§1316a Legislative Branch Appointments

Summary

Give covered employees certain federal job protections and the same remedies if those protections are broken, and require the Board to write rules to make this work. Two defined terms: "covered employee" and "Board" have the meanings in section 101 of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1301). The protections named are the ones in 5 U.S.C. (section 2108, sections 3309–3312, and subchapter I of chapter 35). Remedies for violations must match the remedies under the corresponding parts of title 5. The process for handling complaints must follow section 401 of the Congressional Accountability Act (2 U.S.C. 1401). The Board must issue regulations under section 304 of that Act (2 U.S.C. 1384). Those rules should follow the comparable executive-branch regulations unless the Board gives a stated, good reason to change them, and they must be consistent with section 225 of the Act (2 U.S.C. 1361). The term "covered employee" does not include employees appointed by the President with Senate advice and consent, appointed by a Member or congressional committee, or in jobs equivalent to the Senior Executive Service (5 U.S.C. 3132(a)(2)). Paragraphs (2) and (3) take effect on the effective date of the Board’s regulations under paragraph (4).