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[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 795 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        S.795

                     One Hundred Fourteenth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America

                          AT THE SECOND SESSION

           Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday,
           the fourth day of January, two thousand and sixteen

                                 An Act

 
     To enhance whistleblower protection for contractor and grantee 
                               employees.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. ENHANCEMENT OF WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION FOR CONTRACTOR AND 
GRANTEE EMPLOYEES.
    (a) Protection for Employees of Grantees and Subgrantees.--
        (1) Defense grants.--Section 2409(a)(1) of title 10, United 
    States Code, is amended by inserting ``or personal services 
    contractor'' after ``subgrantee''.
        (2) Civilian grants.--Section 4712(a)(1) of title 41, United 
    States Code, is amended by striking ``or grantee'' and inserting 
    ``grantee, or subgrantee or personal services contractor''.
        (3) Permanent extension of pilot program for enhancement of 
    contractor protection from reprisal for disclosure of certain 
    information.--
            (A) In general.--Section 4712 of title 41, United States 
        Code, is amended--
                (i) in the section heading by striking ``Pilot program 
            for enhancement'' and inserting ``Enhancement''; and
                (ii) by striking subsection (i).
            (B) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the 
        beginning of chapter 47 of title 41, United States Code, is 
        amended by striking the item relating to section 4712 and 
        inserting the following new item:

``4712. Enhancement of contractor protection from reprisal for 
          disclosure of certain information.''.

    (b) Prohibition on Reimbursement for Legal Fees Accrued in Defense 
Against Reprisal Claims.--
        (1) Defense contracts.--Section 2324(k) of title 10, United 
    States Code, is amended--
            (A) by inserting ``or subcontractor, or personal services 
        contractor'' after ``contractor'' each place it appears;
            (B) by inserting ``, subcontract, or personal services 
        contract'' after ``contract'' each place it appears; and
            (C) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``or to any other 
        activity described in subparagraphs (A) through (C) of section 
        2409(a)(1) of this title'' after ``statute or regulation''.
        (2) Civilian contracts.--
            (A) In general.--Section 4310 of title 41, United States 
        Code, is amended--
                (i) by inserting ``, subcontractor, or personal 
            services contractor'' after ``contractor'' each place it 
            appears;
                (ii) by inserting ``, subcontract, or personal services 
            contract'' after ``contract'' each place it appears; and
                (iii) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting ``or to any 
            other activity described in section 4712(a)(1) of this 
            title'' after ``statute or regulation''.
            (B) Conforming amendment.--Section 4304(a)(15) of title 41, 
        United States Code, is amended by inserting ``or subcontractor, 
        or personal service contractor'' after ``contractor''.
    (c) Inclusion of Contract Clause in Contracts Awarded Before 
Effective Date.--At the time of any major modification to a contract 
that was awarded before the date of the enactment of this Act, the head 
of the contracting agency shall make best efforts to include in the 
contract a contract clause providing for the applicability of the 
amendments made by this section and section 827 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112-239; 126 Stat. 
1833).

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.
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