Enhanced Whistleblower Engagement Act

Bill: 117-hr-3338
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11]
Introduced: 2021-05-19
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Latest action: action_date: 2021-05-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-05-19
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Enhanced Whistleblower Engagement Act</strong></p> <p>This bill modifies requirements with respect to whistleblower protections for employees of an office of inspector general (OIG).</p> <p>The bill specifies that the whistleblower protection coordinator in each OIG shall educate that office's employees on specified matters, including prohibitions against retaliation for protected disclosures and rights and remedies against such retaliation.</p> <p>The bill also specifies that best practices developed by the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency shall include best practices for the handling and consideration of protected disclosures and allegations of reprisal that are internal to an OIG.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3338 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 19, 2021 Mr. Connolly (for himself, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York , Mr. Lynch , Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois , Mr. Raskin , Ms. Norton , Mr. Khanna , and Ms. Porter ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform A BILL To amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 to modify requirements with respect to whistleblower complaints made by employees of an Office of Inspector General, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Enhanced Whistleblower Engagement Act . 2. Office of Inspector General whistleblower complaints (a) Whistleblower protection coordinator Section 3(d)(1)(C) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended— (1) in clause (i), in the matter preceding subclause (I), by inserting , including employees of that Office of Inspector General after employees ; and (2) in clause (iii), by inserting (including the Integrity Committee of that Council) after and Efficiency . (b) Council of the inspectors general on integrity and efficiency Section 11(c)(5)(B) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by striking , allegations of reprisal, and inserting the following: and allegations of reprisal (including the timely and appropriate handling and consideration of protected disclosures and allegations of reprisal that are internal to an Office of Inspector General) .