(a) Employees covered by title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
(1) In general. The powers, procedures, and remedies provided in sections 705, 706, 707, 709, 710, and 711 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 USC 2000e-4 et seq.) to the Commission, the Attorney General, or any person, alleging a violation of title VII of that Act (42 USC 2000e et seq.) shall be the powers, procedures, and remedies this title provides to the Commission, the Attorney General, or any person, respectively, alleging an unlawful employment practice in violation of this title against an employee described in 42 USC Section 2000ff(2)(A)(i), except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3).
(2) Costs and fees. The powers, remedies, and procedures provided in subsections (b) and (c) of section 722 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (42 USC 1988), shall be powers, remedies, and procedures this title provides to the Commission, the Attorney General, or any person, alleging such a practice.
(3) Damages. The powers, remedies, and procedures provided in section 1977A of the Revised Statutes of the United States (42 USC 1981a), including the limitations contained in subsection (b)(3) of such section 1977A, shall be powers, remedies, and procedures this title provides to the Commission, the Attorney General, or any person, alleging such a practice (not an employment practice specifically excluded from coverage under section 1977A(a)(1) of the Revised Statutes of the United States).
(b) Employees covered by Government Employee Rights Act of 1991.
(1) In general. The powers, remedies, and procedures provided in sections 302 and 304 of the Government Employee Rights Act of 1991 (42 USC 2000e-16b, 2000e-16c) to the Commission, or any person, alleging a violation of section 302(a)(1) of that Act (42 USC 2000e-16b(a)(1)) shall be the powers, remedies, and procedures this title provides to the Commission, or any person, respectively, alleging an unlawful employment practice in violation of this title against an employee described in section 42 USC Section 2000ff(2)(A)(ii), except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3).
(2) Costs and fees. The powers, remedies, and procedures provided in subsections (b) and (c) of section 722 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (42 USC 1988), shall be powers, remedies, and procedures this title provides to the Commission, or any person, alleging such a practice.
(3) Damages. The powers, remedies, and procedures provided in section 1977A of the Revised Statutes of the United States (42 USC 1981a), including the limitations contained in subsection (b)(3) of such section 1977A, shall be powers, remedies, and procedures this title provides to the Commission, or any person, alleging such a practice (not an employment practice specifically excluded from coverage under section 1977A(a)(1) of the Revised Statutes of the United States).
(c) Employees covered by Congressional Accountability Act of 1995.
(1) In general. The powers, remedies, and procedures provided in the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 USC 1301 et seq.) to the Board (as defined in section 101 of that Act (2 USC 1301)), or any person, alleging a violation of section 201(a)(1) of that Act (42 USC 1311(a)(1)) shall be the powers, remedies, and procedures this title provides to that Board, or any person, alleging an unlawful employment practice in violation of this title against an employee described in 42 USC 2000ff(2)(A)(iii), except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3).
(2) Costs and fees. The powers, remedies, and procedures provided in subsections (b) and (c) of section 722 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (42 USC 1988), shall be powers, remedies, and procedures this title provides to that Board, or any person, alleging such a practice.
(3) Damages. The powers, remedies, and procedures provided in section 1977A of the Revised Statutes of the United States (42 USC 1981a), including the limitations contained in subsection (b)(3) of such section 1977A, shall be powers, remedies, and procedures this title provides to that Board, or any person, alleging such a practice (not an employment practice specifically excluded from coverage under section 1977A(a)(1) of the Revised Statutes of the United States).
(4) Other applicable provisions. With respect to a claim alleging a practice described in paragraph (1), title III of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 USC 1381 et seq.) shall apply in the same manner as such title applies with respect to a claim alleging a violation of section 201(a)(1) of such Act (2 USC 1311(a)(1)).
(d) Employees covered by chapter 5 of title 3, United States Code.
(1) In general. The powers, remedies, and procedures provided in 3 USC Sections 401 et seq., to the President, the Commission, the Merit Systems Protection Board, or any person, alleging a violation of section 411(a)(1) of 3 USC Section 411(a)(1), shall be the powers, remedies, and procedures this title provides to the President, the Commission, such Board, or any person, respectively, alleging an unlawful employment practice in violation of this title against an employee described in 42 USC Section 2000ff(2)(A)(iv), except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3).
(2) Costs and fees. The powers, remedies, and procedures provided in subsections (b) and (c) of section 722 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (42 USC 1988), shall be powers, remedies, and procedures this title provides to the President, the Commission, such Board, or any person, alleging such a practice.
(3) Damages. The powers, remedies, and procedures provided in section 1977A of the Revised Statutes of the United States (42 USC 1981a), including the limitations contained in subsection (b)(3) of such section 1977A, shall be powers, remedies, and procedures this title provides to the President, the Commission, such Board, or any person, alleging such a practice (not an employment practice specifically excluded from coverage under section 1977A(a)(1) of the Revised Statutes of the United States).
(e) Employees covered by section 717 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
(1) In general. The powers, remedies, and procedures provided in section 717 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 USC 2000e-16) to the Commission, the Attorney General, the Librarian of Congress, or any person, alleging a violation of that section shall be the powers, remedies, and procedures this title provides to the Commission, the Attorney General, the Librarian of Congress, or any person, respectively, alleging an unlawful employment practice in violation of this title against an employee or applicant described in section 42 USC 2000ff(2)(A)(v), except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3).
(2) Costs and fees. The powers, remedies, and procedures provided in subsections (b) and (c) of section 722 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (42 USC 1988), shall be powers, remedies, and procedures this title provides to the Commission, the Attorney General, the Librarian of Congress, or any person, alleging such a practice.
(3) Damages. The powers, remedies, and procedures provided in section 1977A of the Revised Statutes of the United States (42 USC 1981a), including the limitations contained in subsection (b)(3) of such section 1977A, shall be powers, remedies, and procedures this title provides to the Commission, the Attorney General, the Librarian of Congress, or any person, alleging such a practice (not an employment practice specifically excluded from coverage under section 1977A(a)(1) of the Revised Statutes of the United States).
(f) Prohibition against retaliation. No person shall discriminate against any individual because such individual has opposed any act or practice made unlawful by this title or because such individual made a charge, testified, assisted, or participated in any manner in an investigation, proceeding, or hearing under this title. The remedies and procedures otherwise provided for under this section shall be available to aggrieved individuals with respect to violations of this subsection.
(g) Definition. In this section, the term "Commission" means the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
(May 21, 2008, P.L. 110-233.)