,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #deig  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #bj1     
#bjbd,mr4 ,kennedy 7for himself1 ,mr4   
,cramer1 ,mr4 ,daines1 and ,ms4 ,ernst7 
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill 
,to provide relief for employees of the 
,federal ,deposit ,insurance            
,corporation who were subjected to      
discrimination1 and for other purposes4 
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,,fdic ,discrimination ,relief  
,act of #bjbd4  #b4 ,definitions ,in    
this ,act3 7#a7 ,applicable time period 
,the term applicable time period means--
 7,a7 with respect to covered laws      
described in subparagraphs 7,a7 through 
7,d7 of paragraph 7#c71 the period      
beginning ,january #a1 #bjae1 and ending
 ,december #ca1 #bjbc2 and  7,b7 with   
respect to the ,pregnant ,workers       
,fairness ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bjjj;gg  
et seq471 the period beginning on the   

effective date of that ,act and ending  
on ,december #ca1 #bjbc4  7#b7 ,covered 
employee ,the term covered employee     
means an individual employed at the     
,federal ,deposit ,insurance            
,corporation for not less than #cj days 
during the period beginning ,january #a1
 #bjae1 and ending ,december #ca1 #bjbc4
  7#c7 ,covered law ,the term covered   
law means3 7,a7 ,section #gag of the    
,civil ,rights ,act of #aifd 7#db       
,u4,s4,c4 #bjjj;e-#af74  7,b7 ,section  
#ae of the ,age ,discrimination in      
,employment ,act of #aifg 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4
 #fcc;a74  7,c7 ,section #eja of the    
,rehabilitation ,act of #aigc 7#bi      
,u4,s4,c4 #gia74  7,d7 ,title ,,ii of   
the ,genetic ,information               
,nondiscrimination ,act of #bjjh 7#db   
,u4,s4,c4 #bjjj;ff et seq474  7,e7 ,the 
,pregnant ,workers ,fairness ,act 7#db  
,u4,s4,c4 #bjjj;gg et seq474  #c4       
,administrative remedies2 statute of    
limitations  7a7 ,exhaustion of         
administrative remedies not required    

,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 a covered employee shall not be    
required to exhaust administrative      
remedies before bringing a civil action 
under a covered law to obtain           
appropriate relief for a violation of a 
covered law that occurred during the    
applicable time period4  7b7 ,extension 
of statute of limitations  7#a7 ,civil  
action ,notwithstanding any other       
applicable statute of limitations for a 
covered law1 on a date that is not later
 than #a year after the date of         
enactment of this ,act1 a covered       
employee may bring a civil action to    
obtain appropriate relief for a         
violation of a covered law that occurred
 during the applicable time period4     
,subject to subsection 7a71 the         
applicable procedures and remedies for a
 covered law shall apply4  7#b7         
,administrative remedies                
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 on a date that is not later than   
#ahj days after the date of enactment of

 this ,act1 a covered employee may      
pursue administrative remedies to obtain
 appropriate relief for a violation of a
 covered law that occurred during the   
applicable time period4 ,the statute of 
limitations for a civil action will be  
tolled while a covered employee pursues 
such administrative remedies4  #d4      
,federal civil action relating to       
discrimination  7a7 ,in general ,a      
covered employee may bring a civil      
action in the ,united ,states ,district 
,court for the ,district of ,columbia or
 a district court of the ,united ,states
 of appropriate jurisdiction to obtain  
appropriate relief for a violation of a 
covered law that occurred during the    
applicable time period4 ,nothing in this
 section shall impair any party's right 
to a trial by jury4  7b7 ,immunity      
limitation ,the ,united ,states may not 
assert any claim to immunity in an      
action by a covered employee to obtain  
appropriate relief for a violation of a 
covered law that occurred during the    

applicable time period4  7c7 ,remedies  
and attorney fees ,in addition to any   
other remedies authorized under an      
applicable covered law1 in any civil    
action commenced pursuant to this ,act1 
the court1 in its discretion1 may allow 
the prevailing party1 other than the    
,united ,states1 a reasonable attorney's
 fee1 and the ,united ,states shall be  
liable for the foregoing the same as a  
private individual4  7d7 ,res judicata  
7#a7 ,in ,general ,if a covered employee
 brought a civil action in a district   
court of the ,united ,states for a claim
 of a violation of a covered law1 and a 
circumstance described in paragraph 7#b7
 resulted1 that decision on that claim  
7including any relief awarded7 shall be 
final4  7#b7 ,applicable circumstances  
,a decision on a claim shall be final in
 accordance with paragraph 7#a7 if the  
claim-- 7,a7 was decided on the merits2 
7,b7 was litigated but dismissed for    
failure to state a claim2 or  7,c7 would
 be barred due to an out of court       

settlement relating to that claim4