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2 U.S.C. § 1317 — Prohibition of intimidation or reprisal
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**(a) In general** It shall be unlawful for an employing office to intimidate, take reprisal against, or otherwise discriminate against, any covered employee because the covered employee has opposed any practice made unlawful by this chapter, or because the covered employee has initiated proceedings, made a charge, or testified, assisted, or participated in any manner in a hearing or other proceeding under this chapter.
**(b) Remedy** The remedy available for a violation of subsection (a) shall be such legal or equitable remedy as may be appropriate to redress a violation of subsection (a).
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**(a) In general** It shall be unlawful for an employing office to intimidate, take reprisal against, or otherwise discriminate against, any covered employee because the covered employee has opposed any practice made unlawful by this chapter, or because the covered employee has initiated proceedings, made a charge, or testified, assisted, or participated in any manner in a hearing or other proceeding under this chapter.
**(b) Remedy** The remedy available for a violation of subsection (a) shall be such legal or equitable remedy as may be appropriate to redress a violation of subsection (a).
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**(a) In general** Except as otherwise specifically provided in this chapter, as used in this chapter:
(1) **Board** — The term “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights.
(2) **Chair** — The term “Chair” means the Chair of the Board of Directors of the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights.
(3) **Covered employee** — The term “covered employee” means any employee of—
(A) the House of Representatives;
(B) the Senate;
(C) the Office of Congressional Accessibility Services;
(D) the Capitol Police;
(E) the Congressional Budget Office;
(F) the Office of the Architect of the Capitol;
(G) the Office of the Attending Physician;
(H) the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights;
(I) the Office of Technology Assessment;
(J) the Library of Congress, except for [section 1351 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section1351&num=0&edition=prelim); or
(K) the John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training and Development.
(4) **Employee** — The term “employee” includes an applicant for employment and a former employee.
(5) **Employee of the Office of the Architect of the Capitol** — The term “employee of the Office of the Architect of the Capitol” includes any employee of the Office of the Architect of the Capitol or the Botanic Garden.
(6) **Employee of the Capitol Police** — The term “employee of the Capitol Police” includes any member or officer of the Capitol Police.
(7) **Employee of the House of Representatives** — The term “employee of the House of Representatives” includes an individual occupying a position the pay for which is disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives, or another official designated by the H
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**(a) Definitions** In this section, the terms “agency”, “criminal history record information”, and “suspension” have the meanings given the terms in [section 9201 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section9201&num=0&edition=prelim), except as otherwise modified by this section.
**(b) Restrictions on criminal history inquiries**
(1) **In general**
(A) *In general* — Except as provided in subparagraph (B), an employee of an employing office may not request that an applicant for employment as a covered employee disclose criminal history record information if the request would be prohibited under [section 9202 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section9202&num=0&edition=prelim) if made by an employee of an agency.
(B) *Conditional offer* — For purposes of applying that section 9202 under subparagraph (A), a reference in that section 9202 to a conditional offer shall be considered to be an offer of employment as a covered employee that is conditioned upon the results of a criminal history inquiry.
(2) **Rules of construction** — The provisions of [section 9206 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section9206&num=0&edition=prelim) shall apply to employing offices, consistent with regulations issued under subsection (d).
**(c) Remedy**
(1) **In general** — The remedy for a violation of subsection (b)(1) shall be such remedy as would be appropriate if awarded under [section 9204 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section9204&num=0&edition=prelim) if the violation had been committed by an employee of an agency, consistent with regulations issued under subsection (d), except that the reference
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**(a) In general** Every employing office shall post and keep posted (in conspicuous places upon its premises where notices to covered employees are customarily posted) a notice provided by the Office that—
(1) describes the rights, protections, and procedures applicable to covered employees of the employing office under this chapter, concerning violations described in subsection (b); and
(2) includes contact information for the Office.
**(b) Violations** A violation described in this subsection is—
(1) discrimination prohibited by [section 1311(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section1311/a&num=0&edition=prelim) (including, in accordance with [section 1302(c) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section1302/c&num=0&edition=prelim), discrimination prohibited by title II of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 ([42 U.S.C. 2000ff](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section2000ff&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.)) or 1316(a) of this title; and
(2) a violation of [section 1317 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section1317&num=0&edition=prelim) that is related to discrimination described in paragraph (1).
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**(a) Claim**
(1) **Filing of claim** — To commence a proceeding under this subchapter, a covered employee alleging a violation of law made applicable under part A of subchapter II shall file a claim with the Office. The Office shall not accept a claim which is filed after the deadline applicable under subsection (d).
(2) **Contents of claim** — The claim filed under this section shall be made in writing under oath or affirmation, shall describe the facts that form the basis of the claim and the violation that is being alleged, shall identify the employing office alleged to have committed the violation or in which the violation is alleged to have occurred, and shall be in such form as the Office requires.
(3) **No effect on ability of covered employee to seek information from office or pursue relief** — Nothing in paragraph (2), or subsection (b) or (c), may be construed to limit the ability of a covered employee—
(A) to contact the Office or any other appropriate office prior to filing a claim under this section to seek information regarding the employee’s rights under this chapter and the procedures available under this chapter;
(B) in the case of a covered employee of an employing office of the House of Representatives or Senate, to refer information regarding an alleged violation of part A of subchapter II to the Committee on Ethics of the House of Representatives or the Select Committee on Ethics of the Senate (as the case may be); or
(C) to file a civil action in accordance with [section 1401(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section1401/b&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(b) Initial processing of claim**
(1) **Intake and recording; notification to employing office** — Upon the filing of a claim by a covere
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**(a) Awards and settlements** Except as provided in subsection (c), only funds which are appropriated to an account of the Office in the Treasury of the United States for the payment of awards and settlements may be used for the payment of awards and settlements under this chapter. There are appropriated for such account such sums as may be necessary to pay such awards and settlements. Funds in the account are not available for awards and settlements involving the Government Accountability Office or the Government Publishing Office.
**(b) Compliance** Except as provided in subsection (c), there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for administrative, personnel, and similar expenses of employing offices which are needed to comply with this chapter.
**(c) OSHA, accommodation, and access requirements** Funds to correct violations of section 1311(a)(3), 1331, or 1341 of this title may be paid only from funds appropriated to the employing office or entity responsible for correcting such violations. There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for such funds.
**(d) Reimbursement by Members of Congress of amounts paid as settlements and awards**
(1) **Reimbursement required for certain violations**
(A) *In general* — Subject to subparagraphs (B) and (D), if a payment is made from the account described in subsection (a) for an award or settlement in connection with a claim alleging a violation described in subparagraph (C) committed personally by an individual who, at the time of committing the violation, was a Member of the House of Representatives (including a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress) or a Senator, the individual shall reimburse the account for the amount of the award or settlement for the c
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**(a) Options for employees**
(1) **Remote work assignment** — At the request of a covered employee who files a claim alleging a violation of part A of subchapter II by the covered employee’s employing office, during the pendency of any of the procedures available under this subchapter for consideration of the claim, the employing office may permit the covered employee to carry out the employee’s responsibilities from a remote location (referred to in this section as “permitting a remote work assignment”) where such relocation would have the effect of materially reducing interactions between the covered employee and any person alleged to have committed the violation, instead of from a location of the employing office.
(2) **Exception for work assignments required to be carried out onsite** — If, in the determination of the covered employee’s employing office, a covered employee who makes a request under this subsection cannot carry out the employee’s responsibilities from a remote location or such relocation would not have the effect described in paragraph (1), the employing office may during the pendency of the procedures described in paragraph (1)—
(A) grant a paid leave of absence to the covered employee;
(B) permit a remote work assignment and grant a paid leave of absence to the covered employee; or
(C) make another workplace adjustment, or permit a remote work assignment, that would have the effect of reducing interactions between the covered employee and any person alleged to have committed the violation described in paragraph (1).
(3) **Ensuring no retaliation** — An employing office may not grant a covered employee’s request under this subsection in a manner which would constitute a violation of [section 1317 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/
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**(a) General rule** For purposes of this subtitle, the term “adjusted gross income” means, in the case of an individual, gross income minus the following deductions:
(1) **Trade and business deductions** — The deductions allowed by this chapter (other than by part VII of this subchapter) which are attributable to a trade or business carried on by the taxpayer, if such trade or business does not consist of the performance of services by the taxpayer as an employee.
(2) **Certain trade and business deductions of employees**
(A) *Reimbursed expenses of employees* — The deductions allowed by part VI (section 161 and following) which consist of expenses paid or incurred by the taxpayer, in connection with the performance by him of services as an employee, under a reimbursement or other expense allowance arrangement with his employer. The fact that the reimbursement may be provided by a third party shall not be determinative of whether or not the preceding sentence applies.
(B) *Certain expenses of performing artists* — The deductions allowed by section 162 which consist of expenses paid or incurred by a qualified performing artist in connection with the performances by him of services in the performing arts as an employee.
(C) *Certain expenses of officials* — The deductions allowed by section 162 which consist of expenses paid or incurred with respect to services performed by an official as an employee of a State or a political subdivision thereof in a position compensated in whole or in part on a fee basis.
(D) *Certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers* — The deductions allowed by section 162 which consist of expenses, not in excess of $250, paid or incurred by an eligible educator—
(i) by reason of the participation of the educator
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TITLE 2—THE CONGRESS
§ 1317
1 See References in Text note below.
the Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act of
2019 1 to implement the statutory provisions
referred to in subsections (a) through (c) ex-
cept to the extent that the Board may deter-
mine, for good cause shown and stated to-
gether with the regulation, that a modifica-
tion of such regulations would be more effec-
tive for the implementation of the rights and
protections under this section.
(e) Effective date
Section 1302(a)(12) of this title and subsections
(a) through (c) shall take effect on the date on
which section 9202 of title 5 applies with respect
to agencies.
(Pub. L. 104–1, title II, § 207, as added Pub. L.
116–92, div. A, title XI, § 1122(d)(1)(C), Dec. 20,
2019, 133 Stat. 1608.)
Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
This subchapter, referred to in subsec. (c)(2), was in
the original ‘‘this title’’, meaning title II of Pub. L.
104–1, Jan. 23, 1995, 109 Stat. 7, which is classified prin-
cipally to this subchapter. For complete classification
of title II to the Code, see Tables.
Section 2(b)(1) of the Fair Chance to Compete for
Jobs Act of 2019, referred to in subsec. (d)(2), probably
means section 1122(b)(1) of Pub. L. 116–92, which relates
to regulations and is set out as a note under section
9201 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employ-
ees. Section 1122 of Pub. L. 116–92 is the second section
of the Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act of 2019,
which was enacted as subtitle B of title XI of Pub. L.
116–92.
PRIOR PROVISIONS
A prior section 207 of Pub. L. 104–1 was renumbered
section 208 and is classified to section 1317 of this title.
§ 1317. Prohibition of intimidation or reprisal
(a) In general
It shall be unlawful for an employing office to
intimida
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