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2A BILLTo amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosuresof information are protected from prohibited personnelpractices; to require a statement in nondisclosurepolicies, forms, and agreements to the effect that suchpolicies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certaindisclosure protections, and for other purposes.1234567Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representativesof the United States of America in Congress assembled,SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the‘‘Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2007’’.(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents forthis Act is as follows:Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.Sec. 2. Clarification of disclosures covered.Sec. 3. Covered disclosures.Sec. 4. Rebuttable presumption.Sec. 5. Nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements.Sec. 6. Exclusion of agencies by the President.Sec. 7. Disciplinary action.Sec. 8. Government Accountability Office study on revocation of security clearances.Sec. 9. Alternative recourse.Sec. 10. National security whistleblower rights.Sec. 11. Enhancement of contractor employee whistleblower protections.Sec. 12. Prohibited personnel practices affecting the Transportation SecurityAdministration.Sec. 13. Clarification of whistleblower rights relating to scientific and other research.Sec. 14. Effective date.8SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION OF DISCLOSURES COVERED.ycherry on PROD1PC64 with BILLS9 Section 2302(b)(8) of title 5, United States Code, is10 amended—11 (1) in subparagraph (A)—•HR 985 RHVerDate Aug 31 2005 22:24 Mar 09, 2007 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H985.RH H985
1234567891011121314151617181920212223243(A) by striking ‘‘which the employee or applicantreasonably believes evidences’’ and inserting‘‘, without restriction as to time, place,form, motive, context, or prior disclosure madeto any person by an employee or applicant, includinga disclosure made in the ordinarycourse of an employee’s duties, that the employeeor applicant reasonably believes is evidenceof’’; and(B) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘a violation’’and inserting ‘‘any violation’’; and(2) in subparagraph (B)—(A) by striking ‘‘which the employee or applicantreasonably believes evidences’’ and inserting‘‘, without restriction as to time, place,form, motive, context, or prior disclosure madeto any person by an employee or applicant, includinga disclosure made in the ordinarycourse of an employee’s duties, of informationthat the employee or applicant reasonably believesis evidence of’’; and(B) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘a violation’’and inserting ‘‘any violation (other than a violationof this section)’’.ycherry on PROD1PC64 with BILLS•HR 985 RHVerDate Aug 31 2005 22:24 Mar 09, 2007 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H985.RH H985
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