§1201. Short title; purpose; definitions

(a) Short title

This chapter may be cited as the "Government Employee Rights Act of 1991".

(b) Purpose

The purpose of this chapter is to provide procedures to protect the right of Senate and other government ¹ 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) Definitions

For purposes of this chapter:

(1) Senate employee

The term "Senate employee" or "employee" means-

(A) any employee whose pay is disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate;

(B) any applicant for a position that will last 90 days or more and that is to be occupied by an individual described in subparagraph (A); or

(C) any individual who was formerly an employee described in subparagraph (A) and whose claim of a violation arises out of the individual's Senate employment.

(2) Head of employing office

The term "head of employing office" means the individual who has final authority to appoint, hire, discharge, and set the terms, conditions or privileges of the Senate employment of an employee.

(3) Violation

The term "violation" means a practice that violates section 1202 of this title.

( Pub. L. 102–166, title III, §301, Nov. 21, 1991, 105 Stat. 1088 ; Pub. L. 103–283, title III, §312(f)(1), July 22, 1994, 108 Stat. 1446 .)

References in Text

This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original "this title", meaning title III of Pub. L. 102–166, Nov. 21, 1991, 105 Stat. 1088 , which is classified generally to this chapter. For complete classification of title III to the Code, see Tables.

Amendments

1994-Subsec. (c)(1)(B) to (D). Pub. L. 103–283, which directed the amendment of subsec. (c) by striking out subpar. (B), redesignating subpars. (C) and (D) as (B) and (C), respectively, and striking out "or (B)" after "described in subparagraph (A)" in subpars. (B) and (C), was executed by making the amendment to subsec. (c)(1) to reflect the probable intent of Congress. Prior to amendment, subpar. (B) read as follows: "any employee of the Architect of the Capitol who is assigned to the Senate Restaurants or to the Superintendent of the Senate Office Buildings;".

Effective Date

Chapter effective Nov. 21, 1991, except as otherwise provided, see section 402 of Pub. L. 102–166, set out as an Effective Date of 1991 Amendment note under section 1981 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare.

Section Referred to in Other Sections

This section is referred to in sections 60l, 60m, 1207a of this title; title 42 section 12209.

¹ So in original. Probably should be capitalized.