,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #deig  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #bj1 #bjbd,mr4   
,k5n$y 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,cram]1 ,mr4    
,da9es1 & ,ms4 ,ern/7 introduc$ ! foll[+
 bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !   
,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill    
,to provide relief = employees ( !      
,f$]al ,deposit ,insurance ,corporation 
:o 7 subject$ to discrim9ation1 & = o!r 
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,,fdic ,discrim9ation      
,relief ,act ( #bjbd4  #b4 ,def9itions  
,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7 ,applicable "t p]iod  
,! t]m applicable "t p]iod means-- 7,a7 
) respect to cov]$ laws describ$ 9      
subp>agraphs 7,a7 ?r\gh 7,d7 ( p>agraph 
7#c71 ! p]iod beg9n+ ,janu>y #a1 #bjae1 
& end+ ,decemb] #ca1 #bjbc2 &  7,b7 )   
respect to ! ,pregnant ,work]s ,fairness
 ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bjjj;gg et seq471 
! p]iod beg9n+ on ! effective date ( t  
,act & end+ on ,decemb] #ca1 #bjbc4     
7#b7 ,cov]$ employee ,! t]m cov]$       
employee means an individual employ$ at 

! ,f$]al ,deposit ,insurance            
,corporation = n less ?an #cj days dur+ 
! p]iod beg9n+ ,janu>y #a1 #bjae1 & end+
 ,decemb] #ca1 #bjbc4  7#c7 ,cov]$ law  
,! t]m cov]$ law means3 7,a7 ,section   
#gag ( ! ,civil ,rights ,act ( #aifd    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bjjj;e-#af74  7,b7      
,section #ae ( ! ,age ,discrim9ation 9  
,employm5t ,act ( #aifg 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4  
#fcc;a74  7,c7 ,section #eja ( !        
,rehabilitation ,act ( #aigc 7#bi       
,u4,s4,c4 #gia74  7,d7 ,title ,,ii ( !  
,g5etic ,in=mation ,nondiscrim9ation    
,act ( #bjjh 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bjjj;ff et 
seq474  7,e7 ,! ,pregnant ,work]s       
,fairness ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bjjj;gg  
et seq474  #c4 ,adm9i/rative rem$ies2   
/atute ( limitations  7a7 ,exhau/ion (  
adm9i/rative rem$ies n requir$ ,not)/&+ 
any o!r provision ( law1 a cov]$        
employee %all n be requir$ to exhau/    
adm9i/rative rem$ies be=e br++ a civil  
action "u a cov]$ law to obta9          
appropriate relief = a violation ( a    
cov]$ law t occurr$ dur+ ! applicable "t

 p]iod4  7b7 ,ext5sion ( /atute (       
limitations  7#a7 ,civil action ,not)/&+
 any o!r applicable /atute ( limitations
 = a cov]$ law1 on a date t is n lat]   
?an #a ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is 
,act1 a cov]$ employee may br+ a civil  
action to obta9 appropriate relief = a  
violation ( a cov]$ law t occurr$ dur+ !
 applicable "t p]iod4 ,subject to       
subsection 7a71 ! applicable proc$ures &
 rem$ies = a cov]$ law %all apply4  7#b7
 ,adm9i/rative rem$ies ,not)/&+ any o!r 
provision ( law1 on a date t is n lat]  
?an #ahj days aft] ! date ( enactm5t (  
?is ,act1 a cov]$ employee may pursue   
adm9i/rative rem$ies to obta9           
appropriate relief = a violation ( a    
cov]$ law t occurr$ dur+ ! applicable "t
 p]iod4 ,! /atute ( limitations = a     
civil action w be toll$ :ile a cov]$    
employee pursues su* adm9i/rative       
rem$ies4  #d4 ,f$]al civil action relat+
 to discrim9ation  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,a cov]$
 employee may br+ a civil action 9 !    
,unit$ ,/ates ,di/rict ,c\rt = !        

,di/rict ( ,columbia or a di/rict c\rt (
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ( appropriate          
jurisdiction to obta9 appropriate relief
 = a violation ( a cov]$ law t occurr$  
dur+ ! applicable "t p]iod4 ,no?+ 9 ?is 
section %all impair any p>ty's "r to a  
trial by jury4  7b7 ,immunity limitation
 ,! ,unit$ ,/ates may n ass]t any claim 
to immunity 9 an action by a cov]$      
employee to obta9 appropriate relief = a
 violation ( a cov]$ law t occurr$ dur+ 
! applicable "t p]iod4  7c7 ,rem$ies &  
attorney fees ,9 addition to any o!r    
rem$ies au?oriz$ "u an applicable cov]$ 
law1 9 any civil action comm5c$ pursuant
 to ?is ,act1 ! c\rt1 9 its discretion1 
may all[ ! prevail+ p>ty1 o!r ?an !     
,unit$ ,/ates1 a reasonable attorney's  
fee1 & ! ,unit$ ,/ates %all be liable = 
! =ego+ ! same z a private individual4  
7d7 ,res judicata  7#a7 ,9 ,g5]al ,if a 
cov]$ employee br\ght a civil action 9 a
 di/rict c\rt ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates = a     
claim ( a violation ( a cov]$ law1 & a  
circum/ance describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b7    

result$1 t decision on t claim 7includ+ 
any relief aw>d$7 %all be f9al4  7#b7   
,applicable circum/ances ,a decision on 
a claim %all be f9al 9 accordance )     
p>agraph 7#a7 if ! claim-- 7,a7 0 decid$
 on ! m]its2  7,b7 0 litigat$ b dismiss$
 = failure to /ate a claim2 or  7,c7    
w\ld be b>r$ due to an out ( c\rt       
settlem5t relat+ to t claim4