I 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5920 
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 deter-
mined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To enhance whistleblower protection for contractor and 
grantee employees. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Whistleblower Protec-
tions for Contractors Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. ENHANCEMENT OF WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION 
FOR CONTRACTOR AND GRANTEE EMPLOY-
EES. 
(a) PROTECTION
FOR EMPLOYEES
OF GRANTEES 
AND SUBGRANTEES.— 
(1) DEFENSE GRANTS.—Section 2409(a)(1) of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended by insert-
ing ‘‘or personal services contractor’’ after ‘‘sub-
grantee’’. 
(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
PRO-
GRAM FOR ENHANCEMENT OF CONTRACTOR PROTEC-
TION 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 
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the item relating to section 4712 and inserting 
the following new item: 
‘‘4712. Enhancement of contractor protection from reprisal for disclosure of cer-
tain 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 per-
sonal services contractor’’ after ‘‘contractor’’ 
each place it appears; 
(B) by inserting ‘‘, subcontract, or per-
sonal 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 ‘‘con-
tractor’’ each place it appears; 
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