,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #bbcb  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #i1 #bjad ,mr4  
,toomey introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !
 ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to protect ! "r 
to fre$om ( spee* secur$ by ! ,fir/     
,am5dm5t to ! ,con/itution1 & = o!r     
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title  ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,fir/ ,am5dm5t          
,protection ,act4  #b4 ,def9itions ,9   
?is ,act-- 7a7 ! t]m ,executive ag5cy   
has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section #aje ( 
title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code2 &  7b7 ! 
t]m record means any item1 collection1  
or gr\p+ ( in=mation ab\t an individual 
or gr\p t is ma9ta9$ by an ,executive   
ag5cy1 includ+1 b n limit$ to1          
education1 f9ancial transactions1 m$ical
 in=mation1 tax in=mation1 address1 &   
crim9al or employm5t hi/ory & t conta9s 
8 "n1 or ! id5tify+ numb]1 symbol1 or   
o!r id5tify+ p>ticul> assign$ to !      
individual1 su* z a f+] or voice pr9t or
 a photograph4  #c4 ,protection ( fre$om

 ( spee*  7a7 ,cause ( action ,any (fic]
 or employee ( an ,executive ag5cy :o 9 
! c\rse ( an inve/igation1 audit1       
decision to disclose any record1 or     
decision to grant a lic5se1 p]mit1 or   
recognition ( tax exempt /atus1         
discrim9ates aga9/ a p]son or gr\p on ! 
basis ( ! p]son's or gr\p's political or
 religi\s viewpo9t or affiliation 9     
violation ( ! ,fir/ ,am5dm5t's gu>antee 
( fre$om ( spee*1 %all be consid]$ to h 
violat$ ?is ,act4  7b7 ,rem$ies  7#a7 ,9
 g5]al ,a p]son or gr\p aggriev$ ( a    
violation ( ?is ,act may br+ a civil    
action aga9/ ! (fic] or employee1 or =m]
 (fic] or employee1 ( an ,executive     
ag5cy 9 an appropriate di/rict c\rt ( ! 
,unit$ ,/ates = damages or o!r legal or 
equitable relief4  7#b7 ,consid]ations  
,9 det]m9+ :e!r to aw>d comp5satory     
damages1 o!r re/itution1 or punitive    
damages 9 a civil action br\ght "u      
p>agraph 7#a71 ! c\rt %all consid] !    
am\nt ( ! b5efits ! (fic] or employee ( 
! ,executive ag5cy is entitl$ to collect

 relat+ to s]vice z an (fic] or         
employee1 includ+ retirem5t b5efits1 &  
may include ! am\nt ( ^? b5efits1 or a  
p]c5tage ( ! am\nt ( ^? b5efits1 9 !    
am\nt ( any damages aw>d$4  7c7         
,attorney's fees & exp]t fees ,9 a civil
 action br\ght "u subsection 7b77#a71 ! 
c\rt1 9 its discretion1 may all[ !      
prevail+ p>ty1 o!r ?an ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 
a reasonable attorney's fees z "p ( !   
co/s4 ,9 aw>d+ an attorney's fees "u ?is
 section1 ! c\rt1 9 its discretion1 may 
include exp]t fees z "p ( ! attorney's  
fees4  7d7 ,effects on employm5t &      
b5efits ,not)/&+ any o!r provision (    
law1 includ+ title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates    
,code1 or any contract1 on & at any "t  
aft] ! date on :i* a c\rt ent]s f9al    
judgm5t 9 an action br\ght "u subsection
 7b77#a7 9 :i* ! c\rt det]m9es t ! (fic]
 or employee violat$ ?is ,act1 ! head ( 
! ,executive ag5cy may1 )\t prior       
notice1 t]m9ate ! (fic] or employee )\t 
cause & may t]m9ate any or all ( !      
b5efits ( ! (fic] or employee relat+ to 

s]vice z an (fic] or employee1 includ+  
retirem5t b5efits1 )\t cause4  7e7      
,retroactive ,subsections 7a7 ?r\gh 7d7 
%all apply to conduct t occurr$ be=e !  
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7f7 ,no    
preemption ,! rights & rem$ies creat$ by
 ?is ,act %all be 9 addition to1 & d n  
preempt1 any o!r rights & rem$ies       
available at ,f$]al or ,/ate law4  7g7  
,exclusion = employm5t disputes ,?is    
,act does n create a cause ( action =   
any claim aris+ out ( ,f$]al employm5t1 
includ+1 b n limit$ to1 any cause (     
action t may be r$ress$ by ! ,m]it      
,sy/ems ,protection ,bo>d1 ! ,equal     
,employm5t ,opportunity ,commission1 or 
! ,f$]al ,labor ,relations ,au?ority4   
#d4 ,protection f gov]nm5t delay        
,section #gdbh7;a77#a77;,a7 ( ! ,int]nal
 ,rev5ue ,code ( #aihf is am5d$ by /rik+
 organization describ$ 9 section        
#eja7;c77#c7 :i* is exempt & ins]t+     
organization describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#c71  
7#d71 7#e71 or 7#f7 ( subsection 7c7 (  
section #eja1 :i* is exempt4