[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2196 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2196


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            October 16, 2017

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 
                        and Governmental Affairs

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                                 AN ACT


 
   To amend title 5, United States Code, to allow whistleblowers to 
              disclose information to certain recipients.

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

SECTION 1. RECIPIENTS OF WHISTLEBLOWER DISCLOSURES.

    Section 2302(b)(8)(B) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``or to the Inspector'' and all that follows through ``such 
disclosures'' and inserting ``the Inspector General of an agency, a 
supervisor in the employee's direct chain of command up to and 
including the head of the employing agency, or to an employee 
designated by any of the aforementioned individuals for the purpose of 
receiving such disclosures''.

            Passed the House of Representatives October 11, 2017.

            Attest:

                                                 KAREN L. HAAS,

                                                                 Clerk.