; and (2) includes a staff member described in section 201(d)(1) of such Act ( 2 U.S.C. 1311(d)(1) ), as amended by section 303(a), of an employing office of the Senate (including a former staff member described in such section 201(d)(1) who was such a staff member at the time of the alleged violation). (c) Functions (1) Legal assistance, consultation, and representation Subject to subsection (d), the Office shall carry out the following functions: (A) Providing legal assistance and consultation to covered employees of the Senate regarding the procedures of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 ( 2 U.S.C. 1301 et seq.) and the procedures applicable to civil actions arising under such Act, including— (i) the roles and responsibilities of the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights, the Office of the Senate Chief Counsel for Employment, and similar authorities; (ii) any proceedings conducted under such Act; (iii) the authority of the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights to compel cooperation and testimony under investigations and proceedings conducted under title IV of such Act ( 2 U.S.C. 1401 et seq.); and (iv) the employee’s duties relating to such proceedings, including the responsibility to testify. (B) Providing legal assistance and representation— (i) in personal civil legal matters related to a covered employee of the Senate's initiation of, or participation in, proceedings under title IV of such Act ( 2 U.S.C. 1401 et seq.) (other than a civil action filed under section 408 of such Act ( 2 U.S.C. 1408 ))