[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 117 (Friday, August 2, 1996)]
[House]
[Page H9898]
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  APPROVING REGULATIONS TO IMPLEMENT PROVISIONS OF THE CONGRESSIONAL 
                       ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 1995

  Mr. THOMAS. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on House Oversight and the Committee on Economic and Educational 
Opportunities be discharged from further consideration of the 
resolution (H. Res. 504) approving certain regulations to implement 
provisions of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 relating to 
labor-management relations with respect to employing offices and 
covered employees of the House of Representatives, and for other 
purposes, and asked for its immediate consideration.
  The Clerk read the title of the resolution.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from California?
  There was no objection.
  The Clerk read the resolution, as follows:

                              H. Res. 504

       Resolved,

     SECTION 1. APPROVAL OF REGULATIONS.

       (a) In General.--The regulations described in subsection 
     (b) are hereby approved insofar as such regulations apply to 
     employing offices and covered employees of the House of 
     Representatives under the Congressional Accountability Act of 
     1995 and to the extent such regulations are consistent with 
     the provisions of such Act.
       (b) Regilations Approved.--The regulations referred to in 
     subsection (a) are the regulations issued by the Office of 
     Compliance on July 9, 1996, under section 220(d) of the 
     Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 to implement section 
     220 of such Act (relating to the application of chapter 71 of 
     title 5, United States code), as published in the 
     Congressional Record on July 11, 1996 (Volume 142, daily 
     edition), beginning on page H7454.

     SEC. 2. ADOPTION OF REGULATIONS RELATING TO HEARING OFFICERS.

       The Board of Directors of the Office of Compliance shall 
     adopt regulations (in accordance with section 304 of the 
     Congressional Accountability Act of 1995) to implement the 
     requirement that the Board refer any mater under section 
     200(c)(1) of such Act which relates to employing offices and 
     covered employees of the House of Representatives to a 
     hearing officer.

  Mr. THOMAS. Mr. Speaker, on July 9, 1996, the Board of Directors of 
the Office of Compliance adopted final regulations to implement the 
Federal Service Labor-Management Relations statutes under section 
220(d) of the Congressional Accountability Act. House Resolution 504 
approves the regulations applicable to the House, to the extent that 
such regulations are consistent with the act. The resolution further 
directs the Board to adopt supplemental regulations to implement the 
requirement in section 220(c)(1) of the act that all matters relating 
to Federal Labor Relations be referred to a hearing officer. 
Regulations relating to section 220(e) of the act have not yet been 
adopted by the Board.
  The resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

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