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On the recordSeptember 9, 2014
I ask unanimous consent that the attached documentation from the Office of Compliance be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: U.S. Congress, Office of Compliance, Washington, DC, September 9, 2014. Hon. Patrick J. Leahy, President Pro Tempore of the Senate, Washington, DC. Dear Mr. President: Section 210(e) of the Congressional Accountability Act (``CAA''), 2 U.S.C. Sec. 1331(e), requires the Board of Directors of the Office of Compliance (``the Board'') to issue regulations implementing Section 210 of the CAA relating to provisions of Titles II and III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (``ADA''), 42 U.S.C. Sec. Sec. 12131-12150, 12182, 12183 and 12198, made applicable to the legislative branch by the CAA. 2 U.S.C. Sec. 1331(b)(1). Section 304(b)(1) of the CAA, 2 U.S.C. Sec. 1384(b)(1), requires that the Board issue a general notice of proposed rulemaking by transmitting ``such notice to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate for publication in the Congressional Record on the first day on which both Houses are in session following such transmittal.'' On behalf of the Board, I am hereby transmitting the attached notice of proposed rulemaking to the President Pro Tempore of the Senate.…
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont
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Sep 9, 2014

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