[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 13 (Thursday, January 22, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Page S792]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

  SA 37. Mr. ISAKSON (for himself and Mr. Chambliss) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 181, to amend 
title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Age Discrimination in 
Employment Act of 1967, and to modify the operation of the Americans 
with Disabilities Act of 1990 and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, to 
clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice 
that is unlawful under such acts occurs each time compensation is paid 
pursuant to the discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, 
and for other purposes; as follows:

         On page 7, strike lines 11 through 20 and insert the 
     following:

     SEC. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE.

         (a) In General.--This Act, and the amendments made by 
     this Act, take effect on the date of enactment of this Act, 
     except as provided in subsection (b).
         (b) Claims.--This Act, and the amendments made by this 
     Act, shall apply to each claim of discrimination in 
     compensation under title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 
     (42 U.S.C. 2000e et seq.), the Age Discrimination in 
     Employment Act of 1967 (29 U.S.C. 621 et seq.), title I and 
     section 503 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, 
     and sections 501 and 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 
     if--
         (1) the claim results from a discriminatory compensation 
     decision, and
         (2) the discriminatory compensation decision is adopted 
     on or after that date of enactment.

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