; prohibition on discouraging employee reporting. Sec. 313. No loss of employee pay for inspections. Sec. 314. Investigations of fatalities and significant incidents. Sec. 315. Recordkeeping. Part C—Citations Sec. 321. Period for issuance of a citation. Sec. 322. Prohibition on unclassified citations. Part D—Rights of Victims and Families Sec. 331. Rights of Victims and Families. Part E—Procedure for Enforcement Sec. 341. Right to contest citations and penalties. Sec. 342. Correction of serious, willful, or repeated violations pending contest and procedures for a stay. Sec. 343. Inaction by the Review Commission. Sec. 344. Conforming amendments. Part F—Penalties Sec. 351. Civil penalties. Sec. 352. Criminal penalties. Sec. 353. Prejudgment interest. Title IV—State Plans Sec. 401. Concurrent enforcement authority and review of State occupational safety and health plans. Sec. 402. Evaluation of repeated violations in State plans. Title V—National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Sec. 501. Health hazard evaluations by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Sec. 502. Training and employee education. Title VI—Effective date Sec. 601. Effective date. I Coverage of public employees, authorized employee representatives, voluntary emergency responders, and application of Act 101. Coverage of public employees (a) In General Section 3(5) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 ( 29 U.S.C. 652(5) ) is amended by striking but does not include and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting including the United States, a State, or a political subdivision of a State. . (b) Construction Nothing in this Act shall be construed to affect the application of section 18 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 ( 29 U.S.C. 667 ). 102. Authorized employee representatives Section 3 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 ( 29 U.S.C. 652 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (15) Authorized employee representative The term authorized employee