,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #acad  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #b1 #bjai,mr4     
,k5n$y 7= himself & ,ms4 ,s9ema7        
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs
  ,a ,,bill  ,to e/abli% t c]ta9        
provisions ( a nondisclosure agreem5t   
betwe5 a public sector employ] & an     
employee %all be un5=ceable4  #a4 ,%ort 
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,/op    
,sil5c+ ,victims ,act4  #b4             
,nondisclosure agreem5t un5=ceable "u ! 
,civil ,rights ,act ( #aifd ,title ,,vii
 ( ! ,civil ,rights ,act ( #aifd 7#db   
,u4,s4,c4 #bjjj;e et seq47 is am5d$ by  
add+ aft] section #gag ! foll[+3        
#gag;,a4 ,nondisclosure agreem5t        
un5=ceable  7a7 ,9 ,g5]al ,any cov]$    
provision ( a nondisclosure agreem5t t  
is ent]$ into by an employee describ$ 9 
section #gag7;a7 & an entity to :i* su* 
section applies %all be un5=ceable aga9/
 t compla9ant employee4  7b7 ,cov]$     

provision ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m cov]$   
provision means a provision ( a         
nondisclosure agreem5t-- 7#a7 t is ent]$
 into aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ! ,/op   
,sil5c+ ,victims ,act2  7#b7 t prohibits
 ! disclosure ( in=mation relat+ to an  
allegation or s]ies ( allegations t c\ld
 plausibly give rise to a valid claim ( 
sex discrim9ation2 &  7#c7 relat+ to    
mat]ial t is n o!rwise prohibit$ by law 
f be+ disclos$4  7c7 ,def5se ,9 any     
action or proce$+ to en=ce a cov]$      
provision1 an employee describ$ 9       
section #gag7;a7 may raise z a def5se ! 
un5=ceability ( a cov]$ provision ( a   
nondisclosure agreem5t1 z set =? 9 ?is  
section4  7d7 ,confid5tiality  7#a7 ,9  
,g5]al ,p]sonally id5tify+ in=mation    
ab\t a compla9ant employee t w\ld       
o!rwise be held confid5tial 9 accordance
 ) a cov]$ provision ( a nondisclosure  
agreem5t %all n be made public1 unless !
 compla9ant employee *ooses to make t   
in=mation public4  7#b7 ,unlawful       
retaliation ,a violation ( ! prohibition

 describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 may be        
consid]$ evid5ce ( unlawful retaliation 
aga9/ ! compla9ant employee4  4  #c4    
,nondisclosure agreem5t un5=ceable "u ! 
,gov]nm5t ,employee ,rights ,act ( #aiia
 ,title ,,iii ( ! ,gov]nm5t ,employee   
,rights ,act ( #aiia 7#db ,u4,s4,c4     
#bjjj;e-#af;a et seq47 is am5d$ by add+ 
at ! end ! foll[+3  #cje4 ,nondisclosure
 agreem5t un5=ceable  7a7 ,9 ,g5]al ,any
 cov]$ provision ( a nondisclosure      
agreem5t t is ent]$ into by a           
,presid5tial appo9tee describ$ 9 section
 #cjc or a ,/ate employee describ$ 9    
section #cjd & an entity employ+ su*    
appo9tee or employee1 z ! case may be1  
%all be un5=ceable aga9/ t compla9ant   
,presid5tial appo9tee or ,/ate employee4
  7b7 ,cov]$ provision ,9 ?is section1 !
 t]m cov]$ provision means a provision (
 a nondisclosure agreem5t-- 7#a7 t is   
ent]$ into aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( !   
,/op ,sil5c+ ,victims ,act2  7#b7 t     
prohibits ! disclosure ( in=mation      
relat+ to an allegation or s]ies (      

allegations t c\ld plausibly give rise  
to a valid claim ( sex discrim9ation2 & 
7#c7 relat+ to mat]ial t is n o!rwise   
prohibit$ by law f be+ disclos$4  7c7   
,def5se ,9 any action or proce$+ to     
en=ce a cov]$ provision1 a ,presid5tial 
appo9tee describ$ 9 section #cjc or a   
,/ate employee describ$ 9 section #cjd  
may raise z a def5se ! un5=ceability ( a
 cov]$ provision ( a nondisclosure      
agreem5t1 z set =? 9 ?is section4  7d7  
,confid5tiality  7#a7 ,9 ,g5]al         
,p]sonally id5tify+ in=mation ab\t a    
compla9ant ,presid5tial appo9tee        
describ$ 9 section #cjc or ,/ate        
employee describ$ 9 section #cjd t w\ld 
o!rwise be held confid5tial 9 accordance
 ) a cov]$ provision ( a nondisclosure  
agreem5t %all n be made public1 unless t
 compla9ant appo9tee or employee *ooses 
to make t in=mation public4  7#b7       
,unlawful retaliation ,a violation ( !  
prohibition describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 may
 be consid]$ evid5ce ( unlawful         
retaliation aga9/ ! compla9ant appo9tee 

or employee4  4  #d4 ,nondisclosure     
agreem5t un5=ceable "u ! ,congressional 
,acc\ntability ,act ( #aiie ,title ,,ii 
( ! ,congressional ,acc\ntability ,act (
 #aiie 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #acaa et seq47 is  
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  #bjh4 
,nondisclosure agreem5t un5=ceable  7a7 
,9 ,g5]al ,any cov]$ provision ( a      
nondisclosure agreem5t t is ent]$ into  
by a cov]$ employee & an employ+ (fice  
%all be un5=ceable aga9/ t compla9ant   
cov]$ employee4  7b7 ,cov]$ provision ,9
 ?is section1 ! t]m cov]$ provision     
means a provision ( a nondisclosure     
agreem5t-- 7#a7 t is ent]$ into aft] !  
date ( enactm5t ( ! ,/op ,sil5c+        
,victims ,act2  7#b7 t prohibits !      
disclosure ( in=mation relat+ to an     
allegation or s]ies ( allegations t c\ld
 plausibly give rise to a valid claim ( 
sex discrim9ation2 &  7#c7 relat+ to    
mat]ial t is n o!rwise prohibit$ by law 
f be+ disclos$4  7c7 ,def5se ,9 any     
action or proce$+ to en=ce a cov]$      
provision1 a cov]$ employee may raise z 

a def5se ! un5=ceability ( a cov]$      
provision ( a nondisclosure agreem5t1 z 
set =? 9 ?is section4  7d7              
,confid5tiality  7#a7 ,9 ,g5]al         
,p]sonally id5tify+ in=mation ab\t a    
compla9ant cov]$ employee t w\ld o!rwise
 be held confid5tial 9 accordance ) a   
cov]$ provision ( a nondisclosure       
agreem5t %all n be made public1 unless !
 compla9ant cov]$ employee *ooses to    
make t in=mation public4  7#b7 ,unlawful
 retaliation ,a violation ( !           
prohibition describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 may
 be consid]$ evid5ce ( unlawful         
retaliation aga9/ ! compla9ant cov]$    
employee4  4  #e4 ,nondisclosure        
agreem5t un5=ceable "u title #c ( !     
,unit$ ,/ates ,code  7a7 ,9 ,g5]al      
,*apt] #e ( title #c1 ,unit$ ,/ates     
,code1 is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] section  
#daa ! foll[+3  #daa;,a4 ,nondisclosure 
agreem5t un5=ceable4  7a7 ,9 ,g5]al ,any
 cov]$ provision ( a nondisclosure      
agreem5t t is ent]$ into by a cov]$     
employee & an employ+ (fice %all be     

un5=ceable aga9/ t compla9ant cov]$     
employee4  7b7 ,cov]$ provision ,9 ?is  
section1 ! t]m cov]$ provision means a  
provision ( a nondisclosure agreem5t--  
7#a7 t is ent]$ into aft] ! date (      
enactm5t ( ! ,/op ,sil5c+ ,victims ,act2
  7#b7 t prohibits ! disclosure (       
in=mation relat+ to an allegation or    
s]ies ( allegations t c\ld plausibly    
give rise to a valid claim ( sex        
discrim9ation2 &  7#c7 relat+ to mat]ial
 t is n o!rwise prohibit$ by law f be+  
disclos$4  7c7 ,def5se ,9 any action or 
proce$+ to en=ce a cov]$ provision1 a   
cov]$ employee may raise z a def5se !   
un5=ceability ( a cov]$ provision ( a   
nondisclosure agreem5t1 z set =? 9 ?is  
section4  7d7 ,confid5tiality  7#a7 ,9  
,g5]al ,p]sonally id5tify+ in=mation    
ab\t a compla9ant cov]$ employee t w\ld 
o!rwise be held confid5tial 9 accordance
 ) a cov]$ provision ( a nondisclosure  
agreem5t %all n be made public1 unless !
 compla9ant cov]$ employee *ooses to    
make t in=mation public4  7#b7 ,unlawful

 retaliation ,a violation ( !           
prohibition describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 may
 be consid]$ evid5ce ( unlawful         
retaliation aga9/ ! compla9ant cov]$    
employee4  4  7b7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t ,!   
table ( sections at ! beg9n+ ( su* *apt]
 is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] ! item relat+  
to section #daa ! foll[+ new item3      
#daa;,a4 ,nondisclosure agreem5t        
un5=ceable4  4