FBI Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act

Bill: 117-hr-9122
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14]
Introduced: 2022-09-30
Latest action: action_date: 2022-09-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-09-30
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>FBI Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act</b></p> <p>This bill allows whistleblowers of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to appeal agency decisions regarding alleged reprisals to the Merit Systems Protection Board. Whistleblowers may also seek action directly from the board if the agency does not issue a decision within 180 days of receiving such an allegation.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9122 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 30, 2022 Ms. Speier (for herself and Ms. Mace ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform A BILL To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide employees of the Federal Bureau of Investigation whistleblower appeal rights to the Merit Systems Protection Board, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the FBI Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act . 2. Appeals to Merit Systems Protection Board relating to FBI reprisal allegations; salary of Special Counsel Section 2303 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (d) (1) An employee of the Federal Bureau of Investigation who makes an allegation of a reprisal under regulations promulgated under this section may appeal a final determination or corrective action order by the Bureau under those regulations to the Merit Systems Protection Board pursuant to section 1221. (2) If no final determination or corrective action order has been made or issued for an allegation described in paragraph (1) before the expiration of the 180-day period beginning on the date on which the allegation is received by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the employee described in that paragraph may seek corrective action directly from the Merit Systems Protection Board pursuant to section 1221. .