2016 US Code
Title 2 - The Congress
Chapter 24 - Congressional Accountability
Subchapter IV - Administrative and Judicial Dispute-Resolution Procedures
Sec. 1403 - Mediation
| 2 U.S.C. § 1403 (2016) |
| §1403. Mediation |
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(a) Initiation
Not later than 15 days after receipt by the employee of notice of the end of the counseling period under section 1402 of this title, but prior to and as a condition of making an election under section 1404 of this title, the covered employee who alleged a violation of a law shall file a request for mediation with the Office. (b) ProcessMediation under this section— (1) may include the Office, the covered employee, the employing office, and one or more individuals appointed by the Executive Director from the master list developed and maintained under subsection (e), and (2) shall involve meetings with the parties separately or jointly for the purpose of resolving the dispute between the covered employee and the employing office. The mediation period shall be 30 days beginning on the date the request for mediation is received. The mediation period may be extended for additional periods at the joint request of the covered employee and the employing office. The Office shall notify in writing the covered employee and the employing office when the mediation period has ended. (d) Independence of mediation processNo individual, who is appointed by the Executive Director to mediate, may conduct or aid in a hearing conducted under section 1405 of this title with respect to the same matter or shall be subject to subpoena or any other compulsory process with respect to the same matter. (e) Master list of mediators (1) Development and maintenance of master listThe Executive Director shall develop and maintain a master list of individuals who are experienced in adjudicating, arbitrating, or mediating the kinds of personnel and other matters for which mediation may be held under this section. Such list may include, but not be limited to, members of the bar of a State or the District of Columbia and retired judges of the United States courts. In developing the master list under this subsection, the Executive Director shall consider candidates recommended by the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service or the Administrative Conference of the United States. |
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(Pub. L. 104–1, title IV, §403, Jan. 23, 1995, 109 Stat. 32; Pub. L. 114–6, §2(a), Mar. 20, 2015, 129 Stat. 81.) |
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AMENDMENTS
2015—Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 114–6, §2(a)(1), substituted "from the master list developed and maintained under subsection (e)" for "after considering recommendations by organizations composed primarily of individuals experienced in adjudicating or arbitrating personnel matters". Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 114–6, §2(a)(2), added subsec. (e). EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2015 AMENDMENTPub. L. 114–6, §2(d), Mar. 20, 2015, 129 Stat. 82, provided that: "The amendments made by this section [amending this section and sections 1404 and 1416 of this title] shall apply with respect to mediations and other proceedings which are first initiated after the date of the enactment of this Act [Mar. 20, 2015]." |
| United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 4, Title 2 - THE CONGRESS |
| Bills and Statutes |
| United States Code |
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| Title 2 - THE CONGRESS CHAPTER 24 - CONGRESSIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY SUBCHAPTER IV - ADMINISTRATIVE AND JUDICIAL DISPUTE-RESOLUTION PROCEDURES Sec. 1403 - Mediation |
| section 1403 |
| 2016 |
| January 6, 2017 |
| No |
| standard |
| 109 Stat. 32 129 Stat. 81, 82 |
| Public Law 104-1, Public Law 114-6 |
