Pub. L. 104-1, tit. V, sec. 504 (as amended)

TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

Year: 2025Length: 601 wordsOfficial source
SEC. 504. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. (a) Civil Rights Remedies.— (1) Sections 301 and 302 of the Government Employee Rights Act of 1991 (2 U.S.C. 1201 and 1202) are amended to read as follows: “SEC. 301. GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE RIGHTS ACT OF 1991. “(a) Short Title.—This title may be cited as the ‘Government Employee Rights Act of 1991’. “(b) Purpose.—The purpose of this title is to provide procedures to protect the rights of certain government employees, with respect to their public employment, to be free of discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, or disability. “(c) Definition.—For purposes of this title, the term ‘violation’ means a practice that violates section 302(a) of this title. “SEC. 302. DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES PROHIBITED. “(a) Practices.—All personnel actions affecting the Presidential appointees described in section 303 or the State employees described in section 304 shall be made free from any discrimination based on— “(1) race, color, religion, sex, or national origin, within the meaning of section 717 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e–16); “(2) age, within the meaning of section 15 of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (29 U.S.C. 633a); or “(3) disability, within the meaning of section 501 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 791) and sections 102 through 104 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12112–14). “(b) Remedies.—The remedies referred to in sections 303(a)(1) and 304(a)— “(1) may include, in the case of a determination that a violation of subsection (a)(1) or (a)(3) has occurred, such remedies as would be appropriate if awarded under sections 706(g), 706(k), and 717(d) of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e–5(g), 2000e–5(k), 2000e–16(d)), and such compensatory damages as would be appropriate if awarded under section 1977 or sections 1977A(a) and 1977A(b)(2) of the Revised Statutes (42 U.S.C. 1981 and 1981a (a) and (b)(2)); “(2) may include, in the case of a determination that a violation of subsection (a)(2) has occurred, such remedies as would be appropriate if awarded under section 15(c) of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (29 U.S.C. 633a(c)); and “(3) may not include punitive damages.” . (2) Sections 303 through 319, and sections 322, 324, and 325 of the Government Employee Rights Act of 1991 (2 U.S.C. 1203–1218, 1221, 1223, and 1224) are repealed, except as provided in section 506 of this Act. (3) Sections 320 and 321 of the Government Employee Rights Act of 1991 (2 U.S.C. 1219 and 1220) are redesignated as sections 303 and 304, respectively. (4) Sections 303 and 304 of the Government Employee Rights Act of 1991, as so redesignated, are each amended by striking “and 307(h) of this title”. (5) Section 1205 of the Supplemental Appropriations Act of 1993 (2 U.S.C. 1207a) is repealed, except as provided in section 506 of this Act. (b) Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993.—Title V of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (2 U.S.C. 60m et seq.) is repealed, except as provided in section 506 of this Act. (c) Architect of the Capitol.— (1) Repeal.—Section 312(e) of the Architect of the Capitol Human Resources Act (Public Law 103–283; 108 Stat. 1444) is repealed, except as provided in section 506 of this Act. (2) Application of general accounting office personnel act of 1980.—The provisions of sections 751, 753, and 755 of title 31, United States Code, amended by section 312(e) of the Architect of the Capitol Human Resources Act, shall be applied and administered as if such section 312(e) (and the amendments made by such section) had not been enacted.
Public laws referenced
103-283
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