H. R. 985 - MSPB Watch

12345678910111213141516171819202122232413and foreseeable consequential damages, and compensatorydamages (including attorney’s fees, interest, reasonable expertwitness fees, and costs).’’.(c) (d) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—(1) Section 1221(h) of such title 5 is amendedby adding at the end the following:‘‘(3) Judicial review under this subsection shall notbe available with respect to any decision or order as towhich the employee, former employee, or applicant hasfiled a petition for judicial review under subsection (k).’’.(2) Section 7703(c) of such title 5 is amendedby striking ‘‘court.’’ and inserting ‘‘court, and in thecase of a prohibited personnel practice described insection 2302(b)(8) brought under any provision oflaw, rule, or regulation described in section1221(k)(3), the employee or applicant shall have theright to de novo review in accordance with section1221(k).’’.SEC. 10. NATIONAL SECURITY WHISTLEBLOWER RIGHTS.(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 23 of title 5, UnitedStates Code, is amended by inserting after section 2303the following:‘‘§ 2303a. National security whistleblower rights‘‘(a) PROHIBITION OF REPRISALS.—ycherry on PROD1PC64 with BILLS•HR 985 RHVerDate Aug 31 2005 22:24 Mar 09, 2007 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H985.RH H985