Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 109 Part 1.djvu/28

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109 STAT. 12 PUBLIC LAW 104-1-^AN. 23, 1995 "employing office" shall include the General Accounting Office and the Library of Congress. (b) REMEDY.— The remedy for a violation of subsection (a) shall be such remedy as would be appropriate if awarded under paragraphs (1), (2), and (4) of section 5(a) of the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (29 U.S.C. 2104(a)(1), (2), and (4)). (c) REGULATIONS TO IMPLEMENT SECTION.— (1) IN GENERAL.— The Board shall, pursuant to section 304, issue regulations to implement this section. (2) AGENCY REGULATIONS.—The regulations issued under paragraph (1) shall be the same as substantive regulations promulgated by the Secretary of Labor to implement the statutory provisions referred to in subsection (a) except insofar as the Board may determine, for good cause shown and stated together with the regulation, that a modification of such regulations would be more effective for the implementation of the rights and protections under this section. (d) EFFECTIVE DATE. — (1) IN GENERAL.— Except as provided in paragraph (2), subsections (a) and (b) shall be effective 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act. (2) GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE AND LIBRARY OF CON- GRESS.— This section shall be effective with respect to the (General Accounting Office and the Library of Congress 1 year after transmission to the Congress of the study under section 230. 2 USC 1316. SEC. 206. RIGHTS AND PROTECTIONS RELATING TO VETERANS' EMPLOYMENT AND REEMPLOYMENT. (a) EMPLOYMENT AND REEMPLOYMENT RIGHTS OF MEMBERS OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES.— (1) IN GENERAL.—It shall be unlawful for an employing office to— (A) discriminate, within the meaning of subsections (a) and (b) of section 4311 of title 38, United States Code, against an eligible employee; (B) deny to an eligible employee reemployment rights within the meaning of sections 4312 and 4313 of title 38, United States Code; or (C) deny to an eligible employee benefits within the meaning of sections 4316, 4317, and 4318 of title 38, United States Code. (2) DEFINITIONS. —For purposes of this section— (A) the term "eligible employee" means a covered employee performing service in the uniformed services, within the meaning of section 4303(13) of title 38, United States Code, whose service has not been terminated upon occurrence of any of the events enumerated in section 4304 of title 38, United States Code, (B) the term "covered employee" includes employees of the General Accounting Office and the Library of Congress, and (C) the term "employing office" includes the General Accounting Office and the Library of Congress. (b) REMEDY.— The remedy for a violation of subsection (a) shall be such remedy as would be appropriate if awarded under para-