,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ejbh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,augu/ #bb1 #bjbe,mr4 
,m9 7= himself & ,mr4 ,johnson (        
,georgia7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,ov]sight &  
,gov]nm5t ,re=m  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d    
section #eeb;a ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code1 to provide = ! liability (      
,f$]al p]sonnel = int5tional or willful 
violations ( su* section1 & = o!r       
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title  ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,security &             
,acc\ntability ,= ,ev]yone ,act ( #bjbe 
or ! ,,safe ,act ( #bjbe4  #b4          
,liability ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates & ,f$]al   
p]sonnel "u ! ,privacy ,act ,section    
#eeb;a ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 
is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 subsection 7a7--  7,a7
 9 p>agraph 7#ab71 by /rik+ & at ! end2 
7,b7 9 p>agraph 7#ac71 by ins]t+ /rik+ !
 p]iod at ! end & ins]t+ ! foll[+3 1 &  
cov]$ special ,gov]nm5t employees2 &2 & 
7,c7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#ad7 !
 t]m cov]$ special ,gov]nm5t employee   

means a special ,gov]nm5t employee 7z   
su* t]m is def9$ 9 section #bjb ( title 
#ah7 :o--  7,a7 does n s]ve on an       
advisory committee 7z su* t]m is def9$ 9
 section #ajja72  7,b7 s]ves 9 a        
position li/$ 9 level ,,gs-#ac or high] 
( ! ,g5]al ,s*$ule1 an equival5t        
position 9 ! ,s5ior ,executive ,s]vice1 
a s5ior level position1 a sci5tific or  
pr(essional position1 or an equival5t   
position 9 an ag5cy-specific pay scale2 
&  7,c7 does n s]ve 9 a position t is   
designat$ = an int]n or unpaid /ud5t    
volunte] s]v+ pursuant to section #caaa1
 or simil> /atutory au?ority4  4  7#b7 9
 subsection 7g7--  7,a7 9 p>agraph      
7#a7-- 7i7 9 subp>agraph 7,c71 by /rik+ 
1 & consequ5tly a det]m9ation is made   
:i* is adv]se to ! individual2 &  7ii7 9
 subp>agraph 7,d71 by /rik+ 1 9 su* a   
way z to h an adv]se effect on an       
individual2 &  7,b7 by add+ at ! end !  
foll[+3  7#f7 ,int5tional or willful    
violations by ,f$]al p]sonnel  7,a7 ,9  
g5]al ,:5ev] ,f$]al p]sonnel engages 9  

conduct describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,c7 or  
7,d7 ( p>agraph 7#a7 t is int5tional or 
willful & t results 9 demon/rable h>m to
 an individual1 ! individual may br+ a  
civil action aga9/ ! ,f$]al p]sonnel1 & 
! di/rict c\rts ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates %all h
 jurisdiction 9 ! matt]s "u ! provisions
 ( ?is subsection4  7,b7 ,no immunity ,x
 %all n be a def5se to an action "u ?is 
p>agraph alleg+ int5tional or willful   
conduct t ! ,f$]al p]sonnel is immune f 
liability4  7,c7 ,rem$ies ,9 an action  
br\ght "u ?is p>agraph1 ! ,f$]al        
p]sonnel %all be p]sonally liable to !  
individual 9 an am\nt equal to ! am\nt  
au?oriz$ "u p>agraph 7#d74 ,! ,unit$    
,/ates %all n be liable = su* am\nt4    
7,d7 ,reimbursem5t ( ,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice
 ,if an attorney = ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice
 repres5ts ,f$]al p]sonnel 9 an action  
"u ?is p>agraph1 & ! ,f$]al p]sonnel is 
f\nd to h engag$ 9 conduct describ$ 9   
subp>agraph 7,c7 or 7,d7 ( p>agraph 7#a7
 t 0 int5tional or willful1 ! c\rt %all 
ent] an ord] requir+ ! ,f$]al p]sonnel  

to pay to ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice an am\nt
 t is equal to ! co/ ( su*              
repres5tation4  7#g7 ,p>5s patriae ,9   
any case 9 :i* ! attorney g5]al ( a     
,/ate has reason to believe t an int]e/ 
( ! resid5ts ( t ,/ate has be5 or is    
?reat5$ or adv]sely affect$ by conduct  
describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,c7 or 7,d7 (   
p>agraph 7#a7 t is int5tional or        
willful1 ! attorney g5]al ( ! ,/ate1 z  
p>5s patriae1 may br+ a civil action    
aga9/ ! ag5cy or ! ,f$]al p]sonnel1 z   
applicable1 on behalf ( ! resid5ts ( !  
,/ate 9 an appropriate di/rict c\rt ( ! 
,unit$ ,/ates to obta9 appropriate      
relief4  4