,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #acad  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #b1       
#bjai,mr4 ,kennedy 7for himself and ,ms4
 ,sinema7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,homeland ,security   
and ,governmental ,affairs  ,a ,,bill   
,to establish that certain provisions of
 a nondisclosure agreement between a    
public sector employer and an employee  
shall be unenforceable4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,stop ,silencing ,victims ,act4  #b4    
,nondisclosure agreement unenforceable  
under the ,civil ,rights ,act of #aifd  
,title ,,vii of the ,civil ,rights ,act 
of #aifd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bjjj;e et seq47
 is amended by adding after section #gag
 the following3  #gag;,a4 ,nondisclosure
 agreement unenforceable  7a7 ,in       
,general ,any covered provision of a    
nondisclosure agreement that is entered 
into by an employee described in section
 #gag7;a7 and an entity to which such   

section applies shall be unenforceable  
against that complainant employee4  7b7 
,covered provision ,in this section1 the
 term covered provision means a         
provision of a nondisclosure agreement--
 7#a7 that is entered into after the    
date of enactment of the ,stop          
,silencing ,victims ,act2  7#b7 that    
prohibits the disclosure of information 
relating to an allegation or series of  
allegations that could plausibly give   
rise to a valid claim of sex            
discrimination2 and  7#c7 relating to   
material that is not otherwise          
prohibited by law from being disclosed4 
7c7 ,defense ,in any action or          
proceeding to enforce a covered         
provision1 an employee described in     
section #gag7;a7 may raise as a defense 
the unenforceability of a covered       
provision of a nondisclosure agreement1 
as set forth in this section4  7d7      
,confidentiality  7#a7 ,in ,general     
,personally identifying information     
about a complainant employee that would 

otherwise be held confidential in       
accordance with a covered provision of a
 nondisclosure agreement shall not be   
made public1 unless the complainant     
employee chooses to make that           
information public4  7#b7 ,unlawful     
retaliation ,a violation of the         
prohibition described in paragraph 7#a7 
may be considered evidence of unlawful  
retaliation against the complainant     
employee4  4  #c4 ,nondisclosure        
agreement unenforceable under the       
,government ,employee ,rights ,act of   
#aiia ,title ,,iii of the ,government   
,employee ,rights ,act of #aiia 7#db    
,u4,s4,c4 #bjjj;e-#af;a et seq47 is     
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  #cje4 ,nondisclosure        
agreement unenforceable  7a7 ,in        
,general ,any covered provision of a    
nondisclosure agreement that is entered 
into by a ,presidential appointee       
described in section #cjc or a ,state   
employee described in section #cjd and  
an entity employing such appointee or   

employee1 as the case may be1 shall be  
unenforceable against that complainant  
,presidential appointee or ,state       
employee4  7b7 ,covered provision ,in   
this section1 the term covered provision
 means a provision of a nondisclosure   
agreement-- 7#a7 that is entered into   
after the date of enactment of the ,stop
 ,silencing ,victims ,act2  7#b7 that   
prohibits the disclosure of information 
relating to an allegation or series of  
allegations that could plausibly give   
rise to a valid claim of sex            
discrimination2 and  7#c7 relating to   
material that is not otherwise          
prohibited by law from being disclosed4 
7c7 ,defense ,in any action or          
proceeding to enforce a covered         
provision1 a ,presidential appointee    
described in section #cjc or a ,state   
employee described in section #cjd may  
raise as a defense the unenforceability 
of a covered provision of a             
nondisclosure agreement1 as set forth in
 this section4  7d7 ,confidentiality    

7#a7 ,in ,general ,personally           
identifying information about a         
complainant ,presidential appointee     
described in section #cjc or ,state     
employee described in section #cjd that 
would otherwise be held confidential in 
accordance with a covered provision of a
 nondisclosure agreement shall not be   
made public1 unless that complainant    
appointee or employee chooses to make   
that information public4  7#b7 ,unlawful
 retaliation ,a violation of the        
prohibition described in paragraph 7#a7 
may be considered evidence of unlawful  
retaliation against the complainant     
appointee or employee4  4  #d4          
,nondisclosure agreement unenforceable  
under the ,congressional ,accountability
 ,act of #aiie ,title ,,ii of the       
,congressional ,accountability ,act of  
#aiie 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #acaa et seq47 is   
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  #bjh4 ,nondisclosure        
agreement unenforceable  7a7 ,in        
,general ,any covered provision of a    

nondisclosure agreement that is entered 
into by a covered employee and an       
employing office shall be unenforceable 
against that complainant covered        
employee4  7b7 ,covered provision ,in   
this section1 the term covered provision
 means a provision of a nondisclosure   
agreement-- 7#a7 that is entered into   
after the date of enactment of the ,stop
 ,silencing ,victims ,act2  7#b7 that   
prohibits the disclosure of information 
relating to an allegation or series of  
allegations that could plausibly give   
rise to a valid claim of sex            
discrimination2 and  7#c7 relating to   
material that is not otherwise          
prohibited by law from being disclosed4 
7c7 ,defense ,in any action or          
proceeding to enforce a covered         
provision1 a covered employee may raise 
as a defense the unenforceability of a  
covered provision of a nondisclosure    
agreement1 as set forth in this section4
  7d7 ,confidentiality  7#a7 ,in        
,general ,personally identifying        

information about a complainant covered 
employee that would otherwise be held   
confidential in accordance with a       
covered provision of a nondisclosure    
agreement shall not be made public1     
unless the complainant covered employee 
chooses to make that information public4
  7#b7 ,unlawful retaliation ,a         
violation of the prohibition described  
in paragraph 7#a7 may be considered     
evidence of unlawful retaliation against
 the complainant covered employee4  4   
#e4 ,nondisclosure agreement            
unenforceable under title #c of the     
,united ,states ,code  7a7 ,in ,general 
,chapter #e of title #c1 ,united ,states
 ,code1 is amended by inserting after   
section #daa the following3  #daa;,a4   
,nondisclosure agreement unenforceable4 
7a7 ,in ,general ,any covered provision 
of a nondisclosure agreement that is    
entered into by a covered employee and  
an employing office shall be            
unenforceable against that complainant  
covered employee4  7b7 ,covered         

provision ,in this section1 the term    
covered provision means a provision of a
 nondisclosure agreement-- 7#a7 that is 
entered into after the date of enactment
 of the ,stop ,silencing ,victims ,act2 
7#b7 that prohibits the disclosure of   
information relating to an allegation or
 series of allegations that could       
plausibly give rise to a valid claim of 
sex discrimination2 and  7#c7 relating  
to material that is not otherwise       
prohibited by law from being disclosed4 
7c7 ,defense ,in any action or          
proceeding to enforce a covered         
provision1 a covered employee may raise 
as a defense the unenforceability of a  
covered provision of a nondisclosure    
agreement1 as set forth in this section4
  7d7 ,confidentiality  7#a7 ,in        
,general ,personally identifying        
information about a complainant covered 
employee that would otherwise be held   
confidential in accordance with a       
covered provision of a nondisclosure    
agreement shall not be made public1     

unless the complainant covered employee 
chooses to make that information public4
  7#b7 ,unlawful retaliation ,a         
violation of the prohibition described  
in paragraph 7#a7 may be considered     
evidence of unlawful retaliation against
 the complainant covered employee4  4   
7b7 ,clerical amendment ,the table of   
sections at the beginning of such       
chapter is amended by inserting after   
the item relating to section #daa the   
following new item3  #daa;,a4           
,nondisclosure agreement unenforceable4 
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