,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dgje  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #bj1         
#bjag,ms4 ,wass]man ,s*ultz 7= h]self & 
,ms4 ,frankel ( ,florida7 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 require ! automatic ref]ral to 
! congressional e?ics committees ( !    
disposition ( any allegation t an       
employ+ (fice ( ! ,h\se (               
,repres5tatives or ,s5ate violat$ "p ,a 
( title ,,ii ( su* ,act4  #a4 ,%ort     
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,me ,too
 ,congressional ,e?ics ,act4  #b4       
,automatic ref]ral to congressional     
e?ics committees ( disposition (        
allegations ( violations (              
,congressional ,acc\ntability ,act (    

#aiie involv+ congressional (fices  7a7 
,automatic ref]ral ,section #daf7;e7 ( !
 ,congressional ,acc\ntability ,act (   
#aiie 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #adaf7;d77 is am5d$ 
to read z foll[s3  7e7 ,automatic       
ref]rals to ,congressional ,e?ics       
,committees ( dispositions ( allegations
 involv+ employ+ (fices ( ,h\se or      
,s5ate  7#a7 ,ref]ral ,^u ! f9al        
disposition "u ?is title ( an allegation
 t an employ+ (fice ( ! ,h\se (         
,repres5tatives or an employ+ (fice ( ! 
,s5ate has committ$ a violation ( "p ,a 
( title ,,ii1 ! ,executive ,director    
%all ref] ! allegation to--  7,a7 !     
,committee on ,e?ics ( ! ,h\se (        
,repres5tatives1 9 ! case ( an employ+  
(fice ( ! ,h\se2 or  7,b7 ! ,select     
,committee on ,e?ics ( ! ,s5ate1 9 !    
case ( an employ+ (fice ( ! ,s5ate4     
7#b7 ,access to records & in=mation ,if 
! ,executive ,director ref]s an         
allegation to a ,committee "u p>agraph  
7#a71 ! ,executive ,director %all       
provide ! ,committee ) access to !      

records ( any he>+s or decisions ( !    
he>+ (fic]s & ! ,bo>d "u ?is title1 &   
any in=mation relat+ to an aw>d or      
settlem5t paid1 9 response to su*       
allegation4  7#c7 ,p]mitt+ cov]$        
employee to waive ref]ral ,at ! reque/ (
 ! cov]$ employee fil+ an allegation    
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,executive  
,director %all waive p>agraph 7#a7 or   
p>agraph 7#b7 ) respect to ! allegation 
or ! records & in=mation 9 response to !
 allegation4  7#d7 ,f9al disposition    
describ$ ,9 ?is subsection1 ! f9al      
disposition ( an allegation means any ( 
! foll[+3 7,a7 ,! paym5t ( an aw>d or   
settlem5t4  7,b7 ,a f9al decision ( a   
he>+ (fic] "u section #dje7;g74  7,c7 ,a
 f9al decision ( ! ,bo>d "u section     
#djf7;e74  7,d7 ,a f9al decision 9 a    
civil action "u section #djh4  4  7b7   
,actions by congressional e?ics         
committees  7#a7 ,m&atory initiation (  
inve/igation ,if ! ,executive ,director 
( ! ,bo>d ( ,compliance ref]s an        
allegation to ! ,committee on ,e?ics ( !

 ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives or ! ,select   
,committee on ,e?ics ( ! ,s5ate "u      
section #dae7;d7 ( ! ,congressional     
,acc\ntability ,act ( #aiie 7z am5d$ by 
subsection 7a771 su* ,committee %all    
promptly initiate an inve/igation into !
 allegation & take su* actions 9        
response to ! inve/igation z may be     
appropriate4  7#b7 ,protection ( id5tity
 ( individuals mak+ allegations ,if a   
,committee to :i* an allegation is      
ref]r$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 issues a report 
) respect to ! allegation1 ! ,committee 
%all ensure t ! report does n disclose !
 id5tity ( ! individual :o made !       
allegation4  7c7 ,effective date ,?is   
section & ! am5dm5ts made by ?is section
 %all take effect on ! date ( ! enactm5t
 ( ?is ,act4