,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ddeh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #bh1         
#bjag,mr4 ,m>9o introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2
 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,h\se  
,adm9i/ration1 & 9 addition to !        
,committee on ,rules1 = a p]iod to be   
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !          
,congressional ,acc\ntability ,act (    
#aiie to prohibit ! use ( public funds =
 ! paym5t ( a settlem5t or aw>d "u su*  
,act 9 connection ) a claim aris+ f     
sexual h>assm5t committ$ by a ,memb] (  
,congress1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4       
,prohibit+ use ( public funds = paym5t (
 settlem5ts & aw>ds "u ,congressional   
,acc\ntability ,act 9 sexual h>assm5t   
claims involv+ ,memb]s ( ,congress  7a7 
,prohibition ,section #dae ( !          
,congressional ,acc\ntability ,act (    
#aiie 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #adae7 is am5d$--   
7#a7 9 subsection 7a71 by /rik+         

subsection 7c7 & ins]t+ subsections 7c7 
& 7d72 &  7#b7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+
 new subsection3  7d7 ,no use ( public  
funds = paym5ts ( aw>ds & settlem5ts 9  
connection ) acts ( sexual h>assm5t     
committ$ by ,memb]s ( ,congress ,no     
funds ( ! ,treasury ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates   
may be us$ = ! paym5t ( an aw>d or      
settlem5t "u ?is ,act 9 connection ) a  
violation ( section #bja7;a77#a7 if !   
violation consi/s ( an act ( sexual     
h>assm5t committ$ p]sonally by a ,memb] 
( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives 7includ+ a  
,delegate or ,resid5t ,commission] to ! 
,congress7 or a ,s5ator4  4  7b7        
,effective date ,! am5dm5t made by      
subsection 7a7 %all apply ) respect to  
settlem5ts & aw>ds paid on or aft] !    
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  #b4      
,m&atory consid]ation by e?ics          
committees ( expulsion ( ,memb]s (      
,congress committ+ acts ( sexual        
h>assm5t "u ,congressional              
,acc\ntability ,act  7a7 ,m&atory       
consid]ation ( "q ( expulsion ,title ,v 

( ! ,congressional ,acc\ntability ,act (
 #aiie 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #adca et seq47 is  
am5d$-- 7#a7 by r$esignat+ section #eji 
z section #eaj2 &  7#b7 by ins]t+ aft]  
section #ejh ! foll[+ new section3      
#eji4 ,m&atory consid]ation by e?ics    
committees ( "q ( expulsion ( ,memb]s ( 
,congress committ+ acts ( sexual        
h>assm5t ,if x is det]m9$ 9 any f9al    
decision ent]$ "u section #dje7;g7 or   
#djf7;e71 or 9 any decision 9 a civil   
action br\ght "u section #djh1 t a      
violation ( section #bja7;a77#a7 occurr$
 :i* consi/$ ( an act ( sexual h>assm5t 
committ$ p]sonally by a ,memb] ( ! ,h\se
 ( ,repres5tatives 7includ+ a ,delegate 
or ,resid5t ,commission] to ! ,congress7
 or a ,s5ator1 or if ! paym5t ( an aw>d 
or settlem5t "u ?is ,act is ord]$ 9     
connection ) a violation ( section      
#bja7;a77#a7 :i* consi/s ( su* an act-- 
7#a7 9 ! case ( an act committ$ by a    
,memb] ( ! ,h\se1 ! ,committee on ,e?ics
 ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives %all       
conduct an inve/igation & issue a report

 on ! "q ( :e!r ! ,memb] %\ld be expell$
 f ! ,h\se2 or  7#b7 9 ! case ( an act  
committ$ by a ,s5ator1 ! ,select        
,committee on ,e?ics ( ! ,s5ate %all    
conduct an inve/igation & issue a report
 on ! "q ( :e!r ! ,s5ator %\ld be       
expell$ f ! ,s5ate4  4  7b7 ,cl]ical    
am5dm5t ,! table ( cont5ts ( su* ,act is
 am5d$-- 7#a7 by r$esignat+ ! item      
relat+ to section #eji z relat+ to      
section #eaj2 &  7#b7 by ins]t+ aft] !  
item relat+ to section #ejh ! foll[+ new
 item3  ,sec4 #eji4 ,m&atory            
consid]ation by e?ics committees ( "q ( 
expulsion ( ,memb]s ( ,congress committ+
 acts ( sexual h>assm5t4  4  7c7        
,effective date ,! am5dm5ts made by ?is 
section %all apply ) respect to acts    
occurr+ be=e1 on1 or aft] ! date ( !    
enactm5t ( ?is ,act4