§ 1401. — Procedure for consideration of alleged violations.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 2USC1401]
TITLE 2--THE CONGRESS
CHAPTER 24--CONGRESSIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY
SUBCHAPTER IV--ADMINISTRATIVE AND JUDICIAL DISPUTE-RESOLUTION PROCEDURES
Sec. 1401. Procedure for consideration of alleged violations
Except as otherwise provided, the procedure for consideration of
alleged violations of part A of subchapter II of this chapter consists
of--
(1) counseling as provided in section 1402 of this title;
(2) mediation as provided in section 1403 of this title; and
(3) election, as provided in section 1404 of this title, of
either--
(A) a formal complaint and hearing as provided in section
1405 of this title, subject to Board review as provided in
section 1406 of this title, and judicial review in the United
States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit as provided in
section 1407 of this title, or
(B) a civil action in a district court of the United States
as provided in section 1408 of this title.
In the case of an employee of the Office of the Architect of the Capitol
or of the Capitol Police, the Executive Director, after receiving a
request for counseling under section 1402 of this title, may recommend
that the employee use the grievance procedures of the Architect of the
Capitol or the Capitol Police for resolution of the employee's grievance
for a specific period of time, which shall not count against the time
available for counseling or mediation.
(Pub. L. 104-1, title IV, Sec. 401, Jan. 23, 1995, 109 Stat. 32.)
References in Text
Part A of subchapter II of this chapter, referred to in text, was in
the original ``part A of title II'', meaning part A (Secs. 201-207) of
title II of Pub. L. 104-1, Jan. 23, 1995, 109 Stat. 7, as amended, which
enacted part A of subchapter II of this chapter and amended section 6381
of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, sections 203, 633a,
2611, and 2617 of Title 29, Labor, and sections 2000e-16 and 12209 of
Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. For complete classification of
part A to the Code, see Tables.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 1316a, 1414 of this title.
