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38 U.S. Code § 731 - Adverse actions against supervisory employees who commit prohibited personnel actions relating to whistleblower complaints | U.S. Code | US Law | LII / Legal Information Institute
Subchapter II. WHISTLEBLOWER COMPLAINTS
Section 731. Adverse actions against supervisory employees who commit prohibited personnel actions relating to whistleblower complaints
38 U.S. Code § 731. Adverse actions against supervisory employees who commit prohibited personnel actions relating to whistleblower complaints
(1) In accordance with paragraph (2), the Secretary shall carry out the following adverse actions against supervisory employees (as defined in section 7103(a) of title 5) whom the Secretary, an administrative judge, the Merit Systems Protection Board, the Office of Special Counsel, an adjudicating body provided under a union contract, a Federal judge, or the Inspector General of the Department determines committed a prohibited personnel action described in subsection (c):
(b) Limitation on Other Adverse Actions.—
(d) Whistleblower Disclosure Defined.—
In this section, the term “whistleblower disclosure” has the meaning given such term in section 323(g) of this title.
(Added Pub. L. 114–223, div. A, title II, § 247(a)(1), Sept. 29, 2016, 130 Stat. 887, § 733; renumbered § 731 and amended Pub. L. 115–41, title I, § 102(a)(2), (c), title II, § 206, June 23, 2017, 131 Stat. 865, 867, 877.)
A prior section 731, added Pub. L. 114–223, div. A, title II, § 247(a)(1), Sept. 29, 2016, 130 Stat. 884, defined whistleblower complaint, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 115–41, title I, § 102(a)(1), June 23, 2017, 131 Stat. 865.
2017—Pub. L. 115–41, § 102(a)(2), renumbered section 733 of this title as this section.
Subsec. (a)(2)(B). Pub. L. 115–41, § 206, substituted “10 days” for “14 days” in cl. (i) and “10-day period” for “14-day period” in cl. (ii).
Subsec. (c)(1)(A). Pub. L. 115–41, § 102(c)(1)(A)(i), added subpar. (A) and struck out former subpar. (A) which read as follows: “filing a whistleblower complaint in accordance with section 732 of this title;”.
Subsec. (c)(1)(B). Pub. L. 115–41, § 102(c)(1)(A), redesignated subpar. (C) as (B), substituted “disclosure made to the Assistant Secretary for Accountability and Whistleblower Protection,” for “complaint in accordance with section 732 or with”, and struck out former subpar. (B) which read as follows: “filing a whistleblower complaint with the Inspector General of the Department, the Special Counsel, or Congress;”.
Subsec. (c)(1)(C) to (F). Pub. L. 115–41, § 102(c)(1)(A)(ii), redesignated subpars. (C) to (F) as (B) to (E), respectively.
Subsec. (c)(2). Pub. L. 115–41, § 102(c)(1)(B), substituted “through (E)” for “through (F)”.
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 115–41, § 102(c)(2), added subsec. (d).
Pub. L. 115–41, title II, § 209, June 23, 2017, 131 Stat. 879, provided that:
“(a) In General.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall provide to each employee of the Department of Veterans Affairs who is employed as a supervisor periodic training on the following:
“(1) Supervisor.—
The term ‘supervisor’ has the meaning given such term in section 7103(a) of title 5, United States Code.
“(2) Whistleblower.—
The term ‘whistleblower’ has the meaning given such term in section 323(g) of title 38, United States Code, as added by section 101.”