[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2229 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2229


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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 provide permanent authority 
for judicial review of certain Merit Systems Protection Board decisions 
          relating to whistleblowers, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``All Circuit Review Act''.

SEC. 2. JUDICIAL REVIEW OF MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD DECISIONS 
              RELATING TO WHISTLEBLOWERS.

    (a) In General.--Section 7703(b)(1)(B) of title 5, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ``During the 5-year period beginning on 
the effective date of the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 
2012, a petition'' and inserting ``A petition''.
    (b) Director Review.--Section 7703(d)(2) of such title is amended 
by striking ``During the 5-year period beginning on the effective date 
of the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2012, this 
paragraph'' and inserting ``This paragraph''.

            Passed the House of Representatives October 11, 2017.

            Attest:

                                                 KAREN L. HAAS,

                                                                 Clerk.