[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1435 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1435

   To amend chapter 141 of title 10, United States Code, to include 
 disclosures made by Department of Defense contract employees to their 
  immediate employers in the provisions providing protections against 
                   reprisals for certain disclosures.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 7, 2011

   Mr. Smith of New Jersey introduced the following bill; which was 
              referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend chapter 141 of title 10, United States Code, to include 
 disclosures made by Department of Defense contract employees to their 
  immediate employers in the provisions providing protections against 
                   reprisals for certain disclosures.

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

SECTION 1. WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION FOR DISCLOSURES MADE BY DEFENSE 
              CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEES TO EMPLOYERS.

    Section 2409(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting ``the employer of the employee,'' after ``disclosing to''.
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