[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1213 Engrossed in House (EH)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1213

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                                 AN ACT


 
 To make administrative and technical corrections to the Congressional 
                      Accountability Act of 1995.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Office of Compliance Administrative 
and Technical Corrections Act of 2015''.

SEC. 2. PROCEDURES FOR MEDIATION AND HEARINGS UNDER CONGRESSIONAL 
              ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 1995.

    (a) Requiring Mediators To Be Appointed From Master List.--Section 
403 of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1403) is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``after considering 
        recommendations by organizations composed primarily of 
        individuals experienced in adjudicating or arbitrating 
        personnel matters'' and inserting ``from the master list 
        developed and maintained under subsection (e)''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(e) Master List of Mediators.--
            ``(1) Development and maintenance of master list.--The 
        Executive Director shall develop and maintain a master list of 
        individuals who are experienced in adjudicating, arbitrating, 
        or mediating the kinds of personnel and other matters for which 
        mediation may be held under this section. Such list may 
        include, but not be limited to, members of the bar of a State 
        or the District of Columbia and retired judges of the United 
        States courts.
            ``(2) Consideration of candidates.--In developing the 
        master list under this subsection, the Executive Director shall 
        consider candidates recommended by the Federal Mediation and 
        Conciliation Service or the Administrative Conference of the 
        United States.''.
    (b) Clarification of Deadline To Elect Proceedings After End of 
Period of Mediation.--Section 404 of such Act (2 U.S.C. 1404) is 
amended by striking ``Not later than 90 days after a covered employee 
receives notice of the end of the period of mediation, but no sooner 
than 30 days after receipt of such notification, such covered 
employee'' and inserting ``Not later than 90 days, but not sooner than 
30 days, after the end of the period of mediation, a covered 
employee''.
    (c) Notification of Confidentiality Requirements.--
            (1) Mediations.--Section 416(b) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 
        1416(b)) is amended by striking the period at the end and 
        inserting the following: ``, and the Executive Director shall 
        notify each person participating in the mediation of the 
        confidentiality requirement and of the sanctions applicable to 
        any person who violates the confidentiality requirement.''.
            (2) Hearings and deliberations.--Section 416(c) of such Act 
        (2 U.S.C. 1416(c)) is amended by adding at the end the 
        following: ``The Executive Director shall notify each person 
        participating in a proceeding or deliberation to which this 
        subsection applies of the requirements of this subsection and 
        of the sanctions applicable to any person who violates the 
        requirements of this subsection.''.
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply with respect to mediations and other proceedings which are first 
initiated after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 3. ADDITIONAL TERM FOR MEMBERS OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF OFFICE OF 
              COMPLIANCE.

    Notwithstanding section 301(e)(1) of the Congressional 
Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1381(e)(1)), any individual 
serving as a member of the Board of Directors of the Office of 
Compliance as of February 28, 2015, may be appointed to serve for one 
additional term of 2 years.

            Passed the House of Representatives March 4, 2015.

            Attest:

                                                                 Clerk.
114th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 1213

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                                 AN ACT

 To make administrative and technical corrections to the Congressional 
                      Accountability Act of 1995.