42 U.S.C. § 12209 — Instrumentalities of Congress

submitted 36 years ago by Pub. L. 101-336 to r/title-42-THE-PUBLIC-HEALTH-AND-WELFARE · 357 words · no verdicts yet

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This law applies ADA protections to the Government Accountability Office, Government Publishing Office, and Library of Congress. Each agency's top official must set up its own complaint procedures and report them to Congress. Employees and visitors with disabilities can use those procedures to enforce their rights.

(1) In general: The rights and protections in this chapter apply to how the Government Accountability Office, the Government Publishing Office, and the Library of Congress act, subject to paragraph (2). (2) Establishment of remedies and procedures: The top official of each of these three agencies must set up remedies and procedures for enforcing the rights and protections from paragraph (1). (3) Report to Congress: After setting up those remedies and procedures, each top official must send Congress a report describing them. (4) Definition of instrumentalities: For this section, "instrumentality of the Congress" means the Government Accountability Office, the Government Publishing Office, and the Library of Congress. (5) Enforcement of employment rights: An employee of one of these agencies who claims their rights under sections 12112 through 12114 were violated can use the remedies and procedures in section 2000e–16. But instead of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the top official of that agency handles enforcement. (6) Enforcement of rights to public services and accommodations: A qualified person with a disability who is a visitor, guest, or patron of one of these agencies, and who claims their rights under sections 12131 through 12150, or section 12182 or 12183, were violated, can also use the remedies and procedures in section 2000e–16. Again, the top official of that agency — not the EEOC — handles enforcement. (7) Construction: Nothing in this section changes the enforcement procedures for people with disabilities already set out in the General Accounting Office Personnel Act of 1980 and its regulations.

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The Government Accountability Office, the Government Publishing Office, and the Library of Congress shall be covered as follows:

(1) In general

The rights and protections under this chapter shall, subject to paragraph (2), apply with respect to the conduct of each instrumentality of the Congress.

(2) Establishment of remedies and procedures by instrumentalities

The chief official of each instrumentality of the Congress shall establish remedies and procedures to be utilized with respect to the rights and protections provided pursuant to paragraph (1).

(3) Report to Congress

The chief official of each instrumentality of the Congress shall, after establishing remedies and procedures for purposes of paragraph (2), submit to the Congress a report describing the remedies and procedures.

(4) Definition of instrumentalities

For purposes of this section, the term “instrumentality of the Congress” means the following:,1 the Government Accountability Office, the Government Publishing Office, and the Library of Congress,.1

(5) Enforcement of employment rights

The remedies and procedures set forth in section 2000e–16 of this title shall be available to any employee of an instrumentality of the Congress who alleges a violation of the rights and protections under sections 12112 through 12114 of this title 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.

(6) Enforcement of rights to public services and accommodations

The remedies and procedures set forth in section 2000e–16 of this title 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 12131 through 12150 of this title or section 12182 or 12183 of this title 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.

(7) Construction

Nothing in this section shall alter the enforcement procedures for individuals with disabilities provided in the General Accounting Office Personnel Act of 1980 and regulations promulgated pursuant to that Act.

Source credit: (Pub. L. 101–336, title V, § 510, formerly § 509, July 26, 1990, 104 Stat. 373; Pub. L. 102–166, title III, § 315, Nov. 21, 1991, 105 Stat. 1095; Pub. L. 104–1, title II, §§ 201(c)(3), 210(g), Jan. 23, 1995, 109 Stat. 8, 16; Pub. L. 108–271, § 8(b), July 7, 2004, 118 Stat. 814; renumbered § 510, Pub. L. 110–325, § 6(a)(2), Sept. 25, 2008, 122 Stat. 3558; Pub. L. 113–235, div. H, title I, § 1301(b), Dec. 16, 2014, 128 Stat. 2537.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit

1990Enacted · Pub. L. 101-336 · 104 Stat. 373
1991Amended · Pub. L. 102-166 · 105 Stat. 1095
1995Amended · Pub. L. 104-1 · 109 Stat. 8, 16
2004Amended · Pub. L. 108-271 · 118 Stat. 814
2008Amended · Pub. L. 110-325 · 122 Stat. 3558
2014Amended · Pub. L. 113-235 · 128 Stat. 2537

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 101-336 on 1990-07-26.

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