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 PUBLIC LAW 101-336 —JULY 26, 1990 104 STAT. 373 (b) SUBMISSION OF REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the enactment of this Act, the National Council on Disability shall submit the report required under subsection (a) to Congress. (c) SPECIFIC WILDERNESS ACCESS. — (1) IN GENERAL.— Congress reaffirms that nothing in the Wilderness Act is to be construed as prohibiting the use of a wheelchgiir in a wilderness area by an individual whose disability requires use of a wheelchair, and consistent with the Wilderness Act no agency is required to provide any form of special treatment or accommodation, or to construct any facilities or modify any conditions of lands within a wilderness area in order to facilitate such use. (2) DEFINITION. —For purposes of paragraph (1), the term "wheelchair" means a device designed solely for use by a mobility-impaired person for locomotion, that is suitable for use in an indoor pedestrian area. SEC. 508. TRANSVESTITES. 42 USC 12208. For the purposes of this Act, the term "disabled" or "disability" shall not apply to an individual solely because that individual is a transvestite. SEC. 509. COVERAGE OF CONGRESS AND THE AGENCIES OF THE LEGIS- 42 USC 12209. LATIVE BRANCH. (a) COVERAGE OF THE SENATE.— (1) COMMITMENT TO RULE XLII.— The Senate reaffirms its commitment to Rule XLII of the Standing Rules of the Senate which provides as follows: "No member, officer, or employee of the Senate shall, with respect to employment by the Senate or any office thereof— "(a) fail or refuse to hire an individual; " (b) discharge an individual; or "(c) otherwise discriminate against an individual with respect to promotion, compensation, or terms, conditions, or privileges of employment on the basis of such individual's race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, or state of physical handicap.". (2) APPLICATION TO SENATE EMPLOYMENT.— The rights and protections provided pursuant to this Act, the Civil Rights Act of 1990 (S. 2104, 101st Congress), the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 shall apply with respect to employ- ment by the United States Senate. (3) INVESTIGATION AND ADJUDICATION OF CLAIMS. —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. (4) RIGHTS OF EMPLOYEES. — The Committee on Rules and Administration shall ensure that Senate employees are informed of their rights under the Acts referred to in paragraph (2). (5) APPLICABLE REMEDIES.—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

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