§1316a Legislative branch appointments

Summary

Gives covered employees the same federal workplace protections found in section 2108, sections 3309–3312, and subchapter I of chapter 35 of title 5, and says the terms “covered employee” and “Board” mean what 2 U.S.C. 1301 says. If those protections are violated, the remedy is the same as what title 5 would provide for the matching rules, and the process to bring a claim follows the procedure in section 401 of the Congressional Accountability Act (2 U.S.C. 1401). Requires the Board to write rules under section 304 of the Congressional Accountability Act (2 U.S.C. 1384). Those rules should match the most relevant executive-branch rules for the same title 5 provisions unless the Board shows good cause to change them, and they must follow section 225 (2 U.S.C. 1361). “Covered employee” does not include someone appointed by the President with Senate approval, someone appointed by a Member of Congress or a congressional committee or subcommittee, or someone in a job equivalent to the Senior Executive Service (see 5 U.S.C. 3132(a)(2)). Paragraphs (2) and (3) take effect when the Board’s rules become effective.