,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #aheh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #g1 #bjac ,ms4  
,norton introduced the following bill2  
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,house ,administration1 and in addition 
to the ,committees on the ,judiciary and
 ,education and the ,workforce1 for a   
period to be subsequently determined by 
the ,speaker1 in each case for          
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend the ,congressional ,accountability
 ,act of #aiie to provide enhanced      
enforcement authority for occupational  
safety and health protections applicable
 to the legislative branch1 to provide  
whistleblower protections and other     
antidiscrimation protections for        
employees of the legislative branch1 and
 for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title  
,this ,act may be cited as the ,congress
 ,leads by ,example ,act of #bjac4  #b4 
,enhanced enforcement of protections of 

occupational safety and health act      
applicable to legislative branch  7a7   
,subpoena ,authority for ,office of     
,compliance ,section #bae7;c77#a7 of the
 ,congressional ,accountability ,act of 
#aiie 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #acda7;c77#a77 is   
amended--  7#a7 by striking subsections 
7a71 and inserting subsections 7a71     
7b712 and  7#b7 by striking #feg7;a71   
and inserting #feg7;a71 7b714  7b7      
,recordkeeping ,requirements for        
,employing ,offices ,section #bae7;c7 of
 such ,act 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #acda7;c77 is  
amended--  7#a7 by redesignating        
paragraphs 7#c7 through 7#f7 as         
paragraphs 7#d7 through 7#g72  7#b7 in  
paragraph 7#f71 as so redesignated1 by  
striking paragraph 7#c7 or 7#d7 and     
inserting paragraph 7#d7 or 7#e72 and   
7#c7 by inserting after paragraph 7#b7  
the following new paragraph3  7#c7      
,recordkeeping requirements ,each       
employing office shall be subject to the
 requirements of subsection 7c7 of      
section #h of the ,occupational ,safety 

and ,health ,act of #aigj 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4
 #feg7;c77 that are applicable to       
employers under such section1 and the   
,general ,counsel shall exercise the    
authorities granted to the ,secretary of
 ,labor under such subsection4  4  7c7  
,prohibiting ,retaliation  7#a7 ,in     
general ,section #bae of such ,act 7#b  
,u4,s4,c4 #acda7 is amended--  7,a7 by  
redesignating subsections 7d71 7e71 7f71
 and 7g7 as subsections 7e71 7f71 7g71  
and 7h72 and  7,b7 by inserting after   
subsection 7c7 the following new        
subsection3  7d7 ,prohibiting           
retaliation  7#a7 ,in general ,an       
employing office may not discharge or in
 any manner discriminate against any    
covered employee because such employee  
has requested the ,general ,counsel to  
take any action authorized under this   
section1 or has instituted or caused to 
be instituted1 or has testified or is   
about to testify in1 any proceeding that
 arises from the application of this    
section to the employing office1 or     

because of the exercise by such employee
 on behalf of himself or others of any  
right provided under this section4  7#b7
 ,enforcement  7,a7 ,charge filed with  
general counsel ,any covered employee   
who believes that he has been discharged
 or otherwise discriminated against by  
an employing office in violation of     
paragraph 7#a7 may file a charge against
 the employing office with the ,general 
,counsel not later than #ahj days after 
the occurrence of the alleged violation4
 ,the ,general ,counsel shall           
investigate the charge4  7,b7 ,mediation
 ,if1 upon investigation under          
subparagraph 7,a71 the ,general ,counsel
 believes that a violation of paragraph 
7#a7 may have occurred and that         
mediation may be helpful in resolving   
the dispute1 the ,general ,counsel may  
request mediation under subsections 7b7 
through 7d7 of section #adjc between the
 covered employee and the employing     
office4  7,c7 ,complaint2 hearing2      
,board review ,if mediation under       

subparagraph 7,b7 has not succeeded in  
resolving the dispute 7or if the        
,general ,counsel does not request      
mediation under such subparagraph7 and  
the ,general ,counsel believes that a   
violation of paragraph 7#a7 may have    
occurred1 the ,general ,counsel may file
 with the ,office a complaint against   
the employing office4 ,the complaint    
shall be submitted to a hearing officer 
for decision pursuant to subsections 7b7
 through 7h7 of section #adje and any   
person who has filed a charge under     
subparagraph 7,a7 may intervene as of   
right1 with the full rights of a party4 
,the decision of the hearing officer    
shall be subject to review by the ,board
 pursuant to section #adjf4  7,d7       
,judicial review ,an individual who is  
aggrieved by a final decision of the    
,board under subparagraph 7,c7 may file 
a petition for review in the ,united    
,states ,court of ,appeals for the      
,federal ,circuit1 pursuant to section  
#adjg4  4  7#b7 ,conforming amendments  

,section #bae of such ,act 7#b ,u4,s4,c4
 #acda7 is amended--  7,a7 in subsection
 7g71 as redesignated by paragraph      
7#a77;,a71 by striking subsection       
7e77#a7 and inserting subsection 7f77#a7
 and by striking subsection 7e77#b7 and 
inserting subsection 7f77#b72 and  7,b7 
in subsection 7h77#a71 as redesignated  
by paragraph 7#a77;,a71 by striking     
7e77#c7 and inserting 7f77#c74  7d7     
,effective ,date  7#a7 ,in general      
,subject to paragraph 7#b71 the         
amendments made by this section shall   
take effect upon the adoption of        
regulations promulgated by the ,board of
 ,directors of the ,office of           
,compliance to implement the amendments 
in accordance with section #cjd of the  
,congressional ,accountability ,act of  
#aiie 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #achd74  7#b7       
,interim applicability ,during the      
period that begins on the date of the   
enactment of this ,act and ends on the  
effective date of the regulations       
referred to in paragraph 7#a71 the      

amendments made by this section shall be
 implemented by the ,board of ,directors
 of the ,office of ,compliance1 the     
,general ,counsel of the ,office of     
,compliance1 or a hearing officer or    
court under the ,congressional          
,accountability ,act of #aiie 7as the   
case may be7 by applying 7to the extent 
necessary and appropriate7 the most     
relevant substantive executive agency   
regulations promulgated to implement the
 provisions of law that are made        
applicable to employing offices and     
covered employees 7as such terms are    
defined in the ,congressional           
,accountability ,act of #aiie7 by such  
amendments4  #c4 ,application to        
legislative branch employees of         
whistleblower protection rules and      
restrictions on discharge by reason of  
garnishment and discriminatory treatment
 by reason of bankruptcy  7a7 ,in       
,general ,part ,a of title ,,ii of the  
,congressional ,accountability ,act of  
#aiie 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #acaa et seq47 is   

amended--  7#a7 in the heading1 by      
striking fair labor standards1 and all  
that follows and inserting and other    
protections and benefits2  7#b7 by      
redesignating section #bjg as section   
#bji2 and  7#c7 by inserting after      
section #bjf the following new sections3
  #bjg4 ,rights and protections under   
whistleblower protection rules  7a7     
,rights and ,protections ,described     
7#a7 ,in general ,no employing office   
may take or fail to take1 or threaten to
 take or fail to take1 a personnel      
action 7within the meaning of chapter   
#bc of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code7 
with respect to any covered employee or 
applicant for employment because of--   
7,a7 any disclosure of information by a 
covered employee or applicant which the 
employee or applicant reasonably        
believes evidences--  7i7 a violation of
 any law1 rule1 or regulation1 or  7ii7 
gross mismanagement1 a gross waste of   
funds1 an abuse of authority1 or a      
substantial and specific danger to      

public health or safety1  if such       
disclosure is not specifically          
prohibited by law and if such           
information is not specifically required
 by ,executive order or the rules of the
 ,house of ,representatives or ,senate  
to be kept secret in the interest of    
national defense or the conduct of      
foreign affairs2 or  7,b7 any disclosure
 to the ,general ,counsel1 or to the    
,inspector ,general of an executive     
agency or office of the legislative     
branch or another employee designated by
 the head of the agency or office to    
receive such disclosures1 of information
 which the employee or applicant        
reasonably believes evidences--  7i7 a  
violation of any law1 rule1 or          
regulation1 or  7ii7 gross              
mismanagement1 a gross waste of funds1  
an abuse of authority1 or a substantial 
and specific danger to public health or 
safety4  7#b7 ,definitions ,for purposes
 of this section and for purposes of    
applying the procedures established     

under title ,,iv for the consideration  
of alleged violations of this section-- 
7,a7 the term covered employee includes 
an employee of the ,government          
,accountability ,office or ,library of  
,congress2 and  7,b7 the term employing 
office includes the ,government         
,accountability ,office and the ,library
 of ,congress4  7b7 ,remedy ,the remedy 
for a violation of subsection 7a7 shall 
be such remedy as would be appropriate  
if awarded under chapter #ab of title   
#e1 ,united ,states ,code1 with respect 
to a prohibited personnel practice      
described in section #bcjb7;b77#h7 of   
such title4  7c7 ,regulations ,to       
,implement ,section  7#a7 ,in general   
,the ,board shall1 pursuant to section  
#cjd1 issue regulations to implement    
this section4  7#b7 ,agency regulations 
,the regulations issued under paragraph 
7#a7 shall be the same as the           
substantive regulations promulgated by  
the ,merit ,systems ,protection ,board  
to implement chapters #ab and #bc of    

title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 except 
to the extent that the ,board of        
,directors of the ,office of ,compliance
 may determine1 for good cause shown and
 stated together with the regulation1   
that a modification of such regulations 
would be more effective for the         
implementation of the rights and        
protections under this section4  #bjh4  
,restriction on discharge from          
employment by reason of garnishment or  
discriminatory treatment by reason of   
bankruptcy  7a7 ,garnishment  7#a7      
,rights and protections described ,no   
employing office may discharge any      
covered employee by reason of the fact  
that the employee's earnings have been  
subjected to garnishment for any one    
indebtedness4  7#b7 ,remedy ,the remedy 
for a violation of paragraph 7#a7 shall 
be such remedy as would be appropriate  
if awarded under section #cjd7;b7 of the
 ,consumer ,credit ,protection ,act 7#ae
 ,u4,s4,c4 #afgd7;b774  7b7 ,bankruptcy 
7#a7 ,rights and protections described  

,no employing office may deny employment
 to1 terminate the employment of1 or    
discriminate with respect to employment 
against1 a covered employee who is or   
has been a debtor under title #aa1      
,united ,states ,code1 or a bankrupt or 
a debtor under the ,bankruptcy ,act1 or 
another covered employee with whom such 
bankrupt or debtor has been associated1 
solely because such bankrupt or debtor--
  7,a7 is or has been a debtor under    
such title or a debtor or bankrupt under
 such ,act2  7,b7 has been insolvent    
before the commencement of a case under 
such title or during the case but before
 the grant or denial of a discharge2 or 
7,c7 has not paid a debt that is        
dischargeable in a case under such title
 or that was discharged under such ,act4
  7#b7 ,remedy ,the remedy for a        
violation of paragraph 7#a7 would be    
such remedy as would be appropriate if  
awarded with respect to a violation of  
section #ebe7;a7 or 7b7 of title #aa1   
,united ,states ,code4  7c7 ,definitions

 ,for purposes of this section and for  
purposes of applying the procedures     
established under title ,,iv for the    
consideration of alleged violations of  
this section--  7#a7 the term covered   
employee includes an employee of the    
,government ,accountability ,office or  
the ,library of ,congress2 and  7#b7 the
 term employing office includes the     
,government ,accountability ,office and 
the ,library of ,congress4  7d7         
,regulations ,to ,implement ,section    
7#a7 ,in general ,the ,board shall1     
pursuant to section #cjd1 issue         
regulations to implement this section4  
7#b7 ,agency regulations ,the           
regulations issued under paragraph 7#a7 
shall be the same as the substantive    
regulations promulgated to implement    
section #cjd of the ,consumer ,credit   
,protection ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #afgd7  
and the substantive regulations         
promulgated to implement section #ebe of
 title #aa1 ,united ,states ,code1      
except to the extent that the ,board of 

,directors of the ,office of ,compliance
 may determine1 for good cause shown and
 stated together with the regulation1   
that a modification of any such         
regulation would be more effective for  
the implementation of the rights and    
protections under this section4  4  7b7 
,conforming ,amendment to ,bankruptcy   
,code ,section #ebe of title #aa1       
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
adding at the end the following new     
subsection3  7d7 7#a7 ,in the case of an
 alleged violation of subsection 7a7 or 
7b7 by a governmental unit which is a   
legislative branch employing office with
 respect to an employee of such office  
who is a legislative branch covered     
employee1 the procedures for            
consideration of the alleged violation  
shall consist of the procedures         
applicable under title ,,iv of the      
,congressional ,accountability ,act of  
#aiie4  7#b7 ,in this subsection--  7,a7
 the term legislative branch employing  
office means an employing office        

described in section #aja7i7 of the     
,congressional ,accountability ,act of  
#aiie1 and includes the ,government     
,accountability ,office and the ,library
 of ,congress2 and  7,b7 the term       
legislative branch covered employee     
means a covered employee described in   
section #aja7c7 of the ,congressional   
,accountability ,act of #aiie1 and      
includes an employee of the ,government 
,accountability ,office or the ,library 
of ,congress4  4  7c7 ,other ,conforming
 ,amendment ,section #ajb7;a7 of the    
,congressional ,accountability ,act of  
#aiie 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #acjb7;a77 is       
amended by adding at the end the        
following new paragraphs3  7#ab7        
,section #bcjb7;b77#h7 of title #e1     
,united ,states ,code4  7#ac7 ,section  
#cjd of the ,consumer ,credit           
,protection ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #afgd74 
7#ad7 ,section #ebe of title #aa1       
,united ,states ,code4  4  7d7 ,clerical
 ,amendment ,the table of contents for  
part ,a of title ,,ii of the            

,congressional ,accountability ,act of  
#aiie is amended--  7#a7 in the item    
relating to part ,a1 by striking ,fair  
,labor ,standards1 and all that follows 
and inserting and ,other ,protections   
and ,benefits2  7#b7 by redesignating   
the item relating to section #bjg as    
relating to section #bji2 and  7#c7 by  
inserting after the item relating to    
section #bjf the following3  ,sec4 #bjg4
 ,rights and protections under          
whistleblower protection rules4 ,sec4   
#bjh4 ,restriction on discharge from    
employment by reason of garnishment or  
discriminatory treatment by reason of   
bankruptcy4  4  #d4 ,requiring retention
 of records necessary to administer     
anti-discrimination laws applicable to  
covered employees  7a7 ,title ,,vii of  
the ,civil ,rights ,act2 ,age           
,discrimination in ,employment ,act2    
,americans with ,disabilities ,act      
,section #bja of the ,congressional     
,accountability ,act of #aiie 7#b       
,u4,s4,c4 #acaa7 is amended--  7#a7 by  

redesignating subsections 7c7 and 7d7 as
 subsections 7d7 and 7e72 and  7#b7 by  
inserting after subsection 7b7 the      
following new subsection3  7c7          
,retention of ,records  7#a7 ,requiring 
employing offices to retain records     
necessary to administer rights and      
protections ,to the extent that the     
following provisions of law require the 
keeping of records necessary or         
appropriate for the administration of   
this section1 such provisions of law    
shall apply to employing offices3  7,a7 
,section #gji7;c7 of the ,civil ,rights 
,act of #aifd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4            
#bjjj;e-#h7;c774  7,b7 ,section #g7;a7  
of the ,age ,discrimination in          
,employment ,act of #aifg 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4
 #fbf7;a774  7,c7 ,section #ajg7;a7 of  
the ,americans with ,disabilities ,act  
of #aiij 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #abaag7;a774    
7#b7 ,effective date ,this subsection   
shall apply with respect to records     
generated on or after the expiration of 
the #fj-;day period that begins on the  

date of the enactment of this           
subsection4  4  7b7 ,family and ,medical
 ,leave ,act of #aiic  7#a7 ,in general 
,section #bjb7;a77#a7 of such ,act 7#b  
,u4,s4,c4 #acab7;a77#a77 is amended by  
striking sections #aja through #aje and 
inserting sections #aja through #aje and
 section #ajf7;b74  7#b7 ,effective date
  7,a7 ,in general ,subject to          
subparagraph 7,b71 the amendment made by
 paragraph 7#a7 shall take effect upon  
the adoption of regulations promulgated 
by the ,board of ,directors of the      
,office of ,compliance to implement the 
amendment4  7,b7 ,interim applicability 
,during the period that begins on the   
date of the enactment of this ,act and  
ends on the effective date of the       
regulations referred to in subparagraph 
7,a71 the amendment made by paragraph   
7#a7 shall be implemented by the ,board 
of ,directors of the ,office of         
,compliance or a hearing officer or     
court under the ,congressional          
,accountability ,act of #aiie 7as the   

case may be7 by applying 7to the extent 
necessary and appropriate7 the most     
relevant substantive executive agency   
regulations promulgated to implement the
 provision of law that is made          
applicable to employing offices and     
covered employees 7as such terms are    
defined in the ,congressional           
,accountability ,act of #aiie7 by such  
amendment4  7c7 ,fair ,labor ,standards 
,act of #aich  7#a7 ,in general ,section
 #bjc7;a77#a7 of such ,act 7#b ,u4,s4,c4
 #acac7;a77#a77 is amended--  7,a7 by   
striking and section #ab7;c7 and        
inserting section #aa7;c71 and section  
#ab7;c72 and  7,b7 by striking #bab7;c7 
and inserting #baa7;c71 #bab7;c74  7#b7 
,effective date  7,a7 ,in general       
,subject to subparagraph 7,b71 the      
amendment made by paragraph 7#a7 shall  
take effect upon the adoption of        
regulations promulgated by the ,board of
 ,directors of the ,office of           
,compliance to implement the amendment4 
7,b7 ,interim applicability ,during the 

period that begins on the date of the   
enactment of this ,act and ends on the  
effective date of the regulations       
referred to in subparagraph 7,a71 the   
amendment made by paragraph 7#a7 shall  
be implemented by the ,board of         
,directors of the ,office of ,compliance
 or a hearing officer or court under the
 ,congressional ,accountability ,act of 
#aiie 7as the case may be7 by applying  
7to the extent necessary and            
appropriate7 the most relevant          
substantive executive agency regulations
 promulgated to implement the provision 
of law that is made applicable to       
employing offices and covered employees 
7as such terms are defined in the       
,congressional ,accountability ,act of  
#aiie7 by such amendment4  #e4          
,requiring employing offices to post    
notice of rights of covered employees   
and provide training regarding rights   
and remedies  7a7 ,in ,general ,title ,v
 of the ,congressional ,accountability  
,act of #aiie 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #adca et    

seq47 is amended by inserting after     
section #ejf the following new section3 
#ejg4 ,requiring employing offices to   
post notice of rights of covered        
employees and provide training regarding
 rights and remedies  7a7 ,notices of   
,rights ,each employing office shall    
post and keep posted 7in conspicuous    
places upon its premises where notices  
to covered employees are customarily    
posted7 notices provided by the ,board  
that describe the rights and protections
 applicable to covered employees of the 
office under this ,act or any other     
,federal law made applicable to covered 
employees pursuant to this ,act4  7b7   
,training ,each employing office shall  
provide to the covered employees of such
 office training regarding the rights   
and protections and remedies applicable 
to such employees under this ,act or any
 other ,federal law relating to the     
terms and conditions of employment4  7c7
 ,effective date ,this section shall    
take effect #fj days after the date of  

the enactment of this section4  4  7b7  
,clerical ,amendment ,the table of      
contents of such ,act is amended by     
amending the item relating to section   
#ejg to read as follows3  ,sec4 #ejg4   
,requiring employing offices to post    
notice of rights of covered employees   
and provide training regarding rights   
and remedies4  4  #f4 ,coverage of      
legislative branch employees under rules
 protecting jurors' employment  7a7 ,in 
,general ,section #ahge7;a7 of title    
#bh1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended--
  7#a7 by striking 7a7 and inserting    
7a77#a72 and  7#b7 by adding at the end 
the following3  7#b7 ,in this section-- 
7,a7 the term employer includes an      
employing office under section #aja7i7  
of the ,congressional ,accountability   
,act of #aiie1 the ,government          
,accountability ,office1 the ,government
 ,printing ,office1 and the ,library of 
,congress2 and  7,b7 the term permanent 
employee includes any covered employee  
under section #aja7c7 of the            

,congressional ,accountability ,act of  
#aiie and any employee of the           
,government ,accountability ,office1 the
 ,government ,printing ,office1 and the 
,library of ,congress1 without regard to
 whether the employee's term of service 
or appointment is permanent4  4  7b7    
,effective ,date ,the amendments made by
 subsection 7a7 apply with respect to   
individuals summoned for juror service  
or serving on juries on or after the    
date of the enactment of this ,act4