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Union Calendar No. 657 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5920 

[Report No. 114–836, Part I] 

To enhance whistleblower protection for contractor and grantee employees. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 21, 2016 

Mr. CUMMINGS (for himself, Mr. CHAFFETZ, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. LYNCH, and 

Mr. JEFFRIES) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the 

Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 

as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

NOVEMBER 29, 2016 

Additional sponsor: Ms. DUCKWORTH

NOVEMBER 29, 2016 

Reported from the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 

NOVEMBER 29, 2016 

The Committee on Armed Services discharged; committed to the Committee 

of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


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A BILL 

To enhance whistleblower protection for contractor and 

grantee employees. 


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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Whistleblower Protec5 tions for Contractors Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. ENHANCEMENT OF WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION 

7 FOR CONTRACTOR AND GRANTEE EMPLOY8 EES. 

9 (a) PROTECTION FOR EMPLOYEES OF GRANTEES

10 AND SUBGRANTEES.— 

11 (1) DEFENSE GRANTS.—Section 2409(a)(1) of 

12 title 10, United States Code, is amended by insert13 ing ‘‘or personal services contractor’’ after ‘‘sub14 grantee’’. 

15 (2) CIVILIAN GRANTS.—Section 4712(a)(1) of 

16 title 41, United States Code, is amended by striking 

17 ‘‘or grantee’’ and inserting ‘‘grantee, or subgrantee 

18 or personal services contractor’’. 

19 (3) PERMANENT EXTENSION OF PILOT PRO20 GRAM FOR ENHANCEMENT OF CONTRACTOR PROTEC21 TION FROM REPRISAL FOR DISCLOSURE OF CERTAIN

22 INFORMATION.— 

23 (A) IN GENERAL.—Section 4712 of title 

24 41, United States Code, is amended— 


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1 (i) in the section heading by striking 

2 ‘‘Pilot program for enhancement’’ 

3 and inserting ‘‘Enhancement’’; and 

4 (ii) by striking subsection (i). 

5 (B) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of 

6 sections at the beginning of chapter 47 of title 

7 41, United States Code, is amended by striking 

8 the item relating to section 4712 and inserting 

9 the following new item: 

‘‘4712. Enhancement of contractor protection from reprisal for disclosure of certain information.’’. 

10 (b) PROHIBITION ON REIMBURSEMENT FOR LEGAL

11 FEES ACCRUED IN DEFENSE AGAINST REPRISAL

12 CLAIMS.— 

13 (1) DEFENSE CONTRACTS.—Section 2324(k) of 

14 title 10, United States Code, is amended— 

15 (A) by inserting ‘‘or subcontractor, or per16 sonal services contractor’’ after ‘‘contractor’’ 

17 each place it appears; 

18 (B) by inserting ‘‘, subcontract, or per19 sonal services contract’’ after ‘‘contract’’ each 

20 place it appears; and 

21 (C) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘or to 

22 any other activity described in subparagraphs 

23 (A) through (C) of section 2409(a)(1) of this 

24 title’’ after ‘‘statute or regulation’’. 


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1 (2) CIVILIAN CONTRACTS.— 

2 (A) IN GENERAL.—Section 4310 of title 

3 41, United States Code, is amended— 

4 (i) by inserting ‘‘, subcontractor, or 

5 personal services contractor’’ after ‘‘con6 tractor’’ each place it appears; 

7 (ii) by inserting ‘‘, subcontract, or 

8 personal services contract’’ after ‘‘con9 tract’’ each place it appears; and 

10 (iii) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting 

11 ‘‘or to any other activity described in sec12 tion 4712(a)(1) of this title’’ after ‘‘statute 

13 or regulation’’. 

14 (B) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 

15 4304(a)(15) of title 41, United States Code, is 

16 amended by inserting ‘‘or subcontractor, or per17 sonal service contractor’’ after ‘‘contractor’’. 

18 (c) INCLUSION OF CONTRACT CLAUSE IN CONTRACTS

19 AWARDED BEFORE EFFECTIVE DATE.—At the time of 

20 any major modification to a contract that was awarded 

21 before the date of the enactment of this Act, the head of 

22 the contracting agency shall make best efforts to include 

23 in the contract a contract clause providing for the applica24 bility of the amendments made by this section and section 


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1 827 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

2 Year 2013 (Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 1833). 


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Union Calendar No. 657 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5920 

[Report No. 114–836, Part I] 

A BILL 

To enhance whistleblower protection for contractor 

and grantee employees. 

NOVEMBER 29, 2016 

Reported from the Committee on Oversight and 

N

Government Reform 

OVEMBER 29, 2016 

The Committee on Armed Services discharged; committed 

the Union and ordered to be printed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 


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