115 HR 5351 IH: No Disrupting Accountability Act U.S. House of Representatives 2018-03-20 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I115th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 5351IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESMarch 20, 2018Mr. Krishnamoorthi (for himself and Mr. Smith of Washington) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government ReformA BILLTo prohibit the enforcement of a nondisclosure agreement based on an individual’s employment in the Executive Office of the President if the disclosure of information in violation of the agreement is based on whistleblowing.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the No Disrupting Accountability Act or the NDA Act.

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Prohibition of enforcement of nondisclosure agreements with Executive Office of the President if disclosure is based on whistleblowing

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Prohibition

A nondisclosure agreement based on an individual's employment in the Executive Office of the President or the White House may not be enforced against the individual if the individual’s disclosure of information in violation of the agreement is described under section 2302(b)(8) of title 5, United States Code. (b)

Effective date

This section shall apply with respect to a nondisclosure agreement entered into before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act.