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H.R. 2196

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To amend title 5, United States Code, to allow whistleblowers to disclose information to certain recipients.
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Passed
Latest Action · October 11, 2018
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 629.
Congress
115th (2017–2019)
Introduced
April 27, 2017
Cosponsors (3)
2D 1R
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(Sec. 1) This bill modifies whistle-blower protections for federal employees or applicants who disclose classified national security information, or other protected information, that evidences wrongdoing. Currently, it is unlawful to retaliate against a federal employee for disclosing classified or protected information of wrongdoing to one of the following recipients: (1) the Office of Inspector General of their agency, (2) the U.S. Office of Special Counsel, or (3) a designated agency employee. This bill expands the list of recipients to whom a federal employee may make a protected disclosure to include a supervisor in the employee's direct chain of command.

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