<section xmlns="http://xml.house.gov/schemas/uslm/1.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:dcterms="http://purl.org/dc/terms/" style="-uslm-lc:I80" id="idd8bf5d16-406b-11eb-bd25-fd7436c081d8" identifier="/us/usc/t42/s12209"><num value="12209">§ 12209.</num><heading> Instrumentalities of Congress</heading>
<chapeau style="-uslm-lc:I11" class="indent0">The Government Accountability Office, the Government Publishing Office, and the Library of Congress shall be covered as follows:</chapeau><paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I79" class="indent3 firstIndent-2" id="idd8bf5d17-406b-11eb-bd25-fd7436c081d8" identifier="/us/usc/t42/s12209/1"><num value="1" class="bold">(1)</num><heading class="bold"> In general</heading><content><p style="-uslm-lc:I12" class="indent1">The rights and protections under this chapter shall, subject to paragraph (2), apply with respect to the conduct of each instrumentality of the Congress.</p>
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<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I79" class="indent3 firstIndent-2" id="idd8bf5d18-406b-11eb-bd25-fd7436c081d8" identifier="/us/usc/t42/s12209/2"><num value="2" class="bold">(2)</num><heading class="bold"> Establishment of remedies and procedures by instrumentalities</heading><content><p style="-uslm-lc:I12" class="indent1">The chief official of each instrumentality of the Congress shall establish remedies and procedures to be utilized with respect to the rights and protections provided pursuant to paragraph (1).</p>
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<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I79" class="indent3 firstIndent-2" id="idd8bf5d19-406b-11eb-bd25-fd7436c081d8" identifier="/us/usc/t42/s12209/3"><num value="3" class="bold">(3)</num><heading class="bold"> Report to Congress</heading><content><p style="-uslm-lc:I12" class="indent1">The chief official of each instrumentality of the Congress shall, after establishing remedies and procedures for purposes of paragraph (2), submit to the Congress a report describing the remedies and procedures.</p>
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<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I79" class="indent3 firstIndent-2" id="idd8bf5d1a-406b-11eb-bd25-fd7436c081d8" identifier="/us/usc/t42/s12209/4"><num value="4" class="bold">(4)</num><heading class="bold"> Definition of instrumentalities</heading><content><p style="-uslm-lc:I12" class="indent1">For purposes of this section, the term “instrumentality of the Congress” means the following:,<ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn003958">1</ref><note type="footnote" id="fn003958"><num>1</num> So in original. The comma probably should not appear.</note> the Government Accountability Office, the Government Publishing Office, and the Library of Congress,.<ref class="footnoteRef" idref="fn003958">1</ref></p>
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<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I79" class="indent3 firstIndent-2" id="idd8bf5d1b-406b-11eb-bd25-fd7436c081d8" identifier="/us/usc/t42/s12209/5"><num value="5" class="bold">(5)</num><heading class="bold"> Enforcement of employment rights</heading><content><p style="-uslm-lc:I12" class="indent1">The remedies and procedures set forth in <ref href="/us/usc/t42/s2000e–16">section 2000e–16 of this title</ref> shall be available to any employee of an instrumentality of the Congress who alleges a violation of the rights and protections under sections 12112 through 12114 of this title that are made applicable by this section, except that the authorities of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission shall be exercised by the chief official of the instrumentality of the Congress.</p>
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<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I79" class="indent3 firstIndent-2" id="idd8bf5d1c-406b-11eb-bd25-fd7436c081d8" identifier="/us/usc/t42/s12209/6"><num value="6" class="bold">(6)</num><heading class="bold"> Enforcement of rights to public services and accommodations</heading><content><p style="-uslm-lc:I12" class="indent1">The remedies and procedures set forth in <ref href="/us/usc/t42/s2000e–16">section 2000e–16 of this title</ref> shall be available to any qualified person with a disability who is a visitor, guest, or patron of an instrumentality of Congress and who alleges a violation of the rights and protections under sections 12131 through 12150 of this title or section 12182 or 12183 of this title that are made applicable by this section, except that the authorities of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission shall be exercised by the chief official of the instrumentality of the Congress.</p>
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<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I79" class="indent3 firstIndent-2" id="idd8bf5d1d-406b-11eb-bd25-fd7436c081d8" identifier="/us/usc/t42/s12209/7"><num value="7" class="bold">(7)</num><heading class="bold"> Construction</heading><content><p style="-uslm-lc:I12" class="indent1">Nothing in this section shall alter the enforcement procedures for individuals with disabilities provided in the General Accounting Office Personnel Act of 1980 and regulations promulgated pursuant to that Act.</p>
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<sourceCredit id="idd8bf5d1e-406b-11eb-bd25-fd7436c081d8">(<ref href="/us/pl/101/336/tV/s510">Pub. L. 101–336, title V, § 510</ref>, formerly § 509, <date date="1990-07-26">July 26, 1990</date>, <ref href="/us/stat/104/373">104 Stat. 373</ref>; <ref href="/us/pl/102/166/tIII/s315">Pub. L. 102–166, title III, § 315</ref>, <date date="1991-11-21">Nov. 21, 1991</date>, <ref href="/us/stat/105/1095">105 Stat. 1095</ref>; <ref href="/us/pl/104/1/tII">Pub. L. 104–1, title II</ref>, §§ 201(c)(3), 210(g), <date date="1995-01-23">Jan. 23, 1995</date>, <ref href="/us/stat/109/8">109 Stat. 8</ref>, 16; <ref href="/us/pl/108/271/s8/b">Pub. L. 108–271, § 8(b)</ref>, <date date="2004-07-07">July 7, 2004</date>, <ref href="/us/stat/118/814">118 Stat. 814</ref>; renumbered § 510, <ref href="/us/pl/110/325/s6/a/2">Pub. L. 110–325, § 6(a)(2)</ref>, <date date="2008-09-25">Sept. 25, 2008</date>, <ref href="/us/stat/122/3558">122 Stat. 3558</ref>; <ref href="/us/pl/113/235/dH/tI/s1301/b">Pub. L. 113–235, div. H, title I, § 1301(b)</ref>, <date date="2014-12-16">Dec. 16, 2014</date>, <ref href="/us/stat/128/2537">128 Stat. 2537</ref>.)</sourceCredit>
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<note style="-uslm-lc:I75" topic="referencesInText" id="idd8bf5d20-406b-11eb-bd25-fd7436c081d8">
<heading class="centered smallCaps">References in Text</heading><p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0">This chapter, referred to in par. (1), was in the original “this Act”, meaning <ref href="/us/pl/101/336">Pub. L. 101–336</ref>, <date date="1990-07-26">July 26, 1990</date>, <ref href="/us/stat/104/327">104 Stat. 327</ref>, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under <ref href="/us/usc/t42/s12101">section 12101 of this title</ref> and Tables.</p>
<p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0">The General Accounting Office Personnel Act of 1980, referred to in par. (7), is <ref href="/us/pl/96/191">Pub. L. 96–191</ref>, <date date="1980-02-15">Feb. 15, 1980</date>, <ref href="/us/stat/94/27">94 Stat. 27</ref>, which was classified principally to section 52–1 et seq. of former Title 31, and which was substantially repealed by <ref href="/us/pl/97/258/s5/b">Pub. L. 97–258, § 5(b)</ref>, <date date="1982-09-13">Sept. 13, 1982</date>, <ref href="/us/stat/96/1068">96 Stat. 1068</ref>, and reenacted by the first section thereof principally in subchapters III (§ 731 et seq.) and IV (§ 751 et seq.) of chapter 7 of Title 31, Money and Finance.</p>
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<note style="-uslm-lc:I74" topic="priorProvisions" id="idd8bf5d21-406b-11eb-bd25-fd7436c081d8"><heading class="centered smallCaps">Prior Provisions</heading><p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0">A prior <ref href="/us/pl/101/336/s510">section 510 of Pub. L. 101–336</ref> was renumbered section 511 and is classified to <ref href="/us/usc/t42/s12210">section 12210 of this title</ref>.</p>
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<note style="-uslm-lc:I74" topic="amendments" id="idd8bf5d22-406b-11eb-bd25-fd7436c081d8"><heading class="centered smallCaps">Amendments</heading><p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0">2004—<ref href="/us/pl/108/271">Pub. L. 108–271</ref> substituted “Government Accountability Office” for “General Accounting Office” in introductory provisions and in par. (4).</p>
<p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0">1995—<ref href="/us/pl/104/1/s201/c/3/F">Pub. L. 104–1, § 201(c)(3)(F)</ref>, amended section catchline generally.</p>
<p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0"><ref href="/us/pl/104/1/s201/c/3/A">Pub. L. 104–1, § 201(c)(3)(A)</ref>, struck out subsecs. (a) and (b) which related to coverage of Senate and House of Representatives with respect to bans on employment discrimination and other discriminatory practices against individuals with disabilities.</p>
<p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0"><ref href="/us/pl/104/1/s201/c/3/B">Pub. L. 104–1, § 201(c)(3)(B)</ref>, substituted “The General Accounting Office, the Government Printing Office, and the Library of Congress shall be covered as follows:” for subsec. (c) heading and designated subsec. (c) as entire section.</p>
<p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0">Par. (2). <ref href="/us/pl/104/1/s201/c/3/C">Pub. L. 104–1, § 201(c)(3)(C)</ref>, struck out at end “Such remedies and procedures shall apply exclusively, except for the employees who are defined as Senate employees, in <ref href="/us/usc/t2/s1201/c/1">section 1201(c)(1) of title 2</ref>.”</p>
<p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0">Par. (4). <ref href="/us/pl/104/1/s201/c/3/D">Pub. L. 104–1, § 201(c)(3)(D)</ref>, struck out “the Architect of the Capitol, the Congressional Budget Office” after “the following:”, inserted “and” before “the Library of Congress”, and struck out “the Office of Technology Assessment, and the United States Botanic Garden” before period at end.</p>
<p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0"><ref href="/us/pl/104/1/s201/c/3/D">Pub. L. 104–1, § 201(c)(3)(D)</ref>, which in part directed the substitution of “the term ‘instrumentality of the Congress’ means” for “the instrumentalities of the Congress include”, was executed by making the substitution for “instrumentalities of the Congress include” to reflect the probable intent of Congress.</p>
<p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0">Par. (5). <ref href="/us/pl/104/1/s201/c/3/E">Pub. L. 104–1, § 201(c)(3)(E)</ref>, added par. (5). Former par. (5) redesignated (7).</p>
<p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0">Par. (6). <ref href="/us/pl/104/1/s210/g">Pub. L. 104–1, § 210(g)</ref>, which directed amendment of this section by adding par. (6), was executed by adding par. (6) after par. (5) to reflect the probable intent of Congress.</p>
<p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0">Par. (7). <ref href="/us/pl/104/1/s201/c/3/E">Pub. L. 104–1, § 201(c)(3)(E)</ref>, redesignated par. (5) as (7).</p>
<p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0">1991—Subsec. (a)(2). <ref href="/us/pl/102/166/s315/1">Pub. L. 102–166, § 315(1)</ref>, redesignated par. (6) as (2) and struck out former par. (2) which read as follows: “<inline class="small-caps">Application to Senate employment</inline>.—The rights and protections provided pursuant to this chapter, the Civil Rights Act of 1990 (S. 2104, 101st Congress), the Civil Rights Act of 1964 [<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s2000a">42 U.S.C. 2000a</ref> et seq.], the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 [<ref href="/us/usc/t29/s621">29 U.S.C. 621</ref> et seq.], and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 [<ref href="/us/usc/t29/s701">29 U.S.C. 701</ref> et seq.] shall apply with respect to employment by the United States Senate.”</p>
<p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0">Subsec. (a)(3). <ref href="/us/pl/102/166/s315/1">Pub. L. 102–166, § 315(1)</ref>, redesignated par. (7) as (3), substituted “(2)(A)” for “(2) and (6)(A)” and “(2)” for “(3), (4), (5), (6)(B), and (6)(C)”, and struck out former par. (3) which read as follows: “<inline class="small-caps">Investigation and adjudication of claims</inline>.—All claims raised by any individual with respect to Senate employment, pursuant to the Acts referred to in paragraph (2), shall be investigated and adjudicated by the Select Committee on Ethics, pursuant to S. Res. 338, 88th Congress, as amended, or such other entity as the Senate may designate.”</p>
<p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0">Subsec. (a)(4), (5). <ref href="/us/pl/102/166/s315/1">Pub. L. 102–166, § 315(1)</ref>, struck out pars. (4) and (5) which read as follows:</p>
<p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0">“(4) <inline class="small-caps">Rights of employees</inline>.—The Committee on Rules and Administration shall ensure that Senate employees are informed of their rights under the Acts referred to in paragraph (2).</p>
<p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0">“(5) <inline class="small-caps">Applicable Remedies</inline>.—When assigning remedies to individuals found to have a valid claim under the Acts referred to in paragraph (2), the Select Committee on Ethics, or such other entity as the Senate may designate, should to the extent practicable apply the same remedies applicable to all other employees covered by the Acts referred to in paragraph (2). Such remedies shall apply exclusively.”</p>
<p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0">Subsec. (a)(6), (7). <ref href="/us/pl/102/166/s315/1">Pub. L. 102–166, § 315(1)</ref>, redesignated pars. (6) and (7) as (2) and (3), respectively.</p>
<p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0">Subsec. (c)(2). <ref href="/us/pl/102/166/s315/2">Pub. L. 102–166, § 315(2)</ref>, inserted “, except for the employees who are defined as Senate employees, in <ref href="/us/usc/t2/s1201/c/1">section 1201(c)(1) of title 2</ref>” after “shall apply exclusively”.</p>
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<note style="-uslm-lc:I78" topic="changeOfName" id="idd8bf5d23-406b-11eb-bd25-fd7436c081d8">
<heading class="centered smallCaps">Change of Name</heading>
<p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0">“Government Publishing Office” substituted for “Government Printing Office” in introductory provisions and par. (4) on authority of <ref href="/us/pl/113/235/s1301/b">section 1301(b) of Pub. L. 113–235</ref>, set out as a note preceding <ref href="/us/usc/t44/s301">section 301 of Title 44</ref>, Public Printing and Documents.</p>
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<note style="-uslm-lc:I74" topic="effectiveDateOfAmendment" id="idd8bf5d24-406b-11eb-bd25-fd7436c081d8"><heading class="centered smallCaps">Effective Date of 1995 Amendment</heading><p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0">Amendment by <ref href="/us/pl/104/1/s201/c/3">section 201(c)(3) of Pub. L. 104–1</ref> effective 1 year after <date date="1995-01-23">Jan. 23, 1995</date>, see <ref href="/us/usc/t2/s1311/e">section 1311(e) of Title 2</ref>, The Congress.</p>
<p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0">Amendment by <ref href="/us/pl/104/1/s210/g">section 210(g) of Pub. L. 104–1</ref> effective 1 year after transmission to Congress of study under <ref href="/us/usc/t2/s1371">section 1371 of Title 2</ref>, see <ref href="/us/usc/t2/s1331/i/2">section 1331(i)(2) of Title 2</ref>.</p>
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<note style="-uslm-lc:I74" topic="effectiveDateOfAmendment" id="idd8bf5d25-406b-11eb-bd25-fd7436c081d8"><heading class="centered smallCaps">Effective Date of 1991 Amendment</heading><p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0">Amendment by <ref href="/us/pl/102/166">Pub. L. 102–166</ref> effective <date date="1991-11-21">Nov. 21, 1991</date>, except as otherwise provided, see <ref href="/us/pl/102/166/s402">section 402 of Pub. L. 102–166</ref>, set out as a note under <ref href="/us/usc/t42/s1981">section 1981 of this title</ref>.</p>
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