I 111th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3038 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 25, 2009 Mr. McDermott introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To amend the Civil Rights Act of 1991 with respect to the application of such Act.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Justice for Wards Cove Workers Act.

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Amendments

Section 402 of the Civil Rights Act of 1991 (42 U.S.C. 1981 note) is amended— (1)in subsection (a) by striking (a) In General.—; and (2)by striking subsection (b).

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Application and construction

(a)

Application

For purposes of determining the application of the amendments made by the Civil Rights Act of 1991, such amendments shall apply to a case that was subject to section 402(b) of the Civil Rights Act of 1991 (as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act) in the same manner and to the same extent as such amendments apply to any case brought under title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e et seq.) that was not subject to section 402(b) of the Civil Rights Act of 1991. (b)

Construction

Nothing in this Act shall be construed to alter, or shall be considered to be evidence of, congressional intent regarding the application of such amendments to any case that was not subject to section 402(b) of the Civil Rights Act of 1991.