42 U.S.C. § 2000e16a - Short title; purpose; definition

(a) Short title 
Sections 2000e–16a to 2000e–16c of this title may be cited as the Government Employee Rights Act of 1991.

(b) Purpose 
The purpose of sections 2000e–16a to 2000e–16c 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) “Violation” defined 
For purposes of sections 2000e–16a to 2000e–16c of this title, the term violation means a practice that violates section 2000e–16b (a) of this title.