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109 STAT. 10 PUBLIC LAW 104-l^JAN. 23, 1995 tions would be more effective for the implementation of the rights and protections under this section. (e) EFFECTIVE DATE. — (1) IN GENERAL.— 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.— Subsection (c) shall be effective 1 year after transmission to the Congress of the study under section 230. 2 USC 1313. SEC. 203. RIGHTS AND PROTECTIONS UNDER THE FAIR LABOR STAND- ARDS ACT OF 1938. (a) FAIR LABOR STANDARDS. — (1) IN GENERAL.— The rights and protections established by subsections (a)(1) and (d) of section 6, section 7, and section 12(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206 (a)(1) and (d), 207, 212(c)) shall apply to covered employees. (2) INTERNS. —For the purposes of this section, the term "covered employee" does not include an intern as defined in regulations under subsection (c). (3) COMPENSATORY TIME. — Except as provided in regulations under subsection (c)(3), covered employees may not receive compensatory time in lieu of overtime compensation. (b) REMEDY. —The remedy for a violation of subsection (a) shall be such remedy, including liquidated damages, as would be appropriate if awarded under section 16(b) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 216(b)). (c) REGULATIONS TO IMPLEMENT SECTION. — (1) IN GENERAL. —The Board shall, pursuant to section 304, issue regulations to implement this section. (2) AGENCY REGULATIONS.—Except as provided in paragraph (3), 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. (3) IRREGULAR WORK SCHEDULES. — The Board shall issue regulations for covered employees whose work schedules directly depend on the schedule of the House of Representatives or the Senate that shall be comparable to the provisions in the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 that apply to employees who have irregular work schedules. (d) APPLICATION TO THE GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE.— Section 3(e)(2)(A) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 203(e)(2)(A)) is amended— (1) in clause (iii), by striking "legislative or", (2) by striking "or" at the end of clause (iv), and (3) by striking the semicolon at the end of clause (v) and inserting ", or" and by adding after clause (v) the following: "(vi) the Government Printing Office;". (e) EFFECTIVE DATE. —Subsections (a) and (b) shall be effective 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act. 2 USC 1314. SEC. 204. RIGHTS AND PROTECTIONS UNDER THE EMPLOYEE POLY- GRAPH PROTECTION ACT OF 1988. (a) POLYGRAPH PRACTICES PROHIBITED. —