,h4 ,,res4 #gbd  ,9 ! ,h\se (           
,repres5tatives1 ,u4 ,s41  ,febru>y #f1 
#bjah  ,,resolution  #a4 ,m&atory       
anti-h>assm5t & anti-discrim9ation      
policies = ,h\se (fices  7a7 ,requir+   
(fices ,to adopt policy ,ea* employ+    
(fice ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives "u !  
,congressional ,acc\ntability ,act (    
#aiie %all adopt an anti-h>assm5t &     
anti-discrim9ation policy = ! (fice's   
workplace4  7b7 ,regulations ,n lat] ?an
 ,june #a1 #bjah1 ! ,committee on ,h\se 
,adm9i/ration %all promulgate           
regulations to c>ry out ?is section1 &  
%all ensure t su* regulations are       
consi/5t ) ! requirem5ts ( !            
,congressional ,acc\ntability ,act (    
#aiie1 ! ,code ( ,(ficial ,conduct "u   
rule ,,xxiii ( ! ,rules ( ! ,h\se (     
,repres5tatives1 & o!r relevant laws1   
rules1 & regulations4  #b4 ,(fice (     
,employee ,advocacy  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t    
,!re is e/abli%$ 9 ! ,(fice ( ! ,*ief   
,adm9i/rative ,(fic] ( ! ,h\se (        
,repres5tatives ! ,(fice ( ,employee    

,advocacy 7h]eaft] 9 ?is section ref]r$ 
to z ! ,(fice74  7b7 ,functions  7#a7   
,legal assi/ance1 consultation1 &       
repres5tation ,subject to subsection    
7c71 ! ,(fice %all c>ry out ! foll[+    
functions3  7,a7 ,provid+ legal         
assi/ance & consultation to cov]$       
employees ( ! ,h\se "u ! ,congressional 
,acc\ntability ,act ( #aiie reg>d+ !    
proc$ures ( su* ,act & ! proc$ures      
applicable to civil actions aris+ "u su*
 ,act1 includ+-- 7i7 ! roles &          
responsibilities ( ! ,(fice (           
,compliance1 ! ,(fice ( ! ,h\se         
,employm5t ,c\nsel1 & simil> au?orities2
  7ii7 any proce$+s conduct$ "u su*     
,act2  7iii7 ! au?ority ( ! ,(fice (    
,compliance to compel coop]ation &      
te/imony "u inve/igations & proce$+s    
conduct$ "u title ,,iv ( su* ,act2 &    
7iv7 ! employee's duties relat+ to su*  
proce$+s1 includ+ ! responsibility to   
te/ify4  7,b7 ,provid+ legal assi/ance &
 repres5tation--  7i7 9 p]sonal civil   
legal matt]s relat$ to a cov]$          

employee's initiation ( or p>ticipation 
9 proce$+s "u title ,,iv ( su* ,act 7o!r
 ?an a civil action fil$ "u section #djh
 ( su* ,act72 &  7ii7 9 any proce$+s ( !
 ,(fice ( ,compliance1 ! ,committee on  
,e?ics ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives      
7includ+ ! ,(fice ( ,congressional      
,e?ics71 or any o!r adm9i/rative or     
judicial body relat$ to ! alleg$        
violations ( su* ,act :i* are ! subject 
( ! proce$+s initiat$ by ! cov]$        
employee1 or ! proce$+s 9 :i* ! cov]$   
employee p>ticipates1 "u title ,,iv (   
su* ,act4  7,c7 ,op]at+ a hotl9e ?r\gh  
:i* cov]$ employees ( ! ,h\se "u su*    
,act may contact ! ,(fice4  7#b7        
,au?ority to provide assi/ance 9 any    
jurisdiction ,not)/&+ any law reg>d+ !  
lic5sure ( attorneys1 an attorney :o is 
employ$ by ! ,(fice & is au?oriz$ to    
provide legal assi/ance & repres5tation 
"u ?is section is au?oriz$ to provide t 
assi/ance & repres5tation 9 any         
jurisdiction1 subject to su* regulations
 z may be prescrib$ by ! ,(fice4  7#c7  

,nature ( relation%ip ,! relation%ip    
betwe5 ! ,(fice & an employee to :om !  
,(fice provides legal assi/ance1        
consultation1 & repres5tation "u ?is    
section %all be ! relation%ip betwe5 an 
attorney & cli5t4  7#d7 ,prohibit+      
acceptance ( aw>d ( attorney fees or o!r
 co/s ,! ,(fice may n accept any aw>d ( 
attorney fees or o!r litigation exp5ses 
& co/s "u any he>+ or civil action      
br\ght "u ! ,congressional              
,acc\ntability ,act ( #aiie4  7#e7      
,prohibit+ assi/ance 9 o!r matt]s or    
proce$+s ,! ,(fice may n provide any    
legal assi/ance1 consultation1 or       
repres5tation ) respect to any matt] or 
proce$+ :i* does n arise "u !           
,congressional ,acc\ntability ,act (    
#aiie4  7c7 ,prohibit+ provision (      
assi/ance ^u fil+ ( civil action ,if a  
cov]$ employee ( ! ,h\se files a civil  
action ) respect to an alleg$ violation 
( ! ,congressional ,acc\ntability ,act (
 #aiie1 z provid$ 9 section #djh ( su*  
,act1 ! ,(fice may n provide assi/ance  

"u ?is section to ! employee ) respect  
to inve/igations or proce$+s "u su* ,act
 9 connection ) su* alleg$ violation at 
any "t aft] ! employee files su* action4
  7d7 ,director  7#a7 ,appo9tm5t ,!     
,(fice %all be head$ by a ,director :o  
%all be appo9t$ by ! ,*ief ,adm9i/rative
 ,(fic] ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives4    
7#b7 ,qualifications2 nonp>tisan%ip (   
position ,! individual appo9t$ z        
,director %all be a lawy] :o is admitt$ 
to practice be=e ! ,unit$ ,/ates        
,di/rict ,c\rt = ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia 
& :o has exp]i5ce 9 repres5t+ employees 
9 workplace discrim9ation cases4  7#c7  
,comp5sation ,! ,director %all be paid  
at an annual rate e/abli%$ by ! ,*ief   
,adm9i/rative ,(fic]4  7#d7 ,removal ,! 
,director may be remov$ by ! ,*ief      
,adm9i/rative ,(fic] only = cause4  7e7 
,o!r p]sonnel ,subject to regulations ( 
! ,committee on ,h\se ,adm9i/ration & ) 
! approval ( ! ,*ief ,adm9i/rative      
,(fic]1 ! ,director may appo9t & fix !  
comp5sation ( su* additional p]sonnel z 

! ,director det]m9es to be necess>y to  
c>ry out ! functions ( ! ,(fice4  7f7   
,nonp>tisan%ip ( positions ,! ,director 
& ! o!r p]sonnel ( ! ,(fice %all be     
appo9t$ )\t reg>d to political          
affiliation & solely on ! basis (       
fitness to p]=m ! duties ( ! position4  
#c4 ,functions ( ,(fice ( ,h\se         
,employm5t ,c\nsel  7a7 ,functions      
describ$ ,! ,(fice ( ! ,h\se ,employm5t 
,c\nsel e/abli%$ "u ! ,(fice ( ! ,cl]k (
 ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives %all c>ry out
 all ( ! functions :i* ! ,(fice c>ri$   
out z ( ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 
includ+ ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,provid+ legal   
assi/ance & repres5tation to employ+    
(fices ( ! ,h\se ) respect to proce$+s  
"u ! ,congressional ,acc\ntability ,act 
( #aiie :i* are br\ght by cov]$         
employees ( ! ,h\se "u su* ,act4  7#b7  
,provid+ employ+ (fices ( ! ,h\se )     
confid5tial advice & c\nsel+ reg>d+     
compliance ) employm5t laws4  7#c7      
,provid+ tra9+ to manag]s & employees   
reg>d+ employm5t law compliance4  7b7   

,no effect on p5d+ proce$+s ,no?+ 9 ?is 
section may be con/ru$ to affect any    
proce$+ to :i* ! ,(fice is a p>ty t is  
p5d+ on ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 
includ+ any suit to :i* ! ,(fice is a   
p>ty t is comm5c$ prior to su* date4    
#d4 ,requir+ inclusion ( c]tifications  
on payroll au?orization =ms ( ,h\se (   
,repres5tatives ( no connection betwe5  
payroll actions & aw>ds & settlem5ts "u 
,congressional ,acc\ntability ,act (    
#aiie  7a7 ,requir+ inclusion (         
c]tification on =ms ,! ,*ief            
,adm9i/rative ,(fic] ( ! ,h\se (        
,repres5tatives %all incorporate1 z "p (
 ! ,payroll ,au?orization ,=m us$ by an 
(fice ( ! ,h\se to regi/] ! appo9tm5t ( 
an employee to ! (fice or a sal>y       
adju/m5t or title *ange ) respect to an 
employee ( ! (fice--  7#a7 a            
c]tification to be made by ! au?oriz+   
(ficial ( ! (fice t ! appo9tm5t1 sal>y  
adju/m5t1 or title *ange is n made to   
pay a settlem5t or aw>d 9 connection )  
conduct prohibit$ "u ! ,congressional   

,acc\ntability ,act ( #aiie2 &  7#b7 9 !
 case ( an (fice ( a ,memb] ( ! ,h\se1 a
 c]tification by ! ,memb] t any am\nts 9
 ! ,memb]s' ,repres5tational ,all[ance =
 ! (fice :i* may be us$ to c>ry out !   
appo9tm5t1 sal>y adju/m5t1 or title     
*ange are n be+ us$ to pay a settlem5t  
or aw>d 9 connection ) conduct prohibit$
 "u su* ,act4  7b7 ,requir+ c]tification
 z condition ( process+ payroll action  
,! ,*ief ,adm9i/rative ,(fic] may n     
process any ,payroll ,au?orization ,=m )
 respect to an (fice ( ! ,h\se if ! ,=m 
does n include ! c]tifications requir$ )
 respect to t (fice "u subsection 7a74  
#e4 ,sexual h>assm5t z violation ( ,h\se
 ,code ( ,(ficial ,conduct ,clause #i ( 
rule ,,xxiii ( ! ,rules ( ! ,h\se (     
,repres5tatives is am5d$ by /rik+ su*   
individual1 & ins]t+ su* individual1    
includ+ by committ+ an act ( sexual     
h>assm5t aga9/ su* individual14  #f4    
,sexual relation%ips betwe5 ,h\se       
,memb]s & employees & unwelcome sexual  
advances z violation ( ,h\se ,code (    

,(ficial ,conduct ,rule ,,xxiii ( !     
,rules ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives is   
am5d$-- 7#a7 by r$esignat+ clause #ah z 
clause #ai2 &  7#b7 by ins]t+ aft]      
clause #ag ! foll[+ new clause3 #ah4 7a7
 ,a ,memb]1 ,delegate1 or ,resid5t      
,commission] may n engage 9 a sexual    
relation%ip ) any employee ( ! ,h\se :o 
works "u ! sup]vision ( ! ,memb]1       
,delegate1 or ,resid5t ,commission]4    
,?is p>agraph does n apply ) respect to 
any relation%ip betwe5 two p :o are     
m>ri$ to ea* o!r4  7b7 ,a ,memb]1       
,delegate1 ,resid5t ,commission]1 (fic]1
 or employee ( ! ,h\se may n engage 9   
unwelcome sexual advances or conduct    
t[>ds ano!r ,memb]1 ,delegate1 ,resid5t 
,commission]1 (fic]1 or employee ( !    
,h\se4  7c7 ,9 ?is clause1 ! t]m        
employee includes an applicant =        
employm5t1 a paid or unpaid int]n       
7includ+ an applicant = an int]n%ip71 a 
detailee1 & an individual p>ticipat+ 9 a
 fell[%ip program4  4  #g4 ,effect (    
initiation ( proce$+s "u ,congressional 

,acc\ntability ,act ( #aiie on au?ority 
( ,(fice ( ,congressional ,e?ics to     
consid] allegations ,! ,(fice (         
,congressional ,e?ics may n initiate or 
cont9ue any inve/igation ( an allegation
 ( a violation ( law made applicable to 
employ+ (fices ( ! ,h\se (              
,repres5tatives "u "p ,a ( title ,,ii ( 
! ,congressional ,acc\ntability ,act (  
#aiie1 or make any recomm5dations reg>d+
 su* an allegation1 if a cov]$ employee 
initiates proce$+s ) respect to ! alleg$
 violation "u title ,,iv ( su* ,act4    
,cl]k4