,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hfjh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,october #af1        
#bjbj,mrs4 ,lesko 7for herself and ,ms4 
,bass7 introduced the following bill2   
which was referred to the ,committee on 
the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend    
title #i of the ,united ,states ,code to
 prohibit the enforcement of predispute 
arbitration agreements with respect to  
sexual assault claims4  #a4 ,short title
 ,this ,act may be cited as ,carrie's   
,law4  #b4 ,arbitration of sexual       
assault claims  7a7 ,in general ,title  
#i of the ,united ,states ,code is      
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  #d ,arbitration of sexual   
assault claims  ,sec4 #dja4             
,definitions4 #djb4 ,limit on validity  
and enforceability4  #dja4 ,definitions 
,in this chapter-- 7#a7 the term        
predispute arbitration agreement means  
any agreement to arbitrate a claim that 
had not yet arisen at the time of the   
making of the agreement2 and  7#b7 the  

term sexual assault means a             
nonconsensual sexual act or sexual      
contact1 as those terms are defined in  
section #bbdf of title #ah1 or similar  
applicable ,state or ,tribal law1       
including when the victim lacks capacity
 to consent4  #djb4 ,limit on validity  
and enforceability  7a7 ,in general     
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
this title1 a predispute arbitration    
agreement shall have no force or effect 
with respect to a sexual assault claim4 
7b7 ,related claims  7#a7 ,in general   
,subject to paragraph 7#b71 and         
notwithstanding any other provision of  
this title1 a predispute arbitration    
agreement shall have no force or effect 
with respect to a claim asserted by a   
sexual assault victim that is based upon
 that sexual assault4  7#b7 ,sexual     
assault claim dismissed  7,a7 ,in       
general ,if a court dismisses with      
prejudice a sexual assault claim that1  
but for subsection 7a71 would have been 
subject to a predispute arbitration     

agreement-- 7i7 the court shall dismiss 
any other claim that1 but for paragraph 
7#a7 of this subsection1 would have been
 subject to a predispute arbitration    
agreement2 and  7ii7 the relevant       
predispute arbitration agreement shall  
apply with respect to any claim         
dismissed under clause 7i74  7,b7       
,tolling ,any time period under a       
predispute arbitration agreement that is
 applicable to a claim dismissed under  
subparagraph 7,a77i7 shall be tolled    
during the period during which the claim
 was pending before a ,federal court4   
7c7 ,applicability ,an issue as to      
whether this chapter applies to an      
arbitration agreement or a claim shall  
be determined under ,federal law4 ,the  
applicability of this chapter to an     
agreement to arbitrate or a claim and   
the force or effect of an agreement to  
which this chapter applies shall be     
determined by a court1 rather than an   
arbitrator1 irrespective of whether the 
party resisting arbitration challenges  

the arbitration agreement specifically  
or in conjunction with other terms of   
the contract containing such agreement4 
4  7b7 ,technical and conforming        
amendments  7#a7 ,in general ,title #i  
of the ,united ,states ,code is         
amended-- 7,a7 in section #b1 by        
inserting or as otherwise provided in   
chapter #d before the period at the end2
  7,b7 in section #bjh-- 7i7 in the     
section heading1 by striking ,chapter   
#a2 residual application and inserting  
,application2 and  7ii7 by adding at the
 end the following3 ,this chapter       
applies to the extent that this chapter 
is not in conflict with chapter #d42 and
  7,c7 in section #cjg-- 7i7 in the     
section heading1 by striking ,chapter   
#a2 residual application and inserting  
,application2 and  7ii7 by adding at the
 end the following3 ,this chapter       
applies to the extent that this chapter 
is not in conflict with chapter #d44    
7#b7 ,table of sections  7,a7 ,chapter  
#b ,the table of sections for chapter #b

 of title #i1 ,united ,states ,code1 is 
amended by striking the item relating to
 section #bjh and inserting the         
following3  #bjh4 ,application4  4  7,b7
 ,chapter #c ,the table of sections for 
chapter #c of title #i1 ,united ,states 
,code1 is amended by striking the item  
relating to section #cjg and inserting  
the following3  #cjg4 ,application4  4  
7#c7 ,table of chapters ,the table of   
chapters for title #i1 ,united ,states  
,code1 is amended by adding at the end  
the following3  #d4;,arbitration of     
sexual assault claims#dja  4  #c4       
,prospective effect ,this ,act1 and the 
amendments made by this ,act1 shall take
 effect on the date of enactment of this
 ,act and shall apply with respect to   
any claim that arises on or after such  
date4