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2 U.S.C. § 1301 — Definitions
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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) 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 House of Representatives, or any employment position in an entity that is paid with funds derived from the clerk-hire allowance of the House of Representatives but not any such individual employed by any entity listed in subparagraphs (C) through (K) of paragraph (3).
(8) **Employee of the Senate** — The term “employee of the Senate” includes any employee whose pay is disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate, but not any such individual employed by any entity listed in subparagraphs (C) through (K) of paragraph (3).
(9) **Employing office** — The term “employing office” means—
(A) the personal office of a Member of the House of Representatives or of a Senator;
(B) a committee of the House of Representatives or the Senate or a joint committee;
(C) any other office headed by a person with the final authority to appoint, hire, discharge, and set the terms, conditions, or privileges of the employment of an employee of the House of Representatives or the Senate;
(D) the Office of Congressional Accessibility Services, the United States Capitol Police, the Congressional Budget Office, the Office of the Architect of the Capitol, the Office of the Attending Physician, the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights, the Office of Technology Assessment, and the John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training and Development; or
(E) 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).
(10) **Executive Director** — The term “Executive Director” means the Executive Director of the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights.
(11) **General Counsel** — The term “General Counsel” means the General Counsel of the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights.
(12) **Office** — The term “Office” means the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights.
**(b) Clarification of coverage of employees of certain commissions**
(1) **Coverage** — With respect to the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom, the China Review Commission, the Congressional-Executive China Commission, and the Helsinki Commission—
(A) any individual who is an employee of such Commission shall be considered a covered employee for purposes of this chapter; and
(B) the Commission shall be considered an employing office for purposes of this chapter.
(2) **Authority to provide legal assistance and representation**
(A) Subject to paragraph (3), legal assistance and representation under this chapter, including assistance and representation with respect to the proposal or acceptance of the disposition of a claim under this chapter, shall be provided to the China Review Commission, the Congressional-Executive China Commission, and the Helsinki Commission—
(i) by the Office of House Employment Counsel of the House of Representatives, in the case of assistance and representation in connection with a claim filed under subchapter IV (including all subsequent proceedings under such subchapter in connection with the claim) at a time when the chair of the Commission is a Member of the House, and in the case of assistance and representation in connection with any subsequent claim under subchapter IV related to the initial claim where the subsequent claim involves the same parties; or
(ii) by the Office of Senate Chief Counsel for Employment of the Senate, in the case of assistance and representation in connection with a claim filed under subchapter IV (including all subsequent proceedings under such subchapter in connection with the claim) at a time when the chair of the Commission is a Senator, and in the case of assistance and representation in connection with any subsequent claim under subchapter IV related to the initial claim where the subsequent claim involves the same parties.
(B) Legal assistance and representation under this chapter, including assistance and representation with respect to the proposal or acceptance of the disposition of a claim under this chapter, shall be provided to the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom by the Office of Senate Chief Counsel for Employment of the Senate, in the case of assistance and representation in connection with a claim filed under subchapter IV (including all subsequent proceedings under such subchapter in connection with such claim).
(3) **Definitions** — In this subsection—
(A) the term “China Review Commission” means the United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission established under [section 7002 of title 22](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section7002&num=0&edition=prelim), as enacted into law by section 1 of Public Law 106–398;
(B) the term “Congressional-Executive China Commission” means the Congressional–Executive Commission on the People’s Republic of China established under title III of the U.S.–China Relations Act of 2000 (Public Law 106–286; [22 U.S.C. 6911](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section6911&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.);
(C) the term “Helsinki Commission” means the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe established under the Act entitled “An Act to establish a Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe”, approved June 3, 1976 (Public Law 94–304; [22 U.S.C. 3001](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section3001&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.); and
(D) the term “United States Commission on International Religious Freedom” means the Commission established under [section 6431 of title 22](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section6431&num=0&edition=prelim).
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### Statutory Notes
Section, Pub. L. 104–1, title IV, § 404, Jan. 23, 1995, 109 Stat. 33; Pub. L. 114–6, § 2(b), Mar. 20, 2015, 129 Stat. 81; Pub. L. 115–141, div. I, title I, § 153(b)(2), Mar. 23, 2018, 132 Stat. 786, related to election of proceeding.
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**(a) In general** Subject to this section, the Secretary of State shall permit, on terms no less favorable than that accorded other nongovernmental activities unrelated to the conduct of the diplomatic mission, access to the premises of any United States diplomatic mission or consular post by any United States citizen seeking to conduct an activity for religious purposes.
**(b) Timing and location** The Secretary of State shall make reasonable accommodations with respect to the timing and location of such access in light of—
(1) the number of United States citizens requesting the access (including any particular religious concerns regarding the time of day, date, or physical setting for services);
(2) conflicts with official activities and other nonofficial United States citizen requests;
(3) the availability of openly conducted, organized religious services outside the premises of the mission or post;
(4) availability of space and resources; and
(5) necessary security precautions.
**(c) Discretionary access for foreign nationals** The Secretary of State may permit access to the premises of a United States diplomatic mission or consular post to foreign nationals for the purpose of attending or participating in religious activities conducted pursuant to this section.
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The Congress finds the following:
(1) In 1980, the United States opened trade relations with the People’s Republic of China by entering into a bilateral trade agreement, which was approved by joint resolution enacted pursuant to [section 2435(c) of title 19](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section2435/c&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) Since 1980, the President has consistently extended nondiscriminatory treatment to products of the People’s Republic of China, pursuant to his authority under [section 2434 of title 19](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section2434&num=0&edition=prelim).
(3) Since 1980, the United States has entered into several additional trade-related agreements with the People’s Republic of China, including a memorandum of understanding on market access in 1992, two agreements on intellectual property rights protection in 1992 and 1995, and an agreement on agricultural cooperation in 1999.
(4) Trade in goods between the People’s Republic of China and the United States totaled almost $95,000,000,000 in 1999, compared with approximately $18,000,000,000 in 1989, representing growth of approximately 428 percent over 10 years.
(5) The United States merchandise trade deficit with the People’s Republic of China has grown from approximately $6,000,000,000 in 1989 to over $68,000,000,000 in 1999, a growth of over 1,000 percent.
(6) The People’s Republic of China currently restricts imports through relatively high tariffs and nontariff barriers, including import licensing, technology transfer, and local content requirements.
(7) United States businesses attempting to sell goods to markets in the People’s Republic of China have complained of uneven application of tariffs, customs procedures,
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**(a)** There is established in the Treasury of the United States a Thrift Savings Fund.
**(b)** The Thrift Savings Fund consists of the sum of all amounts contributed under [section 8432 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section8432&num=0&edition=prelim) and all amounts deposited under [section 8479(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section8479/b&num=0&edition=prelim), increased by the total net earnings from investments of sums in the Thrift Savings Fund or reduced by the total net losses from investments of the Thrift Savings Fund, and reduced by the total amount of payments made from the Thrift Savings Fund (including payments for administrative expenses).
**(c)** The sums in the Thrift Savings Fund are appropriated and shall remain available without fiscal year limitation—
(1) to invest under [section 8438 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section8438&num=0&edition=prelim);
(2) to pay benefits or purchase annuity contracts under this subchapter;
(3) to pay the administrative expenses of the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Management System prescribed in subchapter VII of this chapter;
(4) to make distributions for the purposes of [section 8440(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section8440/b&num=0&edition=prelim);
(5) to make loans to employees and Members as authorized under [section 8433(g) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section8433/g&num=0&edition=prelim); and
(6) to purchase insurance as provided in [section 8479(b)(2) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5
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There is established the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (hereafter in this chapter referred to as the “Commission”).
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**(a)** Physicians, dentists, nurses, and other health-care professionals employed by the Administration and appointed under section 7306, 7401(1), 7405, or 7406 of this chapter are not subject to the following provisions of law:
(1) Section 413 of the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978.
(2) Subchapter II of chapter 31 of title 5.
(3) Subchapter VIII of chapter 33 of title 5.
(4) Subchapter V of chapter 35 of title 5.
(5) Subchapter II of chapter 43 of title 5.
(6) [Section 4507 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section4507&num=0&edition=prelim).
(7) Subchapter VIII of chapter 53 of title 5.
(8) Subchapter V of chapter 75 of title 5.
**(b)** Except as provided in subsection (c), and notwithstanding any other provision of law, no provision of title 5 or any other law pertaining to the civil service system which is inconsistent with any provision of [section 7306 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section7306&num=0&edition=prelim) or this chapter shall be considered to supersede, override, or otherwise modify such provision of that section or this chapter except to the extent that such provision of title 5 or of such other law specifically provides, by specific reference to a provision of this chapter, or such provision to be superseded, overridden, or otherwise modified.
**(c)** Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, the Administration shall provide to individuals appointed to any position described in section 7421(b) who are employed for compensation by the Administration, family and medical leave in the same manner and subject to the same limitations to the maximum extent practicable, as family and medical leave is provided under subchapter V of chapt
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**(a) Transfer of authorities and personnel to Office of the Capitol Visitor Center** In accordance with the provisions of this subchapter, effective on the transfer date—
(1) the Capitol Guide Service shall be an office within the Office;
(2) the contracts, liabilities, records, property, appropriations, and other assets and interests of the Capitol Guide Service, established under [section 2166 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section2166&num=0&edition=prelim), and the employees of the Capitol Guide Service, are transferred to the Office, except that the transfer of any amounts appropriated to the Capitol Guide Service that remain available as of the transfer date shall occur only upon the approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate; and
(3) the Capitol Guide Service shall be subject to the direction of the Architect of the Capitol, upon recommendation of the Chief Executive Officer, in accordance with this part.
**(b) Treatment of employees of Capitol Guide Service at time of transfer**
(1) **In general** — Any individual who is an employee of the Capitol Guide Service on a non-temporary basis on the transfer date who is transferred to the Office under subsection (a) shall be subject to the authority of the Architect of the Capitol under [section 2242(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section2242/b&num=0&edition=prelim), except that the individual’s grade, compensation, rate of leave, or other benefits that apply with respect to the individual at the time of transfer shall not be reduced while such individual remains continuously so employed in the same position within the Office, other than for cause.
(2) **Eligibili
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**(a) Discriminatory practices prohibited** All personnel actions affecting covered employees shall be made free from any discrimination based on—
(1) race, color, religion, sex, or national origin, within the meaning of section 703 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ([42 U.S.C. 2000e–2](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section2000e–2&num=0&edition=prelim));
(2) age, within the meaning of section 15 of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 ([29 U.S.C. 633a](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title29-section633a&num=0&edition=prelim)); or
(3) disability, within the meaning of section 501 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 ([29 U.S.C. 791](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title29-section791&num=0&edition=prelim)) and sections 102 through 104 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 ([42 U.S.C. 12112–121](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section12112–121&num=0&edition=prelim)14).
**(b) Remedy**
(1) **Civil rights** — The remedy for a violation of subsection (a)(1) shall be—
(A) such remedy as would be appropriate if awarded under section 706(g) of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ([42 U.S.C. 2000e–5(g)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section2000e–5/g&num=0&edition=prelim)); and
(B) such compensatory damages as would be appropriate if awarded under [section 1981 of title 42](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section1981&num=0&edition=prelim), or as would be appropriate if awarded under sections 1981a(a)(1), 1981a(b)(2), and, irrespective of the size of the employing office, 1981a(b)(3)(D) of title 42.
(2) **Age discrimination** — The remedy for a violation o
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There is established a Congressional-Executive Commission on the People’s Republic of China (in this subchapter referred to as the “Commission”).
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**(a) Family and Medical Leave Rights and Protections Provided.—**
(1) **In general.—** — The rights and protections established by sections 101 through 105 of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 shall apply to covered employees.
(2) **Definitions.—** — For purposes of the application described in paragraph (1)—
(A) the term “employer” as used in the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 means any employing office; and
(B) the term “eligible employee” as used in the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 means a covered employee who has been employed in any employing office for 12 months and for at least 1,250 hours of employment during the previous 12 months.
(3) **Exception.—** — Notwithstanding section 401(b)(2), the requirements of paragraph (2)(B) shall not apply with respect to leave under subparagraph (A) or (B) of section 102(a)(1) of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 ([29 U.S.C. 2612(a)(1)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title29-section2612/a/1&num=0&edition=prelim)).
**(b) Remedy.—** The remedy for a violation of subsection (a) shall be such remedy, including liquidated damages, as would be appropriate if awarded under paragraph (1) of section 107(a) of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993.
**(c) Special Rules for Substitution of Paid Leave.—**
(1) **Substitution of paid leave.—** — A covered employee may elect to substitute for any leave without pay under subparagraph (A) or (B) of section 102(a)(1) of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 ([29 U.S.C. 2612(a)(1)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title29-section2612/a/1&num=0&edition=prelim)) any paid leave which is available to such employee for that purpose.
(2) **Available leave.—** — The paid leave that is available to a
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