Sec. 201. REPORTS ON AWARDS AND SETTLEMENTS

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## SEC. 201 REPORTS ON AWARDS AND SETTLEMENTS ###

(a)Annual Reports on Awards and Settlements ####

(1)Requiring submission and publication of reports Section 301 (2 U.S.C. 1381) is amended— #####

(A)in subsection (h)(3), by striking “complaint” each place it appears and inserting “claim”; and #####

(B)by adding at the end the following new subsection: > > ### “(l) Annual Reports on Awards and Settlements > > > #### “(1) In general > > Subject to the rules issued by the applicable committee pursuant to paragraph (2): > > > ##### “(A) Requirement > > The Office shall prepare and submit to Congress, and publish on the public website of the Office, an annual report regarding payments from the account described in section 415(a) that were the result of claims alleging a violation of part A of title II (referred to in this subsection as ‘covered payments’). > > > ##### “(B) Reporting > > The reporting required under this paragraph shall— > > > ###### “(i) > > for a covered payment, or the reimbursable portion of a covered payment, described in paragraph (2), conform to the requirements of the rules issued by the applicable committee under such paragraph; and > > > ###### “(ii) > > for a covered payment, or the portion of a covered payment, not described in paragraph (2)— > > > ###### “(I) > > include the amount of the covered payment or portion of the covered payment and information on the employing office involved; and > > > ###### “(II) > > identify each provision of part A of title II that was the subject of a claim resulting in the covered payment or portion of the covered payment. > > > ##### “(C) Reporting periods and dates > > The reporting required under this paragraph— > > > ###### “(i) > > for 2019, shall be submitted by the 60th day after the date on which the committees described in paragraph

(2)issue the rules described in paragraph

(2)and shall reflect covered payments made in calendar year 2019; and > > > ###### “(ii) > > for 2020 and each subsequent calendar year, shall be submitted by January 31 of that year and shall reflect covered payments made in the previous calendar year. > > > #### “(2) Rules regarding reporting of covered payments for employing offices of the house and employing offices of the senate > > > ##### “(A) In general > > Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this subsection, the Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate shall each issue rules establishing the content, format, and other requirements for the reporting required under paragraph (1)(B)(i) with respect to— > > > ###### “(i) > > any covered payment made for claims involving an employing office described in any of subparagraphs

(A)through

(C)of section 101(a)(9) of the House of Representatives or of the Senate, respectively; and > > > ###### “(ii) > > the reimbursable portion of any such covered payment for which there is a finding requiring reimbursement under section 415(d)(1)(B) from a Member of the House of Representatives (including a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress) or a Senator, respectively. > > > ##### “(B) Applicability > > The rules issued under subparagraph (A)— > > > ###### “(i) > > by the Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives shall apply to covered payments made for claims involving employing offices described in subparagraph (A)(i) of the House; and > > > ###### “(ii) > > by the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate shall apply to covered payments made for claims involving employing offices described in subparagraph (A)(i) of the Senate. > > > #### “(3) Protection of identity of individuals receiving awards and settlements > > In preparing, submitting, and publishing the reports required under paragraph (1), the Office shall ensure that the identity or position of any claimant is not disclosed. > > > #### “(4) Authority to protect the identity of a claimant > > > ##### “(A) In general > > In carrying out paragraph (3), the Executive Director, in consultation with the Board, may make an appropriate redaction to the data included in the report described in paragraph

(1)if the Executive Director, in consultation with the Board, determines that including the data considered for redaction may lead to the identity or position of a claimant unintentionally being disclosed. The report shall note each redaction and include a statement that the redaction was made solely for the purpose of avoiding such an unintentional disclosure of the identity or position of a claimant. > > > ##### “(B) Recordkeeping > > The Executive Director shall retain a copy of the report described in paragraph (1), without redactions. > > > #### “(5) Definition > > In this subsection, the term ‘claimant’ means an individual who received an award or settlement, or who made an allegation of a violation against an employing office, under part A of title II.” > . ####

(2)Effective date **[**[2 U.S.C. 1381 note](/us/usc/t2/s1381)**]** The amendment made by paragraph (1)(B) shall take effect on January 1, 2019. ###

(b)Report on Amounts Previously Paid ####

(1)In general Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights shall submit to Congress and make available to the public on the Office’s public website a report on all payments made with public funds (to include funds paid from the account described in section 415(a) of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1415(a)), an account of the House of Representatives or Senate, or any other account of the Federal Government) prior to the date of the enactment of this Act for awards and settlements in connection with violations of section 201(a) of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1311(a)), or section 207 of such Act (2 U.S.C. 1317), and shall include in the report the following information: #####

(A)The amount paid for each such award or settlement. #####

(B)The source of the public funds used for the award or settlement. ####

(2)Rule of construction regarding identification of house and senate accounts Nothing in paragraph (1)(B) may be construed to require or permit the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights to report the account of any specific office of the House of Representatives or Senate as the source of funds used for an award or settlement. ###

(c)Rulemaking Powers Section 501 (2 U.S.C. 1431) is amended in the matter preceding paragraph

(1)by inserting “, section 301(l),” before “and 304(c)”.

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