; or (B) to direct the daily work activities of the individual with a disability; or (2) the negligence of that department, agency, instrumentality, or the Smithsonian Institution led to the creation or continuation of that hostile work environment or retaliatory hostile work environment. . (b) Standard for employer liability for hostile work environment and retaliatory hostile work environment Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 ( 29 U.S.C. 794 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (e) Subject to section 12 of the Fair Employment Protection Act of 2017 , an employer described under subsection (b) shall be liable for the acts of any individual whose harassment of a qualified individual with a disability has created or continued a hostile work environment, or a retaliatory hostile work environment, that constitutes employment discrimination under this section if, at the time of the harassment— (1) such individual was authorized by such employer— (A) to undertake or recommend tangible employment actions affecting the qualified individual with a disability; or (B) to direct the daily work activities of the qualified individual with a disability