[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 401 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 401

Directing the Office of Compliance to provide educational assistance to 
employing offices of the House of Representatives regarding compliance 
    with the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 and requiring 
 employing offices of the House of Representatives to obtain the prior 
 approval of the chairman and the ranking minority party member of the 
  Committee on House Oversight of the House of Representatives of the 
         amount of any settlement payments made under such Act.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 15, 1996

 Mr. Thomas submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
                    the Committee on House Oversight

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Directing the Office of Compliance to provide educational assistance to 
employing offices of the House of Representatives regarding compliance 
    with the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 and requiring 
 employing offices of the House of Representatives to obtain the prior 
 approval of the chairman and the ranking minority party member of the 
  Committee on House Oversight of the House of Representatives of the 
         amount of any settlement payments made under such Act.

    Resolved, 

SECTION 1. INTERPRETATION AND ADVICE BY OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE.

    In carrying out its duties under section 301(h) of the 
Congressional Accountability Act of 1995, the Office of Compliance 
shall, through interpretive bulletins, advisory opinions, and other 
methods, provide educational assistance to employing offices of the 
House of Representatives in the same manner as, and to no lesser extent 
than, such assistance is provided to other employers through the 
Department of Labor with respect to laws made applicable to such 
offices under that Act, except that any employees of the Office of 
Compliance who provide such assistance may not participate in deciding 
complaints filed under section 405 of the Act or in deciding petitions 
for review filed under section 406 of the Act.

SEC. 2. APPROVAL OF AMOUNT OF SETTLEMENT PAYMENTS.

    No employing office of the House of Representatives may enter into 
any settlement of a complaint under the Congressional Accountability 
Act of 1995 which includes the payment of funds unless the office has 
obtained the prior approval of the chairman and the ranking minority 
party member of the Committee on House Oversight of the House of 
Representatives, acting jointly, regarding the amount of funds to be 
paid.
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