[United States Senate Manual, 113th Congress]
[S. Doc. 113-1]
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[Pages 1128-1129]
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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.)