Sec. 1. SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS

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## SECTION 1 SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS ###

(a)Short Title This Act may be cited as the “Congressional Accountability Act of 1995”. ###

(b)Table of Contents The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents. TITLE I—GENERAL Sec. 101. Definitions. Sec. 102. Application of laws. TITLE II—EXTENSION OF RIGHTS AND PROTECTIONS Part A—Employment Discrimination, Family and Medical Leave, Fair Labor Standards, Employee Polygraph Protection, Worker Adjustment and Retraining, Employment and Reemployment of Veterans, and Intimidation Sec. 201. Rights and protections under title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Sec. 202. Rights and protections under the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993. Sec. 203. Rights and protections under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938. Sec. 204. Rights and protections under the Employee Polygraph Protection Act of 1988. Sec. 205. Rights and protections under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act. Sec. 206. Rights and protections relating to veterans' employment and reemployment. Sec. 207. Rights and protections relating to criminal history inquiries. Sec. 208. Prohibition of intimidation or reprisal. Part B—Public Services and Accommodations Under the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990 Sec. 210. Rights and protections under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 relating to public services and accommodations; procedures for remedy of violations. Part C—Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 Sec. 215. Rights and protections under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970; procedures for remedy of violations. Part D—Labor-Management Relations Sec. 220. Application of chapter 71 of title 5, United States Code, relating to Federal service labor-management relations; procedures for remedy of violations. Part E—General Sec. 225. Generally applicable remedies and limitations. Sec. 226. Notices. Part F—Study Sec. 230. Study and recommendations regarding General Accounting Office, Government Printing Office, and Library of Congress. TITLE III—OFFICE OF CONGRESSIONAL WORKPLACE RIGHTS Sec. 301. Establishment of Office of Congressional Workplace Rights. Sec. 302. Officers, staff, and other personnel. Sec. 303. Procedural rules. Sec. 304. Substantive regulations. Sec. 305. Expenses. Sec. 306. Disposition of surplus or obsolete personal property. Sec. 307. Workplace climate surveys of employing offices. TITLE IV—ADMINISTRATIVE AND JUDICIAL DISPUTE-RESOLUTION PROCEDURES Sec. 401. Procedure for consideration of alleged violations. Sec. 402. Initiation of procedures. Sec. 403. Preliminary review of claims. Sec. 404. Mediation. Sec. 405. Hearing. Sec. 406. Appeal to the Board. Sec. 407. Judicial review of Board decisions and enforcement. Sec. 408. Civil action. Sec. 409. Judicial review of regulations. Sec. 410. Other judicial review prohibited. Sec. 411. Effect of failure to issue regulations. Sec. 412. Expedited review of certain appeals. Sec. 413. Privileges and immunities. Sec. 414. Settlement. Sec. 415. Payments. Sec. 416. Confidentiality. Sec. 417. Option to request remote work assignment or paid leave of absence during pendency of procedures. TITLE V—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS Sec. 501. Exercise of rulemaking powers. Sec. 502. Political affiliation and place of residence. Sec. 503. Nondiscrimination rules of the House and Senate. Sec. 504. Technical and conforming amendments. Sec. 505. Judicial branch coverage study. Sec. 506. Savings provisions. Sec. 507. Use of frequent flyer miles. Sec. 508. Sense of Senate regarding adoption of simplified and streamlined acquisition procedures for Senate acquisitions. Sec. 509. Training and education programs of employing offices. Sec. 510. Support for out-of-area covered employees. Sec. 511. Severability. # TITLE I GENERAL