,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #djb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #ad1      
#bjbc,mr4 ,braun introduced the         
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,health1 
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a   
,,bill  ,to amend title ,,vii of the    
,civil ,rights ,act of #aifd to require 
the ,equal ,employment ,opportunity     
,commission to approve commencing1      
intervening in1 or participating in     
certain litigation1 and for other       
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,,eeoc ,transparency
 and ,accountability ,act4  #b4         
,approval of ,,eeoc litigation          
commencement1 intervention1 or          
participation ,section #gje of the      
,civil ,rights ,act of #aifd 7#db       
,u4,s4,c4 #bjjj;e-#d7 is amended by     
adding at the end the following3  7l7   
7#a7 ,the ,commission shall decide by   
majority vote-- 7,a7 whether the        
,commission will commence or intervene  

in litigation1 for-- 7i7 each case      
involving an allegation of systemic     
discrimination or a pattern or practice 
of discrimination2  7ii7 each case for  
which the litigation is expected to     
involve a major expenditure of agency   
resources1 including staffing and staff 
time1 or expenses associated with       
extensive discovery or expert witnesses2
  7iii7 each case presenting an issue on
 which the ,commission has taken a      
position contrary to precedent in the   
,judicial ,circuit of the ,united       
,states in which the case will be or has
 been filed2  7iv7 each case presenting 
an issue on which the ,general ,counsel 
proposes to take a position contrary to 
precedent in the ,circuit in which the  
case will be or has been filed2 and  7v7
 each case that the ,general ,counsel   
reasonably believes to be appropriate   
for a ,commission decision on such      
commencement or intervention1           
including-- 7,i7 cases that implicate   
areas of the law that are not settled2  

and  7,,ii7 cases that are likely to    
generate public controversy2  7,b7 for  
each recommendation regarding whether   
the ,commission will participate as     
amicus curiae in a case1 whether the    
,commission will so participate2 and    
7,c7 in considering at least #a         
litigation recommendation from each     
district office of the ,commission each 
fiscal year1 including litigation       
recommendations for cases described in  
subparagraph 7,a71 whether the          
,commission will commence or intervene  
in the litigation for each case4  7#b7  
,a member of the ,commission shall have 
the power to require the ,commission to 
decide by majority vote whether the     
,commission shall commence1 intervene   
in1 or participate in any litigation as 
described in paragraph 7#a74  7#c7      
,neither the ,commission nor a member of
 the ,commission may delegate the       
authority provided under paragraph 7#a7 
or 7#b7 to any other person4  7#d7 ,not 
later than #cj days after the           

,commission commences1 intervenes in1 or
 participates in litigation pursuant to 
approval under this subsection1 the     
,commission shall post and maintain the 
following information on its public     
website with respect to the litigation3 
7,a7 ,the court in which the case was   
brought4  7,b7 ,the name and case number
 of the case4  7,c7 ,the nature of the  
allegation4  7,d7 ,the causes of action 
for the case brought4  7,e7 ,each       
,commissioner's vote on commencing1     
intervening in1 or participating in the 
litigation4  7#e7 ,the ,commission shall
 issue1 in a manner consistent with     
section #gac1 procedural regulations to 
carry out this subsection4  4