S.Amdt. 2592

1. Adds SEC. __. WHISTLEBLOWER REPORTS AND PROTECTION AGAINST RETALIATION wherever appropriate

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   Inserted: SEC. __. WHISTLEBLOWER REPORTS AND PROTECTION AGAINST RETALIATION.

   Inserted: (a) Authorization to Report Complaints or Information.--An employee of or contractor to a Federal entity that has knowledge of the programs and activities authorized under this Act may submit a covered complaint--

   Inserted: (1) to the Comptroller General of the United States;

   Inserted: (2) to the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board;

   Inserted: (3) to the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate;

   Inserted: (4) to the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives; or

   Inserted: (5) in accordance with the process established under section 103H(k)(5) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3033(k)(5)).

   Inserted: (b) Investigations and Reports to Congress.--

   Inserted: (1) In general.--The Comptroller General shall investigate a covered complaint submitted pursuant to subsection (a)(1) and shall submit to Congress a report containing the results of the investigation.

   Inserted: (2) Availability to congress.--A report submitted to Congress under paragraph (1) shall be accessible to all members of Congress.

   Inserted: (c) Requirement to Permit Submission.--No Federal entity may promulgate a rule or prohibition on its employees, on contractors of that Federal entity, or on any entity sharing cyber threat indicators or defensive measures with the Federal Government under this Act that prohibits submission of complaints under this section.

   Inserted: (d) Prohibition on Retaliatory Actions.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no officer or employee of a Federal entity shall take any retaliatory action against an employee of or contractor to a Federal entity who seeks to disclose or discloses covered information to--

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   Inserted: (1) the Comptroller General;

   Inserted: (2) the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board;

   Inserted: (3) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate;

   Inserted: (4) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives; or

   Inserted: (5) the Office of the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community.

   Inserted: (e) Administrative Sanctions.--An officer or employee of a Federal entity who violates subsection (d) shall be subject to administrative sanctions, up to and including termination.

   Inserted: (f) Definitions.--In this section:

   Inserted: (1) Covered complaint.--The term "covered complaint" means a complaint or information concerning programs and activities authorized by this Act that an employee or contractor reasonably believes is evidence of--

   Inserted: (A) a violation of any law, rule, or regulation; or

   Inserted: (B) gross mismanagement, a gross waste of funds, an abuse of authority, or a substantial and specific danger to public health or safety.

   Inserted: (2) Covered information.--The term "covered information" means any information (including classified or sensitive information) that an employee or contractor reasonably believes is evidence of--

   Inserted: (A) a violation of any provision of law; or

   Inserted: (B) gross mismanagement, a gross waste of funds, an abuse of authority, or a substantial and specific danger to public health or safety.

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