relating to the filing of a claim under section 402 and the investigation of a claim under section 403 shall be confidential. Nothing in this subsection may be construed to prohibit a covered employee or an employing office from disclosing any information related to the claim (including information related to the defense of the claim) in the course of any proceeding under this title. . (b) Mediation Section 416(b) ( 2 U.S.C. 1416(b) ) is amended by striking All mediation and inserting All information discussed or disclosed in the course of any mediation . 115. Reimbursement by other employing offices of legislative branch of payments of certain awards and settlements (a) Requiring reimbursement Section 415 ( 2 U.S.C. 1415 ), as amended by section 111, is further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (e) Reimbursement by employing offices (1) Notification of payments made from account As soon as practicable after the Executive Director is made aware that a payment of an award or settlement under this Act has been made from the account described in subsection (a) in connection with a claim alleging a violation described in section 402(b)(2)(B) by an employing office (other than an employing office of the House of Representatives or an employing office of the Senate), the Executive Director shall notify the head of the employing office associated with the claim that the payment has been made, and shall include in the notification a statement of the amount of the payment. (2) Reimbursement by office Not later than 180 days after receiving a notification from the Executive Director under paragraph (1), the head of the employing office involved shall transfer to the account described in subsection (a), out of any funds available for operating expenses of the office, a payment equal to the amount specified in the notification. (3) Timetable and procedures for reimbursement The head of an employing office shall transfer a payment under paragraph (2) in accordance with such timetable and procedures