; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (b) Prohibiting imposition of nondisclosure agreements as prerequisite for procedures (1) In general A nondisclosure agreement may not be imposed on any party as a condition of the initiation of any of the procedures available under this title for consideration of a violation of part A of title II unless the duration of the agreement is for a finite period of time agreed to by all of the parties involved, including the covered employee and the employing office. (2) Exceptions Nothing in paragraph (1) may be construed to prohibit the parties to any procedure available under this title from entering into— (A) a nondisclosure agreement agreed to by all of the parties involved regarding the contents of any mediation conducted under section 403, so long as the agreement does not apply after the conclusion of the mediation