#aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4
 #ddde  ,,an ,,act  ,to am5d title #i ( 
! ,unit$ ,/ates ,code ) respect to      
arbitration ( disputes involv+ sexual   
assault & sexual h>assm5t4  #a4 ,%ort   
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,end+   
,=c$ ,arbitration ( ,sexual ,assault &  
,sexual ,h>assm5t ,act ( #bjba4  #b4    
,pr$ispute arbitration ( disputes       
involv+ sexual assault & sexual h>assm5t
  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,title #i ( ! ,unit$     
,/ates ,code is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !
 foll[+3  #d ,arbitration ( disputes    
involv+ sexual assault & sexual h>assm5t
  ,sec4 #dja4 ,def9itions4 #djb4 ,no    
validity or en=ceability4  #dja4        
,def9itions ,9 ?is *apt]3 7#a7          
,pr$ispute arbitration agreem5t ,! t]m  
pr$ispute arbitration agreem5t means any
 agreem5t to arbitrate a dispute t _h n 
yet aris5 at ! "t ( ! mak+ ( ! agreem5t4
  7#b7 ,pr$ispute jo9t-action waiv] ,!  
t]m pr$ispute jo9t-action waiv] means an
 agreem5t1 :e!r or n "p ( a pr$ispute   
arbitration agreem5t1 t w\ld prohibit1  

or waive ! "r (1 "o ( ! p>ties to !     
agreem5t to p>ticipate 9 a jo9t1 class1 
or collective action 9 a judicial1      
arbitral1 adm9i/rative1 or o!r =um1     
conc]n+ a dispute t has n yet aris5 at !
 "t ( ! mak+ ( ! agreem5t4  7#c7 ,sexual
 assault dispute ,! t]m sexual assault  
dispute means a dispute involv+ a       
noncons5sual sexual act or sexual       
contact1 z su* t]ms are def9$ 9 section 
#bbdf ( title #ah or simil> applicable  
,tribal or ,/ate law1 includ+ :5 !      
victim lacks capacity to cons5t4  7#d7  
,sexual h>assm5t dispute ,! t]m sexual  
h>assm5t dispute means a dispute relat+ 
to conduct t is alleg$ to con/itute     
sexual h>assm5t "u applicable ,f$]al1   
,tribal1 or ,/ate law4  #djb4 ,no       
validity or en=ceability  7a7 ,9 g5]al  
,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( ?is title1 
at ! election ( ! p]son alleg+ conduct  
con/itut+ a sexual h>assm5t dispute or  
sexual assault dispute1 or ! nam$       
repres5tative ( a class or 9 a          
collective action alleg+ su* conduct1 no

 pr$ispute arbitration agreem5t or      
pr$ispute jo9t-action waiv] %all be     
valid or en=ceable ) respect to a case  
:i* is fil$ "u ,f$]al1 ,tribal1 or ,/ate
 law & relates to ! sexual assault      
dispute or ! sexual h>assm5t dispute4   
7b7 ,det]m9ation ( applicability ,an    
issue z to :e!r ?is *apt] applies )     
respect to a dispute %all be det]m9$ "u 
,f$]al law4 ,! applicability ( ?is *apt]
 to an agreem5t to arbitrate & !        
validity & en=ceability ( an agreem5t to
 :i* ?is *apt] applies %all be det]m9$  
by a c\rt1 r ?an an arbitrator1         
irrespective ( :e!r ! p>ty resi/+       
arbitration *all5ges ! arbitration      
agreem5t specifically or 9 conjunction )
 o!r t]ms ( ! contract conta9+ su*      
agreem5t1 & irrespective ( :e!r !       
agreem5t purports to delegate su*       
det]m9ations to an arbitrator4  4  7b7  
,te*nical & con=m+ am5dm5ts  7#a7 ,9    
g5]al ,title #i ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,code 
is am5d$--  7,a7 9 section #b1 by ins]t+
 or z o!rwise provid$ 9 *apt] #d be=e ! 

p]iod at ! end2  7,b7 9 section #bjh--  
7i7 9 ! section head+1 by /rik+ ,*apt]  
#a2 residual application & ins]t+       
,application2 &  7ii7 by add+ at ! end !
 foll[+3 ,?is *apt] applies to ! ext5t t
 ?is *apt] is n 9 conflict ) *apt] #d42 
&  7,c7 9 section #cjg-- 7i7 9 ! section
 head+1 by /rik+ ,*apt] #a2 residual    
application & ins]t+ ,application2 &    
7ii7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3 ,?is    
*apt] applies to ! ext5t t ?is *apt] is 
n 9 conflict ) *apt] #d44  7#b7 ,table (
 sections  7,a7 ,*apt] #b ,! table (    
sections = *apt] #b ( title #i1 ,unit$  
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by /rik+ ! item  
relat+ to section #bjh & ins]t+ !       
foll[+3  #bjh4 ,application4  4  7,b7   
,*apt] #c ,! table ( sections = *apt] #c
 ( title #i1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is    
am5d$ by /rik+ ! item relat+ to section 
#cjg & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  #cjg4          
,application4  4  7#c7 ,table ( *apt]s  
,! table ( *apt]s = title #i1 ,unit$    
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end 
! foll[+3  #d4 ,arbitration ( disputes  

involv+ sexual assault & sexual         
h>assm5t#dja  4  #c4 ,applicability ,?is
 ,act1 & ! am5dm5ts made by ?is ,act1   
%all apply ) respect to any dispute or  
claim t arises or accrues on or aft] !  
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  ,pass$ !   
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives ,febru>y #g1    
#bjbb4;,cl]k4