Sec. 214. Settlements
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Section 414 of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 ( 2 U.S.C. 1414 ) is amended— by striking Any and inserting the following: Any ; in the first sentence, by striking 210, ; by inserting after the first sentence the following: Such a settlement that relates, in part or in whole, to an allegation of covered discrimination or covered harassment by a Member of Congress (as defined in section 415(f)) shall be publicly disclosed by the Office, unless the covered employee bringing the allegation objects or the Member obtains a nondisclosure determination under subsection (b). ; and by adding to the end the following:
In the case of a settlement that relates, in part or in whole, to an allegation of covered discrimination or covered harassment by a Member of Congress (as defined in section 415(f)), in a situation in which the covered employee involved does not object to public disclosure of the settlement, the Member may request a nondisclosure determination. If the appropriate committee finds by a preponderance of the evidence, based on any record from a proceeding under this title that may have existed on the date of the settlement, and using a rebuttable presumption in favor of requiring disclosure, that the Member has not engaged in the alleged covered discrimination or covered harassment, the committee shall issue a nondisclosure determination.
The committee shall issue the determination and the committee's rationale for the determination in writing. In this section: The term appropriate committee has the meaning given the term in section 415(f). The term nondisclosure determination means a determination from the appropriate committee that the settlement shall not be publicly disclosed under subsection (a). .
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