[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
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[H.R. 2196 Reported in House (RH)]

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                                                 Union Calendar No. 247
115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2196

                          [Report No. 115-342]

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


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 27, 2017

 Mr. Russell (for himself, Mr. Cummings, and Mr. Lynch) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and 
                           Government Reform

                            October 10, 2017

                   Additional sponsor: Mr. Farenthold

                            October 10, 2017

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
                       and ordered to be printed

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                                 A BILL


 
   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, the Director of National 
Intelligence, the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community, or 
to an employee designated by any of the aforementioned individuals for 
the purpose of receiving such disclosures''.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 247

115th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 2196

                          [Report No. 115-342]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                            October 10, 2017

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
                       and ordered to be printed