#aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4   
,r4 #abac  ,,an ,,act  ,to make         
administrative and technical corrections
 to the ,congressional ,accountability  
,act of #aiie4  #a4 ,short title ,this  
,act may be cited as the ,office of     
,compliance ,administrative and         
,technical ,corrections ,act of #bjae4  
#b4 ,procedures for mediation and       
hearings under ,congressional           
,accountability ,act of #aiie  7a7      
,requiring ,mediators ,to be ,appointed 
,from ,master ,list ,section #djc of the
 ,congressional ,accountability ,act of 
#aiie 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #adjc7 is amended-- 
7#a7 in subsection 7b77#a71 by striking 
after considering recommendations by    
organizations composed primarily of     
individuals experienced in adjudicating 
or arbitrating personnel matters and    
inserting from the master list developed
 and maintained under subsection 7e72   
and  7#b7 by adding at the end the      
following new subsection3  7e7 ,master  
,list of ,mediators  7#a7 ,development  

and maintenance of master list ,the     
,executive ,director shall develop and  
maintain a master list of individuals   
who are experienced in adjudicating1    
arbitrating1 or mediating the kinds of  
personnel and other matters for which   
mediation may be held under this        
section4 ,such list may include1 but not
 be limited to1 members of the bar of a 
,state or the ,district of ,columbia and
 retired judges of the ,united ,states  
courts4  7#b7 ,consideration of         
candidates ,in developing the master    
list under this subsection1 the         
,executive ,director shall consider     
candidates recommended by the ,federal  
,mediation and ,conciliation ,service or
 the ,administrative ,conference of the 
,united ,states4  4  7b7 ,clarification 
of ,deadline ,to ,elect ,proceedings    
,after ,end of ,period of ,mediation    
,section #djd of such ,act 7#b ,u4,s4,c4
 #adjd7 is amended by striking ,not     
later than #ij days after a covered     
employee receives notice of the end of  

the period of mediation1 but no sooner  
than #cj days after receipt of such     
notification1 such covered employee and 
inserting ,not later than #ij days1 but 
not sooner than #cj days1 after the end 
of the period of mediation1 a covered   
employee4  7c7 ,notification of         
,confidentiality ,requirements  7#a7    
,mediations ,section #daf7;b7 of such   
,act 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #adaf7;b77 is amended
 by striking the period at the end and  
inserting the following3 1 and the      
,executive ,director shall notify each  
person participating in the mediation of
 the confidentiality requirement and of 
the sanctions applicable to any person  
who violates the confidentiality        
requirement44  7#b7 ,hearings and       
deliberations ,section #daf7;c7 of such 
,act 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #adaf7;c77 is amended
 by adding at the end the following3    
,the ,executive ,director shall notify  
each person participating in a          
proceeding or deliberation to which this
 subsection applies of the requirements 

of this subsection and of the sanctions 
applicable to any person who violates   
the requirements of this subsection44   
7d7 ,effective ,date ,the amendments    
made by this section shall apply with   
respect to mediations and other         
proceedings which are first initiated   
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act4  #c4 ,additional term for ,members
 of ,board of ,directors of ,office of  
,compliance ,notwithstanding section    
#cja7;e77#a7 of the ,congressional      
,accountability ,act of #aiie 7#b       
,u4,s4,c4 #acha7;e77#a771 any individual
 serving as a member of the ,board of   
,directors of the ,office of ,compliance
 as of ,february #bh1 #bjae1 may be     
appointed to serve for one additional   
term of #b years4  ,passed the ,house of
 ,representatives ,march #d1            
#bjae4;,clerk4