; and (3) by inserting after subsection (g) the following: (h) Election of remedies relating to public services and accommodations for Library claimants (1) Definitions In this subsection: (A) Library claimant In this subsection, the term Library claimant means an individual who is eligible to provide services for, or receive services from, the Library of Congress and who is covered by a public services and accommodations direct provision. (B) Public services and accommodations direct provision The term public services and accommodations direct provision means a provision (including a definitional provision or a provision relating to nonretaliation or noncoercion) of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 ( 42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.) that applies the rights or protections described in subsection (b) to a Library claimant. (C) Transition period The term transition period means the period beginning on the date of enactment of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2018, and ending on the day before the date of enactment of the Congressional Accountability and Harassment Reform Act . (2) Election after proceedings initially brought under this Act A Library claimant who initially files a charge for an alleged violation under subsection (d)(1) may, instead of proceeding with the charge and before the General Counsel files a complaint under subsection (d)(3), elect to bring the charge for a proceeding before the Library of Congress under section 510 (other than paragraph (5)) of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 ( 42 U.S.C. 12209 ), under the corresponding public services and accommodations direct provision. (3) Election after proceedings initially brought under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 A Library claimant who initially brings a claim, complaint, or charge under section 510 (other than paragraph (5)) of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 ( 42 U.S.C. 12209 ) regarding a violation of a public services and accommodation direct provision may, prior to requesting a hearing under