Sec. 3. Prohibiting imposition of nondisclosure agreements in cases involving sexual harassment or sexual assault
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Section 401 of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 ( 2 U.S.C. 1401 ) is amended— by striking Except as otherwise provided and inserting
(a); and Procedures available .—Except as otherwise provided by adding at the end the following new subsection: A nondisclosure agreement may not be imposed on any party as a condition of the initiation of any of the procedures available under this title for consideration of a violation of part A of title II if the violation consists of an act of sexual harassment or sexual assault. . Any individual who received an award or settlement prior to the date of the enactment of this Act in connection with a violation of section 201(a)(1) of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 which consisted of an act of sexual harassment or sexual assault and who signed a nondisclosure agreement as a condition of receiving the award or settlement may, notwithstanding the terms of the agreement, make public any information relating to the award or settlement.
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Prohibiting imposition of nondisclosure agreements in cases involving sexual harassment or sexual assault
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