Sec. 305. CLARIFICATION OF COVERAGE OF EMPLOYEES OF HELSINKI AND CHINA COMMISSIONS

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## SEC. 305 CLARIFICATION OF COVERAGE OF EMPLOYEES OF HELSINKI AND CHINA COMMISSIONS ###

(a)Clarification of Coverage Section 101 (2 U.S.C. 1301), as amended by section 302(b), is further amended— ####

(1)by striking “Except as otherwise” and inserting “(a) In General.—Except as otherwise”; and ####

(2)by adding at the end the following new subsection: > > ### “(b) Clarification of Coverage of Employees of Certain Commissions > > > #### “(1) Coverage > > With respect to the China Review Commission, the Congressional-Executive China Commission, and the Helsinki Commission— > > > ##### “(A) > > any individual who is an employee of such Commission shall be considered a covered employee for purposes of this Act; and > > > ##### “(B) > > the Commission shall be considered an employing office for purposes of this Act. > > > #### “(2) Authority to provide legal assistance and representation > > Subject to paragraph (3), legal assistance and representation under this Act, including assistance and representation with respect to the proposal or acceptance of the disposition of a claim under this Act, shall be provided to the China Review Commission, the Congressional-Executive China Commission, and the Helsinki Commission— > > > ##### “(A) > > by the Office of House Employment Counsel of the House of Representatives, in the case of assistance and representation in connection with a claim filed under title IV (including all subsequent proceedings under such title in connection with the claim) at a time when the chair of the Commission is a Member of the House, and in the case of assistance and representation in connection with any subsequent claim under title IV related to the initial claim where the subsequent claim involves the same parties; or > > > ##### “(B) > > by the Office of Senate Chief Counsel for Employment of the Senate, in the case of assistance and representation in connection with a claim filed under title IV (including all subsequent proceedings under such title in connection with the claim) at a time when the chair of the Commission is a Senator, and in the case of assistance and representation in connection with any subsequent claim under title IV related to the initial claim where the subsequent claim involves the same parties. > > > #### “(3) Definitions > > In this subsection— > > > ##### “(A) > > the term ‘China Review Commission’ means the United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission established under section 1238 of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (22 U.S.C. 7002), as enacted into law by section 1 of Public Law 106-398; > > > ##### “(B) > > the term ‘Congressional-Executive China Commission’ means the Congressional-Executive Commission on the People’s Republic of China established under title III of the U.S.-China Relations Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-286; 22 U.S.C. 6911 et seq.); and > > > ##### “(C) > > the term ‘Helsinki Commission’ means the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe established under the Act entitled ‘An Act to establish a Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe’, approved June 3, 1976 (Public Law 94-304; 22 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.).” > . ###

(b)Coverage of Stennis Center ####

(1)Treatment of employees as covered employees Section 101(a)(3) (2 U.S.C. 1301(a)(3)) is amended— #####

(A)by striking “or” at the end of subparagraph (I); #####

(B)by striking the period at the end of subparagraph

(J)and inserting “; or”; and #####

(C)by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: > > ##### “(K) > > the John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training and Development.” > . ####

(2)Treatment of center as employing office Section 101(a)(9)(D) (2 U.S.C. 1301(a)(9)(D)) is amended by striking “and the Office of Technology Assessment” and inserting the following: “the Office of Technology Assessment, and the John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training and Development”. ###

(c)Conforming Amendments Paragraphs

(7)and

(8)of section 101(a) (2 U.S.C. 1301(a)) are each amended by striking “subparagraphs

(C)through (I)” and inserting “subparagraphs

(C)through (K)”. ###

(d)Effective Date **[**[2 U.S.C. 1301 note](/us/usc/t2/s1301)**]** The amendments made by this section shall take effect as if included in the enactment of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995.

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