[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1213 Received in Senate (RDS)]
114th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1213
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
March 9, 2015
Received
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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:
KAREN L. HAAS,
Clerk.