1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 38 (1) IN GENERAL.-Not later than January 3, 1996, except with respect to the offices listed in sub section (d)(2), the Board shall pursuant to section 204, issue rules necessary to implement the rights and protections under this section. (2) CONSISTENCY WITH AGENCY REGULATIONS.-The rules promulgated under paragraph (1) shall be consistent with substantive regulations promulgated by the Federal Labor Relations Authority to implement the statutory provisions referred to in subsection (a) except to the extent that as the Board may determine, for good cause shown and stated to gether with the rule, that a different rule would bet ter serve the purposes of such statutory provisions and of this Act. (d) RULEMAKING REGARDING APPLICATION TO CER (1) RULES REQUIRED.-Not later than July 1, 1996, the Board shall issue rules pursuant to section 204 on the manner and extent to which the require 22 ments and exemptions of chapter 71 of title 5, Unit 2 2 2 2 23 24 ed States Code, should apply to covered employees who are employed in the offices listed in paragraph 39 the greatest extent practicable, be consistent with the provisions and purposes of chapter 71 of title 5, United States Code, and regulations issued by the Federal Labor Relations Authority under such chapter, and the purposes of this Act, and shall also consider (A) the possibility of any conflict of interest or appearance of a conflict of interest; ities. (B) national security; and (C) Congress's constitutional responsibil (2) OFFICES REFERRED TO.-The offices referred to in paragraph (1) are (A) the personal office of any Member of the House of Representatives or of any Senator; (B) a standing, select, special, permanent, temporary, or other committee of the Senate or House of Representatives, or a joint committee of Congress; (C) the Office of the Vice President (as President of the Senate), the Office of the President pro tempore of the Senate, the Office of the Majority Leader of the Senate, the Office of the Minority Leader of the Senate, the Office of the Majority Whip of the Senate, the Office 40 of the Minority Whip of the Senate, the Con ference of the Majority of the Senate, the Con ference of the Minority of the Senate, the Office of the Secretary of the Conference of the Ma jority of the Senate, the Office of the Secretary of the Conference of the Minority of the Senate, the Office of the Secretary for the Majority of the Senate, the Office of the Secretary for the Minority of the Senate, the Majority Policy Committee of the Senate, the Minority Policy Committee of the Senate, and the following offices within the Office of the Secretary of the Senate: Offices of the Parliamentarian, Bill Clerk, Legislative Clerk, Journal Clerk, Executive Clerk, Enrolling Clerk, and Official Re porter of Debate, Daily Digest, Printing Serv ices, Captioning Services, and Senate Chief Counsel for Employment. (D) the office of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Office of the Majority Leader of the House of Representatives, the Office of the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, the Offices of the Chief Deputy Majority Whips, the Offices of the Chief Deputy Minority Whips and the following of 41 fices within the Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives: Offices of Legislative Oper ations, Official Reporters of Debate, Official Reporters to Committees, Printing Services, and Legislative Information; (E) the Office of the Legislative Counsel of the Senate, the Office of the Senate Legal Counsel, the Office of the Legislative Counsel of the House of Representatives, the Office of the General Counsel of the House of Representa tives, the Office of the Parliamentarian of the House of Representatives; (F) the offices of any caucus or party organization; and (G) the Congressional Budget Office, the Office of Technology Assessment, and the Office of Congressional Fair Employment Prac tices. (e) EFFECTIVE DATE. (1) IN GENERAL.-Except as provided in paragraph (2), subsections (a) and (b) shall be effective on the effective date of the rules issued under sub section (c), or on July 1, 1996, whichever is earlier. (2) CERTAIN OFFICES.-With respect to the offices listed in subsection (d)(2), to the covered em 1 2 3 4 42 ployees of such offices, and to representatives of such employees, subsections (a) and (b) shall be ef fective on the effective date of rules issued under subsection (d) and approved under section 204(f). 5 SEC. 108. RIGHTS AND PROTECTIONS UNDER EMPLOYEE 6 7 8 POLYGRAPH PROTECTION ACT; PROCEDURES FOR REMEDY OF VIOLATIONS. (a) POLYGRAPH PROTECTION RIGHTS.-The rights 9 and protections of the Employee Polygraph Protection Act 10 of 1988 (29 U.S.C. 2001 et seq.) shall apply, in accord11 ance with this section, with respect to covered employees. (b) AVAILABLE PROCEDURES. 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 220 (1) COUNSELING, MEDIATION.-A covered employee alleging a violation of this section may request counseling by the Office. Such counseling shall be conducted pursuant to the provisions of section 301 and shall be requested within the time specified in section 307. Not later than 15 days after the Of fice gives notification to an employee pursuant to section 301(d) of the end of the period of counseling 21 under the preceding sentence, the employee may file a request for mediation with the Office, in accord ance with section 302. (2) COMPLAINT, APPEAL.-Not later than 90 days after the Office gives notice pursuant to section |