Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 109 Part 1.djvu/58

 109 STAT. 42 PUBLIC LAW 104-1—JAN. 23, 1995 (9) the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (29 U.S.C. 2101 et seq.); (10) the RehabiHtation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 701 et seq.); and (11) chapter 43 (relating to veterans' employment and reemployment) of title 38, United States Code. The report shall be submitted to Congress not later than December 31, 1996, and shall include any recommendations the Judicial Conference may have for legislation to provide to employees of the judicial branch the rights, protections, and procedures under the listed laws, including administrative and judicial relief, that are comparable to those available to employees of the legislative branch under titles I through IV of this Act. 2 USC 1435. SEC. 506. SAVINGS PROVISIONS. (a) TRANSITION PROVISIONS FOR EMPLOYEES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND OF THE SENATE. — (1) CLAIMS ARISING BEFORE EFFECTIVE DATE. —I f, as of the date on which section 201 takes effect, an employee of the Senate or the House of Representatives has or could have requested counseling under section 305 of the Government Employees Rights Act of 1991 (2 U.S.C. 1205) or Rule LI of the House of Representatives, including counseling for alleged violations of family and medical leave rights under title V of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, the employee may complete, or initiate and complete, all procedures under the Government Employees Rights Act of 1991 and Rule LI, and the provisions of that Act and Rule shall remain in effect with respect to, and provide the exclusive procedures for, those claims until the completion of all such procedures. (2) CLAIMS ARISING BETWEEN EFFECTIVE DATE AND OPENING OF OFFICE. —I f a claim by an employee of the Senate or House of Representatives arises under section 201 or 202 after the effective date of such sections, but before the opening of the Office for receipt of requests for counseling or mediation under sections 402 and 403, the provisions of the Government Employ- ees Rights Act of 1991 (2 U.S.C. 1201 et seq.) and Rule LI of the House of Representatives relating to counseling and mediation shall remain in effect, and the employee may complete under that Act or Rule the requirements for counseling and mediation under sections 402 and 403. If, after counseling and mediation is completed, the Office has not yet opened for the filing of a timely complaint under section 405, the employee may elect— (A) to file a complaint under section 307 of the Government Employees Rights Act of 1991 (2 U.S.C. 1207) or Rule LI of the House of Representatives, and thereafter proceed exclusively under that Act or Rule, the provisions of which shall remain in effect until the completion of all proceedings in relation to the complaint, or (B) to commence a civil action under section 408. (3) SECTION 1205 OF THE SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT OF 1993. — With respect to pa3mients of awards and settlements relating to Senate employees under paragraph (1) of this subsection, section 1205 of the Supplemental Appropriations Act of 1993 (2 U.S.C. 1207a) remains in effect.

�