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House Bill 2196
115th Congress(2017-2018)
To amend title 5, United States Code, to allow whistleblowers to disclose information to certain recipients.
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Passed House on Oct 11, 2017
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H. R. 2196 (Referred-in-Senate)


115th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2196

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

October 16, 2017

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

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”.

Passed the House of Representatives October 11, 2017.

    Attest:karen l. haas,   
    Clerk