; and (2) by inserting after subsection (d) the following new subsection: (e) Coverage of Library of Congress For purposes of this section— (1) the Library of Congress shall be considered an employing office; and (2) the employees of the Library of Congress shall be considered covered employees. . (b) Availability of alternative grievance procedures Section 401 ( 2 U.S.C. 1401 ), as amended by section 101(a), is amended— (1) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections (e) and (f); and (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new subsection: (d) Special rule for Library of Congress In the case of an employee of the Library of Congress, the employee may use the alternative grievance procedures of the Library of Congress instead of the procedures under this title for consideration and resolution of an alleged violation of part A of title II, except that if the employee files a claim as provided in section 402 with respect to the alleged violation, the employee may not use any of such alternative grievance procedures for consideration and resolution of the alleged violation. . (c) Other conforming amendments (1) Civil Rights Act of 1964 Section 717(a) of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ( 42 U.S.C. 2000e–16(a) ) is amended by striking Smithsonian Institution and all that follows through Library of Congress and inserting the following: Smithsonian Institution, and in the Government Publishing Office and the Government Accountability Office . (2) Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 Section 15 of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 ( 29 U.S.C. 633a ) is amended— (A) in subsection (a), by striking Smithsonian Institution and all that follows through Library of Congress and inserting the following: Smithsonian Institution, and in the Government Publishing Office and the Government Accountability Office