Sec. 5. Coverage of legislative branch employees under rules protecting jurors’ employment
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Section 1875(a) of title 28, United States Code, is amended— by striking
(a)and inserting (a)(1) ; and by adding at the end the following: In this section— the term employer includes an employing office under section 101(9) of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995, the Government Accountability Office, the Government Publishing Office, and the Library of Congress; and the term permanent employee includes any covered employee under section 101(3) of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 and any employee of the Government Accountability Office, the Government Publishing Office, and the Library of Congress, without regard to whether the employee’s term of service or appointment is permanent. . The amendments made by subsection
(a)apply with respect to individuals summoned for juror service or serving on juries on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.