2 U.S.C. § 1201
Section 1201 · 1201, 1202. Transferred
Viewing 2 U.S.C. § 1201 as in effect on July 22, 1994. The text changed in 1 later edition (most recent January 23, 1995).
View current version →This chapter may be cited as the “Government Employee Rights Act of 1991”.
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.
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.
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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.