3.0.0 6406 2020-02-10T16:50:31Z 2020-02-10T16:50:31Z House H HR 2012-09-13 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. SPEIER:H.R. 6406.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted toCongress under Article 1, Section 8 of the United StatesConstitution.[Page H6000]]]> hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing Referred to 2012-09-13T14:05:05Z hsas00 Armed Services Committee House Standing Referred to 2012-09-13T14:05:00Z hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee House Standing Referred to 2012-09-13T14:04:50Z Non-Federal Employee Whistleblower Protection Act of 2012 112 241 S 2012-12-19 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 569. Related bill CRS 2012-09-13 Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Education and the Workforce, 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 concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2012-09-13 Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Education and the Workforce, 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 concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsas00 Armed Services Committee 2012-09-13 Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Education and the Workforce, 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 concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2012-09-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2012-09-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S001175 Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-12] Jackie Speier D CA 12 N P000585 Rep. Platts, Todd Russell [R-PA-19] TODD PLATTS R PA RUSSELL 19 2012-09-13 True Government Operations and Politics Administrative remedies Civil actions and liability Employment discrimination and employee rights Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government ethics and transparency, public corruption Government studies and investigations Judicial review and appeals Military procurement, research, weapons development Public contracts and procurement State and local government operations Government Operations and Politics 00 2012-09-13 Introduced in House 2013-01-15T23:12:58Z Non-Federal Employee Whistleblower Protection Act of 2012 - Repeals and replaces provisions prohibiting reprisals against employees of civilian and defense contractors for disclosing to a federal official information relating to a substantial violation of law related to a public contract.

Prohibits an employee of any non-federal employer receiving covered funds (i.e., a contract, grant, or other payment any portion of which is provided by the federal government) from being discharged, demoted, or discriminated against as a reprisal for initiating or participating in any proceeding related to the misuse of federal funds, reasonably opposing the misuse of federal funds, or disclosing to specified federal agencies or officials information that the employee reasonably believes is evidence of: (1) gross mismanagement of an agency contract or grant relating to covered funds; (2) a gross waste of covered funds; (3) a substantial and specific danger to public health or safety, or an abuse of authority, related to the implementation or use of covered funds; or (4) a violation of a law, rule, or regulation related to an agency contract, subcontract, or grant relating to covered funds.

Sets forth provisions on: (1) time limitations for determinations by inspector generals on whether to conduct or continue an investigation of a reprisal complaint, (2) access by a complainant to the inspector general's investigative file, (3) the standard of proof for showing the occurrence of a reprisal, (4) agency actions to deny relief or remedy a reprisal, (5) the exhaustion of administrative remedies authorizing civil action by a complainant, and (6) nonenforceability of waivers and arbitration of disputes.

]]> Non-Federal Employee Whistleblower Protection Act of 2012 Short Titles as Introduced Non-Federal Employee Whistleblower Protection Act of 2012 Display Title Non-Federal Employee Whistleblower Protection Act of 2012 Official Title as Introduced To expand whistleblower protections to non-Federal employees whose disclosures involve misuse of Federal funds. Introduced in House 2012-09-13T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr6406ih/xml/BILLS-112hr6406ih.xml 2012-09-13 Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Education and the Workforce, 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 concerned. 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.