; or (B) in the case of an individual who is a Senator, the Secretary of the Senate, or an employee of the Office of the Secretary of the Senate who is designated by the Secretary to carry out this subsection. (7) Right to intervene An individual who is subject to the reimbursement requirement of this subsection shall have the right to intervene in any mediation, hearing, or civil action under this title to the extent necessary to protect the interests of the individual in the determination of whether an award or settlement described in paragraph (1) should be made, and the amount of any such award or settlement, except that nothing in this paragraph may be construed to require the covered employee who filed the claim to be deposed by counsel for the individual in a deposition which is separate from any other deposition taken from the employee in connection with the hearing or civil action. . (b) Conforming amendment relating to Thrift Savings Fund Section 8437(e) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking or an obligation and inserting the following: an obligation of the Executive Director to make a transfer under section 415(d)(3) of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995, or an obligation . (c) Effective date The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to payments made on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 112. Automatic referral to congressional ethics committees of disposition of certain claims alleging violations of Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 involving Members of Congress Section 416(e) ( 2 U.S.C. 1416(d) ) is amended to read as follows: (e) Automatic referrals to Congressional Ethics Committees of dispositions of claims involving Members of Congress (1) Referral Upon the final disposition under this title of a claim alleging a violation described in section 415(d)(1)(B) which consists of an act committed personally by a Member of the House of Representatives (including a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress) or a Senator, the