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I119th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 5060IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESAugust 29, 2025Mr. Burchett (for himself and Mrs. Luna) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concernedA BILLTo provide whistleblower protections to Federal personnel for disclosing the use of Federal taxpayer funds to evaluate or research unidentified anomalous phenomenon material, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the UAP Whistleblower Protection Act.

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Whistleblower protections for disclosures relating to the use of Federal taxpayer funds to evaluate or research unidentified anomalous phenomenon material

(a)

Federal civilian employees

Section 2302(b)(8) of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1)in subparagraph (A)— (A)in clause (i), by striking or at the end; (B)in clause (ii), by striking the comma at the end and inserting , or; and (C)by inserting after clause (ii) the following: (iii)the use of Federal taxpayer funds to evaluate or research unidentified anomalous phenomenon material,; and (2)in subparagraph (B)— (A)in clause (i), by striking or at the end; and (B)by inserting after clause (ii) the following: (iii)the use of Federal taxpayer funds to evaluate or research unidentified anomalous phenomenon material; or. (b)

FBI

Section 2303(a)(2) of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1)in subparagraph (A), by striking or at the end; (2)in subparagraph (B), by striking the period and inserting ; or; and (3)by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following: (C)the use of Federal taxpayer funds to evaluate or research unidentified anomalous phenomenon material.. (c)

Department of Defense

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Armed Forces

Section 1034(c)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (D)The use of Federal taxpayer funds to evaluate or research unidentified anomalous phenomenon material.. (2)

DOD contractors

Section 4701(a)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (D)The use of Federal taxpayer funds to evaluate or research unidentified anomalous phenomenon material.. (d)

Federal civilian contractors

Section 4712(a)(1) of title 41, United States Code, is amended by inserting after a gross waste of Federal funds, the following; the use of Federal taxpayer funds to evaluate or research unidentified anomalous phenomenon material,. (e)

Intelligence community

Section 1104 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3234) is amended— (1)in subsection (b)(1)— (A)in subparagraph (A), by striking or at the end; (B)in subparagraph (B), by inserting or after the semicolon; and (C)by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following: (C)the use of Federal taxpayer funds to evaluate or research unidentified anomalous phenomenon material;; and (2)in subsection (c)(1)(A)— (A)in clause (i), by striking or at the end; (B)in clause (ii), by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting ; or; and (C)by inserting after clause (ii) the following: (iii)the use of Federal taxpayer funds to evaluate or research unidentified anomalous phenomenon material..