,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ddde  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #af1 #bjba,mrs4 
,bu/os 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,griffi?1 ,ms4   
,jayapal1 & ,mr4 ,cicill9e7 introduc$ ! 
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill    
,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 any ( ! foll[+ conduct direct$ at an 
individual or a gr\p ( individuals3 7,a7
 ,unwelcome sexual advances4  7,b7      
,unwant$ physical contact t is sexual 9 

nature1 includ+ assault4  7,c7 ,unwant$ 
sexual att5tion1 includ+ unwant$ sexual 
comm5ts & propositions = sexual         
activity4  7,d7 ,condition+ pr(essional1
 educational1 consum]1 heal? c>e or     
long-t]m c>e b5efits on sexual activity4
  7,e7 ,retaliation = reject+ unwant$   
sexual att5tion4  #djb4 ,no validity or 
en=ceability  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,except z    
provid$ 9 subsection 7c71 & not)/&+ any 
o!r provision ( ?is title1 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$]al1 ,tribal1 or ,/ate law & 
relates to a sexual assault dispute or a
 sexual h>assm5t dispute4  7b7          
,det]m9ation ( applicability ,an issue z
 to :e!r ?is *apt] applies ) respect to 
a dispute %all be det]m9$ "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  7c7    
,exception = collective b>ga9+ agreem5ts
 ,no?+ 9 ?is *apt] %all apply to any    
arbitration provision 9 a contract      
betwe5 an employ] & a labor organization
 or betwe5 labor organizations1 except t
 no su* arbitration provision %all h !  
effect ( waiv+ ! "r ( an employee to    
seek judicial en=cem5t ( a "r aris+ "u  
provision ( ! ,con/itution ( ! ,unit$   
,/ates1 a ,/ate con/itution1 or a ,f$]al
 or ,/ate /atute1 or public policy aris+
 !refrom4  4  7b7 ,te*nical & con=m+    
am5dm5ts  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,title #i ( !   
,unit$ ,/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