[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1039 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1039

To amend title 5, United States Code, to ensure that whistleblowers are 
 protected from having to submit, without just cause, to psychological 
               or psychiatric evaluations or counselling.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 23, 1993

  Mrs. Byrne introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
               Committee on Post Office and Civil Service

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to ensure that whistleblowers are 
 protected from having to submit, without just cause, to psychological 
               or psychiatric evaluations or counselling.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 2302(a)(2) 
of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of clause (ix);
            (2) by adding ``and'' after the semicolon in clause (x); 
        and
            (3) by adding after clause (x) the following:
                    ``(xi) referral for psychiatric or psychological 
                counselling or examination, and the maintenance of 
                records or reports referencing such counselling or 
                examination.''.

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