,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #fg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,! ,,unit$
 ,,/ates  ,janu>y #i1 #bjbe,mr4 ,s*mitt 
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !     
,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide = a "r
 ( action aga9/ ,f$]al employees =      
violations ( rights secur$ by ! ,fir/   
,am5dm5t to ! ,con/itution ( ! ,unit$   
,/ates1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort    
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,c5sor%ip ,acc\ntability ,act4  #b4 ,"r 
( action aga9/ ,f$]al employees =       
violations ( rights secur$ by ! ,fir/   
,am5dm5t to ! ,con/itution ( ! ,unit$   
,/ates  7a7 ,def9ition ,9 ?is section1 !
 t]m ,f$]al employee means an           
individual1 o!r ?an ! ,presid5t or !    
,vice ,presid5t1 :o occupies a position 
9 any ag5cy or in/rum5tality 9 !        
executive bran* ( ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t1   
includ+ 9 any indep5d5t ag5cy 9 t bran*4
  7b7 ,liability  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,a      
,f$]al employee :o1 "u color ( any      
/atute1 ord9ance1 regulation1 cu/om1 or 

usage1 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 subjects1 or  
causes to be subject$1 any citiz5 ( !   
,unit$ ,/ates or any p]son )9 !         
jurisdiction !re( to ! deprivation ( any
 rights1 privileges1 or immunities      
secur$ by ! ,fir/ ,am5dm5t to !         
,con/itution ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 %all be 
liable to ! p>ty injur$ 9 an action at  
law1 suit 9 equity1 or o!r prop] proce$+
 = r$ress4  7#b7 ,exception ,"u p>agraph
 7#a71 a ,f$]al employee may n br+ suit 
aga9/ ! ag5cy or in/rum5tality employ+ !
 ,f$]al employee1 or aga9/ ! ,f$]al     
,gov]nm5t1 = conduct t is )9 ! scope ( !
 employm5t relation%ip4  7c7 ,attorney's
 fees ,9 any action or proce$+ to en=ce 
?is section1 ! c\rt1 9 ! discretion ( ! 
c\rt1 may all[ ! prevail+ p>ty1 o!r ?an 
! ,unit$ ,/ates1 a reasonable attorney's
 fee z "p ( ! co/s4  7d7 ,sev]ability   
,if any provision ( ?is section1 or !   
application ( a provision ( ?is section 
to any p]son or circum/ance1 is held to 
be uncon/itutional1 ! rema9d] ( ?is     
section1 & ! application ( ! provisions 

( ?is section to any p]son or           
circum/ance1 %all n be affect$ by t     
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