[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4100 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4100

    To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify whistleblower 
    protections for duty speech disclosures, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 16, 2026

Mr. Grassley (for himself and Mr. Wyden) introduced the following bill; 
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 
                        and Governmental Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
    To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify whistleblower 
    protections for duty speech disclosures, 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. CLARIFICATION OF PROTECTIONS FOR DUTY SPEECH WHISTLEBLOWERS.

    Section 2302(f) of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``(1) A'' and inserting ``A'';
            (2) by striking paragraph (2);
            (3) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (G) as 
        paragraphs (1) through (7), respectively, and adjusting the 
        margins accordingly;
            (4) in paragraph (6), as so redesignated, by striking 
        ``or'' at the end;
            (5) in paragraph (7), as so redesignated, by striking the 
        period at the end and inserting ``; or''; and
            (6) by inserting at the end the following:
            ``(8) the disclosure is made during the normal course of 
        duties of an employee, the principal job function of whom is to 
        regularly investigate and disclose wrongdoing.''.
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