[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
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[H.R. 2196 Reported in Senate (RS)]

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                                                       Calendar No. 629
115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 2196

                          [Report No. 115-346]


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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

                            October 11, 2018

               Reported by Mr. Johnson, without amendment

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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''.
                                                       Calendar No. 629

115th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 2196

                          [Report No. 115-346]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 AN ACT

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                            October 11, 2018

                       Reported without amendment