§ 452. — Counseling and mediation.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 3USC452]
TITLE 3--THE PRESIDENT
CHAPTER 5--EXTENSION OF CERTAIN RIGHTS AND PROTECTIONS TO PRESIDENTIAL
OFFICES
SUBCHAPTER III--ADMINISTRATIVE AND JUDICIAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION
PROCEDURES
Sec. 452. Counseling and mediation
(a) In General.--The President, or the designee of the President,
shall by regulation establish procedures substantially similar to those
under sections 402 and 403 of the Congressional Accountability Act of
1995 for the counseling and mediation of alleged violations of a law
made applicable under part A of subchapter II.
(b) Exhaustion Requirement.--A covered employee who has not
exhausted counseling and mediation under subsection (a) shall be
ineligible to make any election under section 453 or otherwise pursue
any further form of relief under this subchapter.
(Added Pub. L. 104-331, Sec. 2(a), Oct. 26, 1996, 110 Stat. 4067.)
References in Text
Sections 402 and 403 of the Congressional Accountability Act of
1995, referred to in subsec. (a), are classified to sections 1402 and
1403, respectively, of Title 2, The Congress.
Effective Date
Section effective Oct. 1, 1997, except that subsec. (a) of this
section effective Oct. 26, 1996, see section 471 of this title.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 435, 451, 456, 471 of this
title.
