42 U.S.C. § 12209

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Pub. L. 101–336July 26, 1990104 Stat. 327 section 12101 of this titleThis chapter, referred to in par. (1), was in the original “this Act”, meaning , , , which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under and Tables.

Pub. L. 96–191Feb. 15, 198094 Stat. 27 Pub. L. 97–258, § 5(b)Sept. 13, 198296 Stat. 1068 The General Accounting Office Personnel Act of 1980, referred to in par. (7), is , , , which was classified principally to section 52–1 et seq. of former Title 31, and which was substantially repealed by , , , and reenacted by the first section thereof principally in subchapters III (§ 731 et seq.) and IV (§ 751 et seq.) of chapter 7 of Title 31, Money and Finance.

Prior Provisions

section 510 of Pub. L. 101–336section 12210 of this titleA prior was renumbered section 511 and is classified to .

Amendments

Pub. L. 108–2712004— substituted “Government Accountability Office” for “General Accounting Office” in introductory provisions and in par. (4).

Pub. L. 104–1, § 201(c)(3)(F)1995—, amended section catchline generally.

Pub. L. 104–1, § 201(c)(3)(A), struck out subsecs. (a) and (b) which related to coverage of Senate and House of Representatives with respect to bans on employment discrimination and other discriminatory practices against individuals with disabilities.

Pub. L. 104–1, § 201(c)(3)(B), substituted “The General Accounting Office, the Government Printing Office, and the Library of Congress shall be covered as follows:” for subsec. (c) heading and designated subsec. (c) as entire section.

Pub. L. 104–1, § 201(c)(3)(C)section 1201(c)(1) of title 2Par. (2). , struck out at end “Such remedies and procedures shall apply exclusively, except for the employees who are defined as Senate employees, in .”

Pub. L. 104–1, § 201(c)(3)(D)Par. (4). , struck out “the Architect of the Capitol, the Congressional Budget Office” after “the following:”, inserted “and” before “the Library of Congress”, and struck out “the Office of Technology Assessment, and the United States Botanic Garden” before period at end.

Pub. L. 104–1, § 201(c)(3)(D), which in part directed the substitution of “the term ‘instrumentality of the Congress’ means” for “the instrumentalities of the Congress include”, was executed by making the substitution for “instrumentalities of the Congress include” to reflect the probable intent of Congress.

Pub. L. 104–1, § 201(c)(3)(E)Par. (5). , added par. (5). Former par. (5) redesignated (7).

Pub. L. 104–1, § 210(g)Par. (6). , which directed amendment of this section by adding par. (6), was executed by adding par. (6) after par. (5) to reflect the probable intent of Congress.

Pub. L. 104–1, § 201(c)(3)(E)Par. (7). , redesignated par. (5) as (7).

Pub. L. 102–166, § 315(1)Application to Senate employment42 U.S.C. 2000a29 U.S.C. 62129 U.S.C. 7011991—Subsec. (a)(2). , redesignated par. (6) as (2) and struck out former par. (2) which read as follows: “.—The rights and protections provided pursuant to this chapter, the Civil Rights Act of 1990 (S. 2104, 101st Congress), the Civil Rights Act of 1964 [ et seq.], the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 [ et seq.], and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 [ et seq.] shall apply with respect to employment by the United States Senate.”

Pub. L. 102–166, § 315(1)Investigation and adjudication of claimsSubsec. (a)(3). , redesignated par. (7) as (3), substituted “(2)(A)” for “(2) and (6)(A)” and “(2)” for “(3), (4), (5), (6)(B), and (6)(C)”, and struck out former par. (3) which read as follows: “.—All claims raised by any individual with respect to Senate employment, pursuant to the Acts referred to in paragraph (2), shall be investigated and adjudicated by the Select Committee on Ethics, pursuant to S. Res. 338, 88th Congress, as amended, or such other entity as the Senate may designate.”

Pub. L. 102–166, § 315(1)Subsec. (a)(4), (5). , struck out pars. (4) and (5) which read as follows:

Rights of employees“(4) .—The Committee on Rules and Administration shall ensure that Senate employees are informed of their rights under the Acts referred to in paragraph (2).

Applicable Remedies“(5) .—When assigning remedies to individuals found to have a valid claim under the Acts referred to in paragraph (2), the Select Committee on Ethics, or such other entity as the Senate may designate, should to the extent practicable apply the same remedies applicable to all other employees covered by the Acts referred to in paragraph (2). Such remedies shall apply exclusively.”

Pub. L. 102–166, § 315(1)Subsec. (a)(6), (7). , redesignated pars. (6) and (7) as (2) and (3), respectively.

Pub. L. 102–166, § 315(2)section 1201(c)(1) of title 2Subsec. (c)(2). , inserted “, except for the employees who are defined as Senate employees, in ” after “shall apply exclusively”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Change of Name

section 1301(b) of Pub. L. 113–235section 301 of Title 44“Government Publishing Office” substituted for “Government Printing Office” in introductory provisions and par. (4) on authority of , set out as a note preceding , Public Printing and Documents.

Effective Date of 1995 Amendment

section 201(c)(3) of Pub. L. 104–1Jan. 23, 1995section 1311(e) of Title 2Amendment by effective 1 year after , see , The Congress.

section 210(g) of Pub. L. 104–1section 1371 of Title 2section 1331(i)(2) of Title 2Amendment by effective 1 year after transmission to Congress of study under , see .

Effective Date of 1991 Amendment

Pub. L. 102–166Nov. 21, 1991section 402 of Pub. L. 102–166section 1981 of this titleAmendment by effective , except as otherwise provided, see , set out as a note under .