117 HR 9122 IH: FBI Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act U.S. House of Representatives 2022-09-30 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 CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 9122IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESSeptember 30, 2022Ms. Speier (for herself and Ms. Mace) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and ReformA BILLTo amend title 5, United States Code, to provide employees of the Federal Bureau of Investigation whistleblower appeal rights to the Merit Systems Protection Board, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the FBI Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act.

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Appeals to Merit Systems Protection Board relating to FBI reprisal allegations; salary of Special Counsel

Section 2303 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:(d)(1)An employee of the Federal Bureau of Investigation who makes an allegation of a reprisal under regulations promulgated under this section may appeal a final determination or corrective action order by the Bureau under those regulations to the Merit Systems Protection Board pursuant to section 1221.(2)If no final determination or corrective action order has been made or issued for an allegation described in paragraph (1) before the expiration of the 180-day period beginning on the date on which the allegation is received by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the employee described in that paragraph may seek corrective action directly from the Merit Systems Protection Board pursuant to section 1221..