t-i-o-n -i-n -t-h-e 
        -h-o-u-s-e-.---
                    -(-A-) -P-r-i-v-i-l-e-g-e-s-.----A -m-o-t-i-o-n 
                -i-n -t-h-e -H-o-u-s-e -o-f 
                -R-e-p-r-e-s-e-n-t-a-t-i-v-e-s -t-o -p-r-o-c-e-e-d -t-o 
                -t-h-e -c-o-n-s-i-d-e-r-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -a-n 
                -i-m-p-l-e-m-e-n-t-i-n-g -b-i-l-l -s-h-a-l-l -b-e 
                -h-i-g-h-l-y -p-r-i-v-i-l-e-g-e-d -a-n-d -n-o-t 
                -d-e-b-a-t-a-b-l-e-. -A-n -a-m-e-n-d-m-e-n-t -t-o 
                -t-h-e -m-o-t-i-o-n -s-h-a-l-l -n-o-t -b-e -i-n 
                -o-r-d-e-r-, -n-o-r -s-h-a-l-l -i-t -b-e -i-n 
                -o-r-d-e-r -t-o -m-o-v-e -t-o -r-e-c-o-n-s-i-d-e-r 
                -t-h-e -v-o-t-e -b-y -w-h-i-c-h -t-h-e -m-o-t-i-o-n 
                -i-s -a-g-r-e-e-d -t-o -o-r -d-i-s-a-g-r-e-e-d -t-o-.
                    -(-B-) -T-i-m-e-.----D-e-b-a-t-e -i-n -t-h-e 
                -H-o-u-s-e -o-f -R-e-p-r-e-s-e-n-t-a-t-i-v-e-s -o-n 
                -a-n -i-m-p-l-e-m-e-n-t-i-n-g -b-i-l-l -s-h-a-l-l -b-e 
                -l-i-m-i-t-e-d -t-o -n-o-t -m-o-r-e -t-h-a-n -2-0 
                -h-o-u-r-s-, -w-h-i-c-h -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -d-i-v-i-d-e-d 
                -e-q-u-a-l-l-y -b-e-t-w-e-e-n -t-h-o-s-e 
                -f-a-v-o-r-i-n-g -a-n-d -t-h-o-s-e -o-p-p-o-s-i-n-g 
                -t-h-e -b-i-l-l-. -A -m-o-t-i-o-n -f-u-r-t-h-e-r -t-o 
                -l-i-m-i-t -d-e-b-a-t-e -s-h-a-l-l -n-o-t -b-e 
                -d-e-b-a-t-a-b-l-e-. -I-t -s-h-a-l-l -n-o-t -b-e -i-n 
                -o-r-d-e-r -t-o -m-o-v-e -t-o -r-e-c-o-m-m-i-t -a-n 
                -i-m-p-l-e-m-e-n-t-i-n-g -b-i-l-l -o-r -t-o -m-o-v-e 
                -t-o -r-e-c-o-n-s-i-d-e-r -t-h-e -v-o-t-e -b-y 
                -w-h-i-c-h -a-n -i-m-p-l-e-m-e-n-t-i-n-g -b-i-l-l -i-s 
                -a-g-r-e-e-d -t-o -o-r -d-i-s-a-g-r-e-e-d -t-o-.
                    -(-C-) -P-o-s-t-p-o-n-e-m-e-n-t-.----M-o-t-i-o-n-s 
                -t-o -p-o-s-t-p-o-n-e-, -m-a-d-e -i-n -t-h-e -H-o-u-s-e 
                -o-f -R-e-p-r-e-s-e-n-t-a-t-i-v-e-s -w-i-t-h 
                -r-e-s-p-e-c-t -t-o -t-h-e -c-o-n-s-i-d-e-r-a-t-i-o-n 
                -o-f -a-n -i-m-p-l-e-m-e-n-t-i-n-g -b-i-l-l-, -a-n-d 
                -m-o-t-i-o-n-s -t-o -p-r-o-c-e-e-d -t-o -t-h-e 
                -c-o-n-s-i-d-e-r-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -o-t-h-e-r 
                -b-u-s-i-n-e-s-s-, -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -d-e-c-i-d-e-d 
                -w-i-t-h-o-u-t -d-e-b-a-t-e-.
                    -(-D-) -A-p-p-e-a-l-s-.----A-l-l -a-p-p-e-a-l-s 
                -f-r-o-m -t-h-e -d-e-c-i-s-i-o-n-s -o-f -t-h-e 
                -C-h-a-i-r -r-e-l-a-t-i-n-g -t-o -t-h-e 
                -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -t-h-e -R-u-l-e-s -o-f 
                -t-h-e -H-o-u-s-e -o-f -R-e-p-r-e-s-e-n-t-a-t-i-v-e-s 
                -t-o -t-h-e -p-r-o-c-e-d-u-r-e -r-e-l-a-t-i-n-g -t-o 
                -a-n -i-m-p-l-e-m-e-n-t-i-n-g -b-i-l-l -s-h-a-l-l -b-e 
                -d-e-c-i-d-e-d -w-i-t-h-o-u-t -d-e-b-a-t-e-.
                    -(-E-) -O-t-h-e-r -r-u-l-e-s-.----E-x-c-e-p-t -t-o 
                -t-h-e -e-x-t-e-n-t -s-p-e-c-i-f-i-c-a-l-l-y 
                -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d -i-n -t-h-e -p-r-e-c-e-d-i-n-g 
                -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n-s -o-f -t-h-i-s 
                -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n-, -c-o-n-s-i-d-e-r-a-t-i-o-n -o-f 
                -a-n -i-m-p-l-e-m-e-n-t-i-n-g -b-i-l-l -s-h-a-l-l -b-e 
                -g-o-v-e-r-n-e-d -b-y -t-h-e -R-u-l-e-s -o-f -t-h-e 
                -H-o-u-s-e -o-f -R-e-p-r-e-s-e-n-t-a-t-i-v-e-s 
                -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-b-l-e -t-o -o-t-h-e-r -b-i-l-l-s -i-n 
                -s-i-m-i-l-a-r -c-i-r-c-u-m-s-t-a-n-c-e-s-.
            -(-6-) -F-l-o-o-r -c-o-n-s-i-d-e-r-a-t-i-o-n -i-n -t-h-e 
        -s-e-n-a-t-e-.---
                    -(-A-) -P-r-i-v-i-l-e-g-e-s-.----A -m-o-t-i-o-n 
                -i-n -t-h-e -S-e-n-a-t-e -t-o -p-r-o-c-e-e-d -t-o 
                -t-h-e -c-o-n-s-i-d-e-r-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -a-n 
                -i-m-p-l-e-m-e-n-t-i-n-g -b-i-l-l -s-h-a-l-l -b-e 
                -p-r-i-v-i-l-e-g-e-d -a-n-d -n-o-t -d-e-b-a-t-a-b-l-e-. 
                -A-n -a-m-e-n-d-m-e-n-t -t-o -t-h-e -m-o-t-i-o-n 
                -s-h-a-l-l -n-o-t -b-e -i-n -o-r-d-e-r-, -n-o-r 
                -s-h-a-l-l -i-t -b-e -i-n -o-r-d-e-r -t-o -m-o-v-e -t-o 
                -r-e-c-o-n-s-i-d-e-r -t-h-e -v-o-t-e -b-y -w-h-i-c-h 
                -t-h-e -m-o-t-i-o-n -i-s -a-g-r-e-e-d -t-o -o-r 
                -d-i-s-a-g-r-e-e-d -t-o-.
                    -(-B-) -B-i-l-l -t-i-m-e-.----D-e-b-a-t-e -i-n 
                -t-h-e -S-e-n-a-t-e -o-n -a-n 
                -i-m-p-l-e-m-e-n-t-i-n-g-, -a-n-d -a-l-l 
                -d-e-b-a-t-a-b-l-e -m-o-t-i-o-n-s -a-n-d -a-p-p-e-a-l-s 
                -i-n -c-o-n-n-e-c-t-i-o-n -t-h-e-r-e-w-i-t-h-, 
                -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -l-i-m-i-t-e-d -t-o -n-o-t -m-o-r-e 
                -t-h-a-n -2-0 -h-o-u-r-s-. -T-h-e -t-i-m-e -s-h-a-l-l 
                -b-e -e-q-u-a-l-l-y -d-i-v-i-d-e-d -b-e-t-w-e-e-n-, 
                -a-n-d -c-o-n-t-r-o-l-l-e-d -b-y-, -t-h-e 
                -m-a-j-o-r-i-t-y -l-e-a-d-e-r -a-n-d -t-h-e 
                -m-i-n-o-r-i-t-y -l-e-a-d-e-r -o-r -t-h-e-i-r 
                -d-e-s-i-g-n-e-e-s-.
                    -(-C-) -M-o-t-i-o-n -o-r -a-p-p-e-a-l -t-i-m-e-.---
                -D-e-b-a-t-e -i-n -t-h-e -S-e-n-a-t-e -o-n -a-n-y 
                -d-e-b-a-t-a-b-l-e -m-o-t-i-o-n -o-r -a-p-p-e-a-l -i-n 
                -c-o-n-n-e-c-t-i-o-n -w-i-t-h -t-h-e 
                -i-m-p-l-e-m-e-n-t-i-n-g -b-i-l-l -s-h-a-l-l -b-e 
                -l-i-m-i-t-e-d -t-o -n-o-t -m-o-r-e -t-h-a-n -1 
                -h-o-u-r-, -t-o -b-e -e-q-u-a-l-l-y -d-i-v-i-d-e-d 
                -b-e-t-w-e-e-n-, -a-n-d -c-o-n-t-r-o-l-l-e-d -b-y-, 
                -t-h-e -m-o-v-e-r -a-n-d -t-h-e -m-a-n-a-g-e-r -o-f 
                -t-h-e -b-i-l-l-, -e-x-c-e-p-t -t-h-a-t -i-n -t-h-e 
                -e-v-e-n-t -t-h-e -m-a-n-a-g-e-r -o-f -t-h-e -b-i-l-l 
                -i-s -i-n -f-a-v-o-r -o-f -a-n-y -s-u-c-h -m-o-t-i-o-n 
                -o-r -a-p-p-e-a-l-, -t-h-e -t-i-m-e -i-n 
                -o-p-p-o-s-i-t-i-o-n -t-h-e-r-e-t-o-, -s-h-a-l-l -b-e 
                -c-o-n-t-r-o-l-l-e-d -b-y -t-h-e -m-i-n-o-r-i-t-y 
                -l-e-a-d-e-r -o-r -h-i-s -d-e-s-i-g-n-e-e-. -S-u-c-h 
                -l-e-a-d-e-r-s-, -o-r -e-i-t-h-e-r -o-f -t-h-e-m-, 
                -m-a-y-, -f-r-o-m -t-i-m-e -t-o -t-i-m-e -u-n-d-e-r 
                -t-h-e-i-r -c-o-n-t-r-o-l -o-n -t-h-e -p-a-s-s-a-g-e 
                -o-f -a-n -i-m-p-l-e-m-e-n-t-i-n-g -b-i-l-l -o-r 
                -a-p-p-r-o-v-a-l -r-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n-, -a-l-l-o-t 
                -a-d-d-i-t-i-o-n-a-l -t-i-m-e -t-o -a-n-y 
                -S-e-n-a-t-o-r -d-u-r-i-n-g -t-h-e 
                -c-o-n-s-i-d-e-r-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -a-n-y 
                -d-e-b-a-t-a-b-l-e -m-o-t-i-o-n -o-r -a-p-p-e-a-l-.
                    -(-D-) -O-t-h-e-r -m-o-t-i-o-n-s-.----A 
                -m-o-t-i-o-n -i-n -t-h-e -S-e-n-a-t-e -t-o 
                -f-u-r-t-h-e-r -l-i-m-i-t -d-e-b-a-t-e -i-s -n-o-t 
                -d-e-b-a-t-a-b-l-e-. -A -m-o-t-i-o-n -t-o 
                -r-e-c-o-m-m-i-t -a-n -i-m-p-l-e-m-e-n-t-i-n-g -b-i-l-l 
                -o-r -a-p-p-r-o-v-a-l -r-e-s-o-l-u-t-i-o-n -i-s -n-o-t 
                -i-n -o-r-d-e-r-.

-S-E-C-. -6-. -O-T-H-E-R -F-U-N-C-T-I-O-N-S-.

    -(-a-) -R-u-l-e-s -o-f -t-h-e -O-f-f-i-c-e-.----T-h-e 
-e-x-e-c-u-t-i-v-e -d-i-r-e-c-t-o-r -s-h-a-l-l -a-d-o-p-t -r-u-l-e-s 
-g-o-v-e-r-n-i-n-g -t-h-e -p-r-o-c-e-d-u-r-e-s -o-f -t-h-e 
-O-f-f-i-c-e-, -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -t-h-e -p-r-o-c-e-d-u-r-e-s -o-f 
-h-e-a-r-i-n-g -b-o-a-r-d-s-, -w-h-i-c-h -s-h-a-l-l -b-e 
-s-u-b-m-i-t-t-e-d -f-o-r -p-u-b-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n -i-n -t-h-e 
-C-o-n-g-r-e-s-s-i-o-n-a-l -R-e-c-o-r-d-. -T-h-e -r-u-l-e-s -m-a-y -b-e 
-a-m-e-n-d-e-d -i-n -t-h-e -s-a-m-e -m-a-n-n-e-r-. -T-h-e 
-e-x-e-c-u-t-i-v-e -d-i-r-e-c-t-o-r -m-a-y -c-o-n-s-u-l-t -w-i-t-h 
-t-h-e -C-h-a-i-r-m-a-n -o-f -t-h-e -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-i-v-e 
-C-o-n-f-e-r-e-n-c-e -o-f -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s-, -t-h-e 
-L-e-g-a-l -C-o-u-n-s-e-l -o-f -t-h-e -S-e-n-a-t-e-, -a-n-d -t-h-e 
-G-e-n-e-r-a-l -C-o-u-n-s-e-l -o-f -t-h-e -H-o-u-s-e -o-f 
-R-e-p-r-e-s-e-n-t-a-t-i-v-e-s -o-n -t-h-e -a-d-o-p-t-i-o-n -o-f 
-r-u-l-e-s-.
    -(-b-) -I-n-v-e-s-t-i-g-a-t-i-v-e -A-u-t-h-o-r-i-t-y-.----T-h-e 
-e-x-e-c-u-t-i-v-e -d-i-r-e-c-t-o-r -s-h-a-l-l -h-a-v-e 
-a-u-t-h-o-r-i-t-y -t-o -c-o-n-d-u-c-t -s-u-c-h 
-i-n-v-e-s-t-i-g-a-t-i-o-n-s -a-s -t-h-e -e-x-e-c-u-t-i-v-e 
-d-i-r-e-c-t-o-r -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-s -t-o -i-m-p-l-e-m-e-n-t 
-s-e-c-t-i-o-n-s -8 -t-h-r-o-u-g-h -1-0 -a-n-d -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-2-.
    -(-c-) -D-u-t-i-e-s-.----T-h-e -O-f-f-i-c-e -s-h-a-l-l---
            -(-1-) -c-a-r-r-y -o-u-t -a -p-r-o-g-r-a-m -o-f 
        -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n -f-o-r -M-e-m-b-e-r-s -o-f -C-o-n-g-r-e-s-s 
        -a-n-d -o-t-h-e-r -e-m-p-l-o-y-i-n-g -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-t-i-e-s 
        -o-f -t-h-e -l-e-g-i-s-l-a-t-i-v-e -b-r-a-n-c-h -o-f -t-h-e 
        -F-e-d-e-r-a-l -G-o-v-e-r-n-m-e-n-t -r-e-s-p-e-c-t-i-n-g -t-h-e 
        -l-a-w-s -m-a-d-e -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-b-l-e -t-o -t-h-e-m -a-n-d -a 
        -p-r-o-g-r-a-m -t-o -i-n-f-o-r-m -i-n-d-i-v-i-d-u-a-l-s -o-f 
        -t-h-e-i-r -r-i-g-h-t-s -u-n-d-e-r -l-a-w-s 
        -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-b-l-e -t-o -t-h-e -l-e-g-i-s-l-a-t-i-v-e 
        -b-r-a-n-c-h -o-f -t-h-e -F-e-d-e-r-a-l -G-o-v-e-r-n-m-e-n-t 
        -a-n-d -u-n-d-e-r -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-s -7 -t-h-r-o-u-g-h -1-2-,
            -(-2-) -i-n -c-a-r-r-y-i-n-g -o-u-t -t-h-e -p-r-o-g-r-a-m 
        -u-n-d-e-r -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-1-)-, -d-i-s-t-r-i-b-u-t-e 
        -t-h-e -t-e-l-e-p-h-o-n-e -n-u-m-b-e-r -a-n-d -a-d-d-r-e-s-s 
        -o-f -t-h-e -O-f-f-i-c-e-, -p-r-o-c-e-d-u-r-e-s -f-o-r 
        -a-c-t-i-o-n -u-n-d-e-r -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-s -7 -t-h-r-o-u-g-h 
        -1-2-, -a-n-d -a-n-y -o-t-h-e-r -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -t-h-e 
        -e-x-e-c-u-t-i-v-e -d-i-r-e-c-t-o-r -d-e-e-m-s 
        -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e -f-o-r -d-i-s-t-r-i-b-u-t-i-o-n-, 
        -d-i-s-t-r-i-b-u-t-e -s-u-c-h -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -t-o 
        -M-e-m-b-e-r-s -o-f -C-o-n-g-r-e-s-s -a-n-d -o-t-h-e-r 
        -e-m-p-l-o-y-i-n-g -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-t-i-e-s -o-f -t-h-e 
        -l-e-g-i-s-l-a-t-i-v-e -b-r-a-n-c-h -o-f -t-h-e -F-e-d-e-r-a-l 
        -G-o-v-e-r-n-m-e-n-t -i-n -a -m-a-n-n-e-r -s-u-i-t-a-b-l-e 
        -f-o-r -p-o-s-t-i-n-g-, -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -s-u-c-h 
        -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -t-o -n-e-w -e-m-p-l-o-y-e-e-s -o-f 
        -t-h-e -l-e-g-i-s-l-a-t-i-v-e -b-r-a-n-c-h -o-f -t-h-e 
        -F-e-d-e-r-a-l -G-o-v-e-r-n-m-e-n-t-, -d-i-s-t-r-i-b-u-t-e 
        -s-u-c-h -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -t-o -t-h-e 
        -r-e-s-i-d-e-n-c-e-s -o-f -c-o-n-g-r-e-s-s-i-o-n-a-l 
        -e-m-p-l-o-y-e-e-s-, -a-n-d -c-o-n-d-u-c-t -s-e-m-i-n-a-r-s 
        -a-n-d -o-t-h-e-r -a-c-t-i-v-i-t-i-e-s -d-e-s-i-g-n-e-d -t-o 
        -e-d-u-c-a-t-e -e-m-p-l-o-y-e-r-s -a-n-d -e-m-p-l-o-y-e-e-s 
        -i-n -s-u-c-h -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n-,
            -(-3-) -c-o-m-p-i-l-e -a-n-d -p-u-b-l-i-s-h 
        -s-t-a-t-i-s-t-i-c-s -o-n -t-h-e -u-s-e -o-f -t-h-e 
        -O-f-f-i-c-e -b-y -c-o-n-g-r-e-s-s-i-o-n-a-l 
        -e-m-p-l-o-y-e-e-s-, -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -t-h-e -n-u-m-b-e-r 
        -a-n-d -t-y-p-e -o-f -c-o-n-t-a-c-t-s -m-a-d-e -w-i-t-h -t-h-e 
        -O-f-f-i-c-e-, -o-n -t-h-e -r-e-a-s-o-n -f-o-r -s-u-c-h 
        -c-o-n-t-a-c-t-s-, -o-n -t-h-e -n-u-m-b-e-r -o-f 
        -e-m-p-l-o-y-e-e-s -w-h-o -i-n-i-t-i-a-t-e-d 
        -p-r-o-c-e-e-d-i-n-g-s -w-i-t-h -t-h-e -O-f-f-i-c-e -u-n-d-e-r 
        -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-s -7 -t-h-r-o-u-g-h -1-2 -a-n-d -t-h-e 
        -r-e-s-u-l-t -o-f -s-u-c-h -p-r-o-c-e-e-d-i-n-g-s-, -a-n-d -o-n 
        -t-h-e -n-u-m-b-e-r -o-f -e-m-p-l-o-y-e-e-s -w-h-o -f-i-l-e-d 
        -a -c-o-m-p-l-a-i-n-t -u-n-d-e-r -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-0-, -t-h-e 
        -b-a-s-i-s -f-o-r -t-h-e -c-o-m-p-l-a-i-n-t-, -a-n-d -t-h-e 
        -a-c-t-i-o-n -t-a-k-e-n -o-n -t-h-e -c-o-m-p-l-a-i-n-t-, -a-n-d
            -(-4-) -w-i-t-h-i-n -1-8-0 -d-a-y-s -o-f -t-h-e 
        -i-n-i-t-i-a-l -a-p-p-o-i-n-t-m-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-e 
        -e-x-e-c-u-t-i-v-e -d-i-r-e-c-t-o-r -a-n-d -i-n 
        -c-o-n-j-u-n-c-t-i-o-n -w-i-t-h -t-h-e -C-l-e-r-k -o-f -t-h-e 
        -H-o-u-s-e -o-f -R-e-p-r-e-s-e-n-t-a-t-i-v-e-s -a-n-d -t-h-e 
        -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -o-f -t-h-e -S-e-n-a-t-e-, -d-e-v-e-l-o-p -a 
        -s-y-s-t-e-m -f-o-r -t-h-e -c-o-l-l-e-c-t-i-o-n -o-f 
        -d-e-m-o-g-r-a-p-h-i-c -d-a-t-a -r-e-s-p-e-c-t-i-n-g -t-h-e 
        -c-o-m-p-o-s-i-t-i-o-n -o-f -t-h-e -c-o-n-g-r-e-s-s-i-o-n-a-l 
        -e-m-p-l-o-y-e-e-s-, -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -r-a-c-e-, -s-e-x-, 
        -a-n-d -w-a-g-e-s-, -a-n-d -a -s-y-s-t-e-m -f-o-r -t-h-e 
        -c-o-l-l-e-c-t-i-o-n -o-f -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -o-n 
        -e-m-p-l-o-y-m-e-n-t -p-r-a-c-t-i-c-e-s-, -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g 
        -f-a-m-i-l-y -l-e-a-v-e -a-n-d -f-l-e-x-i-b-l-e -w-o-r-k 
        -h-o-u-r-s-, -i-n -C-o-n-g-r-e-s-s-i-o-n-a-l -o-f-f-i-c-e-s-.

-S-E-C-. -7-. -P-R-O-C-E-D-U-R-E -F-O-R -C-O-N-S-I-D-E-R-A-T-I-O-N -O-F 
              -A-L-L-E-G-E-D -V-I-O-L-A-T-I-O-N-S-.

    -T-h-e -p-r-o-c-e-d-u-r-e -f-o-r -c-o-n-s-i-d-e-r-a-t-i-o-n -o-f 
-a-l-l-e-g-e-d -v-i-o-l-a-t-i-o-n-s -o-f -l-a-w-s -m-a-d-e 
-a-p-p-l-i-c-a-b-l-e -t-o -t-h-e -l-e-g-i-s-l-a-t-i-v-e -b-r-a-n-c-h 
-o-f -t-h-e -F-e-d-e-r-a-l -G-o-v-e-r-n-m-e-n-t -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-e 
-r-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n -p-r-o-m-u-l-g-a-t-e-d -u-n-d-e-r -s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
-5-(-b-) -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-b-l-e -t-o -s-u-c-h -l-a-w-s -o-r -u-n-d-e-r 
-l-a-w-s -e-n-a-c-t-e-d -u-n-d-e-r -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -5-(-f-) 
-a-p-p-l-i-c-a-b-l-e -t-o -s-u-c-h -l-a-w-s-, -w-h-i-c-h-e-v-e-r -a-r-e 
-i-n -e-f-f-e-c-t-, -c-o-n-s-i-s-t-s -o-f -4 -s-t-e-p-s -a-s 
-f-o-l-l-o-w-s-:
            -(-1-) -S-t-e-p -I-, -c-o-u-n-s-e-l-i-n-g-, -a-s -s-e-t 
        -f-o-r-t-h -i-n -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -8-.
            -(-2-) -S-t-e-p -I-I-, -m-e-d-i-a-t-i-o-n-, -a-s -s-e-t 
        -f-o-r-t-h -i-n -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -9-.
            -(-3-) -S-t-e-p -I-I-I-, -f-o-r-m-a-l -c-o-m-p-l-a-i-n-t 
        -a-n-d -h-e-a-r-i-n-g -b-y -a -h-e-a-r-i-n-g -b-o-a-r-d-, -a-s 
        -s-e-t -f-o-r-t-h -i-n -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-0-.
            -(-4-) -S-t-e-p -I-V-, -j-u-d-i-c-i-a-l -r-e-v-i-e-w -i-f 
        -a -C-o-n-g-r-e-s-s-i-o-n-a-l -e-m-p-l-o-y-e-e -i-s 
        -a-g-g-r-i-e-v-e-d -b-y -a -d-i-s-m-i-s-s-a-l -u-n-d-e-r 
        -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-0-(-c-)-, -a -f-i-n-a-l -d-e-c-i-s-i-o-n 
        -u-n-d-e-r -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-0-(-g-)-, -o-r -a-n -o-r-d-e-r 
        -u-n-d-e-r -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-0-(-h-) -o-r -i-f -a -M-e-m-b-e-r 
        -o-f -t-h-e -H-o-u-s-e -o-f -R-e-p-r-e-s-e-n-t-a-t-i-v-e-s -o-r 
        -a -S-e-n-a-t-o-r -i-s -a-g-g-r-i-e-v-e-d -b-y -a -f-i-n-a-l 
        -d-e-c-i-s-i-o-n -u-n-d-e-r -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-0-(-g-) -o-r 
        -w-o-u-l-d -b-e -s-u-b-j-e-c-t -t-o -a-n -o-r-d-e-r 
        -i-s-s-u-e-d -u-n-d-e-r -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-0-(-h-)-.

-S-E-C-. -8-. -S-T-E-P -I-: -C-O-U-N-S-E-L-I-N-G-.

    -(-a-) -I-n -G-e-n-e-r-a-l-.----A -c-o-n-g-r-e-s-s-i-o-n-a-l 
-e-m-p-l-o-y-e-e -a-l-l-e-g-i-n-g -a -v-i-o-l-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -a -l-a-w 
-m-a-d-e -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-b-l-e -t-o -t-h-e -l-e-g-i-s-l-a-t-i-v-e 
-b-r-a-n-c-h -o-f -t-h-e -F-e-d-e-r-a-l -G-o-v-e-r-n-m-e-n-t -u-n-d-e-r 
-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -5 -m-a-y -r-e-q-u-e-s-t -c-o-u-n-s-e-l-i-n-g 
-t-h-r-o-u-g-h -t-h-e -O-f-f-i-c-e-. -T-h-e -O-f-f-i-c-e -s-h-a-l-l 
-p-r-o-v-i-d-e -t-h-e -e-m-p-l-o-y-e-e -w-i-t-h -a-l-l -r-e-l-e-v-a-n-t 
-i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -w-i-t-h -r-e-s-p-e-c-t -t-o -t-h-e -r-i-g-h-t-s 
-o-f -t-h-e -e-m-p-l-o-y-e-e-. -A -r-e-q-u-e-s-t -f-o-r 
-c-o-u-n-s-e-l-i-n-g -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -m-a-d-e -n-o-t -l-a-t-e-r 
-t-h-a-n -1-8-0 -d-a-y-s -a-f-t-e-r -t-h-e -a-l-l-e-g-e-d 
-v-i-o-l-a-t-i-o-n -f-o-r-m-i-n-g -t-h-e -b-a-s-i-s -o-f -t-h-e 
-r-e-q-u-e-s-t -f-o-r -c-o-u-n-s-e-l-i-n-g -o-c-c-u-r-r-e-d-.
    -(-b-) -P-e-r-i-o-d -o-f -C-o-u-n-s-e-l-i-n-g-.----T-h-e 
-p-e-r-i-o-d -f-o-r -c-o-u-n-s-e-l-i-n-g -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -3-0 -d-a-y-s 
-u-n-l-e-s-s -t-h-e -e-m-p-l-o-y-e-e -a-n-d -t-h-e -O-f-f-i-c-e 
-a-g-r-e-e -t-o -r-e-d-u-c-e -t-h-e -p-e-r-i-o-d-. -T-h-e -p-e-r-i-o-d 
-s-h-a-l-l -b-e-g-i-n -o-n -t-h-e -d-a-t-e -t-h-e -r-e-q-u-e-s-t -f-o-r 
-c-o-u-n-s-e-l-i-n-g -i-s -r-e-c-e-i-v-e-d-.

-S-E-C-. -9-. -S-T-E-P -I-I-: -M-E-D-I-A-T-I-O-N-.

    -(-a-) -I-n -G-e-n-e-r-a-l-.----N-o-t -l-a-t-e-r -t-h-a-n -1-5 
-d-a-y-s -a-f-t-e-r -t-h-e -e-n-d -o-f -t-h-e -c-o-u-n-s-e-l-i-n-g 
-p-e-r-i-o-d -u-n-d-e-r -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -8-, -t-h-e -e-m-p-l-o-y-e-e 
-w-h-o -a-l-l-e-g-e-d -a -v-i-o-l-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -a -l-a-w -m-a-d-e 
-a-p-p-l-i-c-a-b-l-e -t-o -t-h-e -l-e-g-i-s-l-a-t-i-v-e -b-r-a-n-c-h 
-o-f -t-h-e -F-e-d-e-r-a-l -G-o-v-e-r-n-m-e-n-t -u-n-d-e-r 
-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -5 -m-a-y -f-i-l-e -a -r-e-q-u-e-s-t -f-o-r 
-m-e-d-i-a-t-i-o-n -w-i-t-h -t-h-e -O-f-f-i-c-e-. -M-e-d-i-a-t-i-o-n---
            -(-1-) -m-a-y -i-n-c-l-u-d-e -t-h-e -O-f-f-i-c-e-, -t-h-e 
        -e-m-p-l-o-y-e-e-, -t-h-e -e-m-p-l-o-y-i-n-g -o-f-f-i-c-e-, 
        -a-n-d -i-n-d-i-v-i-d-u-a-l-s -w-h-o -a-r-e 
        -r-e-c-o-m-m-e-n-d-e-d -b-y -o-r-g-a-n-i-z-a-t-i-o-n-s 
        -c-o-m-p-o-s-e-d -p-r-i-m-a-r-i-l-y -o-f -i-n-d-i-v-i-d-u-a-l-s 
        -e-x-p-e-r-i-e-n-c-e-d -i-n -a-d-j-u-d-i-c-a-t-i-n-g -o-r 
        -a-r-b-i-t-r-a-t-i-n-g -p-e-r-s-o-n-n-e-l -m-a-t-t-e-r-s-, 
        -a-n-d
            -(-2-) -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -a -p-r-o-c-e-s-s -i-n-v-o-l-v-i-n-g 
        -m-e-e-t-i-n-g-s -w-i-t-h -t-h-e -p-a-r-t-i-e-s 
        -s-e-p-a-r-a-t-e-l-y -o-r -j-o-i-n-t-l-y -f-o-r -t-h-e 
        -p-u-r-p-o-s-e -o-f -r-e-s-o-l-v-i-n-g -t-h-e -d-i-s-p-u-t-e 
        -b-e-t-w-e-e-n -t-h-e -e-m-p-l-o-y-e-e -a-n-d -t-h-e 
        -e-m-p-l-o-y-i-n-g -o-f-f-i-c-e-.
    -(-b-) -M-e-d-i-a-t-i-o-n -P-e-r-i-o-d-.----T-h-e 
-m-e-d-i-a-t-i-o-n -p-e-r-i-o-d -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -3-0 -d-a-y-s 
-b-e-g-i-n-n-i-n-g -o-n -t-h-e -d-a-t-e -t-h-e -r-e-q-u-e-s-t -f-o-r 
-m-e-d-i-a-t-i-o-n -i-s -r-e-c-e-i-v-e-d -a-n-d -m-a-y -b-e 
-e-x-t-e-n-d-e-d -f-o-r -a-n -a-d-d-i-t-i-o-n-a-l -3-0 -d-a-y-s -a-t 
-t-h-e -d-i-s-c-r-e-t-i-o-n -o-f -t-h-e -O-f-f-i-c-e-. -T-h-e 
-O-f-f-i-c-e -s-h-a-l-l -n-o-t-i-f-y -t-h-e -e-m-p-l-o-y-e-e -a-n-d 
-t-h-e -h-e-a-d -o-f -t-h-e -e-m-p-l-o-y-i-n-g -o-f-f-i-c-e -w-h-e-n 
-t-h-e -m-e-d-i-a-t-i-o-n -p-e-r-i-o-d -h-a-s -e-n-d-e-d-. -F-o-r 
-p-u-r-p-o-s-e-s -o-f -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-, -t-h-e -t-e-r-m 
-`-`-h-e-a-d -o-f -e-m-p-l-o-y-i-n-g -o-f-f-i-c-e-'-' -m-e-a-n-s -t-h-e 
-i-n-d-i-v-i-d-u-a-l -w-h-o -h-a-s -f-i-n-a-l -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-t-y -t-o 
-a-p-p-o-i-n-t-, -h-i-r-e-, -d-i-s-c-h-a-r-g-e-, -a-n-d -s-e-t -t-h-e 
-t-e-r-m-s-, -c-o-n-d-i-t-i-o-n-s-, -o-r -p-r-i-v-i-l-e-g-e-s -o-f 
-t-h-e -C-o-n-g-r-e-s-s-i-o-n-a-l -e-m-p-l-o-y-m-e-n-t -o-f -a-n 
-e-m-p-l-o-y-e-e-.

-S-E-C-. -1-0-. -S-T-E-P -I-I-I-: -F-O-R-M-A-L -C-O-M-P-L-A-I-N-T 
              -A-N-D -H-E-A-R-I-N-G-.

    -(-a-) -F-o-r-m-a-l -C-o-m-p-l-a-i-n-t -a-n-d -R-e-q-u-e-s-t -f-o-r 
-H-e-a-r-i-n-g-.----N-o-t -l-a-t-e-r -t-h-a-n -3-0 -d-a-y-s -a-f-t-e-r 
-r-e-c-e-i-p-t -b-y -t-h-e -c-o-n-g-r-e-s-s-i-o-n-a-l -e-m-p-l-o-y-e-e 
-o-f -n-o-t-i-c-e -f-r-o-m -t-h-e -O-f-f-i-c-e -o-f -t-h-e -e-n-d -o-f 
-t-h-e -m-e-d-i-a-t-i-o-n -p-e-r-i-o-d -u-n-d-e-r -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -9-, 
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-f-o-r-m-a-l -c-o-m-p-l-a-i-n-t -w-i-t-h -t-h-e -O-f-f-i-c-e-. -N-o 
-c-o-m-p-l-a-i-n-t -m-a-y -b-e -f-i-l-e-d -u-n-l-e-s-s -t-h-e 
-e-m-p-l-o-y-e-e -h-a-s -m-a-d-e -a -t-i-m-e-l-y -r-e-q-u-e-s-t -f-o-r 
-c-o-u-n-s-e-l-i-n-g -a-n-d -h-a-s -c-o-m-p-l-e-t-e-d -t-h-e 
-p-r-o-c-e-d-u-r-e-s -s-e-t -f-o-r-t-h -i-n -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-s -8 -a-n-d 
-9-.
    -(-b-) -H-e-a-r-i-n-g -B-o-a-r-d-.----A -b-o-a-r-d -o-f -3 
-i-n-d-e-p-e-n-d-e-n-t -h-e-a-r-i-n-g -o-f-f-i-c-e-r-s 
-(-h-e-r-e-i-n-a-f-t-e-r -i-n -t-h-i-s -A-c-t -r-e-f-e-r-r-e-d -t-o 
-a-s -a -`-`-h-e-a-r-i-n-g -b-o-a-r-d-'-'-)-, -w-h-o -a-r-e -n-o-t 
-M-e-m-b-e-r-s -o-f -t-h-e -H-o-u-s-e -o-f 
-R-e-p-r-e-s-e-n-t-a-t-i-v-e-s-, -S-e-n-a-t-o-r-s-, -o-r 
-o-f-f-i-c-e-r-s -o-r -e-m-p-l-o-y-e-e-s -o-f -t-h-e -H-o-u-s-e -o-f 
-R-e-p-r-e-s-e-n-t-a-t-i-v-e-s -o-r -S-e-n-a-t-e-, -c-h-o-s-e-n -b-y 
-t-h-e -e-x-e-c-u-t-i-v-e -d-i-r-e-c-t-o-r -(-o-n-e -o-f -w-h-o-m 
-s-h-a-l-l -b-e -d-e-s-i-g-n-a-t-e-d -b-y -t-h-e -e-x-e-c-u-t-i-v-e 
-d-i-r-e-c-t-o-r -a-s -t-h-e -p-r-e-s-i-d-i-n-g -h-e-a-r-i-n-g 
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-(-a-)-. -T-h-e -e-x-e-c-u-t-i-v-e -d-i-r-e-c-t-o-r -s-h-a-l-l 
-a-p-p-o-i-n-t -h-e-a-r-i-n-g -o-f-f-i-c-e-r-s -f-r-o-m 
-c-a-n-d-i-d-a-t-e-s -w-h-o -a-r-e -r-e-c-o-m-m-e-n-d-e-d -b-y -t-h-e 
-F-e-d-e-r-a-l -M-e-d-i-a-t-i-o-n -a-n-d -C-o-n-c-i-l-i-a-t-i-o-n 
-S-e-r-v-i-c-e-, -t-h-e -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-i-v-e 
-C-o-n-f-e-r-e-n-c-e -o-f -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s-, -o-r 
-o-r-g-a-n-i-z-a-t-i-o-n-s -c-o-m-p-o-s-e-d -p-r-i-m-a-r-i-l-y -o-f 
-i-n-d-i-v-i-d-u-a-l-s -e-x-p-e-r-i-e-n-c-e-d -i-n 
-a-d-j-u-d-i-c-a-t-i-n-g -o-r -a-r-b-i-t-r-a-t-i-n-g -p-e-r-s-o-n-n-e-l 
-m-a-t-t-e-r-s-. -A -h-e-a-r-i-n-g -b-o-a-r-d -s-h-a-l-l -a-c-t -b-y 
-m-a-j-o-r-i-t-y -v-o-t-e-.
    -(-c-) -D-i-s-m-i-s-s-a-l -o-f -F-r-i-v-o-l-o-u-s -C-l-a-i-m-s-.---
-P-r-i-o-r -t-o -a -h-e-a-r-i-n-g -u-n-d-e-r -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
-(-d-)-, -a -h-e-a-r-i-n-g -b-o-a-r-d -m-a-y -d-i-s-m-i-s-s -a-n-y 
-c-l-a-i-m -t-h-a-t -i-t -f-i-n-d-s -t-o -b-e -f-r-i-v-o-l-o-u-s-.
    -(-d-) -H-e-a-r-i-n-g-.----A -h-e-a-r-i-n-g -s-h-a-l-l -b-e 
-c-o-n-d-u-c-t-e-d---
            -(-1-) -i-n -c-l-o-s-e-d -s-e-s-s-i-o-n -o-n -t-h-e 
        -r-e-c-o-r-d -b-y -a -h-e-a-r-i-n-g -b-o-a-r-d-; -a-n-d
            -(-2-) -n-o -l-a-t-e-r -t-h-a-n -3-0 -d-a-y-s -a-f-t-e-r 
        -f-i-l-i-n-g -o-f -t-h-e -c-o-m-p-l-a-i-n-t -u-n-d-e-r 
        -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-a-)-, -e-x-c-e-p-t -t-h-a-t -t-h-e 
        -O-f-f-i-c-e -m-a-y-, -f-o-r -g-o-o-d -c-a-u-s-e-, -e-x-t-e-n-d 
        -u-p -t-o -a-n -a-d-d-i-t-i-o-n-a-l -6-0 -d-a-y-s -t-h-e 
        -t-i-m-e -f-o-r -c-o-n-d-u-c-t-i-n-g -a -h-e-a-r-i-n-g-.
    -(-e-) -D-i-s-c-o-v-e-r-y-.----R-e-a-s-o-n-a-b-l-e 
-p-r-e-h-e-a-r-i-n-g -d-i-s-c-o-v-e-r-y -m-a-y -b-e -p-e-r-m-i-t-t-e-d 
-a-t -t-h-e -d-i-s-c-r-e-t-i-o-n -o-f -t-h-e -h-e-a-r-i-n-g 
-b-o-a-r-d-.
    -(-f-) -S-u-b-p-o-e-n-a -P-o-w-e-r-.---
            -(-1-) -I-n -g-e-n-e-r-a-l-.----A -h-e-a-r-i-n-g -b-o-a-r-d 
        -m-a-y -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e -s-u-b-p-o-e-n-a-s-, -w-h-i-c-h 
        -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -i-s-s-u-e-d -b-y -t-h-e -p-r-e-s-i-d-i-n-g 
        -h-e-a-r-i-n-g -o-f-f-i-c-e-r -o-n -b-e-h-a-l-f -o-f -t-h-e 
        -h-e-a-r-i-n-g -b-o-a-r-d -u-n-d-e-r-, -i-n -a -m-a-t-t-e-r 
        -i-n-v-o-l-v-i-n-g -t-h-e -H-o-u-s-e -o-f 
        -R-e-p-r-e-s-e-n-t-a-t-i-v-e-s-, -t-h-e -s-e-a-l -o-f -t-h-e 
        -H-o-u-s-e -o-f -R-e-p-r-e-s-e-n-t-a-t-i-v-e-s-, -f-o-r -t-h-e 
        -a-t-t-e-n-d-a-n-c-e -o-f -w-i-t-n-e-s-s-e-s -a-t 
        -p-r-o-c-e-e-d-i-n-g-s -o-f -t-h-e -h-e-a-r-i-n-g -b-o-a-r-d 
        -a-n-d -f-o-r -t-h-e -p-r-o-d-u-c-t-i-o-n -o-f 
        -c-o-r-r-e-s-p-o-n-d-e-n-c-e-, -b-o-o-k-s-, -p-a-p-e-r-s-, 
        -d-o-c-u-m-e-n-t-s-, -a-n-d -o-t-h-e-r -r-e-c-o-r-d-s-. -T-h-e 
        -a-t-t-e-n-d-a-n-c-e -o-f -w-i-t-n-e-s-s-e-s -a-n-d -t-h-e 
        -p-r-o-d-u-c-t-i-o-n -o-f -e-v-i-d-e-n-c-e -m-a-y -b-e 
        -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-d -f-r-o-m -a-n-y -p-l-a-c-e -w-i-t-h-i-n -t-h-e 
        -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s-.
            -(-2-) -F-a-i-l-u-r-e -t-o -o-b-e-y -a 
        -s-u-b-p-o-e-n-a-.----I-f -a -p-e-r-s-o-n -r-e-f-u-s-e-s -t-o 
        -o-b-e-y -a -s-u-b-p-o-e-n-a -i-s-s-u-e-d -u-n-d-e-r 
        -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-1-)-, -t-h-e -h-e-a-r-i-n-g -b-o-a-r-d 
        -m-a-y -a-p-p-l-y -t-o -a -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s 
        -d-i-s-t-r-i-c-t -c-o-u-r-t -f-o-r -a-n -o-r-d-e-r 
        -r-e-q-u-i-r-i-n-g -t-h-a-t -p-e-r-s-o-n -t-o -a-p-p-e-a-r 
        -b-e-f-o-r-e -t-h-e -h-e-a-r-i-n-g -b-o-a-r-d -t-o -g-i-v-e 
        -t-e-s-t-i-m-o-n-y-, -p-r-o-d-u-c-e -e-v-i-d-e-n-c-e-, -o-r 
        -b-o-t-h-, -r-e-l-a-t-i-n-g -t-o -t-h-e -m-a-t-t-e-r -u-n-d-e-r 
        -i-n-v-e-s-t-i-g-a-t-i-o-n-. -T-h-e -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n 
        -m-a-y -b-e -m-a-d-e -w-i-t-h-i-n -t-h-e -j-u-d-i-c-i-a-l 
        -d-i-s-t-r-i-c-t -w-h-e-r-e -t-h-e -h-e-a-r-i-n-g -i-s 
        -c-o-n-d-u-c-t-e-d -o-r -w-h-e-r-e -t-h-a-t -p-e-r-s-o-n -i-s 
        -f-o-u-n-d-, -r-e-s-i-d-e-s-, -o-r -t-r-a-n-s-a-c-t-s 
        -b-u-s-i-n-e-s-s-. -A-n-y -f-a-i-l-u-r-e -t-o -o-b-e-y -t-h-e 
        -o-r-d-e-r -o-f -t-h-e -c-o-u-r-t -m-a-y -b-e -p-u-n-i-s-h-e-d 
        -b-y -t-h-e -c-o-u-r-t -a-s -c-i-v-i-l -c-o-n-t-e-m-p-t-.
            -(-3-) -S-e-r-v-i-c-e -o-f -s-u-b-p-o-e-n-a-s-.----T-h-e 
        -s-u-b-p-o-e-n-a-s -o-f -t-h-e -h-e-a-r-i-n-g -b-o-a-r-d 
        -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -s-e-r-v-e-d -i-n -t-h-e -m-a-n-n-e-r 
        -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d -f-o-r -s-u-b-p-o-e-n-a-s -i-s-s-u-e-d -b-y -a 
        -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s -d-i-s-t-r-i-c-t -c-o-u-r-t 
        -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-e -F-e-d-e-r-a-l -R-u-l-e-s -o-f -C-i-v-i-l 
        -P-r-o-c-e-d-u-r-e -f-o-r -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s 
        -d-i-s-t-r-i-c-t -c-o-u-r-t-s-.
            -(-4-) -S-e-r-v-i-c-e -o-f -p-r-o-c-e-s-s-.----A-l-l 
        -p-r-o-c-e-s-s -o-f -a-n-y -c-o-u-r-t -t-o -w-h-i-c-h 
        -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n -i-s -t-o -b-e -m-a-d-e -u-n-d-e-r 
        -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-2-) -m-a-y -b-e -s-e-r-v-e-d -i-n -t-h-e 
        -j-u-d-i-c-i-a-l -d-i-s-t-r-i-c-t -i-n -w-h-i-c-h -t-h-e 
        -p-e-r-s-o-n -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-d -t-o -b-e -s-e-r-v-e-d 
        -r-e-s-i-d-e-s -o-r -m-a-y -b-e -f-o-u-n-d-.
            -(-5-) -I-m-m-u-n-i-t-y-.----T-h-e -h-e-a-r-i-n-g 
        -b-o-a-r-d -i-s -a-n -a-g-e-n-c-y -o-f -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d 
        -S-t-a-t-e-s -f-o-r -t-h-e -p-u-r-p-o-s-e -o-f -p-a-r-t -V -o-f 
        -t-i-t-l-e -1-8-, -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s -C-o-d-e 
        -(-r-e-l-a-t-i-n-g -t-o -i-m-m-u-n-i-t-y -o-f 
        -w-i-t-n-e-s-s-e-s-)-.
    -(-g-) -H-e-a-r-i-n-g -B-o-a-r-d -D-e-c-i-s-i-o-n-.----A-s 
-e-x-p-e-d-i-t-i-o-u-s-l-y -a-s -p-o-s-s-i-b-l-e-, -b-u-t -i-n -n-o 
-c-a-s-e -m-o-r-e -t-h-a-n -4-5 -d-a-y-s -a-f-t-e-r -t-h-e 
-c-o-n-c-l-u-s-i-o-n -o-f -t-h-e -h-e-a-r-i-n-g-, -t-h-e -h-e-a-r-i-n-g 
-b-o-a-r-d -s-h-a-l-l -m-a-k-e -a -d-e-c-i-s-i-o-n -i-n -t-h-e 
-m-a-t-t-e-r -f-o-r -w-h-i-c-h -t-h-e -h-e-a-r-i-n-g -w-a-s -h-e-l-d-. 
-T-h-e -d-e-c-i-s-i-o-n -o-f -t-h-e -h-e-a-r-i-n-g -b-o-a-r-d 
-s-h-a-l-l -b-e -t-r-a-n-s-m-i-t-t-e-d -b-y -t-h-e -O-f-f-i-c-e -t-o 
-t-h-e -e-m-p-l-o-y-e-e -a-n-d -t-h-e -e-m-p-l-o-y-i-n-g -o-f-f-i-c-e-. 
-T-h-e -d-e-c-i-s-i-o-n -s-h-a-l-l -s-t-a-t-e -t-h-e -i-s-s-u-e-s 
-r-a-i-s-e-d -b-y -t-h-e -c-o-m-p-l-a-i-n-t-, -d-e-s-c-r-i-b-e -t-h-e 
-e-v-i-d-e-n-c-e -i-n -t-h-e -r-e-c-o-r-d-, -a-n-d -c-o-n-t-a-i-n -a 
-d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-a-t-i-o-n -a-s -t-o -w-h-e-t-h-e-r -a 
-v-i-o-l-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -a -l-a-w -m-a-d-e -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-b-l-e -t-o 
-t-h-e -l-e-g-i-s-l-a-t-i-v-e -b-r-a-n-c-h -o-f -t-h-e -F-e-d-e-r-a-l 
-G-o-v-e-r-n-m-e-n-t -u-n-d-e-r -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -5 -h-a-s 
-o-c-c-u-r-r-e-d-. -A-n-y -d-e-c-i-s-i-o-n -o-f -t-h-e -h-e-a-r-i-n-g 
-b-o-a-r-d -s-h-a-l-l -c-o-n-t-a-i-n -a -w-r-i-t-t-e-n 
-s-t-a-t-e-m-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-e -r-e-a-s-o-n-s -f-o-r -t-h-e 
-h-e-a-r-i-n-g -b-o-a-r-d-'-s -d-e-c-i-s-i-o-n-.
    -(-h-) -R-e-m-e-d-y -O-r-d-e-r-.----I-f -t-h-e -d-e-c-i-s-i-o-n 
-o-f -t-h-e -h-e-a-r-i-n-g -b-o-a-r-d -u-n-d-e-r -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
-(-g-) -i-s -t-h-a-t -a -v-i-o-l-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -a -l-a-w -m-a-d-e 
-a-p-p-l-i-c-a-b-l-e -t-o -t-h-e -l-e-g-i-s-l-a-t-i-v-e -b-r-a-n-c-h 
-o-f -t-h-e -F-e-d-e-r-a-l -G-o-v-e-r-n-m-e-n-t -u-n-d-e-r 
-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -5-, -i-t -s-h-a-l-l -o-r-d-e-r -t-h-e -r-e-m-e-d-i-e-s 
-u-n-d-e-r -s-u-c-h -l-a-w -a-s -m-a-d-e -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-b-l-e -t-o 
-t-h-e -l-e-g-i-s-l-a-t-i-v-e -b-r-a-n-c-h -o-f -t-h-e -F-e-d-e-r-a-l 
-G-o-v-e-r-n-m-e-n-t -u-n-d-e-r -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -5-, -e-x-c-e-p-t 
-t-h-a-t -n-o -M-e-m-b-e-r -o-f -t-h-e -H-o-u-s-e -o-f 
-R-e-p-r-e-s-e-n-t-a-t-i-v-e-s -o-r -S-e-n-a-t-o-r -s-h-a-l-l -b-e 
-p-e-r-s-o-n-a-l-l-y -l-i-a-b-l-e -f-o-r -t-h-e -p-a-y-m-e-n-t -o-f 
-c-o-m-p-e-n-s-a-t-i-o-n-. -T-h-e -h-e-a-r-i-n-g -b-o-a-r-d -s-h-a-l-l 
-h-a-v-e -n-o -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-t-y -t-o -a-w-a-r-d -p-u-n-i-t-i-v-e 
-d-a-m-a-g-e-s-. -T-h-e -e-n-t-r-y -o-f -a-n -o-r-d-e-r -u-n-d-e-r 
-s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -s-h-a-l-l -c-o-n-s-t-i-t-u-t-e -a -f-i-n-a-l 
-d-e-c-i-s-i-o-n -f-o-r -p-u-r-p-o-s-e-s -o-f -j-u-d-i-c-i-a-l 
-r-e-v-i-e-w -u-n-d-e-r -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-1-.
    -(-i-) -F-u-n-d-s-.----T-h-e-r-e -s-h-a-l-l -b-e 
-e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h-e-d -i-n -t-h-e -H-o-u-s-e -o-f 
-R-e-p-r-e-s-e-n-t-a-t-i-v-e-s -a-n-d -i-n -t-h-e -S-e-n-a-t-e -a 
-f-u-n-d -f-r-o-m -w-h-i-c-h -c-o-m-p-e-n-s-a-t-i-o-n 
-(-i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -a-t-t-o-r-n-e-y-'-s -f-e-e-s-) -m-a-y -b-e 
-p-a-i-d -i-n -a-c-c-o-r-d-a-n-c-e -w-i-t-h -a-n -o-r-d-e-r -u-n-d-e-r 
-s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-h-) -o-r -a-s -a -r-e-s-u-l-t -o-f 
-j-u-d-i-c-i-a-l -r-e-v-i-e-w -u-n-d-e-r -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-1-. -F-r-o-m 
-t-h-e -o-u-t-s-e-t -o-f -a-n-y -p-r-o-c-e-e-d-i-n-g -i-n -w-h-i-c-h 
-c-o-m-p-e-n-s-a-t-i-o-n -m-a-y -b-e -p-a-i-d -f-r-o-m -a -f-u-n-d -o-f 
-t-h-e -H-o-u-s-e -o-f -R-e-p-r-e-s-e-n-t-a-t-i-v-e-s-, -t-h-e 
-G-e-n-e-r-a-l -C-o-u-n-s-e-l -o-f -t-h-e -H-o-u-s-e -o-f 
-R-e-p-r-e-s-e-n-t-a-t-i-v-e-s -m-a-y -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -t-h-e 
-r-e-s-p-o-n-d-e-n-t -w-i-t-h -r-e-p-r-e-s-e-n-t-a-t-i-o-n-.

-S-E-C-. -1-1-. -J-U-D-I-C-I-A-L -R-E-V-I-E-W-.

    -(-a-) -I-n -G-e-n-e-r-a-l-.---
            -(-1-) -T-y-p-e-s -o-f -r-e-v-i-e-w-.----F-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g 
        -a-n-y -h-e-a-r-i-n-g -u-n-d-e-r -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-0 -o-n -a 
        -c-o-m-p-l-a-i-n-t -r-e-l-a-t-i-n-g -t-o -a -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n 
        -o-f -l-a-w -d-e-s-c-r-i-b-e-d -i-n -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -3-(-a-)-, 
        -a-n-y -c-o-n-g-r-e-s-s-i-o-n-a-l -e-m-p-l-o-y-e-e 
        -a-g-g-r-i-e-v-e-d -b-y -a -d-i-s-m-i-s-s-a-l -o-f -a 
        -c-l-a-i-m -u-n-d-e-r -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-0-(-c-)-, -a -f-i-n-a-l 
        -d-e-c-i-s-i-o-n -u-n-d-e-r -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-0-(-g-)-, -a 
        -f-i-n-a-l -o-r-d-e-r -u-n-d-e-r -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-0-(-h-)-, 
        -o-r -a-n-y -M-e-m-b-e-r -o-f -t-h-e -H-o-u-s-e -o-f 
        -R-e-p-r-e-s-e-n-t-a-t-i-v-e-s -o-r -S-e-n-a-t-o-r 
        -a-g-g-r-i-e-v-e-d -b-y -a -f-i-n-a-l -d-e-c-i-s-i-o-n 
        -u-n-d-e-r -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-0-(-g-) -o-r -a -f-i-n-a-l 
        -o-r-d-e-r -u-n-d-e-r -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-0-(-h-)-, -m-a-y---
                    -(-A-) -b-r-i-n-g -a -c-i-v-i-l -a-c-t-i-o-n -i-n 
                -a -d-i-s-t-r-i-c-t -c-o-u-r-t -o-f -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d 
                -S-t-a-t-e-s -f-o-r -a -d-e -n-o-v-o -r-e-v-i-e-w -o-f 
                -s-u-c-h -d-i-s-m-i-s-s-a-l -o-r -o-f -t-h-e 
                -a-l-l-e-g-e-d -v-i-o-l-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -l-a-w -w-i-t-h 
                -r-e-s-p-e-c-t -t-o -w-h-i-c-h -s-u-c-h 
                -d-e-c-i-s-i-o-n -o-r -o-r-d-e-r -w-a-s -i-s-s-u-e-d 
                -i-f -t-h-e -l-a-w -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-b-l-e -t-o -s-u-c-h 
                -d-i-s-m-i-s-s-a-l -o-r -v-i-o-l-a-t-i-o-n 
                -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-s -s-u-c-h -a -r-e-v-i-e-w-, -o-r
                    -(-B-) -p-e-t-i-t-i-o-n -f-o-r -r-e-v-i-e-w -b-y 
                -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s -C-o-u-r-t -o-f 
                -A-p-p-e-a-l-s -f-o-r -t-h-e -F-e-d-e-r-a-l 
                -C-i-r-c-u-i-t-.
        -I-f -i-n -a-n -a-c-t-i-o-n -b-r-o-u-g-h-t -u-n-d-e-r 
        -s-u-b-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-A-) -a -c-o-u-r-t 
        -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-e-s -t-h-a-t -a -d-i-s-m-i-s-s-a-l -w-a-s 
        -n-o-t -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d -o-r -a -v-i-o-l-a-t-i-o-n -o-f 
        -l-a-w -o-c-c-u-r-r-e-d-, -t-h-e -c-o-u-r-t -m-a-y -o-n-l-y 
        -e-n-t-e-r -a-n -o-r-d-e-r -d-e-s-c-r-i-b-e-d -i-n 
        -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-0-(-h-)-.
            -(-2-) -P-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n-s -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-b-l-e -t-o 
        -r-e-v-i-e-w -b-y -c-o-u-r-t -o-f -a-p-p-e-a-l-s-.----T-h-e 
        -f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n-s -a-p-p-l-y -t-o -a 
        -r-e-v-i-e-w -u-n-d-e-r -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-1-)-(-B-)-:
                    -(-A-) -L-a-w -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-b-l-e-.---
                -C-h-a-p-t-e-r -1-5-8 -o-f -t-i-t-l-e -2-8-, 
                -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s -C-o-d-e-, -s-h-a-l-l 
                -a-p-p-l-y--
                            -(-i-) -w-i-t-h -r-e-s-p-e-c-t -t-o 
                        -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -2-3-4-4 -o-f -t-i-t-l-e -2-8-, 
                        -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s -C-o-d-e-, 
                        -s-e-r-v-i-c-e -o-f -t-h-e -p-e-t-i-t-i-o-n 
                        -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -o-n -t-h-e -H-o-u-s-e -o-r 
                        -S-e-n-a-t-e -L-e-g-a-l -C-o-u-n-s-e-l-, -o-r 
                        -t-h-e -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e -e-n-t-i-t-y -o-f 
                        -a-n -i-n-s-t-r-u-m-e-n-t-a-l-i-t-y-, -a-s 
                        -t-h-e -c-a-s-e -m-a-y -b-e-, -r-a-t-h-e-r 
                        -t-h-a-n -o-n -t-h-e -A-t-t-o-r-n-e-y 
                        -G-e-n-e-r-a-l-;
                            -(-i-i-) -t-h-e -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n-s -o-f 
                        -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -2-3-4-8 -o-f -t-i-t-l-e -2-8-, 
                        -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s -C-o-d-e-, -o-n 
                        -t-h-e -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-t-y -o-f -t-h-e 
                        -A-t-t-o-r-n-e-y -G-e-n-e-r-a-l-, -s-h-a-l-l 
                        -n-o-t -a-p-p-l-y-;
                            -(-i-i-i-) -t-h-e -p-e-t-i-t-i-o-n -f-o-r 
                        -r-e-v-i-e-w -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -f-i-l-e-d -n-o-t 
                        -l-a-t-e-r -t-h-a-n -9-0 -d-a-y-s -a-f-t-e-r 
                        -t-h-e -e-n-t-r-y -i-n -t-h-e -O-f-f-i-c-e -o-f 
                        -a -f-i-n-a-l -d-e-c-i-s-i-o-n -u-n-d-e-r 
                        -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-0-(-g-)-, -a-n -o-r-d-e-r 
                        -u-n-d-e-r -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-0-(-h-)-;
                            -(-i-v-) -t-h-e -O-f-f-i-c-e -s-h-a-l-l 
                        -b-e -a-n -`-`-a-g-e-n-c-y-'-' -a-s -t-h-a-t 
                        -t-e-r-m -i-s -u-s-e-d -i-n -c-h-a-p-t-e-r 
                        -1-5-8 -o-f -t-i-t-l-e -2-8-, -U-n-i-t-e-d 
                        -S-t-a-t-e-s -C-o-d-e-; -a-n-d
                            -(-v-) -t-h-e -O-f-f-i-c-e -s-h-a-l-l -b-e 
                        -t-h-e -r-e-s-p-o-n-d-e-n-t -i-n -a-n-y 
                        -p-r-o-c-e-e-d-i-n-g -u-n-d-e-r 
                        -s-u-b-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-A-)-.
                    -(-B-) -S-t-a-n-d-a-r-d -o-f -r-e-v-i-e-w-.----T-o 
                -t-h-e -e-x-t-e-n-t -n-e-c-e-s-s-a-r-y -t-o 
                -d-e-c-i-s-i-o-n -a-n-d -w-h-e-n -p-r-e-s-e-n-t-e-d-, 
                -t-h-e -c-o-u-r-t -s-h-a-l-l -d-e-c-i-d-e -a-l-l 
                -r-e-l-e-v-a-n-t -q-u-e-s-t-i-o-n-s -o-f -l-a-w -a-n-d 
                -i-n-t-e-r-p-r-e-t -c-o-n-s-t-i-t-u-t-i-o-n-a-l -a-n-d 
                -s-t-a-t-u-t-o-r-y -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n-s-. -T-h-e 
                -c-o-u-r-t -s-h-a-l-l -s-e-t -a-s-i-d-e -a 
                -d-i-s-m-i-s-s-a-l -u-n-d-e-r -s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
                -1-0-(-c-)-, -a -f-i-n-a-l -d-e-c-i-s-i-o-n -u-n-d-e-r 
                -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-0-(-g-)-, -o-r -a-n -o-r-d-e-r 
                -u-n-d-e-r -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-0-(-h-) -i-f -i-t -i-s 
                -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-e-d -t-h-a-t -t-h-e 
                -d-i-s-m-i-s-s-a-l-, -d-e-c-i-s-i-o-n-, -o-r -o-r-d-e-r 
                -w-a-s---
                            -(-i-) -a-r-b-i-t-r-a-r-y-, 
                        -c-a-p-r-i-c-i-o-u-s-, -a-n -a-b-u-s-e -o-f 
                        -d-i-s-c-r-e-t-i-o-n-, -o-r -o-t-h-e-r-w-i-s-e 
                        -n-o-t -c-o-n-s-i-s-t-e-n-t -w-i-t-h -l-a-w-;
                            -(-i-i-) -n-o-t -m-a-d-e 
                        -c-o-n-s-i-s-t-e-n-t -w-i-t-h -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-d 
                        -p-r-o-c-e-d-u-r-e-s-; -o-r
                            -(-i-i-i-) -u-n-s-u-p-p-o-r-t-e-d -b-y 
                        -s-u-b-s-t-a-n-t-i-a-l -e-v-i-d-e-n-c-e-.
                    -(-C-) -R-e-c-o-r-d-.----I-n -m-a-k-i-n-g 
                -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-a-t-i-o-n-s -u-n-d-e-r 
                -s-u-b-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-B-)-, -t-h-e -c-o-u-r-t 
                -s-h-a-l-l -r-e-v-i-e-w -t-h-e -w-h-o-l-e 
                -r-e-c-o-r-d-, -o-r -t-h-o-s-e -p-a-r-t-s -o-f -i-t 
                -c-i-t-e-d -b-y -a -p-a-r-t-y-, -a-n-d -d-u-e 
                -a-c-c-o-u-n-t -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -t-a-k-e-n -o-f -t-h-e 
                -r-u-l-e -o-f -p-r-e-j-u-d-i-c-i-a-l -e-r-r-o-r-. 
                -T-h-e -r-e-c-o-r-d -o-n -r-e-v-i-e-w -s-h-a-l-l 
                -i-n-c-l-u-d-e -t-h-e -r-e-c-o-r-d -b-e-f-o-r-e -t-h-e 
                -h-e-a-r-i-n-g -b-o-a-r-d-, -t-h-e -d-e-c-i-s-i-o-n 
                -o-f -t-h-e -h-e-a-r-i-n-g -b-o-a-r-d-, -a-n-d -t-h-e 
                -o-r-d-e-r -o-f -t-h-e -h-e-a-r-i-n-g -b-o-a-r-d-.
            -(-3-) -I-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n-.----A-n-y 
        -p-e-t-i-t-i-o-n-e-r -s-e-e-k-i-n-g -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n 
        -f-r-o-m -a-n -o-f-f-i-c-e -o-f -t-h-e -l-e-g-i-s-l-a-t-i-v-e 
        -b-r-a-n-c-h -o-f -t-h-e -F-e-d-e-r-a-l -G-o-v-e-r-n-m-e-n-t 
        -t-h-a-t -i-s -a-g-g-r-i-e-v-e-d -b-y -a -f-i-n-a-l 
        -d-e-c-i-s-i-o-n -o-f -t-h-e -O-f-f-i-c-e -u-n-d-e-r 
        -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-0-(-g-)-, -m-a-y -p-e-t-i-t-i-o-n -f-o-r 
        -r-e-v-i-e-w -o-f -t-h-e -d-e-c-i-s-i-o-n -b-y -t-h-e 
        -D-i-s-t-r-i-c-t -C-o-u-r-t -o-f -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d 
        -S-t-a-t-e-s -f-o-r -t-h-e -D-i-s-t-r-i-c-t -o-f 
        -C-o-l-u-m-b-i-a-. -S-u-c-h -r-e-v-i-e-w -s-h-a-l-l -b-e 
        -c-o-n-d-u-c-t-e-d -i-n -a-c-c-o-r-d-a-n-c-e -w-i-t-h 
        -s-u-b-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h-s -(-B-)-, -(-C-)-, -(-E-)-, -(-F-)-, 
        -a-n-d -(-G-) -o-f -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -5-5-2-(-a-)-(-4-) -o-f 
        -t-i-t-l-e -5-, -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s -C-o-d-e-.
    -(-b-) -A-t-t-o-r-n-e-y-'-s -F-e-e-s-.----I-f -a 
-c-o-n-g-r-e-s-s-i-o-n-a-l -e-m-p-l-o-y-e-e -i-s -t-h-e 
-p-r-e-v-a-i-l-i-n-g -p-a-r-t-y -i-n -a -p-r-o-c-e-e-d-i-n-g -u-n-d-e-r 
-t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-, -a-t-t-o-r-n-e-y-'-s -f-e-e-s -f-o-r -t-h-e 
-j-u-d-i-c-i-a-l -p-r-o-c-e-e-d-i-n-g -m-a-y -b-e -a-l-l-o-w-e-d -b-y 
-t-h-e -c-o-u-r-t -i-n -a-c-c-o-r-d-a-n-c-e -w-i-t-h -t-h-e 
-s-t-a-n-d-a-r-d-s -p-r-e-s-c-r-i-b-e-d -u-n-d-e-r -s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
-7-0-6-(-k-) -o-f -t-h-e -C-i-v-i-l -R-i-g-h-t-s -A-c-t -o-f -1-9-6-4 
-(-4-2 -U-.-S-.-C-. -2-0-0-0-e---5-(-k-)-)-.

-S-E-C-. -1-2-. -R-E-S-O-L-U-T-I-O-N -O-F -C-O-M-P-L-A-I-N-T-.

    -I-f-, -a-f-t-e-r -a -f-o-r-m-a-l -c-o-m-p-l-a-i-n-t -i-s 
-f-i-l-e-d -u-n-d-e-r -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-0-, -t-h-e -e-m-p-l-o-y-e-e 
-a-n-d -t-h-e -h-e-a-d -o-f -t-h-e -e-m-p-l-o-y-i-n-g -o-f-f-i-c-e 
-r-e-s-o-l-v-e -t-h-e -i-s-s-u-e-s -i-n-v-o-l-v-e-d-, -t-h-e 
-e-m-p-l-o-y-e-e -m-a-y -w-i-t-h-d-r-a-w -t-h-e -c-o-m-p-l-a-i-n-t -o-r 
-t-h-e -p-a-r-t-i-e-s -m-a-y -e-n-t-e-r -i-n-t-o -a -w-r-i-t-t-e-n 
-a-g-r-e-e-m-e-n-t-, -s-u-b-j-e-c-t -t-o -t-h-e -a-p-p-r-o-v-a-l -o-f 
-t-h-e -e-x-e-c-u-t-i-v-e -d-i-r-e-c-t-o-r-.

-S-E-C-. -1-3-. -P-R-O-H-I-B-I-T-I-O-N -O-F -I-N-T-I-M-I-D-A-T-I-O-N-.

    -A-n-y -i-n-t-i-m-i-d-a-t-i-o-n -o-f-, -o-r -r-e-p-r-i-s-a-l 
-a-g-a-i-n-s-t-, -a-n-y -e-m-p-l-o-y-e-e -b-y -a-n-y -M-e-m-b-e-r -o-f 
-t-h-e -H-o-u-s-e -o-f -R-e-p-r-e-s-e-n-t-a-t-i-v-e-s-, 
-S-e-n-a-t-o-r-, -o-r -o-f-f-i-c-e-r -o-r -e-m-p-l-o-y-e-e -o-f -t-h-e 
-H-o-u-s-e -o-f -R-e-p-r-e-s-e-n-t-a-t-i-v-e-s -o-r -S-e-n-a-t-e-, -b-y 
-t-h-e -A-r-c-h-i-t-e-c-t -o-f -t-h-e -C-a-p-i-t-o-l -o-r -a-n-y-o-n-e 
-e-m-p-l-o-y-e-d -b-y -t-h-e -A-r-c-h-i-t-e-c-t -o-f -t-h-e 
-C-a-p-i-t-o-l-, -o-r -b-y -a-n -i-n-s-t-r-u-m-e-n-t-a-l-i-t-y -o-f 
-t-h-e -l-e-g-i-s-l-a-t-i-v-e -b-r-a-n-c-h -o-f -t-h-e -F-e-d-e-r-a-l 
-G-o-v-e-r-n-m-e-n-t -b-e-c-a-u-s-e -o-f -t-h-e -e-x-e-r-c-i-s-e -o-f 
-a -r-i-g-h-t -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s -A-c-t -c-o-n-s-t-i-t-u-t-e-s -a-n 
-u-n-l-a-w-f-u-l -e-m-p-l-o-y-m-e-n-t -p-r-a-c-t-i-c-e-, -w-h-i-c-h 
-m-a-y -b-e -r-e-m-e-d-i-e-d -i-n -t-h-e -s-a-m-e -m-a-n-n-e-r 
-u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s -A-c-t -a-s -i-s -a -v-i-o-l-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -a 
-l-a-w -m-a-d-e -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-b-l-e -t-o -t-h-e -l-e-g-i-s-l-a-t-i-v-e 
-b-r-a-n-c-h -o-f -t-h-e -F-e-d-e-r-a-l -G-o-v-e-r-n-m-e-n-t -u-n-d-e-r 
-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -5-.

-S-E-C-. -1-4-. -C-O-N-F-I-D-E-N-T-I-A-L-I-T-Y-.

    -(-a-) -C-o-u-n-s-e-l-i-n-g-.----A-l-l -c-o-u-n-s-e-l-i-n-g 
-s-h-a-l-l -b-e -s-t-r-i-c-t-l-y -c-o-n-f-i-d-e-n-t-i-a-l -e-x-c-e-p-t 
-t-h-a-t -t-h-e -O-f-f-i-c-e -a-n-d -t-h-e -e-m-p-l-o-y-e-e -m-a-y 
-a-g-r-e-e -t-o -n-o-t-i-f-y -t-h-e -h-e-a-d -o-f -t-h-e 
-e-m-p-l-o-y-i-n-g -o-f-f-i-c-e -o-f -t-h-e -a-l-l-e-g-a-t-i-o-n-s-.
    -(-b-) -M-e-d-i-a-t-i-o-n-.----A-l-l -m-e-d-i-a-t-i-o-n -s-h-a-l-l 
-b-e -s-t-r-i-c-t-l-y -c-o-n-f-i-d-e-n-t-i-a-l-.
    -(-c-) -H-e-a-r-i-n-g-s-.----E-x-c-e-p-t -a-s -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d -i-n 
-s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n-s -(-d-) -a-n-d -(-e-)-, -t-h-e -h-e-a-r-i-n-g-s-, 
-d-e-l-i-b-e-r-a-t-i-o-n-s-, -a-n-d -d-e-c-i-s-i-o-n-s -o-f -t-h-e 
-h-e-a-r-i-n-g -b-o-a-r-d -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -c-o-n-f-i-d-e-n-t-i-a-l-.
    -(-d-) -R-e-l-e-a-s-e -o-f -R-e-c-o-r-d-s -f-o-r -J-u-d-i-c-i-a-l 
-A-c-t-i-o-n-.----T-h-e -r-e-c-o-r-d-s -a-n-d -d-e-c-i-s-i-o-n-s -o-f 
-h-e-a-r-i-n-g -b-o-a-r-d-s -m-a-y -b-e -m-a-d-e -p-u-b-l-i-c -i-f 
-r-e-q-u-i-r-e-d -f-o-r -t-h-e -p-u-r-p-o-s-e -o-f -j-u-d-i-c-i-a-l 
-a-c-t-i-o-n -u-n-d-e-r -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -9-.
    -(-e-) -A-c-c-e-s-s -b-y -C-o-m-m-i-t-t-e-e-s -o-f 
-C-o-n-g-r-e-s-s-.----A-t -t-h-e -d-i-s-c-r-e-t-i-o-n -o-f -t-h-e 
-e-x-e-c-u-t-i-v-e -d-i-r-e-c-t-o-r-, -t-h-e -e-x-e-c-u-t-i-v-e 
-d-i-r-e-c-t-o-r -m-a-y -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -t-o -t-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-t-t-e-e 
-o-n -S-t-a-n-d-a-r-d-s -o-f -O-f-f-i-c-i-a-l -C-o-n-d-u-c-t -o-f 
-t-h-e -H-o-u-s-e -o-f -R-e-p-r-e-s-e-n-t-a-t-i-v-e-s -a-n-d -t-h-e 
-S-e-l-e-c-t -C-o-m-m-i-t-t-e-e -o-n -E-t-h-i-c-s -o-f -t-h-e 
-S-e-n-a-t-e -a-c-c-e-s-s -t-o -t-h-e -r-e-c-o-r-d-s -o-f -t-h-e 
-h-e-a-r-i-n-g-s -a-n-d -d-e-c-i-s-i-o-n-s -o-f -t-h-e -h-e-a-r-i-n-g 
-b-o-a-r-d-s-, -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -a-l-l -w-r-i-t-t-e-n -a-n-d -o-r-a-l 
-t-e-s-t-i-m-o-n-y -i-n -t-h-e -p-o-s-s-e-s-s-i-o-n -o-f -t-h-e 
-h-e-a-r-i-n-g -b-o-a-r-d-s-, -c-o-n-c-e-r-n-i-n-g -a -d-e-c-i-s-i-o-n 
-u-n-d-e-r -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-0-(-g-)-. -T-h-e -e-x-e-c-u-t-i-v-e 
-d-i-r-e-c-t-o-r -s-h-a-l-l -n-o-t -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -s-u-c-h -a-c-c-e-s-s 
-u-n-t-i-l -t-h-e -e-x-e-c-u-t-i-v-e -d-i-r-e-c-t-o-r -h-a-s 
-c-o-n-s-u-l-t-e-d -w-i-t-h -t-h-e -i-n-d-i-v-i-d-u-a-l -f-i-l-i-n-g 
-t-h-e -c-o-m-p-l-a-i-n-t -a-t -i-s-s-u-e -i-n -t-h-e -h-e-a-r-i-n-g-, 
-a-n-d -u-n-t-i-l -t-h-e -h-e-a-r-i-n-g -b-o-a-r-d -h-a-s -i-s-s-u-e-d 
-t-h-e -d-e-c-i-s-i-o-n-.
    -(-f-) -C-o-o-r-d-i-n-a-t-i-o-n-.----T-h-e -e-x-e-c-u-t-i-v-e 
-d-i-r-e-c-t-o-r -s-h-a-l-l -c-o-o-r-d-i-n-a-t-e -t-h-e 
-e-x-e-c-u-t-i-v-e -d-i-r-e-c-t-o-r-'-s -p-r-o-c-e-e-d-i-n-g-s -w-i-t-h 
-t-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-t-t-e-e -o-n -S-t-a-n-d-a-r-d-s -a-n-d 
-O-f-f-i-c-i-a-l -C-o-n-d-u-c-t -o-f -t-h-e -H-o-u-s-e -o-f 
-R-e-p-r-e-s-e-n-t-a-t-i-v-e-s -a-n-d -t-h-e -S-e-l-e-c-t 
-C-o-m-m-i-t-t-e-e -o-n -E-t-h-i-c-s -o-f -t-h-e -S-e-n-a-t-e -t-o 
-e-n-s-u-r-e -e-f-f-e-c-t-i-v-e-n-e-s-s-, -t-o -a-v-o-i-d 
-d-u-p-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-, -a-n-d -t-o -p-r-e-v-e-n-t 
-p-e-n-a-l-i-z-i-n-g -c-o-o-p-e-r-a-t-i-o-n -b-y -r-e-s-p-o-n-d-e-n-t-s 
-i-n -t-h-e -r-e-s-p-e-c-t-i-v-e -p-r-o-c-e-e-d-i-n-g-s-.

-S-E-C-. -1-5-. -P-O-L-I-T-I-C-A-L -A-F-F-I-L-I-A-T-I-O-N -A-N-D 
              -P-L-A-C-E -O-F -R-E-S-I-D-E-N-C-E-.

    -(-a-) -I-n -G-e-n-e-r-a-l-.----I-t -s-h-a-l-l -n-o-t -b-e -a 
-v-i-o-l-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -a -l-a-w -m-a-d-e -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-b-l-e -t-o 
-t-h-e -l-e-g-i-s-l-a-t-i-v-e -b-r-a-n-c-h -o-f -t-h-e -F-e-d-e-r-a-l 
-G-o-v-e-r-n-m-e-n-t -u-n-d-e-r -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -5 -t-o -c-o-n-s-i-d-e-r 
-t-h-e---
            -(-1-) -p-a-r-t-y -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-i-o-n-,
            -(-2-) -d-o-m-i-c-i-l-e-, -o-r
            -(-3-) -p-o-l-i-t-i-c-a-l -c-o-m-p-a-t-i-b-i-l-i-t-y 
        -w-i-t-h -t-h-e -e-m-p-l-o-y-i-n-g -o-f-f-i-c-e-,
-o-f -a -c-o-n-g-r-e-s-s-i-o-n-a-l -e-m-p-l-o-y-e-e -w-i-t-h 
-r-e-s-p-e-c-t -t-o -e-m-p-l-o-y-m-e-n-t -d-e-c-i-s-i-o-n-s-.
    -(-b-) -D-e-f-i-n-i-t-i-o-n-.----F-o-r -p-u-r-p-o-s-e-s -o-f 
-s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-a-)-, -t-h-e -t-e-r-m -`-`-e-m-p-l-o-y-e-e-'-' 
-m-e-a-n-s---
            -(-1-) -a-n -e-m-p-l-o-y-e-e -o-n -t-h-e -s-t-a-f-f -o-f 
        -t-h-e -H-o-u-s-e -o-f -R-e-p-r-e-s-e-n-t-a-t-i-v-e-s -o-r 
        -S-e-n-a-t-e -l-e-a-d-e-r-s-h-i-p-,
            -(-2-) -a-n -e-m-p-l-o-y-e-e -o-n -t-h-e -s-t-a-f-f -o-f -a 
        -c-o-m-m-i-t-t-e-e -o-r -s-u-b-c-o-m-m-i-t-t-e-e-,
            -(-3-) -a-n -e-m-p-l-o-y-e-e -o-n -t-h-e -s-t-a-f-f -o-f -a 
        -M-e-m-b-e-r -o-f -t-h-e -H-o-u-s-e -o-f 
        -R-e-p-r-e-s-e-n-t-a-t-i-v-e-s -o-r -S-e-n-a-t-e-,
            -(-4-) -a-n -o-f-f-i-c-e-r -o-r -e-m-p-l-o-y-e-e -o-f 
        -t-h-e -H-o-u-s-e -o-f -R-e-p-r-e-s-e-n-t-a-t-i-v-e-s -o-r 
        -S-e-n-a-t-e -e-l-e-c-t-e-d -b-y -t-h-e -H-o-u-s-e -o-f 
        -R-e-p-r-e-s-e-n-t-a-t-i-v-e-s -o-r -S-e-n-a-t-e -o-r 
        -a-p-p-o-i-n-t-e-d -b-y -a -M-e-m-b-e-r -o-f -t-h-e -H-o-u-s-e 
        -o-f -R-e-p-r-e-s-e-n-t-a-t-i-v-e-s -o-r -S-e-n-a-t-e-, 
        -o-t-h-e-r -t-h-a-n -t-h-o-s-e -d-e-s-c-r-i-b-e-d -i-n 
        -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h-s -(-1-) -t-h-r-o-u-g-h -(-3-)-, -o-r
            -(-5-) -a-n -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-n-t -f-o-r -a -p-o-s-i-t-i-o-n 
        -t-h-a-t -i-s -t-o -b-e -o-c-c-u-p-i-e-d -b-y -a-n 
        -i-n-d-i-v-i-d-u-a-l -d-e-s-c-r-i-b-e-d -i-n 
        -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h-s -(-1-) -t-h-r-o-u-g-h -(-4-)-.

-S-E-C-. -1-6-. -O-T-H-E-R -R-E-V-I-E-W -P-R-O-H-I-B-I-T-E-D-.

    -N-o -c-o-n-g-r-e-s-s-i-o-n-a-l -e-m-p-l-o-y-e-e -m-a-y 
-c-o-m-m-e-n-c-e -a -j-u-d-i-c-i-a-l -p-r-o-c-e-e-d-i-n-g -t-o 
-r-e-d-r-e-s-s -p-r-a-c-t-i-c-e-s -p-r-o-h-i-b-i-t-e-d -u-n-d-e-r 
-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -5-, -e-x-c-e-p-t -a-s -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d -i-n -t-h-i-s 
-A-c-t-.

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Congressional 
Accountability Act of 1994''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings and purposes.
Sec. 3. Definitions.

TITLE I--EXTENSION OF RIGHTS AND PROTECTIONS, AND ASSOCIATED PROCEDURES

Sec. 101. Rights and protections under laws against employment 
                            discrimination.
Sec. 102. Rights and protections under the Family and Medical Leave 
                            Act.
Sec. 103. Rights and protections under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
Sec. 104. Procedures for remedy of employment discrimination, family 
                            and medical leave, and fair labor standards 
                            violations.
Sec. 105. Rights and protections under title II of the Americans with 
                            Disabilities Act of 1990; procedures for 
                            remedy of violations.
Sec. 106. Rights and protections under the Occupational Safety and 
                            Health Act of 1970; procedures for remedy 
                            of violations.
Sec. 107. Application of Federal service labor-management relations 
                            statute; procedures for implementation and 
                            enforcement.
Sec. 108. Study and recommendations regarding General Accounting 
                            Office, Government Printing Office, and 
                            Library of Congress.

     TITLE II--OFFICE OF CONGRESSIONAL FAIR EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES--
                      ESTABLISHMENT AND OPERATIONS

Sec. 201. Establishment of Office of Congressional Fair Employment 
                            Practices.
Sec. 202. Board of Directors.
Sec. 203. Officers, staff, and other personnel.
Sec. 204. Rulemaking by the Office.
Sec. 205. Information program.
Sec. 206. Data collection and report.
Sec. 207. Expenses of the Office.

  TITLE III--ADMINISTRATIVE AND JUDICIAL DISPUTE-RESOLUTION PROCEDURES

Sec. 301. Counseling.
Sec. 302. Mediation.
Sec. 303. Complaint and hearing.
Sec. 304. Appeal to the Board.
Sec. 305. Judicial review of a final decision.
Sec. 306. Civil actions.
Sec. 307. Time limitations.
Sec. 308. Settlement of complaints.
Sec. 309. Confidentiality.
Sec. 310. Disclosure to committees of Congress.
Sec. 311. Representation.

                   TITLE IV--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Sec. 401. Expedited procedures for congressional consideration of 
                            substantive rules.
Sec. 402. Exercise of rulemaking powers.
Sec. 403. Settlement and awards reserves; authorization of 
                            appropriations.
Sec. 404. Other judicial review prohibited.
Sec. 405. Severability.
Sec. 406. Political affiliation and place of residence.
Sec. 407. Nondiscrimination rules of the House and Senate.
Sec. 408. Reports of congressional committees.
Sec. 409. Technical and conforming amendments.
Sec. 410. Savings provision.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

    (a) Findings.--The Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) All employees of the House of Representatives, of the 
        Senate, and of the congressional instrumentalities are entitled 
        to fundamental rights and protections provided by law to 
        private and other public employees.
            (2) The Congress has made notable progress in ensuring that 
        such rights and protections are afforded to these legislative 
        branch employees, by--
                    (A) extending to employees of the House of 
                Representatives the provisions of the Civil Rights Act 
                of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, 
                the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, and the Fair 
                Labor Standards Act of 1938;
                    (B) extending to employees of the Senate the 
                provisions 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, and the Family and Medical 
                Leave Act of 1993; and
                    (C) extending to employees of congressional 
                instrumentalities numerous rights and protections under 
                employment laws.
            (3) The Congress should expand on this base of rights and 
        protections by eliminating gaps in coverage and extending 
        coverage so as to assure to legislative branch employees the 
        rights and protections of laws on employment discrimination, 
        family and medical leave, fair labor standards, labor-
        management relations, and occupational safety and health.
            (4) The Congress should likewise establish prompt, fair, 
        and independent processes to resolve disputes and to enforce 
        employee rights and protections, building on and strengthening 
        the dispute resolution and enforcement procedures already 
        established by the Government Employees Rights Act of 1991 (2 
        U.S.C. 1201 et seq.), section 117 of the Civil Rights Act of 
        1991 (2 U.S.C. 60l), and other relevant enactments and rules of 
        Congress.
            (5) The extension of employee rights and protections 
        affecting employees of the Architect of the Capitol and the 
        Capitol Police should be accomplished in a manner that ensures 
        that they are treated in a consistent manner regardless of 
        their place of assignment within the Congress.
            (6) The extension of employee rights and protections should 
        be accomplished in a manner that is consistent with the 
        responsibilities and functions of the House of Representatives 
        and the Senate under the Constitution.
    (b) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are to eliminate gaps in 
coverage, extend coverage, and establish prompt, fair, and independent 
dispute resolution and enforcement procedures, for rights and 
protections established by--
            (1) title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964;
            (2) the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938;
            (3) the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967;
            (4) title I and title II of the Americans with Disabilities 
        Act of 1990;
            (5) section 501 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973;
            (6) the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993;
            (7) the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970; and
            (8) chapter 71 of title 5, United States Code (commonly 
        known as the ``Federal Service Labor-Management Relations 
        Statute'').

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    Except as otherwise specifically provided in this Act, as used in 
this Act:
            (1) Board.--The term ``Board'' means the Board of Directors 
        of the Office of Congressional Fair Employment Practices 
        appointed under section 202.
            (2) Calendar day of continuous session.--The term 
        ``calendar day of continuous session'' means a calendar day 
        other than one on which either House is not in session because 
        of an adjournment of more than three days to a date certain.
            (3) Chair.--The term ``Chair'' means the Chair of the Board 
        of Directors of the Office of Congressional Fair Employment 
        Practices appointed under section 202(b).
            (4) Covered employee.--The term ``covered employee'' means 
        any employee of--
                    (A) the House of Representatives;
                    (B) the Senate;
                    (C) the Architect of the Capitol;
                    (D) the Congressional Budget Office;
                    (E) the Office of Technology Assessment; or
                    (F) the Office of Congressional Fair Employment 
                Practices.
            (5) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the Director of 
        the Office of Congressional Fair Employment Practices appointed 
        under section 203(a).
            (6) Employee of the architect of the capitol.--The term 
        ``employee of the Architect of the Capitol'', means--
                    (A) any employee of the Architect of the Capitol, 
                the Botanic Garden, or the Senate Restaurants;
                    (B) any applicant for a position that is to be 
                occupied by an individual described in subparagraph (A) 
                and whose claim of a violation under this Act arises 
                out of the application; and
                    (C) any individual who was formerly an employee 
                described in subparagraph (A) and whose claim of a 
                violation under this Act arises out of the employment.
            (7) Employee of certain congressional instrumentalities.--
        The terms ``employee of the Congressional Budget Office'', 
        ``employee of the Office of Technology Assessment'', and 
        ``employee of the Office of Congressional Fair Employment 
        Practices'' mean, respectively--
                    (A) any employee of the Congressional Budget 
                Office, the Office of Technology Assessment, or the 
                Office of Congressional Fair Employment Practices;
                    (B) any applicant for a position that is to be 
                occupied by an individual described in subparagraph (A) 
                and whose claim of a violation under this Act arises 
                out of the application; and
                    (C) any individual who was formerly an employee 
                described in subparagraph (A) and whose claim of a 
                violation under this Act arises out of the employment.
            (8) Employee of the house of representatives.--The term 
        ``employee or the House of Representatives'' means--
                    (A) an individual occupying a position the pay for 
                which is disbursed by the Clerk of the House of 
                Representatives, or another official designated by the 
                House of Representatives, or any employment position in 
                a legislative service organization or other entity that 
                is paid through funds derived from the clerk-hire 
                allowance of the House of Representatives, including 
                any such individual employed by the Capitol Police, the 
                Capitol Guide Service, or the Office of the Attending 
                Physician, but not including an individual employed by 
                the Congressional Budget Office;
                    (B) any applicant for a position described in 
                subparagraph (A) whose claim of a violation under this 
                Act arises out of the application; and
                    (C) any individual who was formerly an employee 
                described in subparagraph (A) and whose claim of a 
                violation under this Act arises out of the employment.
            (9) Employee of the senate.--The term ``employee of the 
        Senate'' means--
                    (A) any employee whose pay is disbursed by the 
                Secretary of the Senate, including any such individual 
                employed by the Capitol Police, the Capitol Guide 
                Service, or the Office of the Attending Physician;
                    (B) any applicant for a position that is to be 
                occupied by an individual described in subparagraph (A) 
                and whose claim of a violation under this Act arises 
                out of the application; and
                    (C) any individual who was formerly an employee 
                described in subparagraph (A) and whose claim of a 
                violation under this Act arises out of the employment.
            (10) Employing office.--The term ``employing office'' means 
        the personal office of a Member of the House of Representatives 
        or a Senator or any other office under the authority of a head 
        of an employing office.
            (11) General counsel.--The term ``General Counsel'' means 
        the General Counsel of the Office of Congressional Fair 
        Employment Practices appointed under section 203(b).
            (12) Head of an employing office.--The term ``head of an 
        employing office'' means--
                    (A) the Member of Congress or the officer or 
                employee or board or other entity of the Congress that 
                has final authority to appoint, hire, discharge, and 
                set the terms, conditions, or privileges of the 
                employment of an employee of the House of 
                Representatives or an employee of the Senate; and
                    (B) the Architect of the Capitol, the Director of 
                the Congressional Budget Office, the Director of the 
                Office of Technology Assessment, and the Board of the 
                Office of Congressional Fair Employment Practices.
            (13) Office.--The term ``Office'' means the Office of 
        Congressional Fair Employment Practices established under 
        section 201.

TITLE I--EXTENSION OF RIGHTS AND PROTECTIONS, AND ASSOCIATED PROCEDURES

SEC. 101. RIGHTS AND PROTECTIONS UNDER LAWS AGAINST EMPLOYMENT 
              DISCRIMINATION.

    (a) Discriminatory Practices Prohibited.--
            (1) In general.--All personnel actions affecting covered 
        employees shall, in accordance with the terms of this section, 
        be made free from any discrimination based on--
                    (A) 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);
                    (B) age, within the meaning of section 15 of the 
                Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (29 U.S.C. 
                633a); or
                    (C) 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. 
                12112-12114).
            (2) Prohibition of intimidation or reprisal.--Any 
        intimidation of, or reprisal against, any covered employee 
        because of the exercise of a right under this section 
        constitutes an unlawful employment practice, which may be 
        remedied in the same manner as is a violation of paragraph (1).
    (b) Available Remedies.--
            (1) Civil rights.--The remedies for a violation of 
        subsection (a)(1)(A) shall be such remedies as would be 
        appropriate if awarded under sections 706(g), 706(k), and 
        717(d) of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e-5(g), 
        2000e-5(k), 2000e-16(d)), and such compensatory damages (not 
        exceeding, for each complaining party, and irrespective of the 
        size of the employing office, the maximum amount available 
        under section 1977A(b)(3)(D)) of the Revised Statutes (42 
        U.S.C. 1981a(b)(3)(D)) as would be appropriate if awarded under 
        section 1977 and sections 1977(A)(a) and (b)(2) of the Revised 
        Statutes (42 U.S.C. 1981, 1981a (a), and (b)(2)).
            (2) Age discrimination.--The remedies for a violation of 
        subsection (a)(1)(B) shall be such remedies as would be 
        appropriate if awarded under section 15(c) of the Age 
        Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (29 U.S.C. 633a(c)).
            (3) Disabilities discrimination.--The remedies for a 
        violation of subsection (a)(1)(C) shall be such remedies as 
        would be appropriate if awarded under section 505(a) of the 
        Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794a(a)(1)) or section 
        107(a) of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 
        U.S.C. 12117(a)).
            (4) Punitive damages.--Punitive damages shall not be 
        available for a violation of subsection (a).
    (c) Exclusive Procedures.--No covered employee may commence an 
administrative or judicial proceeding to seek a remedy for practices 
prohibited under this section except as provided in section 104.
    (d) Effective Date.--This section shall be effective on October 1, 
1995.

SEC. 102. RIGHTS AND PROTECTIONS UNDER THE FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE ACT 
              OF 1993.

    (a) Family and Medical Leave Rights and Protections Provided.--
            (1) In general.--The rights and protections established 
        under sections 101 through 105 of the Family and Medical Leave 
        Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2611-2615) shall apply, in accordance 
        with this section, with respect to covered employees.
            (2) Definitions.--For purposes of the application of the 
        Family and Medical Leave Act by this section--
                    (A) the term ``eligible employee'' means--
                            (i) any employee of the House of 
                        Representatives who has been employed for at 
                        least 12 months on other than a temporary or 
                        intermittent basis by any employing office of 
                        the House of Representatives;
                            (ii) any employee of the Senate who has 
                        been employed for at least 12 months on other 
                        than a temporary or intermittent basis by any 
                        employing office of the Senate; and
                            (iii) any employee of the Architect of the 
                        Capitol, the Congressional Budget Office, the 
                        Office of Technology Assessment, or the Office 
                        of Congressional Fair Employment Practices, who 
                        has been employed for at least 12 months on 
                        other than a temporary or intermittent basis by 
                        the Architect of the Capitol, the Congressional 
                        Budget Office, the Office of Technology 
                        Assessment, or the Office of Congressional Fair 
                        Employment Practices, respectively; and
                    (B) the term ``employer'' means any employing 
                office.
    (b) Available Remedies.--The remedies for a violation of subsection 
(a) shall be such remedies as would be appropriate if awarded under 
paragraph (1) or (3) of section 107(a) of the Family and Medical Leave 
Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2617(a) (1) or (3)).
    (c) Exclusive Procedures.--No covered employee may commence an 
administrative or judicial proceeding to seek a remedy for a violation 
of the rights and protections afforded in this section except as 
provided in section 104.
    (d) Effective Date.--This section shall be effective on October 1, 
1995.

SEC. 103. RIGHTS AND PROTECTIONS UNDER THE FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT.

    (a) Fair Labor Standards.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to the limitations in section 
        13(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 
        213(a)(1)), the rights and protections established under 
        subsections (a)(1) and (d) of section 6, section 7, and section 
        15(a)(3) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 206(a)(1) and (d), 207, 
        215(a)(3)) shall apply, in accordance with this section, with 
        respect to covered employees.
            (2) Volunteer services excepted.--For the purposes of this 
        section, the term ``employee'' does not include any individual 
        who volunteers to perform services under the same conditions as 
        would exclude an individual who volunteers to perform services 
        for a State, a political subdivision of a State, or an 
        interstate governmental agency under section 3(e)(4)(A) of the 
        Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 203(e)(4)(A)).
            (3) Compensatory time allowed.--Covered employees may 
        receive compensatory time off instead of overtime compensation 
        in the same manner and to the same extent as employees of a 
        State, a political subdivision of a State, or an interstate 
        governmental agency, pursuant to section 7(o) of the Fair Labor 
        Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 207(o)).
    (b) Available Remedies.--The remedies for a violation of subsection 
(a) shall be such remedies as would be appropriate if awarded under 
section 16(b) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 
216(b)).
    (c) Exclusive Procedures.--No covered employee may commence an 
administrative or judicial proceeding to seek a remedy for a violation 
of the rights and protections afforded in this section except as 
provided in section 104.
    (d) Rules To Implement Section.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than January 3, 1996, the Board 
        shall, pursuant to section 204, issue rules necessary to 
        implement the rights and protections under this section.
            (2) Consistency with agency regulations.--The rules 
        promulgated under paragraph (1) shall be consistent with 
        substantive regulations promulgated by the Secretary of Labor 
        to implement the statutory provisions referred to in 
        subsections (a) and (b) except insofar as the Board may 
        determine, for good cause shown and stated together with the 
        rule, that a different rule would serve the purposes of such 
        statutory provisions and of this Act.
    (e) Effective Dates.--Subsections (a) through (c) shall be 
effective on the effective date of the rules issued under subsection 
(d) or on July 1, 1996, whichever is earlier.

SEC. 104. PROCEDURES FOR REMEDY OF EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION, FAMILY 
              AND MEDICAL LEAVE, AND FAIR LABOR STANDARDS VIOLATIONS.

    The exclusive procedures for remedy of violations of sections 101, 
102, and 103 shall be as follows:
            (1) Counseling.--Any covered employee alleging a violation 
        of sections 101, 102, or 103 may request counseling by the 
        Office. Such counseling shall be conducted pursuant to the 
        provisions of section 301 and shall be requested within the 
        time specified in section 307.
            (2) Mediation.--Not later than 15 days after the Office 
        gives notification to an employee pursuant to section 301(d) of 
        the end of the period of counseling under paragraph (1), the 
        employee may file a request for mediation with the Office. On 
        the filing of such a request, the Office shall conduct 
        mediation in accordance with section 302.
            (3) Choice of adjudicatory proceeding.--Not later than 90 
        days after receiving notice given by the Office pursuant to 
        section 302(f), but not sooner than 30 days after receipt of 
        such notice, an employee may either--
                    (A) file a formal complaint with the Office in 
                accordance with section 303; or
                    (B) file a civil action in the United States 
                district court for the district in which the employee 
                is employed or for the District of Columbia, subject to 
                the provisions of section 306.
            (4) Appeal to the board.--Any party aggrieved by a final 
        decision of the hearing officer with respect to a formal 
        complaint filed with the Office pursuant to paragraph (3)(A) 
        may appeal to the Board pursuant to section 304.
            (5) Judicial review.--Any party aggrieved by a final 
        decision of the Board under paragraph (4) may file a petition 
        for review in the United States Court of Appeals for the 
        Federal Circuit pursuant to section 305.

SEC. 105. RIGHTS AND PROTECTIONS UNDER TITLE II OF THE AMERICANS WITH 
              DISABILITIES ACT; PROCEDURES FOR REMEDY OF VIOLATIONS.

    (a) Entities Subject to This Section.--Each of--
            (1) the Senate;
            (2) the House of Representatives;
            (3) each joint committee of the Congress;
            (4) the Architect of the Capitol (including as manager of 
        the Senate Restaurants and the Botanic Garden);
            (5) the Capitol Guide Service;
            (6) the Capitol Police;
            (7) the Congressional Budget Office;
            (8) the Office of Technology Assessment; and
            (9) the Office of Congressional Fair Employment Practices;
shall be subject to the requirements of this section.
    (b) Discrimination in Public Services.--
            (1) Rights and protections.--The rights and protections 
        against discrimination in the provision of public services 
        established under sections 201 through 230, 503(a), and 503(b) 
        of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 
        12131-12150, 12203(a), 12203(b)) shall apply, pursuant to the 
        terms of this section, to the entities listed in subsection 
        (a).
            (2) Coverage.--The rights and protections of paragraph (1) 
        shall apply, pursuant to the terms of this section, to any 
        qualified individual with a disability (as defined in section 
        201(2) of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 
        U.S.C. 12131(2)), except that, with respect to any claims of 
        employment discrimination under title II of the American with 
        Disabilities Act asserted by any covered employee, the 
        exclusive remedy shall be under section 101.
            (3) Definition.--For purposes of the application of title 
        II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 under this 
        section, the term ``public entity'' means any entity listed in 
        subsection (a).
    (c) Available Remedies.--The remedies for a violation of subsection 
(b) shall be such remedies as would be appropriate if awarded under 
section 203 or 503(c) of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 
(42 U.S.C. 12133 or 12203(c)).
    (d) Available Procedures.--
            (1) Charge filed with general counsel.--A qualified 
        individual with a disability who alleges a violation of 
        subsection (b) may file a charge with the General Counsel. The 
        General Counsel shall investigate the charge.
            (2) Mediation.--If, upon investigation, the General Counsel 
        believes that a violation of subsection (b) may have occurred 
        and that mediation may be helpful in resolving the dispute, the 
        General Counsel may request mediation under section 302 between 
        the complaining individual and the entity alleged to have 
        committed the violation.
            (3) Complaint, hearing, board review.--If the General 
        Counsel believes that a violation of subsection (b) has 
        occurred, and if mediation under paragraph (2) has not 
        succeeded in resolving the dispute between the complaining 
        individual and the entity alleged to have committed the 
        violation, the General Counsel shall file with the Office a 
        complaint against the entity. If the General Counsel believes 
        that remedy of the violation requires action by the Architect 
        of the Capitol, the General Counsel shall also name the 
        Architect of the Capitol in the complaint. The complaint shall 
        be submitted to a hearing officer for decision pursuant to 
        section 303, subject to review by the Board pursuant to section 
        304.
            (4) Judicial review.--Any party aggrieved by a final 
        decision of the Board under paragraph (3) may file a petition 
        for review in the United States Court of Appeals for the 
        Federal Circuit, pursuant to section 305.
            (5) Exclusive procedures.--No person may commence an 
        administrative or judicial proceeding to seek a remedy for 
        violation of the rights and protections afforded in this 
        section except as provided in this subsection.
    (e) Rules To Implement Section.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than January 3, 1996, the Board 
        shall, pursuant to section 204, issue rules necessary to 
        implement the rights and protections under this section.
            (2) Consistency with agency regulations.--The rules 
        promulgated under paragraph (1) shall be consistent with 
        substantive regulations promulgated by the Attorney General and 
        the Secretary of Transportation to implement the statutory 
        provisions referred to in subsections (b) and (c) except to the 
        extent that the Board may determine, for good cause shown and 
        stated together with the rule, that a different rule would 
        serve the purposes of such statutory provisions and of this 
        Act.
    (f) Effective Dates.--Subsections (b), (c), and (d) shall be 
effective on the effective date of the rules issued under subsection 
(e) or on July 1, 1996, whichever is earlier.
    (g) Inspection; Report to Congress.--
            (1) Inspection.--On a regular basis, and at least once each 
        Congress, the General Counsel shall inspect the facilities of 
        Congress and of congressional instrumentalities listed in 
        subsection (a) to ensure compliance with subsection (b).
            (2) Report.--On the basis of these inspections, the General 
        Counsel shall, at least once every Congress, prepare and submit 
        a report to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the 
        President pro tempore of the Senate containing the results of 
        the inspection and describing any steps that need to be taken 
        to comply fully with this section.
            (3) Details.--The Attorney General, the Secretary of 
        Transportation, and the Architectural and Transportation 
        Barriers Compliance Board shall, on request of the Office, 
        detail to the Office such personnel as may be necessary to 
        advise and assist the Office in carrying out its duties under 
        this section.

SEC. 106. RIGHTS AND PROTECTIONS UNDER THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND 
              HEALTH ACT OF 1970; PROCEDURES FOR REMEDY OF VIOLATIONS.

    (a) Occupational Safety and Health Protections.--Each employing 
office and each covered employee (and representatives of such employee) 
shall comply with provisions of section 5 of the Occupational Safety 
and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 654). The duties, rights, and 
protections of sections 8, 9, and 11(c) of the Occupational Safety and 
Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 657, 658 and 660(c)) shall apply with 
respect to each employing office and each covered employee (and 
representatives of such employee). For purposes of the application 
under this section of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, 
the term ``employer'' as used in such Act or in this section means any 
employing office and the term ``employee'' means any covered employee.
    (b) Available Remedies.--The remedies for a violation of subsection 
(a) shall be such remedies, except penalties, as would be appropriate 
if awarded under sections 9(a), 10(c), and 11(c)(2) of the Occupational 
Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 658(a), 659(c), and 
660(c)(2)).
    (c) Available Procedures.--
            (1) Inspections, investigations; authorities of the general 
        counsel.--For purposes of this section and except as otherwise 
        provided in this section, the General Counsel shall exercise 
        the authorities granted to the Secretary of Labor by 
        subsections (a) and (f) of section 8 of the Occupational Safety 
        and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 657 (a) and (f)) to inspect 
        and investigate places of employment under the jurisdiction of 
        employers. Employees or representatives of employees may submit 
        written requests to the General Counsel to conduct an 
        inspection.
            (2) Citations, notices, notifications; authorities of the 
        general counsel.--For purposes of this section and except as 
        otherwise provided in this section, the General Counsel shall 
        exercise the authorities granted to the Secretary of Labor in 
        sections 9 and 10 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 
        1970 (29 U.S.C. 658, and 659), to issue--
                    (A) a citation or notice to any employer that the 
                General Counsel believes has violated subsection (a); 
                or
                    (B) a notification to any employer that the General 
                Counsel has reason to believe has failed to correct a 
                violation for which a citation has been issued within 
                the period permitted for its correction.
        If the General Counsel believes that remedy of a violation 
        requires action by the Architect of the Capitol, the General 
        Counsel shall also name the Architect of the Capitol in the 
        citation, notice, or notification.
            (3) Hearings, review; authorities of the board.--For 
        purposes of this section and except as otherwise provided in 
        this section, the Board shall exercise the authorities granted 
        to the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission in 
        section 10(c) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 
        (29 U.S.C. 659(c)) and to the Secretary of Labor (with respect 
        to affirming or modifying abatement requirements), to hear 
        objections and requests with respect to citations and 
        notifications. The Board shall refer disputed matters under 
        this paragraph to a hearing officer pursuant to section 303, 
        subject to review by the Board pursuant to section 304.
            (4) Variance procedures.--For the purposes of this section 
        and except as otherwise provided by this section, the Board 
        shall exercise the authorities granted to the Secretary of 
        Labor in section 6(b)(6) of the Occupational Safety and Health 
        Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 655(b)(6)) to act on any request by an 
        employer applying for a temporary order granting a variance 
        from a standard or any provision thereof issued under 
        subsection (d). The Board may refer the matter to a hearing 
        officer pursuant to section 303, subject to review by the Board 
        pursuant to section 304.
            (5) Procedures regarding claims of intimidation or 
        reprisal; authorities of general counsel.--For purposes of this 
        section and except as provided in this section, the General 
        Counsel shall exercise the authorities granted to the Secretary 
        of Labor in section 11(c) of the Occupational Safety and Health 
        Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 660(c)) to act, in the manner described 
        in this paragraph, on complaints alleging discrimination for 
        the exercise of rights under this section. Any employee who 
        believes that he or she has been discharged or otherwise 
        discriminated against in violation of section 11(c) of such 
        Act, as made applicable by this section, may, within 30 days 
        after such violation occurs, file a complaint with the Office 
        alleging such discrimination. The General Counsel shall 
        investigate the complaint. If, upon investigation, the General 
        Counsel believes that a violation of section 11(c) of such Act 
        may have occurred, the General Counsel shall request mediation 
        under section 302 between the employee and the employer that is 
        alleged to have committed the violation. If the General Counsel 
        determines that a violation has occurred and if mediation under 
        the preceding sentence has not succeeded in resolving the 
        dispute, the General Counsel shall file with the Office a 
        complaint against the employer. The complaint shall be 
        submitted to a hearing officer for decision pursuant to section 
        303, subject to review by the Board pursuant to section 304. 
        Any party aggrieved by a final decision of the Board under this 
        paragraph may file a petition for review with the United States 
        Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, pursuant to section 
        305.
            (6) Exclusive procedures.--No covered employee or 
        representative of such employees may commence any 
        administrative or judicial proceeding to seek a remedy for a 
        violation of the rights and protections afforded in this 
        section except as provided in this subsection.
    (d) Rules To Implement Section.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than January 3, 1996, the Board 
        shall, pursuant to section 204, issue rules necessary to 
        implement the rights and protections under this section.
            (2) Consistency with agency regulations.--The rules 
        promulgated under paragraph (1) shall be consistent with 
        standards and other substantive regulations promulgated by the 
        Secretary of Labor to implement the statutory provisions 
        referred to in subsections (a) and (b) except to the extent 
        that the Board may determine, for good cause shown and stated 
        together with the rule, that a different rule would serve the 
        purposes of such statutory provisions and of this Act.
    (e) Effective Dates.--Subsections (a) through (c) shall be 
effective on the effective date of the rules issued under subsection 
(d) or on July 1, 1996, whichever is earlier.
    (f) Inspection; Report to Congress.--
            (1) Inspections.--On a regular basis, and at least once 
        each Congress, the General Counsel shall inspect the facilities 
        of the House of Representatives, the Senate, the Architect of 
        the Capitol, the Congressional Budget Office, the Office of 
        Technology Assessment, and the Office of Congressional Fair 
        Employment Practices to ensure compliance with subsection (a).
            (2) Report.--On the basis of these inspections, the General 
        Counsel shall, at least once every Congress, prepare and submit 
        a report to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the 
        President pro tempore of the Senate containing the results of 
        the inspection and describing any steps that need to be taken 
        to comply fully with this section.
            (3) Details.--The Secretary of Labor shall, on request of 
        the Office, detail to the Office such personnel as may be 
        necessary to advise and assist the Office in carrying out its 
        duties under this section.

SEC. 107. APPLICATION OF FEDERAL SERVICE LABOR-MANAGEMENT RELATIONS 
              STATUTE; PROCEDURES FOR IMPLEMENTATION AND ENFORCEMENT.

    (a) Labor-Management Rights.--The rights, protections, and 
responsibilities established under sections 7102, 7103, 7106, 7111 
through 7117, and 7119 through 7122 of title 5, United States Code, 
shall apply, pursuant to this section, to employing offices and to 
covered employees and representatives of those employees. For purposes 
of the application under this section of chapter 71, United States 
Code, the term ``agency'' shall be deemed to include an employing 
office.
    (b) Authorities and Procedures for Implementation and 
Enforcement.--
            (1) General authorities of the board; petitions.--For 
        purposes of this section and except as otherwise provided in 
        this section, the Board shall exercise the authorities of the 
        Federal Labor Relations Authority under sections 7105, 7111 
        through 7113, 7115, 7117, 7118, and 7122 of title 5, United 
        States Code, and of the President under section 7103(b) of 
        title 5, United States Code. For purposes of this section, any 
        petition or other submission that, under chapter 71 of title 5, 
        United States Code, would be submitted to the Federal Labor 
        Relations Authority shall, if brought under this section, be 
        submitted to the Board. The Board may refer any matter under 
        this paragraph to a hearing officer for decision pursuant to 
        section 303, subject to review by the Board pursuant to section 
        304. The Board may direct that the General Counsel carry out 
        the Board's investigative authorities under this paragraph.
            (2) General authorities of the general counsel; charges of 
        unfair labor practice.--For purposes of this section and except 
        as otherwise provided in this section, the General Counsel 
        shall exercise the authorities of the General Counsel of the 
        Federal Labor Relations Authority under sections 7104 and 7118 
        of title 5, United States Code. For purposes of this section, 
        any charge or other submission that, under chapter 71 of title 
        5, United States Code, would be submitted to the General 
        Counsel of the Federal Labor Relations Authority shall, if 
        brought under this section, be submitted to the General 
        Counsel. If any person charges an employing office or a labor 
        organization with having engaged in or engaging in an unfair 
        labor practice, the General Counsel shall investigate the 
        charge and may issue a complaint. The complaint shall be 
        submitted to a hearing officer for decision pursuant to section 
        303, subject to review by the Board pursuant to section 304.
            (3) Exercise of impasses panel authority; requests.--For 
        purposes of this section and except as otherwise provided in 
        this section, the Board shall exercise the authorities of the 
        Federal Service Impasses Panel under section 7119 of title 5, 
        United States Code. For purposes of this section, any request 
        that, under chapter 71 of title 5, United States Code, would be 
        presented to the Federal Service Impasses Panel shall, if made 
        under this section, be presented to the Board. At the request 
        of the Board, the Director shall appoint a mediator or 
        mediators to perform the functions of the Federal Service 
        Impasses Panel under section 7119 of title 5, United States 
        Code.
            (4) Judicial review.--Except for matters referred to in 
        paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 7123(a) of title 5, United 
        States Code, any party aggrieved by a final decision of the 
        Board pursuant to this section may file a petition for judicial 
        review in the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal 
        Circuit pursuant to section 305.
            (5) Exclusive procedures.--No covered employee or 
        representative of such employees may commence an administrative 
        or judicial proceeding to seek a remedy for any violation of or 
        to enforce any rights and protections provided by this section 
        except as provided in this subsection.
    (c) Rules To Implement Section.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than January 3, 1996, except 
        with respect to the offices listed in subsection (d)(2), the 
        Board shall pursuant to section 204, issue rules necessary to 
        implement the rights and protections under this section.
            (2) Consistency with agency regulations.--The rules 
        promulgated under paragraph (1) shall be consistent with 
        substantive regulations promulgated by the Federal Labor 
        Relations Authority to implement the statutory provisions 
        referred to in subsection (a) except to the extent that as the 
        Board may determine, for good cause shown and stated together 
        with the rule, that a different rule would serve the purposes 
        of such statutory provisions and of this Act.
    (d) Rulemaking Regarding Application to Certain Offices and 
Instrumentalities of Congress.--
            (1) Rules required.--Not later than July 1, 1996, the Board 
        shall issue substantive rules pursuant to section 204(c) on the 
        manner and extent to which the requirements and exemptions of 
        chapter 71 of title 5, United States Code, should apply to 
        covered employees who are employed in the offices listed in 
        paragraph (2). In issuing such regulations, the Board shall, to 
        the greatest extent practicable, be consistent with the 
        provisions and purposes of chapter 71 of title 5, United States 
        Code, and regulations issued by the Federal Labor Relations 
        Authority under such chapter, and the purposes of this Act, and 
        shall also consider--
                    (A) the possibility of any conflict of interest or 
                appearance of a conflict of interest;
                    (B) national security; and
                    (C) Congress's constitutional responsibilities.
            (2) Offices referred to.--The offices referred to in 
        paragraph (1) are--
                    (A) the personal office of any Member of the House 
                of Representatives or of any Senator;
                    (B) a standing, select, special, permanent, 
                temporary, or other committee of the Senate or House of 
                Representatives, or a joint committee of Congress;
                    (C) the Office of the Vice President (as President 
                of the Senate), the Office of the President pro tempore 
                of the Senate, the Office of the Majority Leader of the 
                Senate, the Office of the Minority Leader of the 
                Senate, the Office of the Majority Whip of the Senate, 
                the Office of the Minority Whip of the Senate, the 
                Conference of the Majority of the Senate, the 
                Conference of the Minority of the Senate, the Office of 
                the Secretary of the Conference of the Majority of the 
                Senate, the Office of the Secretary of the Conference 
                of the Minority of the Senate, the Office of the 
                Secretary for the Majority of the Senate, the Office of 
                the Secretary for the Minority of the Senate, the 
                Majority Policy Committee of the Senate, and the 
                Minority Policy Committee of the Senate;
                    (D) the office of the Speaker of the House of 
                Representatives, the Office of the Majority Leader of 
                the House of Representatives, the Office of the 
                Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, the 
                Offices of the Chief Deputy Majority Whips, the Offices 
                of the Chief Deputy Minority Whips;
                    (E) the Office of the Legislative Counsel of the 
                Senate, the Office of the Senate Legal Counsel, the 
                Office of the Legislative Counsel of the House of 
                Representatives, the Office of the General Counsel of 
                the House of Representatives, the Office of the 
                Parliamentarian of the House of Representatives or of 
                the Senate;
                    (F) the offices of any caucus or party 
                organization; and
                    (G) the Congressional Budget Office, the Office of 
                Technology Assessment, and the Office of Congressional 
                Fair Employment Practices.
    (e) Effective Date.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), 
        subsections (a) and (b) shall be effective on the effective 
        date of the rules issued under subsection (c), or on July 1, 
        1996, whichever is earlier.
            (2) Certain offices.--With respect to the offices listed in 
        subsection (d)(2), to the covered employees of such offices, 
        and to representatives of such employees, subsections (a) and 
        (b) shall be effective on the effective date of rules issued 
        under subsection (d) and approved under section 204(f).

SEC. 108. STUDY AND RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING GENERAL ACCOUNTING 
              OFFICE, GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, AND LIBRARY OF 
              CONGRESS.

    (a) In General.--The Board shall undertake a study of--
            (1) the application of the laws listed in subsection (b) 
        to--
                    (A) the General Accounting Office;
                    (B) the Government Printing Office;
                    (C) the Library of Congress; and
                    (D) any other entity in the legislative branch of 
                the Government not covered by all of the sections of 
                this title; and
            (2) the regulations and procedures used by the 
        instrumentalities and other entities referred to in paragraph 
        (1) to apply and enforce such laws to themselves and their 
        employees.
    (b) Applicable Statutes.--The study under this section shall 
consider the application of the following laws:
            (1) Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 
        2000e et seq.), and related provisions of section 2302 of title 
        5, United States Code.
            (2) The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (29 
        U.S.C. 621 et seq.), and related provisions of section 2302 of 
        title 5, United States Code.
            (3) The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 
        12101 et seq.), and related provisions of section 2302 of title 
        5, United States Code.
            (4) The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 
        2611 et seq.), and related provisions of sections 6381 through 
        6387 of title 5, United States Code.
            (5) The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 201 et 
        seq.), and related provisions of sections 5541 through 5550a of 
        title 5, United States Code.
            (6) Section 19 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 
        1970 (29 U.S.C. 668), and related provisions of section 7902 of 
        title 5, United States Code.
            (7) Chapter 71 of title 5, United States Code.
            (8) The General Accounting Office Personnel Act of 1980 (31 
        U.S.C. subchapter III of chapter 7).
    (c) Contents of Study and Recommendations.--The study under this 
section shall evaluate whether the rights, protections, and procedures 
applicable to the Congressional instrumentalities and other entities 
referred to in subsection (a) and their employees are at least as 
comprehensive and effective as those required by this title and title 
III, and shall include recommendations for any improvements in such 
regulations and procedures and for any legislation.
    (d) Deadline and Delivery of Study.--Not later than July 1, 1996, 
the Board shall prepare and complete the study and recommendations 
required under this section and shall submit the study and 
recommendations to the head of each instrumentality or other entity 
considered by the study, and to the responsible oversight committees of 
the House of Representatives and of the Senate.

     TITLE II--OFFICE OF CONGRESSIONAL FAIR EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES--
                      ESTABLISHMENT AND OPERATIONS

SEC. 201. ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE OF CONGRESSIONAL FAIR EMPLOYMENT 
              PRACTICES.

    There is hereby established, as an independent office within the 
legislative branch of the Government, the Office of Congressional Fair 
Employment Practices.

SEC. 202. BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

    (a) In General.--There shall be a Board of Directors of the Office 
(the ``Board''), to be composed of 5 members.
    (b) Appointment.--
            (1) Two members by leaders of house of representatives.--
        The Speaker of the House of Representatives shall appoint two 
        members, of whom--
                    (A) one shall be appointed in accordance with the 
                recommendation of the Majority Leader in consultation 
                with the Minority Leader; and
                    (B) one shall be appointed in accordance with the 
                recommendation of the Minority Leader in consultation 
                with the Majority Leader.
            (2) Two members by leaders of senate.--The President pro 
        tempore of the Senate shall appoint two members, of whom--
                    (A) one shall be appointed in accordance with the 
                recommendation of the Majority Leader in consultation 
                with the Minority Leader; and
                    (B) one shall be appointed in accordance with the 
                recommendation of the Minority Leader in consultation 
                with the Majority Leader.
            (3) Chair.--The Chair shall be appointed jointly by the 
        Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro 
        tempore of the Senate from among candidates jointly recommended 
        by the Majority Leader and the Minority Leader of the House of 
        Representatives and candidates jointly recommended by the 
        Majority Leader and the Minority Leader of the Senate.
    (c) Qualifications.--
            (1) In general.--Selection and appointment of members shall 
        be without regard to political affiliation and solely on the 
        basis of fitness to perform the duties of the office.
            (2) Specific qualifications.--Members shall have training 
        or experience in the application of the rights, protections, 
        and remedies under one or more of the statutes made applicable 
        by sections 101 through 107.
            (3) Disqualifications.--No individual shall be eligible to 
        serve on the Board who--
                    (A) is a current or former--
                            (i) Member of the House of Representatives 
                        or a Senator;
                            (ii) elected officer of the House of 
                        Representatives or the Senate; or
                            (iii) head of a congressional 
                        instrumentality referred to in subparagraphs 
                        (C) through (F) of section 3(1) or paragraph 
                        (1), (2), or (3) of section 108(a);
                    (B) is, or has been within the 6 years prior to 
                appointment, a covered employee or otherwise an 
                employee of an instrumentality or other entity of the 
                legislative branch, other than an employee of an office 
                of fair employment practices or personnel appeals 
                board; or
                    (C) engages in, or is otherwise employed in, 
                lobbying of the Congress and who is required under the 
                Federal Regulation of Lobbying Act to register with the 
                Clerk of the House of Representatives or the Secretary 
                of the Senate.
    (d) Time for Original Board Appointments.--All members shall be 
appointed to the Board pursuant to subsection (b) not later than 120 
days after the date of enactment of this Act.
    (e) Appointments To Fill Vacancies on the Board.--Any vacancy in 
the membership of the Board shall be filled in the same manner as the 
original appointment for the vacant position.
    (f) Terms of Office for Board Members.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and 
        (3), the term of appointment of each member of the Board shall 
        be 6 years. No member shall be appointed to more than 2 
        consecutive 6-year terms of office.
            (2) Terms of office for original board appointments.--
                    (A) Two members through january 3, 1998.--The terms 
                of the members originally appointed pursuant to 
                subsection (b)(1) shall terminate at noon on January 3, 
                1998.
                    (B) Two members through january 3, 2000.--The terms 
                of the members originally appointed pursuant to 
                subsection (b)(2) shall terminate at noon on January 3, 
                2000.
                    (C) One member through january 3, 2002.--The term 
                of the Chair originally appointed shall terminate at 
                noon on January 3, 2002.
            (3) Terms of office for mid-term appointments to the 
        board.--An individual appointed to fill a vacancy occurring 
        before the expiration of a term of office shall be appointed 
        for the remainder of the term. However, if the unexpired part 
        of a term is less than one year, the individual may be 
        appointed for a 6-year term plus the unexpired part of the 
        term.
            (4) Service after expiration of term.--A member may 
        continue to serve after the expiration of his or her term until 
        his successor has taken office, except that he or she may not 
        continue to serve for more than 1 year after the date on which 
        his or her term expired.
    (g) Removal of Board Members.--
            (1) In general.--The Speaker of the House of 
        Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate, 
        acting in accordance with the recommendation of any 3 of the 4 
        Majority Leaders and Minority Leaders of the two Houses of 
        Congress, may remove any member from the Board but only for--
                    (A) disability that substantially prevents the 
                member from carrying out the duties of such a member;
                    (B) incompetence;
                    (C) neglect of duty;
                    (D) malfeasance in office;
                    (E) a felony or conduct involving moral turpitude; 
                or
                    (F) holding an office or employment or engaging in 
                an activity that disqualifies the individual from 
                service as a member of the Board under subsection 
                (c)(3).
            (2) Statement of reasons for removal.--In removing any 
        member from the Board, the Speaker of the House of 
        Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate 
        shall state in writing to the member being removed the specific 
        reasons for the removal.
    (h) Responsibilities of Chair; Acting Chair.--The Chair shall 
preside at all sessions of the Board and shall fulfill the 
responsibilities of the Chair as specifically stated in other sections 
of this Act. The Chair may designate any other member as Acting Chair. 
During any period when the position of the Chair is vacant, the other 
members shall, by majority vote, designate any member as Acting Chair. 
The Acting Chair may act in the place and stead of the Chair during his 
or her absence or when the position of the Chair is vacant.
    (i) Meetings.--The Board shall meet at least 4 times annually. All 
meetings of the Board shall be in the District of Columbia.
    (j) Quorum; Action by Majority Vote.--A quorum for the transaction 
of business shall consist of at least 3 members present. Each member, 
including the Chair, shall have one vote. Actions of the Board shall be 
determined by a majority vote of the members present. Any vacancy shall 
not affect the power of the remaining members to fulfill the duties of 
the Board, provided that a quorum is present.
    (k) Compensation of Members.--Each member of the Board other than 
the Chair shall be compensated at a rate equal to the daily equivalent 
of the annual rate of basic pay prescribed for level V of the Executive 
Schedule under section 5316 of title 5, United States Code, for each 
day (including travel time) during which such member is engaged in the 
performance of the duties of the Board. The Chair shall be compensated 
in the same manner at a rate equal to the daily equivalent of the 
annual rate of basic pay prescribed for level IV of the Executive 
Schedule under section 5316 of title 5, United States Code.
    (l) Travel Expenses.--Each member of the Board of Directors shall 
receive travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at 
rates authorized for employees of agencies under subchapter I of 
chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, for each day the member is 
engaged in the performance of duties away from the home or regular 
place of business of the member.

SEC. 203. OFFICERS, STAFF, AND OTHER PERSONNEL.

    (a) Director.--
            (1) In general.--The Chair, subject to the approval of the 
        Board, shall appoint and may remove a Director. Selection and 
        appointment of the Director shall be without regard to 
        political affiliation and solely on the basis of fitness to 
        perform the duties of the office. No person described in 
        subparagraph (A) or (B) of section 202(c)(3) may be appointed 
        Director.
            (2) Compensation.--The Chair may fix the compensation of 
        the Director. The rate of pay for the Director may not exceed 
        the annual rate of basic pay prescribed for level V of the 
        Executive Schedule under section 5316 of title 5, United States 
        Code.
            (3) Duties.--The Director shall serve as the chief 
        operating officer of the Office. Except as otherwise specified 
        in this Act, the Director shall carry out all of the 
        responsibilities of the Office under this Act.
    (b) General Counsel.--
            (1) In general.--The Chair, subject to the approval of the 
        Board, shall appoint and may remove a General Counsel. 
        Selection and appointment of the General Counsel shall be 
        without regard to political affiliation and solely on the basis 
        of fitness to perform the duties of the Office. No person 
        described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of section 202(c)(3) may 
        be appointed General Counsel.
            (2) Compensation.--The Chair may fix the compensation of 
        the General Counsel. The rate of pay for the General Counsel 
        may not exceed the annual rate of basic pay prescribed for 
        level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of title 
        5, United States Code.
            (3) Duties.--The General Counsel shall--
                    (A) exercise the authorities and perform the duties 
                of the General Counsel as specified in this Act; and
                    (B) otherwise assist the Board and the Director in 
                carrying out their duties and powers.
            (4) Attorneys in the office of the general counsel.--The 
        General Counsel shall appoint, and fix the compensation of, and 
        may remove, such additional attorneys as may be necessary to 
        enable the General Counsel to perform his or her duties.
    (c) Other Staff.--The Director shall appoint, and fix the 
compensation of, and may remove, such other additional staff, including 
hearing officers, but not including attorneys employed in the office of 
the General Counsel, as may be necessary to enable the Office to 
perform its duties.
    (d) Detailed Personnel.--The Director may, with the prior consent 
of the Government department or agency concerned, use on a reimbursable 
or nonreimbursable basis the services of personnel of any such 
department or agency, including the services of members or personnel of 
the General Accounting Office Personnel Appeals Board.
    (e) Consultants.--In carrying out the functions of the Office, the 
Director may procure the temporary (not to exceed 1 year) or 
intermittent services of consultants.

SEC. 204. RULEMAKING BY THE OFFICE.

    (a) Rules of the Office.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the 
        appointment of a quorum of the Board, the Board shall issue 
        final rules of organization, procedures, and practice (within 
        the meaning of section 553(b)(A) of title 5, United States 
        Code), including rules on the procedures of the Board and rules 
        of procedure and practice for proceedings before hearing 
        officers and before the Board. Such rules may also specify 
        authorities and duties of the Director, the General Counsel, 
        and other personnel of the Office, consistent with the 
        authorities and duties granted and imposed under this Act to 
        clarify or establish the manner in which the Office, including 
        the Board, individual hearing officers, and the General 
        Counsel, shall interpret, apply, and implement the substantive 
        provisions, remedies, authorities, and procedures set forth and 
        referred to in this Act.
            (2) Rulemaking procedure.--Rules under this subsection--
                    (A) shall be issued in accordance with subsection 
                (d);
                    (B) shall, subject to subparagraph (C), become 
                effective immediately, except for rules of procedure 
                and practice for proceedings before hearing officers 
                and before the Board, which shall become effective 60 
                calendar days of continuous session after the rules are 
                issued; and
                    (C) shall be subject to disapproval by Congress by 
                concurrent resolution passed pursuant to subsection (e) 
                not later than 60 calendar days of continuous session 
                after the rules are issued.
    (b) Rules of Interpretation and Policy.--
            (1) In general.--The Board shall adopt such interpretative 
        rules and such general statements of policy (within the meaning 
        of section 553(b)(A) of title 5, United States Code) as the 
        Board may determine are necessary to clarify or establish the 
        manner in which the Office, including the Board, individual 
        hearing officers, and the General Counsel, shall interpret, 
        apply, and implement the substantive provisions, remedies, 
        authorities, and procedures set forth and referred to in this 
        Act.
            (2) Rulemaking procedure.--Rules under this subsection--
                    (A) shall be issued in accordance with subsection 
                (d);
                    (B) shall, subject to subparagraph (C), become 
                effective not less than 60 calendar days of continuous 
                session after the rules are issued, except as may be 
                otherwise provided by the Board for good cause found 
                (within the meaning of section 553(d)(3) of title 5, 
                United States Code) and published with the rule; and
                    (C) shall be subject to disapproval by Congress by 
                concurrent resolution passed pursuant to subsection (e) 
                not later than 60 calendar days of continuous session 
                after the rules are issued.
    (c) Substantive Rules, Having the Force and Effect of Law.--
            (1) In general.--The Board shall adopt such substantive 
        rules, having the force and effect of law, as the Board may 
        determine are necessary or desirable to apply statutory 
        provisions under title I in a manner that will fulfill the 
        purposes of those provisions and of this Act.
            (2) Rulemaking procedure.--Rules under this subsection--
                    (A) shall be issued in accordance with subsection 
                (d);
                    (B) shall be issued subject to approval by Congress 
                by passage of a joint resolution or statute in 
                accordance with subsection (f); and
                    (C) shall become effective and have the force and 
                effect of law not less than 30 days after the approval 
                referred to in subparagraph (C), except that a lesser 
                period may be provided by the Board for good cause 
                found (within the meaning of section 553(d)(3) of title 
                5, United States Code) and published with the rule.
    (d) Publication and Issuance.--
            (1) Rulemaking procedure.--The Board shall issue rules 
        described in subsections (a), (b), and (c) in accordance with 
        the principles and procedures set forth in section 553 of title 
        5, United States Code. The Board shall publish a general notice 
        of proposed rulemaking under section 553(b) of title 5, United 
        States Code, but, instead of publication of a general notice of 
        proposed rulemaking in the Federal Register, the Board shall 
        transmit such notice to the Speaker of the House of 
        Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate for 
        publication in the Congressional Record on the first day on 
        which both Houses are in session following such transmittal. 
        Prior to issuing rules, the Board shall provide a comment 
        period of at least 30 days after publication of a general 
        notice of proposed rulemaking. Upon issuing final rules, the 
        Board shall transmit notice of such action together with a copy 
        of such rules to the Speaker of the House of Representatives 
        and the President pro tempore of the Senate for publication in 
        the Congressional Record on the first day on which both Houses 
        are in session following such transmittal. Rules shall be 
        considered issued by the Board as of the date on which they are 
        published in the Congressional Record.
            (2) Specification of whether a rule is to have the force 
        and effect of law.--If the Board intends that any rule is to 
        have the force and effect of law, in accordance with subsection 
        (c), the Board shall so specify in the general notice of 
        proposed rulemaking and in the final rule. In the case of any 
        final rule intended to have the force and effect of law, the 
        Board may also specify in the final rule that, prior to (or in 
        the absence of) approval in accordance with subsection (f), the 
        rule shall become effective in accordance with subsection (a) 
        or (b).
    (e) Congressional Disapproval.--Rules issued under subsection (a) 
or (b) may be disapproved, in whole or in part, by passage by Congress 
of a concurrent resolution within 60 calendar days of continuous 
session after such rules are issued. Such resolution shall be 
introduced in the House of Representatives or the Senate on or after 
the date of issuance of the rules to which the concurrent resolution 
applies. The matter after the resolving clause of the concurrent 
resolution shall be or shall include the following: ``[Section(s) ____ 
of] the rules issued by the Office on Congressional Fair Employment 
Practices on ____ and entitled ____, are hereby disapproved'' (the 
blank spaces being appropriately filled in, and the bracketed material 
being used if necessary).
    (f) Congressional Approval of Substantive Rules.--Rules issued 
under subsection (c) shall not have the force and effect of law until 
approved by the Congress by passage of a joint resolution or by 
statute. In the case of a joint resolution, the matter after the 
resolving clause shall be the following; and, in the case of a bill, 
the matter after the enacting clause shall be or shall include the 
following: ``The rules issued by the Office on Congressional Fair 
Employment Practices on ____ and entitled ____ are hereby approved and 
shall have the force and effect of law'' (the blank spaces being 
appropriately filled in). A joint resolution approving the rules shall 
be introduced and considered by the Congress under the rules set forth 
in section 401.
    (g) Amendment of Rules.--The rules described in subsections (a), 
(b), and (c) may be amended in the same manner as is described in 
subsections (d), (e), and (f), except that the Board may, in its 
discretion, dispense with publication of a general notice of proposed 
rulemaking of minor, technical, or urgent amendments that satisfy the 
criteria for dispensing with publication of such notice pursuant to 
section 553(b) of title 5, United States Code.
    (h) Right To Petition for Rulemaking.--Any interested party may 
petition to the Board for the issuance, amendment, or repeal of a rule.
    (i) Application of Executive Agency Regulations by Reference.--
            (1) In general.--The Board may, by specific reference in 
        rules issued under this section, apply regulations issued by 
        any Executive agency, including, if the Board so specifies, 
        regulations yet to be issued by the Executive agency. However, 
        no regulation issued by an Executive agency that would apply 
        to, or affect only, or substantially only, the Congress or any 
        instrumentality or other entity of the legislative branch may 
        be made applicable by the Board by reference.
            (2) Definition.--For purposes of this subsection, the term 
        ``Executive agency'' has the same meaning given such term in 
        section 105 of title 5, United States Code.
    (j) Judicial Deference to Rules.--In any action under section 305 
of this Act--
            (1) the court shall afford due deference to any rule issued 
        and effective under subsection (a) or (b); and
            (2) any rule issued and effective under subsection (c) 
        shall have the force and effect of law.
    (k) Consultation.--The Director and the Board--
            (1) shall consult, with regard to the development and 
        issuance of rules, with--
                    (A) the Chairman of the Administrative Conference 
                of the United States;
                    (B) the Secretary of Labor;
                    (C) the Federal Labor Relations Authority; and
                    (D) the Director of the Office of Personnel 
                Management; and
            (2) may consult with any other persons with whom 
        consultation, in the opinion of the Board or the Director, may 
        be helpful.

SEC. 205. INFORMATION PROGRAM.

    The Board shall conduct an information program to inform Members of 
the House of Representatives, Senators, elected officers of either 
House, heads of employing offices, and covered employees about the 
provisions made applicable to them under this Act.

SEC. 206. DATA COLLECTION AND REPORT.

    The Director shall compile and annually publish statistics with 
respect to contacts and complaints filed with the Office under this 
Act. Such statistics shall include the total numbers of contacts and 
complaints, and a breakdown regarding--
            (1) the kinds of allegations made in contacts with the 
        Office and complaints filed with the Office;
            (2) the time required by the Office to conduct proceedings 
        and resolve various types of matters;
            (3) the number of complaints resolved by settlement, by 
        decision under section 303, or by withdrawal of the complaint; 
        and
            (4) for each category of allegation, the amounts of 
        monetary compensation granted in settlements and awards.

SEC. 207. EXPENSES OF THE OFFICE.

    (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Beginning in fiscal year 
1995, and for each fiscal year thereafter, there are authorized to be 
appropriated for the expenses of the Office such sums as may be 
necessary to carry out the functions of the Office. Until sums are 
first appropriated pursuant to the preceding sentence, but for a period 
not exceeding 12 months following the date of enactment of this Act, 
the expenses of the Office shall be paid 50 percent from the contingent 
fund of the Senate, and 50 percent from the contingent fund of the 
House, upon vouchers approved by the Director.
    (b) Witness Fees and Allowances.--Except for covered employees, 
witnesses before a hearing officer or the Board in any proceeding under 
title I other than rulemaking shall be paid the same fee and mileage 
allowances as are paid subpoenaed witnesses in the courts of the United 
States. Covered employees who are summoned, or are assigned by their 
employer, to testify in their official capacity or to produce official 
records before a mediator, hearing officer, or the Board in any 
proceeding under this Act shall be entitled to travel expenses under 
subchapter I and section 5751 of chapter 57 of title 5, United States 
Code.

  TITLE III--ADMINISTRATIVE AND JUDICIAL DISPUTE-RESOLUTION PROCEDURES

SEC. 301. COUNSELING.

    (a) Initiation.--Any employee referred to in section 104(1) may, 
within the time specified in section 307, request counseling.
    (b) Purpose.--The Office shall provide the employee with all 
relevant information with respect to the rights and remedies as 
provided under this Act and shall provide an opportunity for 
discussion, evaluation, and guidance to assist the employee in 
evaluating and resolving the matter.
    (c) Period of Counseling.--The period for counseling shall begin on 
the date on which the request for counseling is received and shall be 
30 days unless the employee and the Office agree to reduce the period.
    (d) Notification of End of Counseling Period.--The Office shall 
notify the employee in writing when the counseling period has ended.
    (e) Employees of the Architect of the Capitol and Capitol Police.--
In the case of an employee of the Architect of the Capitol or an 
employee who is a member of the Capitol Police, the Director may refer 
the employee to the Architect of the Capitol or the Capitol Police 
Board for resolution of the employee's grievance through internal 
grievance procedures of the Architect of the Capitol or the Capitol 
Police Board for a specific period of time, which shall not count 
against the time available for counseling or mediation under this Act.

SEC. 302. MEDIATION.

    (a) Applicability.--Except as otherwise expressly provided in this 
Act, the provisions of this section shall govern all mediation 
conducted by the Office pursuant to this Act.
    (b) Initiation.--Not later than 15 days after the Office notifies 
an employee of the end of the counseling period under section 301(d), 
the employee may file a request for mediation with the Office. 
Mediation may also be initiated pursuant to sections 105(d)(2) and 
106(c)(5).
    (c) Mediation Process.--The Director shall specify one or more 
individuals to mediate any dispute. In identifying individuals to 
mediate, the Director shall consider individuals who are recommended to 
the Director by the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, the 
Administrative Conference of the United States, or other appropriate 
organizations.
    (d) Mediation Period.--
            (1) In general.--The mediation period shall be 60 days, 
        beginning on the date the request for mediation is received by 
        the Office.
            (2) Extension.--The mediation period may be extended for an 
        additional 30 days at the discretion of the Director. If the 
        Director authorizes factfinding under subsection (e), the 
        Director may extend the mediation period for up to 60 
        additional days. The mediation period may be extended for 
        additional periods at the joint request of the employee and the 
        employing office.
    (e) Factfinding in Aid of Mediation.--Upon the recommendation of 
the mediator (at the request of the employee or the employing office, 
or on the mediator's own initiative), the Director may authorize 
factfinding in aid of resolving the dispute through mediation. The 
Director may assign an employee of the Office or appoint a consultant 
to conduct the factfinding on issues identified by the mediator. The 
individual conducting the factfinding shall report to the mediator the 
results of the factfinding. Such results shall not be admissible in any 
subsequent proceeding under this Act or in any other proceeding.
    (f) Notification of End of Mediation Period.--The Office shall 
notify the employee and the head of the employing office in writing 
when the mediation period has ended.
    (g) Independence of Mediation Process.--No individual appointed by 
the Director to mediate or to be a factfinder in aid of the mediator 
may conduct or aid in the hearing conducted under section 303 with 
respect to the same matter or shall be subject to subpoena or any other 
compulsory process with respect to the same matter.

SEC. 303. COMPLAINT AND HEARING.

    (a) Applicability.--Except as otherwise expressly provided in this 
Act, the provisions of this section shall govern all hearings conducted 
by a hearing officer pursuant to this Act.
    (b) Complaint.--Any complaint shall be filed with the Office 
against the employing office. Any complaint required by this Act to be 
preceded by counseling and mediation may not be filed unless the 
employee has made a timely request for counseling and has completed the 
procedures set forth in sections 301 and 302.
    (c) Hearing Officer.--Upon the filing of a complaint, the Director 
shall appoint an independent hearing officer to consider the complaint 
and render a decision. No Member of the House of Representatives, 
Senator, officer of either the House of Representatives or the Senate, 
head of an employing office, member of the Board, or covered employee 
may be appointed to be a hearing officer under this Act. The Director 
shall develop master lists, composed of individuals experienced in 
adjudicating and arbitrating the kinds of personnel and other matters 
for which hearings may be held under this Act, after considering 
candidates recommended to the Director by the Federal Mediation and 
Conciliation Service, the Administrative Conference of the United 
States, or organizations composed primarily of individuals experienced 
in adjudicating or arbitrating such matters. The Director shall select 
hearing officers on a rotational or random basis from these lists. 
Nothing in this section shall prevent the appointment of hearing 
officers as full-time employees of the Office, or the selection of 
hearing officers on the basis of specialized expertise needed for 
particular matters.
    (d) Hearing.--Unless a complaint is dismissed prior to hearing, a 
hearing shall be conducted--
            (1) on the record by the hearing officer;
            (2) as expeditiously as practical, commencing not later 
        than 90 days after the filing of the complaint; and
            (3) except as specifically provided in this Act and to the 
        greatest extent practicable, in accordance with the principles 
        and procedures set forth in sections 554 through 557 of title 
        5, United States Code.
    (e) Discovery.--Reasonable prehearing discovery may be permitted at 
the discretion of the hearing officer.
    (f) Subpoenas.--
            (1) In general.--At the request of a party, a hearing 
        officer may issue subpoenas for the attendance of witnesses and 
        for the production of correspondence, books, papers, documents, 
        and other records. The attendance of witnesses and the 
        production of records may be required from any place within the 
        United States. Subpoenas shall be served in the manner provided 
        under rule 45(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
            (2) Objections.--If a person refuses, on the basis of 
        relevance, privilege, or other objection, to testify in 
        response to a question or to produce records in connection with 
        a proceeding before a hearing officer, the hearing officer 
        shall rule on the objection. At the request of the witness or 
        any party, the hearing officer shall (or on the hearing 
        officer's own initiative, the hearing officer may) refer the 
        ruling to the Board for review.
            (3) Enforcement.--
                    (A) In general.--If a person fails to comply with a 
                subpoena, the Board may authorize the General Counsel 
                to apply to an appropriate United States district court 
                for an order requiring that person to appear before the 
                hearing officer to give testimony or produce records. 
                The application may be made within the judicial 
                district where the hearing is conducted or where that 
                person is found, resides, or transacts business. Any 
                failure to obey a lawful order of the district court 
                issued pursuant to this section may be held by such 
                court to be a civil contempt thereof.
                    (B) Service of process.--Process in an action or 
                contempt proceeding pursuant to subparagraph (A) may be 
                served in any judicial district in which the person 
                refusing or failing to comply, or threatening to refuse 
                or not to comply, resides, transacts business, or may 
                be found, and subpoenas for witnesses who are required 
                to attend such proceedings may run into any other 
                district.
    (g) Decision.--The hearing officer shall issue a written decision 
as expeditiously as possible, but in no case more than 60 days after 
the conclusion of the hearing. The written decision shall be 
transmitted by the Office to the parties. The decision shall state the 
issues raised in the complaint, describe the evidence in the record, 
contain findings of fact and conclusions of law, contain a 
determination of whether a violation has occurred, and order such 
remedies as are appropriate pursuant to section 101(c), 102(c), 103(c), 
105(c), 106(c), or 107. The decision shall be entered in the records of 
the Office.
    (h) Precedents.--A hearing officer who conducts a hearing under 
this section shall be guided by judicial decisions under the statutes 
made applicable by title I and by Board decisions under this Act.

SEC. 304. APPEAL TO THE BOARD.

    (a) In General.--In any case in which a final decision by a hearing 
officer is subject to review by the Board, the party seeking such 
review shall file a petition for review not later than 30 days after 
notice of the entry of the decision in the records of the Office under 
section 303(g).
    (b) Parties' Opportunity To Submit Argument.--The parties shall 
have a reasonable opportunity to be heard, through written submission 
and, in the discretion of the Board, through oral argument.
    (c) Standard of Review.--The Board shall set aside a decision of a 
hearing officer if the Board determines that the decision was--
            (1) arbitrary, capricious, an abuse of discretion, or 
        otherwise not consistent with law;
            (2) not made consistent with required procedures; or
            (3) unsupported by substantial evidence.
    (d) Record.--In making determinations under subsection (c), the 
Board shall review the whole record, or those parts of it cited by a 
party, and due account shall be taken of the rule of prejudicial error. 
The record on review shall include the record before the hearing 
officer and the decision of the hearing officer.
    (e) Decision.--The Board shall issue a written decision setting 
forth the reasons for its decision. The decision may affirm, reverse, 
or remand to the hearing officer for further proceedings. A decision 
that does not require further proceedings before a hearing officer 
shall be entered in the records of the Office as a final decision.

SEC. 305. JUDICIAL REVIEW OF A FINAL DECISION.

    (a) In General.--This section applies to petitions under section 
104(5), 105(d)(4), 106(c)(5), or 107(b)(4) for judicial review of a 
final decision of the Board in the United States Court of Appeals for 
the Federal Circuit.
    (b) Law Applicable.--Chapter 158 of title 28, United States Code, 
shall apply to review under subsection (a) except that--
            (1) with respect to section 2344 of title 28, United States 
        Code, the clerk shall serve a copy of the petition on the 
        General Counsel;
            (2) the provisions of section 2348 of title 28, United 
        States Code, on the authority of the Attorney General, shall 
        not apply;
            (3) the petition for review shall be filed not later than 
        90 days after the entry in the Office of a final decision under 
        section 304(e) of this Act;
            (4) the Office shall be an ``agency'' as that term is used 
        in chapter 158 of title 28, United States Code, and reference 
        to the Attorney General shall be deemed to refer to the General 
        Counsel; and
            (5) the Office shall be the respondent in any proceeding 
        under this section.
    (c) Additional Service.--At or before the time of filing a petition 
for review, the petitioner shall serve a copy thereof on all parties 
who shall have been admitted to participate in the proceedings before 
the Office, and shall file with the clerk of the court a list of those 
so served.
    (d) Standard of Review.--To the extent necessary to decision and 
when presented, the court shall decide all relevant questions of law 
and interpret constitutional and statutory provisions. The court shall 
set aside a final decision of the Board under section 304 if it 
determines that the decision was--
            (1) arbitrary, capricious, an abuse of discretion, or 
        otherwise not consistent with law;
            (2) not made consistent with required procedures; or
            (3) unsupported by substantial evidence.
    (e) Record.--In making determinations under subsection (d), the 
court shall review the whole record, or those parts of it cited by a 
party, and due account shall be taken of the rule of prejudicial error. 
The record on review shall include the record before the Board and the 
decision of the Board.
    (f) Attorneys' Fees.--In proceedings under this section relating to 
an alleged violation of a statute made applicable by title I of this 
Act, attorney's fees may be allowed by the court in accordance with the 
standards prescribed under Federal law for the award of fees under such 
statute.

SEC. 306. CIVIL ACTIONS.

    (a) In General.--This section governs all civil actions commenced 
pursuant to section 104(3)(B).
    (b) Parties.--In any such action, the defendant shall--
            (1) in an action by an employee of the Senate, be the 
        Senate;
            (2) in an action by an employee of the House of 
        Representatives, be the House of Representatives; and
            (3) in an action by any other covered employee, be the 
        employing office.
    (c) Jury Trial.--Any party may demand a jury trial where a jury 
trial would be available in an action against an Executive agency (as 
defined in section 105 of title 5, United States Code) under the 
relevant statute made applicable by this Act.
    (d) Intervention of Right.--In any action described in subsection 
(b) (1) or (2), the head of the employing office shall be entitled to 
intervene as of right.

SEC. 307. TIME LIMITATIONS.

    (a) Counseling Requests.--A request for counseling shall be made 
not later than--
            (1) 180 days after the date of the alleged violation under 
        provisions of sections 101 or 103 for which the counseling is 
        requested; or
            (2) 2 years after the date of the alleged violation under 
        section 102 for which the counseling is requested, or 3 years 
        after an alleged willful violation under section 102.
    (b) Charges Filed With the General Counsel.--
            (1) Discrimination in public services.--Any charge of a 
        violation of section 105(d) must be filed with the General 
        Counsel in writing by no later than 180 days after the alleged 
        violation.
            (2) Discharge or discrimination for exercising rights 
        relating to occupational safety and health.--Any charge of a 
        violation of section 106(d) must be filed with the General 
        Counsel in writing by no later than 30 days after the alleged 
        violation.

SEC. 308. SETTLEMENT OF COMPLAINTS.

    If, after a complaint is filed under section 303, the parties 
resolve the issues involved, the settlement shall be in writing and 
shall be subject to the approval of the Director.

SEC. 309. CONFIDENTIALITY.

    (a) Counseling.--All counseling shall be strictly confidential 
except that the Office and the employee may agree to notify the head of 
the employing office of the allegations.
    (b) Mediation.--All mediation conducted under this Act shall be 
strictly confidential.
    (c) Hearings.--The hearings and deliberations of hearing officers 
and of the Board on complaints under this Act shall be strictly 
confidential.
    (d) Release of Records for Judicial Review.--The complete record of 
the proceedings before the hearing officer and the Board, including the 
decision, may be made public for the purpose of judicial review under 
section 305 and enforcement of subpoenas under section 303(f).
    (e) Reports to Congress.--Nothing in this section shall preclude 
the disclosure to Congress of information required under section 310.

SEC. 310. DISCLOSURE TO COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS.

    The Board--
            (1) may, at its discretion, provide to the Committee on 
        Standards of Official Conduct of the House of Representatives 
        or the Select Committee on Ethics of the Senate; and
            (2) shall, at the request of either of such committees;
provide to such committee the record of a hearing and the decision of 
the hearing officer, and the record of consideration and the decision 
of the Board on appeal, after completion of procedures described in 
sections 303 and 304.

SEC. 311. REPRESENTATION.

    A covered employee or other complainant is entitled to be assisted 
by counsel or other representative at any stage of any proceeding 
administered by the Office, including the proceedings under sections 
301, 302, 303, and 304.

                   TITLE IV--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

SEC. 401. EXPEDITED PROCEDURES FOR CONGRESSIONAL CONSIDERATION OF 
              SUBSTANTIVE RULES.

    (a) Introduction of Joint Resolutions.--On the same day as a final 
substantive rule issued under section 204(c) is published in the 
Congressional Record, the Majority Leader of the House of 
Representatives or his designee (for himself and the Minority Leader or 
his designee) and the Majority Leader of the Senate or his designee 
(for himself and the Minority Leader or his designee) shall each 
introduce a joint resolution in the form specified in section 204(f).
    (b) Referral.--The joint resolutions introduced under subsection 
(a) shall be referred by the Presiding Officers of the respective 
Houses to, in the House of Representatives, the Committee on House 
Administration, and, in the Senate, jointly to the Committee on 
Governmental Affairs and the Committee on Rules. A committee to which 
such joint resolution is referred under this subsection shall report 
such joint resolution to its respective House without amendment.
    (c) Discharge of Committee.--If any committee to which a joint 
resolution introduced under subsection (a) is referred has not reported 
such resolution at the end of the 45th calendar day of continuous 
session after its introduction, such committee shall be automatically 
discharged from further consideration of the joint resolution and, upon 
being reported or discharged from all committees, such joint resolution 
shall be placed on the appropriate calendar.
    (d) Floor Consideration.--
            (1) In general.--On or after the 5th calendar day of 
        continuous session after the date on which a joint resolution 
        introduced under subsection (a) has been placed on the 
        calendar, it shall be in order (even though a previous motion 
        to the same effect has been disagreed to) for any Member of the 
        relevant House to move to proceed to the consideration of the 
        joint resolution. All points of order against the joint 
        resolution (and against consideration of the joint resolution) 
        are waived. The motion is highly privileged in the House of 
        Representatives and is privileged in the Senate and is not 
        debatable. The motion is not subject to amendment, or to a 
        motion to postpone, or to a motion to proceed to the 
        consideration of other business. A motion to reconsider the 
        vote by which the motion is agreed to or disagreed to is not in 
        order. If a motion to proceed to the consideration of the joint 
        resolution is agreed to, the joint resolution shall remain the 
        unfinished business of the relevant House until disposed of.
            (2) Debate.--Debate on the joint resolution, and on all 
        debatable motions and appeals in connection therewith, shall be 
        limited to not more than 10 hours in each House, which time 
        shall be divided equally between those favoring and those 
        opposing the joint resolution. A motion further to limit debate 
        is in order and is not debatable. An amendment to, or a motion 
        to postpone, or a motion to proceed to the consideration of 
        other business, or a motion to recommit the joint resolution is 
        not in order.
            (3) Amendments prohibited.--No amendment to the joint 
        resolution is in order.
            (4) Vote on final passage.--Immediately following the 
        conclusion of the debate on a joint resolution described in 
        subsection (a), and a single quorum call at the conclusion of 
        the debate if requested in accordance with the rules of the 
        appropriate House, the vote on final passage of the joint 
        resolution shall occur. A motion to reconsider the vote by 
        which the joint resolution is agreed to or disagreed to is not 
        in order.
            (5) Motion to suspend application.--No motion to suspend 
        the application of this section shall be in order, nor shall it 
        be in order for the Presiding Officer to entertain a request to 
        suspend the application of this section by unanimous consent.
            (6) Rulings of the chair on procedure.--Appeals from the 
        decisions of the Chair relating to the application of the rules 
        of the Senate or the House of Representatives, as the case may 
        be, to the procedure relating to a joint resolution described 
        in subsection (a) shall be decided without debate.
    (e) Coordination With Action by Other House.--If, before one House 
passes a joint resolution described in subsection (a), that House 
receives from the other House a joint resolution or bill with identical 
text after the resolving or enacting clause, then the following 
procedures shall apply:
            (1) The joint resolution or bill of the other House shall 
        not be referred to a committee and shall be deemed to have been 
        read three times.
            (2) With respect to the joint resolution described in 
        subsection (a) of the House that received the joint resolution 
        from the other House--
                    (A) the procedure shall be the same as if no joint 
                resolution had been received from the other House; 
                except
                    (B) the vote on final passage shall be on the joint 
                resolution or bill of the other House.
    (f) Numbers of Days.--For purposes of this section, in computing a 
number of calendar days in either House, there shall be excluded any 
day on which that House was not in session.

SEC. 402. EXERCISE OF RULEMAKING POWERS.

    The provisions of sections 204 and 401, and the provisions of any 
rules issued by the Board under sections 204(a) and 204(b) are issued--
            (1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the House of 
        Representatives and the Senate, respectively, and as such they 
        shall be considered as part of the rules of such House, 
        respectively, and such rules shall supersede other rules only 
        to the extent that they are inconsistent therewith; and
            (2) with full recognition of the constitutional right of 
        either House to change such rules (so far as relating to such 
        House) at any time, in the same manner, and to the same extent 
        as in the case of any other rule of each House.

SEC. 403. SETTLEMENT AND AWARDS RESERVES; AUTHORIZATION OF 
              APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) For the House of Representatives.--
            (1) Establishment of account.--There is established in the 
        Contingent Fund of the House of Representatives a ``Settlements 
        and Awards Reserve'' appropriation account--
                    (A) into which shall be deposited appropriated 
                funds and amounts transferred by the Clerk of the House 
                of Representatives from funds available to the Clerk 
                for disbursement by the Clerk; and
                    (B) that shall be available as provided in 
                paragraph (2).
            (2) Payments.--The appropriation account established by 
        paragraph (1) shall be available for the payment of awards 
        under sections 303 through 306 and agreements under section 
        308.
    (b) For the Senate.--
            (1) Establishment of account.--There is established in the 
        Contingent Fund of the Senate a ``Settlements and Awards 
        Reserve'' appropriation account--
                    (A) into which shall be deposited appropriated 
                funds and amounts transferred by the Secretary of the 
                Senate from funds available to the Secretary for 
                disbursement by the Secretary; and
                    (B) that shall be available as provided in 
                paragraph (2).
            (2) Payments.--The appropriation account established by 
        paragraph (1) shall be available for the payment of awards 
        under sections 303 through 306 and agreements under section 
        308.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated such sums as are necessary for the purposes of subsections 
(a)(2) and (b)(2), and otherwise for the purposes of payment of awards 
under sections 303 through 306 and agreements under section 308. Awards 
and agreements shall be paid out of such appropriations and out of any 
amounts otherwise available to heads of employing offices, or other 
offices liable or potentially liable under this Act, for disbursement 
by them. No amounts shall be paid for awards or agreements under this 
Act out of the Claims and Judgment Fund of the Treasury.

SEC. 404. OTHER JUDICIAL REVIEW PROHIBITED.

    Except in proceedings expressly authorized by sections 305 and 306, 
the compliance or noncompliance with the provisions of this Act and any 
action taken pursuant to this Act shall not be subject to judicial 
review.

SEC. 405. SEVERABILITY.

    If any provision of this Act or the application of such provision 
to any person or circumstance is held to be invalid, the remainder of 
this Act and the application of the provisions of such to any person or 
circumstance shall not be affected thereby.

SEC. 406. POLITICAL AFFILIATION AND PLACE OF RESIDENCE.

    (a) In General.--It shall not be a violation of any provision of 
section 101 to consider the--
            (1) party affiliation;
            (2) domicile; or
            (3) political compatibility with the employing office;
of an employee referred to in subsection (b) with respect to employment 
decisions.
    (b) Definition.--For purposes of subsection (a), the term 
``employee'' means--
            (1) an employee on the staff of the leadership of the House 
        of Representatives or the leadership of the Senate;
            (2) an employee on the staff of a committee or subcommittee 
        of--
                    (A) the House of Representatives;
                    (B) the Senate; or
                    (C) a joint committee of the Congress;
            (3) an employee on the staff of a Member of the House of 
        Representatives or on the staff of a Senator;
            (4) an officer of the House of Representatives or the 
        Senate or a congressional employee who is elected by the House 
        of Representatives or Senate or is appointed by a Member of the 
        House of Representatives or by a Senator (in addition an 
        employee described in paragraph (1), (2), or (3)); or
            (5) an applicant for a position that is to be occupied by 
        an individual described in any of paragraphs (1) through (4).

SEC. 407. NONDISCRIMINATION RULES OF THE HOUSE AND SENATE.

    The Select Committee on Ethics of the Senate and the Committee on 
Standards of Official Conduct of the House of Representatives retain 
full power, in accordance with the authority provided to them by the 
Senate and the House, with respect to the discipline of Members, 
officers, and employees for violating rules of the Senate and the House 
on nondiscrimination in employment.

SEC. 408. REPORTS OF CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.

    Each report accompanying a bill or joint resolution of a public 
character reported by a committee of the House of Representatives or 
the Senate (except the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on 
the Budget of either House) shall contain a listing of the provisions 
of the bill or joint resolution that apply to the Congress or to 
congressional instrumentalities and an evaluation of the impact of such 
provisions on the Congress or congressional instrumentalities, and, in 
the case of a provision not applicable to the Congress or to 
congressional instrumentalities, a statement of the reasons the 
provision does not apply.

SEC. 409. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

    (a) Civil Rights Remedies.--
            (1) Sections 301 and 302 of the Government Employee Rights 
        Act of 1991 (2 U.S.C. 1201 and 1202) are amended to read as 
        follows:

``SEC. 301. GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE RIGHTS ACT OF 1991.

    ``(a) Short Title.--This title may be cited as the `Government 
Employee Rights Act of 1991'.
    ``(b) Purpose.--The purpose of this title is to provide procedures 
to protect the rights of certain government employees, with respect to 
their public employment, to be free of discrimination on the basis of 
race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, or disability.
    ``(c) Definition.--For purposes of this title, the term `violation' 
means a practice that violates section 302(a) of this title.

``SEC. 302. DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES PROHIBITED.

    ``(a) Practices.--All personnel actions affecting the appointees 
described in section 303(a)(1) or the individuals described in section 
304(a) shall be made free from any discrimination based on--
            ``(1) 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);
            ``(2) age, within the meaning of section 15 of the Age 
        Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (29 U.S.C. 633a); or
            ``(3) 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) Remedies.--The remedies referred to in sections 303(a)(1) and 
304(a)--
            ``(1) may include, in the case of a determination that a 
        violation of subsection (a)(1) has occurred, such remedies as 
        would be appropriate if awarded under sections 706(g), 706(k), 
        and 717(d) of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e-
        5(g), 2000e-5(k), 2000e-16(d)), and such compensatory damages 
        (not exceeding, for each complaining party, and irrespective of 
        the size of the employing office or agency involved, the 
        maximum amount available under section 1977A(b)(3)(D) of the 
        Revised Statutes (42 U.S.C. 1981a(b)(3)(D)) as would be 
        appropriate if awarded under section 1977 and sections 1977(A) 
        (a) and (b)(2) of the Revised Statutes (42 U.S.C. 1981 and 
        1981a (a) and (b)(2));
            ``(2) may include, in the case of a determination that a 
        violation of subsection (a)(2) has occurred, such remedies as 
        would be appropriate if awarded under section 15(c) of the Age 
        Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (29 U.S.C. 633a(c));
            ``(3) may include, in the case of a determination that a 
        violation of subsection (a)(3) has occurred, such remedies as 
        would be appropriate if awarded under section 505(a) of the 
        Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794a(a)(1)) or section 
        107 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 
        12117(a)); and
            ``(4) may not include punitive damages.''.
            (2) Sections 303 through 319, and sections 322, 324, and 
        325 of the Civil Rights Act of 1991 (2 U.S.C. 1203--1218, 1221, 
        1223, and 1224) are repealed.
            (3) Sections 320 and 321 of the Civil Rights Act of 1991 (2 
        U.S.C. 1219 and 1220) are redesignated as sections 303 and 304, 
        respectively.
            (4) Sections 303 and 304 of the Civil Rights Act of 1991, 
        as so redesignated, are each amended by striking ``and 307(h) 
        of this title''.
            (5) Section 1205 of the Supplemental Appropriations Act of 
        1993 (2 U.S.C. 1207a) is repealed.
            (6) Senate Resolution 139, 103d Congress, agreed to August 
        4, 1993, is repealed.
    (b) Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993.--Section 501 of the 
Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (2 U.S.C. 60m) is repealed.
    (c) Architect of the Capitol Human Resources Act.--Section 312(e) 
of the Architect of the Capitol Human Resources Act, Public Law 103-
283; 108 Stat. 1444, is repealed.
    (d) Application.--On the date on which sections 101 and 102 go into 
effect, the authority of sections 303 through 319, and sections 322, 
324, and 325 of the Civil Rights Act of 1991, section 501 of the Family 
and Medical Leave Act of 1993, section 1205 of the Supplemental 
Appropriations Act of 1993, and Senate Resolution 139, 103d Congress, 
agreed to August 4, 1993, shall terminate with respect to employees and 
employing offices.

SEC. 410. SAVINGS PROVISION.

    If, on the date this title takes effect, a covered employee has 
commenced proceedings under section 305 of the Government Employees 
Rights Act 1991 (2 U.S.C. 1205), rule LI of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives, or subsection 312(e)(3) of the Architect of the 
Capitol Human Resources Act (P.L. 103-283, 108 Stat. 1444), may 
continue with those proceedings until the conclusion of all proceedings 
authorized under such act or rule.
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        application of certain employment protection laws to Congress, 
        and for other purposes.''
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