,,ii  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #heb  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #bd1 #bjae,mr4    
,vitt] introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  
,a ,,bill  ,to provide t                
employm5t-relat$ arbitration agreem5ts  
%all n be en=ceable ) respect to any    
claim relat$ to a tort aris+ out ( rape4
  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ 
z ,a ,voice = ,victims ,act ( #bjae4    
#b4 ,f9d+s2 purpose  7a7 ,f9d+s         
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,f$]al   
law has long held t workplace disputes  
may be ! subject ( valid agreem5ts to   
arbitrate unless ,congress has ev9c$ an 
int5tion to preclude su* agreem5ts = !  
disputes at issue4 7,see ,gilm] v4      
,int]/ate_/,johnson ,lane ,corp41 #ejj  
,u4,s4 #bj1 #bf 7#aiia774  7#b7 ,x is ! 
int5t ( ,congress t employees n be      
compell$ by an employ] to arbitrate any 
claim relat$ to a tort aris+ out ( rape4
  7b7 ,purpose ,! purpose ( ?is ,act is 

to evid5ce ! int5t ( ,congress to       
preclude an employ] f en=c+ an agreem5t 
to arbitrate any claim relat$ to a tort 
aris+ out ( rape4  #c4 ,arbitration (   
c]ta9 controv]sies  7a7 ,9 g5]al        
,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( law1 any   
agreem5t made betwe5 an employ] & an    
employee to arbitrate a dispute %all n  
be en=ceable ) respect to any claim     
relat$ to a tort aris+ out ( rape4  7b7 
,rule ( con/ruction ,?is ,act %all n be 
con/ru$ to limit1 9 any way1 ! broad    
con/ruction giv5 to ! scope ( employm5t 
"u any ,f$]al or ,/ate work]s'          
comp5sation law4  7c7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is
 section3  7#a7 ,comm]ce ,! t]m comm]ce 
means trade1 traffic1 comm]ce1          
transportation1 transmission1 or        
communication--  7,a7 among ! sev]al    
,/ates2  7,b7 betwe5 a ,/ate & any place
 outside !re(2  7,c7 )9 ! ,di/rict (    
,columbia or a possession ( ! ,unit$    
,/ates2 or  7,d7 betwe5 po9ts 9 ! same  
,/ate b ?r\gh a po9t outside !re(4  7#b7
 ,indu/ry affect+ comm]ce ,! t]m indu/ry

 affect+ comm]ce--  7,a7 means any      
activity1 bus9ess1 or indu/ry 9 comm]ce 
or 9 :i* a labor dispute w\ld h9d] or   
ob/ruct comm]ce or ! free fl[ ( comm]ce2
  7,b7 includes any activity or indu/ry 
affect+ comm]ce1 )9 ! mean+ ( !         
,labor-,managem5t ,report+ & ,disclosure
 ,act ( #aiei 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #dja et    
seq472 &  7,c7 includes any gov]nm5tal  
indu/ry1 bus9ess1 or activity4  7#c7    
,employ] ,! t]m employ] means a p]son   
engag$ 9 an indu/ry affect+ comm]ce :o  
has #ae or m employees = ea* work+ day 9
 ea* ( #bj or m cal5d> weeks 9 ! curr5t 
or prec$+ cal5d> ye>1 & any ag5t ( su* a
 p]son1 b su* t]m does n include--  7,a7
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 a corporation :olly   
own$ by ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1  
or any dep>tm5t or ag5cy ( ! ,di/rict ( 
,columbia subject by /atute to proc$ures
 ( ! competitive s]vice 7z def9$ 9      
section #bajb ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates 
,code72 or  7,b7 a bona fide private    
memb]%ip club 7o!r ?an a labor          
organization7 :i* is exempt f taxation  

"u section #eja7;c7 ( ! ,int]nal ,rev5ue
 ,code ( #aihf4  7#d7 ,employee ,! t]m  
employee means an individual employ$ by 
an employ]1 except t ! t]m employee %all
 n include any p]son elect$ to public   
(fice 9 any ,/ate or political          
subdivision ( any ,/ate by ! qualifi$   
vot]s !re(1 or any p]son *os5 by su*    
(fic] to be on su* (fic]'s p]sonal /aff1
 or an appo9tee on ! policy mak+ level  
or an imm$iate advis] ) respect to !    
ex]cise ( ! con/itutional or legal p[]s 
( ! (fice4 ,! exemption set =? 9 !      
prec$+ s5t5ce %all n include employees  
subject to ! civil s]vice laws ( a ,/ate
 gov]nm5t1 gov]nm5tal ag5cy or political
 subdivision4 ,) respect to employm5t 9 
a =eign c\ntry1 su* t]m includes an     
individual :o is a citiz5 ( ! ,unit$    
,/ates4