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Union Calendar No. 251 

117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 2988 

[Report No. 117–334] 

To amend title 5, United States Code, to modify and enhance protections 

for Federal Government whistleblowers, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 4, 2021 

Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. CONNOLLY, Ms. 

SPEIER, Ms. MACE, Ms. JOHNSON of Texas, and Miss RICE of New 

York) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on Oversight and Reform 

MAY 17, 2022 

Additional sponsors: Mr. MFUME, Mr. LYNCH, Mr. CASE, Ms. NORTON, Mr. 

COOPER, Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI, Mr. KHANNA, Ms. PORTER, Ms. 

WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Mr. WELCH, Mr. QUIGLEY, Ms. TLAIB, Ms. 

OCASIO-CORTEZ, Mr. SARBANES, Mr. RASKIN, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, 

Mrs. LAWRENCE, Mr. DESAULNIER, Ms. PRESSLEY, Mr. JOHNSON of 

Georgia, Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois, Ms. BUSH, Mr. GOMEZ, and 

Ms. MENG

MAY 17, 2022 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

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

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on May 4, 2021] 


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A BILL 

To amend title 5, United States Code, to modify and enhance 

protections for Federal Government whistleblowers, and 

for other purposes. 


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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 Protection 

5 Improvement Act of 2021’’. 

6 SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTIONS. 

7 (a) INVESTIGATIONS AS PERSONNEL ACTIONS.— 

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 2302(a)(2)(A) of title 

9 5, United States Code, is amended— 

10 (A) in clause (xi), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

11 end; 

12 (B) by redesignating clause (xii) as clause 

13 (xiii); and 

14 (C) by inserting after the clause (xi) the fol15 lowing: 

16 ‘‘(xii) for purposes of subsection (b)(8)— 

17 ‘‘(I) the commencement, expansion, or 

18 extension of an investigation, but not in19 cluding any investigation that is ministe20 rial or nondiscretionary (including a min21 isterial or nondiscretionary investigation 

22 described in section 1213) or any investiga23 tion that is conducted by an Inspector Gen24 eral of an entity of the Government of an 


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1 employee not employed by the office of that 

2 Inspector General; and 

3 ‘‘(II) a referral to an Inspector General 

4 of an entity of the Government, except for 

5 a referral that is ministerial or nondis6 cretionary; and’’. 

7 (2) APPLICATION.—The amendment made by 

8 paragraph (1) shall apply to any investigation 

9 opened, or referral made, as described under clause 

10 (xii) of section 2302(a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States 

11 Code, as added by such paragraph, on or after the 

12 date of enactment of this Act. 

13 (b) RIGHT TO PETITION CONGRESS.— 

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 2302(b)(9) of title 5, 

15 United States Code, is amended— 

16 (A) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘or’’ 

17 at the end; 

18 (B) in subparagraph (D), by adding ‘‘or’’ 

19 after the semicolon at the end; and 

20 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

21 ‘‘(E) the exercise of any right protected 

22 under section 7211;’’. 

23 (2) APPLICATION.—The amendment made by 

24 paragraph (1) shall apply to the exercise of any right 

25 described in section 2302(b)(9)(E) of title 5, United 


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1 States Code, as added by paragraph (1), occurring on 

2 or after the date of enactment of this Act. 

3 (c) PROHIBITION ON DISCLOSURE OF WHISTLE4 BLOWER IDENTITY.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 2302 of title 5, 

6 United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 

7 the following: 

8 ‘‘(g)(1) No employee of an agency may willfully com9 municate or transmit to any individual who is not an offi10 cer or employee of the Government the identity of, or per11 sonally identifiable information about, any other employee 

12 because that other employee has made, or is suspected to 

13 have made, a disclosure protected by subsection (b)(8), un14 less— 

15 ‘‘(A) the other employee provides express written 

16 consent prior to the communication or transmission 

17 of their identity or personally identifiable informa18 tion; 

19 ‘‘(B) the communication or transmission is made 

20 in accordance with the provisions of section 552a; 

21 ‘‘(C) the communication or transmission is made 

22 to a lawyer for the sole purpose of providing legal ad23 vice to an employee accused of whistleblower retalia24 tion; or 


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1 ‘‘(D) the communication or transmission is re2 quired or permitted by any other provision of law. 

3 ‘‘(2) In this subsection, the term ‘officer or employee 

4 of the Government’ means— 

5 ‘‘(A) the President; 

6 ‘‘(B) a Member of Congress; 

7 ‘‘(C) a member of the uniformed services; 

8 ‘‘(D) an employee as that term is defined in sec9 tion 2105, including an employee of the United States 

10 Postal Service, the Postal Regulatory Commission, or 

11 the Department of Veterans Affairs (including any 

12 employee appointed pursuant to chapter 73 or 74 of 

13 title 38); and 

14 ‘‘(E) any other officer or employee in any branch 

15 of the Government of the United States.’’. 

16 (2) APPLICATION.—The amendment made by 

17 paragraph (1) shall apply to any transmission or 

18 communication described in subsection (g) of section 

19 2302 of title 5, United States Code, as added by para20 graph (1), made on or after the date of enactment of 

21 this Act. 

22 (d) RIGHT TO PETITION CONGRESS.— 

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 7211 of title 5, 

24 United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 


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1 ‘‘§ 7211. Employees’ right to petition or furnish infor2 mation or respond to Congress 

3 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Each officer or employee of the 

4 Federal Government, individually or collectively, has a 

5 right to— 

6 ‘‘(1) petition Congress or a Member of Congress; 

7 ‘‘(2) furnish information, documents, or testi8 mony to either House of Congress, any Member of 

9 Congress, or any committee or subcommittee of the 

10 Congress; or 

11 ‘‘(3) respond to any request for information, doc12 uments, or testimony from either House of Congress 

13 or any Committee or subcommittee of Congress. 

14 ‘‘(b) PROHIBITED ACTIONS.—No officer or employee of 

15 the Federal Government may interfere with or deny the 

16 right set forth in subsection (a), including by— 

17 ‘‘(1) prohibiting or preventing, or attempting or 

18 threatening to prohibit or prevent, any other officer 

19 or employee of the Federal Government from engaging 

20 in activity protected in subsection (a); or 

21 ‘‘(2) removing, suspending from duty without 

22 pay, demoting, reducing in rank, seniority, status, 

23 pay, or performance or efficiency rating, denying pro24 motion to, relocating, reassigning, transferring, dis25 ciplining, or discriminating in regard to any employ26 ment right, entitlement, or benefit, or any term or 


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1 condition of employment of, any other officer or em2 ployee of the Federal Government or attempting or 

3 threatening to commit any of the foregoing actions 

4 protected in subsection (a). 

5 ‘‘(c) APPLICATION.—This section shall not be construed 

6 to authorize disclosure of any information that is— 

7 ‘‘(1) specifically prohibited from disclosure by 

8 any other provision of Federal law; or 

9 ‘‘(2) specifically required by Executive order to 

10 be kept secret in the interest of national defense or the 

11 conduct of foreign affairs, unless disclosure is other12 wise authorized by law. 

13 ‘‘(d) DEFINITION OF OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE OF THE

14 FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.—For purposes of this section, the 

15 term ‘officer or employee of the Federal Government’ in16 cludes— 

17 ‘‘(1) the President; 

18 ‘‘(2) a Member of Congress; 

19 ‘‘(3) a member of the uniformed services; 

20 ‘‘(4) an employee (as that term is defined in sec21 tion 2105); 

22 ‘‘(5) an employee of the United States Postal 

23 Service or the Postal Regulatory Commission; and 

24 ‘‘(6) an employee appointed under chapter 73 or 

25 74 of title 38.’’. 


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1 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec2 tions for subchapter II of chapter 72 of title 5, United 

3 States Code, is amended by striking the item related 

4 to section 7211 and inserting the following: 

‘‘7211. Employees’ right to petition or furnish information or respond to Congress.’’. 

5 SEC. 3. ENHANCEMENT OF WHISTLEBLOWER PROTEC6 TIONS. 

7 (a) DISCLOSURES RELATING TO OFFICERS OR EM8 PLOYEES OF AN OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL.—Section 

9 1213(c) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by add10 ing at the end the following: 

11 ‘‘(3) If the information transmitted under this sub12 section disclosed a violation of law, rule, or regulation, or 

13 gross waste, gross mismanagement, abuse of authority, or 

14 a substantial and specific danger to public health or safety, 

15 by any officer or employee of an Office of Inspector General, 

16 the Special Counsel may refer the matter to the Council 

17 of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency, which 

18 shall comply with the standards and procedures applicable 

19 to investigations and reports under subsection (c).’’. 

20 (b) RETALIATORY REFERRALS TO INSPECTORS GEN21 ERAL.—Section 1214(d) of title 5, United States Code, is 

22 amended by adding at the end the following: 

23 ‘‘(3) In any case in which the Special Counsel deter24 mines that a referral to an Inspector General of an entity 


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1 of the Federal Government was in retaliation for a disclo2 sure or protected activity described in section 2302(b)(8) 

3 or in retaliation for exercising a right described in section 

4 2302(b)(9)(A)(i), the Special Counsel shall transmit that 

5 finding in writing to the Inspector General within seven 

6 days of making the finding. The Inspector General shall 

7 consider that finding and make a determination on whether 

8 to initiate an investigation or continue an investigation 

9 based on the referral that the Special Counsel found to be 

10 retaliatory.’’. 

11 (c) ENSURING TIMELY RELIEF.— 

12 (1) INDIVIDUAL RIGHT OF ACTION.—Section 

13 1221 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by 

14 striking ‘‘section 2302(b)(8) or section 

15 2302(b)(9)(A)(i), (B), (C), or (D),’’ each place it ap16 pears and inserting ‘‘section 2302(b)(8), section 

17 2302(b)(9)(A)(i), (B), (C), (D), or (E), section 

18 2302(b)(13), or section 2302(g),’’. 

19 (2) STAYS.—Section 1221(c)(2) of title 5, United 

20 States Code, is amended to read as follows: 

21 ‘‘(2) Any stay requested under paragraph (1) shall be 

22 granted within 10 calendar days (excluding Saturdays, 

23 Sundays, and legal holidays) after the date the request is 

24 made, if the Board determines— 


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1 ‘‘(A) that there is a substantial likelihood that 

2 protected activity was a contributing factor to the 

3 personnel action involved; or 

4 ‘‘(B) the Board otherwise determines that such a 

5 stay would be appropriate.’’. 

6 (3) APPEAL OF STAY.—Section 1221(c) of title 5, 

7 United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 

8 the following: 

9 ‘‘(4) If any stay requested under paragraph (1) 

10 is denied, the employee, former employee, or applicant 

11 may, within 7 days after receiving notice of the de12 nial, file an appeal for expedited review by the Board. 

13 The agency shall have 7 days thereafter to respond. 

14 The Board shall provide a decision not later than 21 

15 days after receiving the appeal. During the period of 

16 appeal, both parties may supplement the record with 

17 information unavailable to them at the time the stay 

18 was first requested.’’. 

19 (4) ACCESS TO DISTRICT COURT; JURY TRIALS.— 

20 (A) IN GENERAL.—Section 1221(i) of title 

21 5, United States Code, is amended— 

22 (i) by striking ‘‘(i) Subsections’’ and 

23 inserting ‘‘(i)(1) Subsections’’; and 

24 (ii) by adding at the end the following: 


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1 ‘‘(2)(A) If, in the case of an employee, former em2 ployee, or applicant for employment who seeks corrective 

3 action from the Merit Systems Protection Board based on 

4 an alleged prohibited personnel practice described in section 

5 2302(b)(8), section 2302(b)(9)(A)(i), (B), (C), (D), or (E), 

6 section 2302(b)(13), or section 2302(g), no final order or 

7 decision is issued by the Board within 180 days after the 

8 date on which a request for such corrective action has been 

9 duly submitted to the Board, such employee, former em10 ployee, or applicant may, after providing written notice to 

11 the Special Counsel and the Board and only within 20 days 

12 after providing such notice, bring an action for review de 

13 novo before the appropriate United States district court, 

14 and such action shall, at the request of either party to such 

15 action, be tried before a jury. Upon filing of an action with 

16 the appropriate United States district court, any pro17 ceedings before the Board shall cease and the employee, 

18 former employee, or applicant for employment waives any 

19 right to refile with the Board. 

20 ‘‘(B) If the Board certifies (in writing) to the parties 

21 of a case that the complexity of such case requires a longer 

22 period of review, subparagraph (A) shall be applied by sub23 stituting ‘240 days’ for ‘180 days’. 

24 ‘‘(C) In any such action brought before a United States 

25 district court under subparagraph (A), the court— 


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1 ‘‘(i) shall apply the standards set forth in sub2 section (e); and 

3 ‘‘(ii) may award any relief which the court con4 siders appropriate, including any relief described in 

5 subsection (g).’’. 

6 (B) APPLICATION.— 

7 (i) The amendments made by subpara8 graph (A) shall apply to any corrective ac9 tion duly submitted to the Merit Systems 

10 Protection Board, during the five-year pe11 riod preceding the date of enactment of this 

12 Act, by an employee, former employee, or 

13 applicant for employment based on an al14 leged prohibited personnel practice described 

15 in section 2302(b)(8), 2302(b)(9)(A)(i), (B), 

16 (C), or (D), or 2302(b)(13) of title 5, United 

17 States Code, with respect to which no final 

18 order or decision has been issued by the 

19 Board. 

20 (ii) In the case of an individual de21 scribed in clause (i) whose duly submitted 

22 claim to the Board was made not later than 

23 180 days before the date of enactment of this 

24 Act, such individual may only bring an ac25 tion before a United States district court as 


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1 described in section 1221(i)(2) of title 5, 

2 United States Code, (as added by subpara3 graph (A) if that individual— 

4 (I) provides written notice to the 

5 Office of Special Counsel and the Merit 

6 Systems Protection Board not later 

7 than 90 days after the date of enact8 ment of this Act; and 

9 (II) brings such action not later 

10 than 20 days after providing such no11 tice. 

12 (d) RECIPIENTS OF WHISTLEBLOWER DISCLO13 SURES.—Section 2302(b)(8)(B) of title 5, United States 

14 Code, is amended by striking ‘‘or to the Inspector General 

15 of an agency or another employee designated by the head 

16 of the agency to receive such disclosures’’ and inserting ‘‘the 

17 Inspector General of an agency, a supervisor in the employ18 ee’s direct chain of command up to and including the head 

19 of the employing agency, or to an employee designated by 

20 any of the aforementioned individuals for the purpose of 

21 receiving such disclosures’’. 

22 (e) ATTORNEY FEES.— 

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 7703(a) of title 5, 

24 United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 

25 the following: 


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1 ‘‘(3) If an employee, former employee, or appli2 cant for employment is the prevailing party under a 

3 proceeding brought under this section, the employee, 

4 former employee, or applicant for employment shall 

5 be entitled to attorney fees for all representation car6 ried out pursuant to this section. In such an action 

7 for attorney fees, the agency responsible for taking the 

8 personnel action shall be the respondent and shall be 

9 responsible for paying the fees.’’. 

10 (2) APPLICATION.—In addition to any pro11 ceeding brought by an employee, former employee, or 

12 applicant for employment on or after the date of en13 actment of this Act to a Federal court under section 

14 7703 of title 5, United States Code, the amendment 

15 made by paragraph (1) shall apply to any proceeding 

16 brought by an employee, former employee, or appli17 cant for employment under such section before the 

18 date of enactment of this Act with respect to which 

19 the applicable Federal court has not issued a final de20 cision. 

21 (f) EXTENDING WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION ACT TO

22 CERTAIN EMPLOYEES.— 

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 2302(a)(2)(A) of title 

24 5, United States Code, is amended in the matter fol25 lowing clause (xiii)— 


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1 (A) by inserting ‘‘subsection (b)(9)(A)(i), 

2 (B), (C), (D), or (E), subsection (b)(13), or sub3 section (g),’’ after ‘‘subsection (b)(8),’’; and 

4 (B) by inserting after ‘‘title 31’’ the fol5 lowing: ‘‘, a commissioned officer or applicant 

6 for employment in the Public Health Service, an 

7 officer or applicant for employment in the com8 missioned officer corps of the National Oceanic 

9 and Atmospheric Administration, and a non10 career appointee in the Senior Executive Serv11 ice’’. 

12 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 261 of 

13 the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra14 tion Commissioned Officer Corps Act of 2002 (33 

15 U.S.C. 3071) is amended— 

16 (A) in subsection (a)— 

17 (i) by striking paragraph (8); and 

18 (ii) by redesignating paragraphs (9) 

19 through (26) as paragraphs (8) through 

20 (25), respectively; and 

21 (B) in subsection (b), by striking the second 

22 sentence. 

23 (3) APPLICATION.— 

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1 sioned officer corps of the National Oceanic and 

2 Atmospheric Administration, the amendments 

3 made by paragraphs (1) and (2) shall apply to 

4 any personnel action taken against such officer 

5 or applicant on or after the date of enactment of 

6 the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adminis7 tration Commissioned Officer Corps Amend8 ments Act of 2020 (Public Law 116–259) for 

9 making any disclosure protected under section 

10 2302(8) of title 5, United States Code. 

11 (B) EXCEPTION.—Subparagraph (A) shall 

12 not apply to any personnel action with respect 

13 to which a complaint has been filed pursuant to 

14 section 1034 of title 10, United States Code, and 

15 a final decision has been rendered regarding such 

16 complaint. 

17 (g) RELIEF.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 7701(b)(2)(A) of title 

19 5, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘upon 

20 the making of the decision’’ and inserting ‘‘upon 

21 making of the decision, necessary to make the em22 ployee whole as if there had been no prohibited per23 sonnel practice, including training, seniority and 

24 promotions consistent with the employee’s prior 

25 record’’. 


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1 (2) APPLICATION.—In addition to any appeal 

2 made on or after the date of enactment of this Act to 

3 the Merit Systems Protection Board under section 

4 7701 of title 5, United States Code, the amendment 

5 made by paragraph (1) shall apply to any appeal 

6 made under such section before the date of enactment 

7 of this Act with respect to which the Board has not 

8 issued a final decision. 

9 SEC. 4. CLASSIFYING CERTAIN FURLOUGHS AS ADVERSE 

10 PERSONNEL ACTIONS. 

11 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 7512 of title 5, United 

12 States Code, is amended— 

13 (1) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

14 end; and 

15 (2) by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the 

16 following: 

17 ‘‘(5) a furlough of more than 14 days but less 

18 than 30 days; and 

19 ‘‘(6) a furlough of 13 days or less that is not due 

20 to a lapse in appropriations;’’. 

21 (b) APPLICATION.—The amendment made by sub22 section (a) shall apply to any furlough covered by such sec23 tion 7512(5) or (6) (as amended by such subsection) occur24 ring on or after the date of enactment of this Act. 


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1 SEC. 5. CODIFICATION OF PROTECTIONS FOR DISCLO2 SURES OF CENSORSHIP RELATED TO RE3 SEARCH, ANALYSIS, OR TECHNICAL INFORMA4 TION. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2302 of title 5, United 

6 States Code, as amended by section 2(c)(1), is further 

7 amended by adding at the end the following: 

8 ‘‘(h)(1) In this subsection— 

9 ‘‘(A) the term ‘applicant’ means an applicant 

10 for a covered position; 

11 ‘‘(B) the term ‘censorship related to research, 

12 analysis, or technical information’ means any effort 

13 to distort, misrepresent, or suppress research, anal14 ysis, or technical information; and 

15 ‘‘(C) the term ‘employee’ means an employee in 

16 a covered position in an agency. 

17 ‘‘(2)(A) Any disclosure of information by an employee 

18 or applicant for employment that the employee or applicant 

19 reasonably believes is evidence of censorship related to re20 search, analysis, or technical information— 

21 ‘‘(i) shall come within the protections of sub22 section (b)(8)(A) if— 

23 ‘‘(I) the employee or applicant reasonably 

24 believes that the censorship related to research, 

25 analysis, or technical information is or will 

26 cause— 


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1 ‘‘(aa) any violation of law, rule, or 

2 regulation; or 

3 ‘‘(bb) gross mismanagement, a gross 

4 waste of funds, an abuse of authority, or a 

5 substantial and specific danger to public 

6 health or safety; and 

7 ‘‘(II) such disclosure is not specifically pro8 hibited by law or such information is not specifi9 cally required by Executive order to be kept clas10 sified in the interest of national defense or the 

11 conduct of foreign affairs; and 

12 ‘‘(ii) shall come within the protections of sub13 section (b)(8)(B) if— 

14 ‘‘(I) the employee or applicant reasonably 

15 believes that the censorship related to research, 

16 analysis, or technical information is or will 

17 cause— 

18 ‘‘(aa) any violation of law, rule, or 

19 regulation; or 

20 ‘‘(bb) gross mismanagement, a gross 

21 waste of funds, an abuse of authority, or a 

22 substantial and specific danger to public 

23 health or safety; and 

24 ‘‘(II) the disclosure is made to the Special 

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1 or another person designated by the head of the 

2 agency to receive such disclosures, consistent 

3 with the protection of sources and methods. 

4 ‘‘(3) A disclosure shall not be excluded from paragraph 

5 (2) for any reason described under subsection (f)(1) or (2). 

6 ‘‘(4) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to 

7 imply any limitation on the protections of employees and 

8 applicants afforded by any other provision of law, includ9 ing protections with respect to any disclosure of informa10 tion believed to be evidence of censorship related to research, 

11 analysis, or technical information.’’. 

12 (b) REPEAL.— 

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 110 of the Whistle14 blower Protection Enhancement Act of 2012 (Public 

15 Law 112–199) is hereby repealed. 

16 (2) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this 

17 section shall be construed to limit or otherwise affect 

18 any action under such section 110 commenced before 

19 the date of enactment of this Act or any protections 

20 afforded by such section with respect to such action. 

21 SEC. 6. TITLE 5 TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMEND22 MENTS. 

23 Title 5, United States Code, is amended— 


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1 (1) in section 1212(h), by striking ‘‘or (9)’’ each 

2 place it appears and inserting ‘‘, (b)(9), (b)(13), or 

3 (g)’’; 

4 (2) in section 1214— 

5 (A) in subsections (a) and (b), by striking 

6 ‘‘section 2302(b)(8) or section 2302(b)(9)(A)(i), 

7 (B), (C), or (D)’’ each place it appears and in8 serting ‘‘section 2302(b)(8), section 

9 2302(b)(9)(A)(i), (B), (C), (D), or (E), section 

10 2302(b)(13), or section 2302(g)’’; and 

11 (B) in subsection (i), by striking ‘‘section 

12 2302(b)(8) or subparagraph (A)(i), (B), (C), or 

13 (D) of section 2302(b)(9)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 

14 2302(b)(8), subparagraph (A)(i), (B), (C), (D), 

15 or (E) of section 2302(b)(9), section 2302(b)(13), 

16 or section 2302(g)’’; 

17 (3) in section 1215(a)(3)(B), by striking ‘‘section 

18 2302(b)(8), or 2302(b)(9)(A)(i), (B), (C), or (D)’’ each 

19 place it appears and inserting ‘‘section 2302(b)(8), 

20 section 2302(b)(9)(A)(i), (B), (C), (D), or (E), section 

21 2302(b)(13), or section 2302(g)’’; 

22 (4) in section 2302— 

23 (A) in subsection (a)— 

24 (i) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘or 

25 (g)’’ after ‘‘subsection (b)’’; and 


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1 (ii) in paragraph (2)(C)(i), by striking 

2 ‘‘subsection (b)(8) or section 

3 2302(b)(9)(A)(i), (B), (C), or (D)’’ and in4 serting ‘‘section 2302(b)(8), section 

5 2302(b)(9)(A)(i), (B), (C), (D), or (E), sec6 tion 2302(b)(13), or section 2302(g)’’; and 

7 (B) in subsection (c)(1)(B), by striking 

8 ‘‘paragraph (8) or subparagraph (A)(i), (B), (C), 

9 or (D) of paragraph (9) of subsection (b)’’ and 

10 inserting ‘‘paragraph (8), subparagraph (A)(i), 

11 (B), (C), or (D) of paragraph (9), or paragraph 

12 (13) of subsection (b) or subsection (g)’’; 

13 (5) in section 7515(a)(2), by striking ‘‘para14 graph (8), (9), or (14) of section 2302(b)’’ and insert15 ing ‘‘paragraph (8), (9), (13), or (14) of section 

16 2302(b) or section 2302(g)’’; 

17 (6) in section 7701(c)(2)(B), by inserting ‘‘or 

18 section 2302(g)’’ after ‘‘section 2302(b)’’; and 

19 (7) in section 7703(b)(1)(B), by striking ‘‘section 

20 2302(b)(8), or 2302(b)(9)(A)(i), (B), (C), or (D)’’ and 

21 inserting ‘‘section 2302(b)(8), section 

22 2302(b)(9)(A)(i), (B), (C), (D), or (E), section 

23 2302(b)(13), or section 2302(g)’’. 


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Union Calendar No. 251 

117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 2988 

[Report No. 117–334] 

A BILL 

To amend title 5, United States Code, to modify 

whistleblowers, and for other purposes. and enhance protections for Federal Government 

MAY 17, 2022 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 


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