[House Document 108-15]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



                                     

108th Congress, 1st Session - - - - - - - - - - - - - House Document 108-15


 
                      2002 SECTION 102(B) REPORT

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                             COMMUNICATION

                                  from

            THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, THE OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE

                              TRANSMITTING

  THE FOURTH BIENNIAL REPORT ON THE APPLICABILITY TO THE LEGISLATIVE 
 BRANCH OF FEDERAL LAW RELATING TO TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT 
 AND ACCESS TO PUBLIC SERVICES AND ACCOMMODATIONS, PURSUANT TO SECTION 
         102(b) OF THE CONGRESSIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 1995




     January 7, 2003.--Referred jointly to the Committees on House 
   Administration and Education and the Workforce, and ordered to be 
                                printed
                                      Office of Compliance,
                                  Washington, DC, December 4, 2002.
    Dear Member of Congress: On behalf of the Board of 
Directors of the Office of Compliance, it is with great 
pleasure that I submit to you the Board's 2002 Report to 
Congress regarding the issues and concerns facing Congress and 
the Office of Compliance as the Congressional Accountability 
Act of 1995 enters its eighth year.
    Continued improvement in working conditions, health and 
safety, and equal employment opportunity for the Capitol Hill 
community remains the cornerstone of the Accountability Act and 
of this agency's mandate from Congress. The unprecedented 
events of 9-11 have changed forever how we all view the 
importance of health and safety conditions on the Hill campus. 
In this biennial report, required by section 102(b) of the 
Accountability Act, the Board offers its recommendations 
regarding needed improvements to the Accountability Act to 
better ensure that the thousands of women and men who work in 
the Legislative Branch are accorded the regulatory protections 
enjoyed by employees in the private sector and the Executive 
Branch.
    It is our hope that the 108th Congress will review, hold 
hearings, and adopt the recommendations included in the 
accompanying Report. We will be happy to discuss the Report and 
its contents with you or your staff.
            Sincerely,
                                    William W. Thompson II,
                                                Executive Director.


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