112 HR 2042 IH: Federal Employee Access to Information Act U.S. House of Representatives 2021-03-18 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I117th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 2042IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESMarch 18, 2021Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York (for herself and Mr. Connolly) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and ReformA BILLTo amend title 5, United States Code, to protect Federal employees from retaliation for the lawful use of Federal records, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Federal Employee Access to Information Act.

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Protections against retaliation for lawful use of Federal records by Federal employees

(a)

Protection against retaliation

Section 2302(b)(9) of title 5, United States Code, is amended—(1)in subparagraph (C), by striking or at the end;(2)in subparagraph (D), by inserting or after the semicolon; and(3)by adding at the end the following:(E)the employee or applicant for employment—(i)making a request for information pursuant to section 552 (commonly referred to as the Freedom of Information Act) or subsection (d) of section 552a (commonly referred to as the Privacy Act of 1974); or(ii)pursuing any administrative or judicial action with respect to such request, including seeking assistance or to engage in dispute resolution, as described in section 552..(b)

Conforming amendments

(1)

Title 5

Sections 1214, 1215(a)(3)(B), 1221, 2302, and 7703 of title 5, United States Code, are amended by striking or (D) in each instance and inserting (D), or (E).(2)

Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2012

Section 116(b)(1)(A) of the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2012 (Public Law 112–199) is amended by striking or (D) and inserting (D), or (E).