,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bgjc  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #c1 #bjbe    
,mrs4 ,gillibr& 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,graham1
 ,mr4 ,durb91 & ,mr4 ,grassley7         
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !     
,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title #i 
( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,code ) respect to    
arbitration ( disputes involv+ age      
discrim9ation4  #a4  ,%ort title  ,?is  
,act may be cit$ z ! ,protect+ ,old]    
,am]icans ,act ( #bjbe4  #b4  ,pr$ispute
 arbitration ( disputes involv+ age     
discrim9ation  7a7  ,9 g5]al  ,title #i 
( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,code is am5d$ by add+
 at ! end ! foll[+3  #e  ,arbitration ( 
disputes involv+ age discrim9ation      
,sec4 #eja4 ,def9itions4 #ejb4 ,no      
validity or en=ceability4  #eja4        
,def9itions  ,9 ?is *apt]3 7#a7 ,age    
discrim9ation dispute ,! t]m age        
discrim9ation dispute means a dispute   
relat+ to conduct t is alleg$ to        
con/itute age discrim9ation aga9/ a     

p]son :o is n less ?an #dj ye>s ( age 9 
any =m1 includ+ disp>ate treatm5t1      
disp>ate impact1 h>assm5t1 &            
retaliation1 t is prohibit$ "u          
applicable ,f$]al1 ,tribal1 or ,/ate law
 7includ+ local law74  7#b7  ,pr$ispute 
arbitration agreem5t2 pr$ispute         
jo9t-action waiv]  ,! t]ms pr$ispute    
arbitration agreem5t & pr$ispute        
jo9t-action waiv] h ! mean+s giv5 ! t]ms
 9 section #dja4  #ejb4  ,no validity or
 en=ceability  7a7  ,9 g5]al  ,not)/&+  
any o!r provision ( ?is title1 at !     
election ( ! p]son alleg+ conduct       
con/itut+ an age discrim9ation dispute1 
or ! nam$ repres5tative ( a class or 9 a
 collective action alleg+ su* conduct1  
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 ! age discrim9ation   
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  4  7b7 
,te*nical & con=m+ am5dm5ts  7#a7  ,9   
g5]al  ,title #i ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,code
 is am5d$-- 7,a7 9 section #b1 by ins]t+
 or #e be=e ! p]iod at ! end2  7,b7 9   
section #bjh1 9 ! second s5t5ce1 by     
ins]t+ or #e be=e ! p]iod at ! end2 &   
7,c7 9 section #cjg1 9 ! second s5t5ce1 
by ins]t+ or #e be=e ! p]iod at ! end4  
7#b7  ,table ( *apt]s  ,! table ( *apt]s
 = title #i1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is    
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  #e4   
,arbitration ( disputes involv+ age     
discrim9ation #eja4  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