3.0.0 1229 2023-01-15T16:48:44Z 2023-01-15T16:48:44Z Senate S S 2003-06-10 108 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Standing ssga09 Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security Subcommittee Referred to 2003-06-20T18:44:18Z Referred to 2003-06-10T23:16:26Z 2003-06-20 ssga09 Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security Subcommittee Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on Financial Management, the Budget, and International Security. Committee 2003-06-10 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7637-7638) IntroReferral 2003-06-10 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7636) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2003-06-10 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress A000069 Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI] DANIEL AKAKA D HI KOHIKINA N L000261 Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI] CARL LEVIN D MI MILTON 2003-06-10 True L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT 2003-06-10 True D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2003-06-10 True D000596 Sen. Dayton, Mark [D-MN] MARK DAYTON D MN 2003-06-10 True Government Operations and Politics Administrative remedies Appellate courts Armed Forces and National Security Civil actions and liability Classified defense information Congress Congressional investigations Congressional oversight Congressional witnesses Damages Disciplining of employees Dismissal of employees Economics and Public Finance Employee rights Evidence (Law) Executive orders Federal employees Government attorneys Government paperwork Governmental investigations Information leaking Infrastructure Infrastructure (Economics) Judicial review Jurisdiction Labor and Employment Law Legal fees Merit Systems Protection Board Office of Special Counsel Parties to actions Personnel management Promotions Security clearances Security measures Waste in government spending Whistle blowing Government Operations and Politics 00 2003-06-10 Introduced in Senate 2003-12-24T20:38:28Z

Federal Employee Protection of Disclosures Act - Includes as a protected disclosure by a Federal employee any lawful disclosure an employee or applicant reasonably believes is credible evidence of waste, fraud, abuse, or gross mismanagement, without restriction as to time, place, form, motive, context, or prior disclosure.

Allows a presumption relating to the performance of a duty by an employee to be rebutted by substantial evidence.

Requires each non-disclosure policy, form, or agreement to contain a statement that the restrictions are consistent with and do not supersede specified employee obligations, rights, or liabilities.

Authorizes the Merit Systems Protection Board or any reviewing court, in any appeal relating to a suspension or other action relating to a security clearance, to determine whether there was a violation of prohibited personnel practices. Prohibits the Board from ordering the President to restore the clearance, but authorizes the Board to issue declaratory and other appropriate relief. Authorizes the Board to impose disciplinary action, a civil penalty, or a combination against employees found to have committed a prohibited personnel practice. Requires each agency to establish a process for providing confidential advice to employees on making lawful disclosures to Congress of information required to be kept secret in the interests of national defense or the conduct of foreign affairs. Permits representation by attorneys for the Office of the Special Counsel in civil actions brought in connection with such disclosures of information or provisions relating to political activities.

Authorizes the Office of Personnel Management to obtain judicial review of Board decisions.

Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide that, for purposes of provisions regarding the protection of voluntarily shared critical infrastructure information, a permissible use of independently obtained critical infrastructure information includes any lawful disclosure an employee or applicant reasonably believes is credible evidence of waste, fraud, abuse, or gross mismanagement, without restriction as to time, place, form, motive, context, or prior disclosure.]]>

Federal Employee Protection of Disclosure Act Display Title Federal Employee Protection of Disclosure Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend chapter 23 of title 5, United States Code, to clarify the disclosures of information protected form prohibited personnel practices, require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements that such policies, forms, and agreements conform with certain disclosure protections, provide certain authority for the Special Counsel, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Federal Employee Protection of Disclosure Act Introduced in Senate 2003-06-10T04:00:00Z 2003-06-20 Committee on Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on Financial Management, the Budget, and International Security. 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. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.