REMEDIES AND ENFORCEMENT.

SEC. 104. REMEDIES AND ENFORCEMENT.(a) Employees Covered by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.—(1) In general.—The powers, remedies, and procedures provided in sections 705, 706, 707, 709, 710, and 711 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e–4 et seq.) to the Commission, the Attorney General, or any person alleging a violation of title VII of such Act (42 U.S.C. 2000e et seq.) 136 STAT. 6086 shall be the powers, remedies, and procedures this division provides to the Commission, the Attorney General, or any person, respectively, alleging an unlawful employment practice in violation of this division against an employee described in section 102(3)(A) except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection. (2) Costs and fees.—The powers, remedies, and procedures provided in subsections (b) and (c) of section 722 of the Revised Statutes (42 U.S.C. 1988) shall be the powers, remedies, and procedures this division provides to the Commission, the Attorney General, or any person alleging such practice. (3) Damages.—The powers, remedies, and procedures provided in section 1977A of the Revised Statutes (42 U.S.C. 1981a), including the limitations contained in subsection (b)(3) of such section 1977A, shall be the powers, remedies, and procedures this division provides to the Commission, the Attorney General, or any person alleging such practice (not an employment practice specifically excluded from coverage under section 1977A(a)(1) of the Revised Statutes (42 U.S.C. 1981a(a)(1))). (b) Employees Covered by Congressional Accountability Act of 1995.—(1) In general.—The powers, remedies, and procedures provided in the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1301 et seq.) for the purposes of addressing allegations of violations of section 201(a)(1) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 1311(a)(1)) shall be the powers, remedies, and procedures this division provides to address an allegation of an unlawful employment practice in violation of this division against an employee described in section 102(3)(B), except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection. (2) Costs and fees.—The powers, remedies, and procedures provided in subsections (b) and (c) of section 722 of the Revised Statutes (42 U.S.C. 1988) for the purposes of addressing allegations of such a violation shall be the powers, remedies, and procedures this division provides to address allegations of such practice. (3) Damages.—The powers, remedies, and procedures provided in section 1977A of the Revised Statutes (42 U.S.C. 1981a), including the limitations contained in subsection (b)(3) of such section 1977A, for purposes of addressing allegations of such a violation, shall be the powers, remedies, and procedures this division provides to address any allegation of such practice (not an employment practice specifically excluded from coverage under section 1977A(a)(1) of the Revised Statutes (42 U.S.C. 1981a(a)(1))). (c) Employees Covered by Chapter 5 of Title 3, United States Code.—(1) In general.—The powers, remedies, and procedures provided in chapter 5 of title 3, United States Code, to the President, the Commission, the Merit Systems Protection Board, or any person alleging a violation of section 411(a)(1) of such title shall be the powers, remedies, and procedures this division provides to the President, the Commission, the Board, or any person, respectively, alleging an unlawful employment practice in violation of this division against an employee 136 STAT. 6087 described in section 102(3)(C), except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection. (2) Costs and fees.—The powers, remedies, and procedures provided in subsections (b) and (c) of section 722 of the Revised Statutes (42 U.S.C. 1988) shall be the powers, remedies, and procedures this division provides to the President, the Commission, the Board, or any person alleging such practice. (3) Damages.—The powers, remedies, and procedures provided in section 1977A of the Revised Statutes (42 U.S.C. 1981a), including the limitations contained in subsection (b)(3) of such section 1977A, shall be the powers, remedies, and procedures this division provides to the President, the Commission, the Board, or any person alleging such practice (not an employment practice specifically excluded from coverage under section 1977A(a)(1) of the Revised Statutes (42 U.S.C. 1981a(a)(1))). (d) Employees Covered by Government Employee Rights Act of 1991.—(1) In general.—The powers, remedies, and procedures provided in sections 302 and 304 of the Government Employee Rights Act of 1991 (42 U.S.C. 2000e–16b; 2000e–16c) to the Commission or any person alleging a violation of section 302(a)(1) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 2000e–16b(a)(1)) shall be the powers, remedies, and procedures this division provides to the Commission or any person, respectively, alleging an unlawful employment practice in violation of this division against an employee described in section 102(3)(D), except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection. (2) Costs and fees.—The powers, remedies, and procedures provided in subsections (b) and (c) of section 722 of the Revised Statutes (42 U.S.C. 1988) shall be the powers, remedies, and procedures this division provides to the Commission or any person alleging such practice. (3) Damages.—The powers, remedies, and procedures provided in section 1977A of the Revised Statutes (42 U.S.C. 1981a), including the limitations contained in subsection (b)(3) of such section 1977A, shall be the powers, remedies, and procedures this division provides to the Commission or any person alleging such practice (not an employment practice specifically excluded from coverage under section 1977A(a)(1) of the Revised Statutes (42 U.S.C. 1981a(a)(1))). (e) Employees Covered by Section 717 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.—(1) In general.—The powers, remedies, and procedures provided in section 717 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e–16) to the Commission, the Attorney General, the Librarian of Congress, or any person alleging a violation of that section shall be the powers, remedies, and procedures this division provides to the Commission, the Attorney General, the Librarian of Congress, or any person, respectively, alleging an unlawful employment practice in violation of this division against an employee described in section 102(3)(E), except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection. (2) Costs and fees.—The powers, remedies, and procedures provided in subsections (b) and (c) of section 722 of the Revised Statutes (42 U.S.C. 1988) shall be the powers, 136 STAT. 6088 remedies, and procedures this division provides to the Commission, the Attorney General, the Librarian of Congress, or any person alleging such practice. (3) Damages.—The powers, remedies, and procedures provided in section 1977A of the Revised Statutes (42 U.S.C. 1981a), including the limitations contained in subsection (b)(3) of such section 1977A, shall be the powers, remedies, and procedures this division provides to the Commission, the Attorney General, the Librarian of Congress, or any person alleging such practice (not an employment practice specifically excluded from coverage under section 1977A(a)(1) of the Revised Statutes (42 U.S.C. 1981a(a)(1))). (f) Prohibition Against Retaliation.—(1) In general.—No person shall discriminate against any employee because such employee has opposed any act or practice made unlawful by this division or because such employee made a charge, testified, assisted, or participated in any manner in an investigation, proceeding, or hearing under this division. (2) Prohibition against coercion.—It shall be unlawful to coerce, intimidate, threaten, or interfere with any individual in the exercise or enjoyment of, or on account of such individual having exercised or enjoyed, or on account of such individual having aided or encouraged any other individual in the exercise or enjoyment of, any right granted or protected by this division. (3) Remedy.—The remedies and procedures otherwise provided for under this section shall be available to aggrieved individuals with respect to violations of this subsection. (g) Limitation.—Notwithstanding subsections (a)(3), (b)(3), (c)(3), (d)(3), and (e)(3), if an unlawful employment practice involves the provision of a reasonable accommodation pursuant to this division or regulations implementing this division, damages may not be awarded under section 1977A of the Revised Statutes (42 U.S.C. 1981a) if the covered entity demonstrates good faith efforts, in consultation with the employee with known limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions who has informed the covered entity that accommodation is needed, to identify and make a reasonable accommodation that would provide such employee with an equally effective opportunity and would not cause an undue hardship on the operation of the covered entity.