[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 795 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 795

    To enhance whistleblower protection for contractor and grantee 
                               employees.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 18, 2015

Mrs. McCaskill introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
    To enhance whistleblower protection for contractor and grantee 
                               employees.

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

SECTION 1. ENHANCEMENT OF WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION FOR CONTRACTOR AND 
              GRANTEE EMPLOYEES.

    (a) Protection for Employees of Grantees and Subgrantees.--
            (1) Defense grants.--Section 2409(a)(1) of title 10, United 
        States Code, is amended by striking ``or subcontractor'' and 
        inserting ``, personal services contractor, subcontractor, 
        grantee, or subgrantee''.
            (2) Civilian grants.--Section 4712(a)(1) of title 41, 
        United States Code, is amended by striking ``or grantee'' and 
        inserting ``personal services contractor, grantee, or 
        subgrantee''.
    (b) Prohibition on Reimbursement for Legal Fees Accrued in Defense 
Against Reprisal Claims.--
            (1) Defense contracts.--Section 2324(k) of title 10, United 
        States Code, is amended--
                    (A) by inserting ``or subcontractor'' after 
                ``contractor'' each place it appears;
                    (B) by inserting ``or subcontract'' after 
                ``contract'' each place it appears; and
                    (C) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``or to any 
                other activity described in subparagraphs (A) through 
                (C) of section 2409(a)(1) of this title'' after 
                ``statute or regulation''.
            (2) Civilian contracts.--
                    (A) In general.--Section 4310 of title 41, United 
                States Code, is amended--
                            (i) by inserting ``or subcontractor'' after 
                        ``contractor'' each place it appears;
                            (ii) by inserting ``or subcontract'' after 
                        ``contract'' each place it appears; and
                            (iii) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting 
                        ``or to any other activity described in section 
                        4712(a)(1) of this title'' after ``statute or 
                        regulation''.
                    (B) Conforming amendment.--Section 4304(a)(15) of 
                title 41, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
                ``or subcontractor'' after ``contractor''.
    (c) Inclusion of Contract Clause in Contracts Awarded Before 
Effective Date.--At the time of any major modification to a contract 
that was awarded before the date of the enactment of this Act, the head 
of the contracting agency shall include in the contract a contract 
clause providing for the applicability of the amendments made by this 
section and section 827 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112-239; 126 Stat. 1833).
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