,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #haea  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #a1 #bjbj 
,ms4 ,norton introduced the following   
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,house ,administration1   
and in addition to the ,committees on   
the ,judiciary1 and ,education and      
,labor1 for a period to be subsequently 
determined by the ,speaker1 in each case
 for consideration of such provisions as
 fall within the jurisdiction of the    
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend the ,congressional ,accountability
 ,act of #aiie to provide enhanced      
enforcement authority for occupational  
safety and health protections applicable
 to the legislative branch1 to provide  
whistleblower protections and other     
antidiscrimination protections for      
employees of the legislative branch1 and
 for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title  
,this ,act may be cited as the ,congress
 ,leads by ,example ,act of #bjbj4  #b4 
,enhanced enforcement of protections of 

,occupational ,safety and ,health ,act  
applicable to legislative branch  7a7   
,subpoena authority for ,office of      
,congressional ,workplace ,rights       
,section #bae7;c77#a7 of the            
,congressional ,accountability ,act of  
#aiie 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #acda7;c77#a77 is   
amended--  7#a7 by striking subsections 
7a71 and inserting subsections 7a71     
7b712 and  7#b7 by striking #feg7;a71   
and inserting #feg7;a71 7b714  7b7      
,recordkeeping requirements for         
employing offices ,section #bae7;c7 of  
such ,act 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #acda7;c77 is   
amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating         
paragraphs 7#c7 through 7#f7 as         
paragraphs 7#d7 through 7#g72  7#b7 in  
paragraph 7#f71 as so redesignated1 by  
striking paragraph 7#c7 or 7#d7 and     
inserting paragraph 7#d7 or 7#e72 and   
7#c7 by inserting after paragraph 7#b7  
the following new paragraph3  7#c7      
,recordkeeping requirements ,each       
employing office shall be subject to the
 requirements of subsection 7c7 of      

section #h of the ,occupational ,safety 
and ,health ,act of #aigj 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4
 #feg7;c77 that are applicable to       
employers under such section1 and the   
,general ,counsel shall exercise the    
authorities granted to the ,secretary of
 ,labor under such subsection4  4  7c7  
,prohibiting retaliation ,section       
#bjh7;a7 of such ,act 7#b ,u4,s4,c4     
#acag7;a77 is amended--  7#a7 by        
striking ,it shall be and inserting 7#a7
 ,it shall be2 and  7#b7 by adding at   
the end the following new paragraph3    
7#b7 ,it shall be a violation of this   
subsection for an employing office to   
discharge or in any manner discriminate 
against any covered employee because    
such employee has requested the ,general
 ,counsel to take any action authorized 
under section #bae 7relating to         
occupational safety and health          
protections71 or has instituted or      
caused to be instituted1 or has         
testified or is about to testify in1 any
 proceeding that arises from the        

application of section #bae to the      
employing office1 or because of the     
exercise by such employee on behalf of  
himself or others of any right provided 
under section #bae4  4  7d7 ,effective  
date  7#a7 ,in general ,subject to      
paragraph 7#b71 the amendments made by  
this section shall take effect upon the 
adoption of regulations promulgated by  
the ,board of ,directors of the ,office 
of ,congressional ,workplace ,rights to 
implement the amendments in accordance  
with section #cjd of the ,congressional 
,accountability ,act of #aiie 7#b       
,u4,s4,c4 #achd74  7#b7 ,interim        
applicability ,during the period that   
begins on the date of the enactment of  
this ,act and ends on the effective date
 of the regulations referred to in      
paragraph 7#a71 the amendments made by  
this section shall be implemented by the
 ,board of ,directors of the ,office of 
,congressional ,workplace ,rights1 the  
,general ,counsel of the ,office of     
,congressional ,workplace ,rights1 or a 

hearing officer or court under the      
,congressional ,accountability ,act of  
#aiie 7as the case may be7 by applying  
7to the extent necessary and            
appropriate7 the most relevant          
substantive executive agency regulations
 promulgated to implement the provisions
 of law that are made applicable to     
employing offices and covered employees 
7as such terms are defined in the       
,congressional ,accountability ,act of  
#aiie7 by such amendments4  #c4         
,application to legislative branch      
employees of whistleblower protection   
rules and restrictions on discharge by  
reason of garnishment and discriminatory
 treatment by reason of bankruptcy  7a7 
,in general ,part ,a of title ,,ii of   
the ,congressional ,accountability ,act 
of #aiie 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #acaa et seq471  
as amended by section #aabb7;d77#a7 of  
the ,fair ,chance to ,compete for ,jobs 
,act of #bjai 7,public ,law #aaf-ib2    
#acc ,stat4 #afjh71 is amended--  7#a7  
in the heading1 by striking fair labor  

standards1 and all that follows and     
inserting and other protections and     
benefits2  7#b7 by redesignating section
 #bjh as section #bji;,a2 and  7#c7 by  
inserting after section #bjg the        
following new sections3  #bjh4 ,rights  
and protections under whistleblower     
protection rules  7a7 ,rights and       
,protections ,described  7#a7 ,in       
general ,no employing office may take or
 fail to take1 or threaten to take or   
fail to take1 a personnel action 7within
 the meaning of chapter #bc of title #e1
 ,united ,states ,code7 with respect to 
any covered employee or applicant for   
employment because of--  7,a7 any       
disclosure of information by a covered  
employee or applicant which the employee
 or applicant reasonably believes       
evidences-- 7i7 a violation of any law1 
rule1 or regulation1 or  7ii7 gross     
mismanagement1 a gross waste of funds1  
an abuse of authority1 or a substantial 
and specific danger to public health or 
safety1  if such disclosure is not      

specifically prohibited by law and if   
such information is not specifically    
required by ,executive order or the     
rules of the ,house of ,representatives 
or ,senate to be kept secret in the     
interest of national defense or the     
conduct of foreign affairs2 or  7,b7 any
 disclosure to the ,general ,counsel1 or
 to the ,inspector ,general of an       
executive agency or office of the       
legislative branch or another employee  
designated by the head of the agency or 
office to receive such disclosures1 of  
information which the employee or       
applicant reasonably believes           
evidences--  7i7 a violation of any law1
 rule1 or regulation1 or  7ii7 gross    
mismanagement1 a gross waste of funds1  
an abuse of authority1 or a substantial 
and specific danger to public health or 
safety4  7#b7 ,definitions ,for purposes
 of this section and for purposes of    
applying the procedures established     
under title ,,iv for the consideration  
of alleged violations of this section-- 

7,a7 the term covered employee includes 
an employee of the ,government          
,accountability ,office or ,library of  
,congress2 and  7,b7 the term employing 
office includes the ,government         
,accountability ,office and the ,library
 of ,congress4  7b7 ,remedy ,the remedy 
for a violation of subsection 7a7 shall 
be such remedy as would be appropriate  
if awarded under chapter #ab of title   
#e1 ,united ,states ,code1 with respect 
to a prohibited personnel practice      
described in section #bcjb7;b77#h7 of   
such title4  7c7 ,regulations ,to       
,implement ,section  7#a7 ,in general   
,the ,board shall1 pursuant to section  
#cjd1 issue regulations to implement    
this section4  7#b7 ,agency regulations 
,the regulations issued under paragraph 
7#a7 shall be the same as the           
substantive regulations promulgated by  
the ,merit ,systems ,protection ,board  
to implement chapters #ab and #bc of    
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 except 
to the extent that the ,board of        

,directors of the ,office of            
,congressional ,workplace ,rights may   
determine1 for good cause shown and     
stated together with the regulation1    
that a modification of such regulations 
would be more effective for the         
implementation of the rights and        
protections under this section4  #bji4  
,restriction on discharge from          
employment by reason of garnishment or  
discriminatory treatment by reason of   
bankruptcy  7a7 ,garnishment  7#a7      
,rights and protections described ,no   
employing office may discharge any      
covered employee by reason of the fact  
that the employee's earnings have been  
subjected to garnishment for any one    
indebtedness4  7#b7 ,remedy ,the remedy 
for a violation of paragraph 7#a7 shall 
be such remedy as would be appropriate  
if awarded under section #cjd7;b7 of the
 ,consumer ,credit ,protection ,act 7#ae
 ,u4,s4,c4 #afgd7;b774  7b7 ,bankruptcy 
7#a7 ,rights and protections described  
,no employing office may deny employment

 to1 terminate the employment of1 or    
discriminate with respect to employment 
against1 a covered employee who is or   
has been a debtor under title #aa1      
,united ,states ,code1 or a bankrupt or 
a debtor under the ,bankruptcy ,act1 or 
another covered employee with whom such 
bankrupt or debtor has been associated1 
solely because such bankrupt or debtor--
 7,a7 is or has been a debtor under such
 title or a debtor or bankrupt under    
such ,act2  7,b7 has been insolvent     
before the commencement of a case under 
such title or during the case but before
 the grant or denial of a discharge2 or 
7,c7 has not paid a debt that is        
dischargeable in a case under such title
 or that was discharged under such ,act4
  7#b7 ,remedy ,the remedy for a        
violation of paragraph 7#a7 would be    
such remedy as would be appropriate if  
awarded with respect to a violation of  
section #ebe7;a7 or 7b7 of title #aa1   
,united ,states ,code4  7c7 ,definitions
 ,for purposes of this section and for  

purposes of applying the procedures     
established under title ,,iv for the    
consideration of alleged violations of  
this section--  7#a7 the term covered   
employee includes an employee of the    
,government ,accountability ,office or  
the ,library of ,congress2 and  7#b7 the
 term employing office includes the     
,government ,accountability ,office and 
the ,library of ,congress4  7d7         
,regulations ,to implement section  7#a7
 ,in general ,the ,board shall1 pursuant
 to section #cjd1 issue regulations to  
implement this section4  7#b7 ,agency   
regulations ,the regulations issued     
under paragraph 7#a7 shall be the same  
as the substantive regulations          
promulgated to implement section #cjd of
 the ,consumer ,credit ,protection ,act 
7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #afgd7 and the           
substantive regulations promulgated to  
implement section #ebe of title #aa1    
,united ,states ,code1 except to the    
extent that the ,board of ,directors of 
the ,office of ,congressional ,workplace

 ,rights may determine1 for good cause  
shown and stated together with the      
regulation1 that a modification of any  
such regulation would be more effective 
for the implementation of the rights and
 protections under this section4  4  7b7
 ,conforming amendment to ,bankruptcy   
,code ,section #ebe of title #aa1       
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
adding at the end the following new     
subsection3  7d7 7#a7 ,in the case of an
 alleged violation of subsection 7a7 or 
7b7 by a governmental unit which is a   
legislative branch employing office with
 respect to an employee of such office  
who is a legislative branch covered     
employee1 the procedures for            
consideration of the alleged violation  
shall consist of the procedures         
applicable under title ,,iv of the      
,congressional ,accountability ,act of  
#aiie4  7#b7 ,in this subsection-- 7,a7 
the term legislative branch employing   
office means an employing office        
described in section #aja7i7 of the     

,congressional ,accountability ,act of  
#aiie1 and includes the ,government     
,accountability ,office and the ,library
 of ,congress2 and  7,b7 the term       
legislative branch covered employee     
means a covered employee described in   
section #aja7c7 of the ,congressional   
,accountability ,act of #aiie1 and      
includes an employee of the ,government 
,accountability ,office or the ,library 
of ,congress4  4  7c7 ,other conforming 
amendment ,section #ajb7;a7 of the      
,congressional ,accountability ,act of  
#aiie 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #acjb7;a771 as      
amended by section #aabb7;d77#a7 of the 
,fair ,chance to ,compete for ,jobs ,act
 of #bjai 7,public ,law #aaf-ib2 #acc   
,stat4 #afjh71 is amended by adding at  
the end the following new paragraphs3   
7#ac7 ,section #bcjb7;b77#h7 of title   
#e1 ,united ,states ,code4  7#ad7       
,section #cjd of the ,consumer ,credit  
,protection ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #afgd74 
7#ae7 ,section #ebe of title #aa1       
,united ,states ,code4  4  7d7 ,clerical

 amendment ,the table of contents for   
part ,a of title ,,ii of the            
,congressional ,accountability ,act of  
#aiie1 as amended by section            
#aabb7;d77#a7 of the ,fair ,chance to   
,compete for ,jobs ,act of #bjai        
7,public ,law #aaf-ib2 #acc ,stat4      
#afjh71 is amended--  7#a7 in the item  
relating to part ,a1 by striking ,fair  
,labor ,standards1 and all that follows 
and inserting and ,other ,protections   
and ,benefits2  7#b7 by redesignating   
the item relating to section #bjh as    
relating to section #bji;,a2 and  7#c7  
by inserting after the item relating to 
section #bjg the following3  ,sec4 #bjh4
 ,rights and protections under          
whistleblower protection rules ,sec4    
#bji4 ,restriction on discharge from    
employment by reason of garnishment or  
discriminatory treatment by reason of   
bankruptcy  4  #d4 ,requiring retention 
of records necessary to administer      
anti-discrimination laws applicable to  
covered employees  7a7 ,title ,,vii of  

the ,civil ,rights ,act2 ,age           
,discrimination in ,employment ,act2    
,americans with ,disabilities ,act      
,section #bja of the ,congressional     
,accountability ,act of #aiie 7#b       
,u4,s4,c4 #acaa7 is amended--  7#a7 by  
redesignating subsection 7e7 as         
subsection 7f72 and  7#b7 by inserting  
after subsection 7d7 the following new  
subsection3  7e7 ,retention of records  
7#a7 ,requiring employing offices to    
retain records necessary to administer  
rights and protections ,to the extent   
that the following provisions of law    
require the keeping of records necessary
 or appropriate for the administration  
of this section1 such provisions of law 
shall apply to employing offices3 7,a7  
,section #gji7;c7 of the ,civil ,rights 
,act of #aifd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4            
#bjjj;e-#h7;c774  7,b7 ,section #g7;a7  
of the ,age ,discrimination in          
,employment ,act of #aifg 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4
 #fbf7;a774  7,c7 ,section #ajg7;a7 of  
the ,americans with ,disabilities ,act  

of #aiij 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #abaag7;a774    
7#b7 ,effective date ,this subsection   
shall apply with respect to records     
generated on or after the expiration of 
the #fj-;day period that begins on the  
date of the enactment of this           
subsection4  4  7b7 ,family and ,medical
 ,leave ,act of #aiic  7#a7 ,in general 
,section #bjb7;a77#a7 of such ,act 7#b  
,u4,s4,c4 #acab7;a77#a77 is amended by  
striking sections #aja through #aje and 
inserting sections #aja through #aje and
 section #ajf7;b74  7#b7 ,effective date
  7,a7 ,in general ,subject to          
subparagraph 7,b71 the amendment made by
 paragraph 7#a7 shall take effect upon  
the adoption of regulations promulgated 
by the ,board of ,directors of the      
,office of ,congressional ,workplace    
,rights to implement the amendment4     
7,b7 ,interim applicability ,during the 
period that begins on the date of the   
enactment of this ,act and ends on the  
effective date of the regulations       
referred to in subparagraph 7,a71 the   

amendment made by paragraph 7#a7 shall  
be implemented by the ,board of         
,directors of the ,office of            
,congressional ,workplace ,rights or a  
hearing officer or court under the      
,congressional ,accountability ,act of  
#aiie 7as the case may be7 by applying  
7to the extent necessary and            
appropriate7 the most relevant          
substantive executive agency regulations
 promulgated to implement the provision 
of law that is made applicable to       
employing offices and covered employees 
7as such terms are defined in the       
,congressional ,accountability ,act of  
#aiie7 by such amendment4  7c7 ,fair    
,labor ,standards ,act of #aich  7#a7   
,in general ,section #bjc7;a77#a7 of    
such ,act 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #acac7;a77#a77  
is amended-- 7,a7 by striking and       
section #ab7;c7 and inserting section   
#aa7;c71 and section #ab7;c72 and  7,b7 
by striking #bab7;c7 and inserting      
#baa7;c71 #bab7;c74  7#b7 ,effective    
date  7,a7 ,in general ,subject to      

subparagraph 7,b71 the amendment made by
 paragraph 7#a7 shall take effect upon  
the adoption of regulations promulgated 
by the ,board of ,directors of the      
,office of ,congressional ,workplace    
,rights to implement the amendment4     
7,b7 ,interim applicability ,during the 
period that begins on the date of the   
enactment of this ,act and ends on the  
effective date of the regulations       
referred to in subparagraph 7,a71 the   
amendment made by paragraph 7#a7 shall  
be implemented by the ,board of         
,directors of the ,office of            
,congressional ,workplace ,rights or a  
hearing officer or court under the      
,congressional ,accountability ,act of  
#aiie 7as the case may be7 by applying  
7to the extent necessary and            
appropriate7 the most relevant          
substantive executive agency regulations
 promulgated to implement the provision 
of law that is made applicable to       
employing offices and covered employees 
7as such terms are defined in the       

,congressional ,accountability ,act of  
#aiie7 by such amendment4  #e4 ,coverage
 of legislative branch employees under  
rules protecting jurors' employment  7a7
 ,in general ,section #ahge7;a7 of title
 #bh1 ,united ,states ,code1 is         
amended--  7#a7 by striking 7a7 and     
inserting 7a77#a72 and  7#b7 by adding  
at the end the following3  7#b7 ,in this
 section-- 7,a7 the term employer       
includes an employing office under      
section #aja7i7 of the ,congressional   
,accountability ,act of #aiie1 the      
,government ,accountability ,office1 the
 ,government ,publishing ,office1 and   
the ,library of ,congress2 and  7,b7 the
 term permanent employee includes any   
covered employee under section #aja7c7  
of the ,congressional ,accountability   
,act of #aiie and any employee of the   
,government ,accountability ,office1 the
 ,government ,publishing ,office1 and   
the ,library of ,congress1 without      
regard to whether the employee's term of
 service or appointment is permanent4  4

  7b7 ,effective date ,the amendments   
made by subsection 7a7 apply with       
respect to individuals summoned for     
juror service or serving on juries on or
 after the date of the enactment of this
 ,act4