    [United States Senate Manual, 113th Congress]
    [S. Doc. 113-1]
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    [Pages 1128-1129]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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                          TITLE 42.--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE

                    Chapter 126.--EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH
                                        DISABILITIES

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          1575  Sec. 12209. Instrumentalities of Congress.
                    The Government Accountability Office, the Government
                Printing Office, and the Library of Congress shall be
                covered as follows:
                                (1) In general

                                    The rights and protections under this
                                chapter shall, subject to paragraph (2),
                                apply with respect to the conduct of each
                                instrumentality of the Congress.

                                (2) Establishment of remedies and procedures
                            by instrumentalities

                                    The chief official of each
                                instrumentality of the Congress shall
                                establish remedies and procedures to be
                                utilized with respect to the rights and
                                protections provided pursuant to paragraph
                                (1).

                                (3) Report to Congress

                                    The chief official of each
                                instrumentality of the Congress shall, after
                                establishing remedies and procedures for
                                purposes of paragraph (2), submit to the
                                Congress a report describing the remedies
                                and procedures.

                                (4) Definition of instrumentalities

                                    For purposes of this section, the term
                                ``instrumentality of the Congress'' means
                                the following: the Government Accountability
                                Office, the Government Printing Office, and
                                the Library of Congress.

                                (5) Enforcement of employment rights

                                    The remedies and procedures set forth in
                                section 717 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
                                (42 U.S.C. 2000e-16) shall be available to
                                any employee of an instrumentality of the
                                Congress who alleges a violation of the
                                rights and protections under sections 102
                                through 104 of this Act that are made
                                applicable by this section, except that the
                                authorities of the Equal Employment
                                Opportunity Commission shall be exercised by
                                the chief official of the instrumentality of
                                the Congress.

                                (6) Enforcement of rights to public services
                            and accommodations

                                    The remedies and procedures set forth in
                                section 717 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
                                (42 U.S.C. 2000e-16) shall be available to
                                any qualified person with a disability who
                                is a visitor, guest, or patron of an
                                instrumentality of Congress and who alleges
                                a violation of the rights and protections
                                under sections 201 through 230 or section
                                302 or 303 of this Act that are made
                                applicable by this section, except that the
                                authorities of the Equal Employment
                                Opportunity Commission shall be exercised by
                                the chief official of the instrumentality of
                                the Congress.

                                (7) Construction.

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                                    Nothing in this section shall alter the
                                enforcement procedures for individuals with
                                disabilities provided in the General
                                Accounting Office Personnel Act of 1980 [31
                                U.S.C.A. Sec. 731 et seq.] and regulations
                                promulgated pursuant to that Act. (Pub.L.
                                101-336, Title V, Sec. 509, July 26, 1990,
                                104 Stat. 373; Pub.L. 102-166, Title III,
                                Sec. 315, Nov. 21, 1991, 105 Stat. 1095;
                                Pub.L. 104-1, Sec. 201, Jan. 23, 1995, 109
                                Stat. 8, 16; Pub.L. 108-271, Sec. 8(b), July
                                7, 2004, 118 Stat. 814.)