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 109 STAT. 16 PUBLIC LAW 104-1 -JAN. 23, 1995 tive Director, detail to the Office such personnel as may be necessary to advise and assist the Office in carrying out its duties under this section. (g) APPLICATION OF AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT OF 1990 TO THE PROVISION OF PUBLIC SERVICES AND ACCOMMODATIONS BY THE GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE, THE GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, AND THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS.—Section 509 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12209)), as amended by section 201(c) of this Act, is amended by adding the following new paragraph: "(6) ENFORCEMENT OF RIGHTS TO PUBLIC SERVICES AND ACCOMMODATIONS. —The remedies and procedures set forth in section 717 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e- 16) 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 201 through 230 or section 302 or 303 of this Act 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.". (h) EFFECTIVE DATE. — (1) IN GENERAL. —Subsections (b), (c), and (d) shall be effective on January 1, 1997. (2) GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE, GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, AND LIBRARY OF CONGRESS.— Subsection (g) shall be effective 1 year after transmission to the Congress of the study under section 230. PART C—OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ACT OF 1970 2 USC 134L SEC. 215. RIGHTS AND PROTECTIONS UNDER THE OCCUPATIONAL, SAFETY AND HEALTH ACT OF 1970; PROCEDURES FOR REMEDY OF VIOLATIONS. (a) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH PROTECTIONS. — (1) IN GENERAL.— Each employing office and each covered employee shall comply with the provisions of section 5 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 654). (2) DEFINITIONS. —For purposes of the application under this section of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970— (A) the term "employer" as used in such Act means an employing office; "* (B) the term "employee" as used in such Act means a covered employee; (C) the term "employing office" includes the General Accounting Office, the Library of Congress, and any entity listed in subsection (a) of section 210 that is responsible for correcting a violation of this section, irrespective of whether the entity has an employment relationship with any covered employee in any employing office in which such a violation occurs; and (D) the term "employee" includes employees of the General Accounting Office and the Library of Congress. (b) REMEDY. — The remedy for a violation of subsection (a) shall be an order to correct the violation, including such order as would

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