[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1482 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1482

   To amend title 10, United States Code, to increase whistleblower 
              protections for members of the Armed Forces.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 29, 1997

Mrs. Maloney of New York (for herself and Ms. Slaughter) introduced the 
    following bill; which was referred to the Committee on National 
                                Security

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend title 10, United States Code, to increase whistleblower 
              protections for members of the Armed Forces.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Whistleblower Protection Enhancement 
Act of 1997''.

SEC. 2. INCREASED WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED 
              FORCES.

    (a) Requirement to Assign Judge Advocate to Whistleblower.--Section 
1034 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the following 
        new paragraph:
            ``(4) A member of the armed forces that submits an 
        allegation under this section shall be assigned a judge 
        advocate to represent the member during any proceedings or 
        investigation in connection with the allegation.''; and
            (2) in subsection (f)(3), by striking the dash after 
        ``paragraph (1)'' and all that follows through ``(B)''.
    (b) Requirement to Post Whistleblower Provisions.--Section 1034 of 
such title is further amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (j) as subsection (l); and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (i) the following new 
        subsection:
    ``(j) Posting of Whistleblower Provisions.--The provisions 
contained in this section shall be posted in a prominent location in 
each military installation or vessel to which more than 100 members of 
the armed forces are assigned.''.
    (c) Construction of Section.--Section 1034 of such title is further 
amended by inserting after subsection (j) (as added by subsection (b)) 
the following new subsection:
    ``(k) Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be construed as 
prohibiting a member of the armed forces who submits an allegation to 
the Inspector General of the Department of Defense (or the Inspector 
General of the Department of Transportation, in the case of a member of 
the Coast Guard when the Coast Guard is not operating as a service in 
the Navy) under this section with respect to information that the 
member believes constitutes evidence of wrongdoing from submitting an 
allegation with respect to the same information to an officer described 
in subsection (j)(2)(B) or an equal employment opportunity officer.''.
    (d) Extension of Period During Which Allegation May Be Submitted.--
Section 1034(c)(3) of such title is amended by striking out ``60'' and 
inserting in lieu thereof ``120''.
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