#aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,s4 #db 
,,an ,,act  ,to provide anti-retaliation
 protections = antitru/ :i/lebl[]s4  #a4
 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !  
,crim9al ,antitru/ ,anti-,retaliation   
,act ( #bjac4  #b4 ,am5dm5t to ,,acp]a  
,! ,antitru/ ,crim9al ,p5alty           
,enhancem5t & ,re=m ,act ( #bjjd        
7,public ,law #ajh-bcg2 #ae ,u4,s4,c4 #a
 note7 is am5d$ by add+ aft] section    
#bae ! foll[+3  #baf4 ,anti-retaliation 
protection = :i/lebl[]s  7a7 ,:i/lebl[] 
protections = employees1 contractors1   
subcontractors1 & ag5ts  7#a7 ,9 g5]al  
,no employ] may dis*>ge1 demote1 susp5d1
 ?reat51 h>ass1 or 9 any o!r mann]      
discrim9ate aga9/ a cov]$ individual 9 !
 t]ms & conditions ( employm5t ( ! cov]$
 individual because-- 7,a7 ! cov]$      
individual provid$ or caus$ to be       
provid$ to ! employ] or ! ,f$]al        
,gov]nm5t in=mation relat+ to-- 7i7 any 
violation (1 or any act or omission !   
cov]$ individual reasonably believes to 
be a violation ( ! antitru/ laws2 or    

7ii7 any violation (1 or any act or     
omission ! cov]$ individual reasonably  
believes to be a violation ( ano!r      
crim9al law committ$ 9 conjunction ) a  
pot5tial violation ( ! antitru/ laws or 
9 conjunction ) an inve/igation by !    
,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice ( a pot5tial        
violation ( ! antitru/ laws2 or  7,b7 ! 
cov]$ individual fil$1 caus$ to be fil$1
 te/ifi$1 p>ticipat$ 91 or o!rwise      
assi/$ an inve/igation or a proce$+ fil$
 or ab\t to be fil$ 7) any k ( !        
employ]7 relat+ to-- 7i7 any violation  
(1 or any act or omission ! cov]$       
individual reasonably believes to be a  
violation ( ! antitru/ laws2 or  7ii7   
any violation (1 or any act or omission 
! cov]$ individual reasonably believes  
to be a violation ( ano!r crim9al law   
committ$ 9 conjunction ) a pot5tial     
violation ( ! antitru/ laws or 9        
conjunction ) an inve/igation by !      
,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice ( a pot5tial        
violation ( ! antitru/ laws4  7#b7      
,limitation on protections ,p>agraph    

7#a7 %all n apply to any cov]$          
individual if-- 7,a7 ! cov]$ individual 
plann$ & initiat$ a violation or        
attempt$ violation ( ! antitru/ laws2   
7,b7 ! cov]$ individual plann$ &        
initiat$ a violation or attempt$        
violation ( ano!r crim9al law 9         
conjunction ) a violation or attempt$   
violation ( ! antitru/ laws2 or  7,c7 ! 
cov]$ individual plann$ & initiat$ an   
ob/ruction or attempt$ ob/ruction ( an  
inve/igation by ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice ( 
a violation ( ! antitru/ laws4  7#c7    
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7,a7        
,antitru/ laws ,! t]m antitru/ laws     
means section #a or #c ( ! ,%]man ,act  
7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #a1 #c74  7,b7 ,cov]$    
individual ,! t]m cov]$ individual means
 an employee1 contractor1 subcontractor1
 or ag5t ( an employ]4  7,c7 ,employ] ,!
 t]m employ] means a p]son1 or any      
(fic]1 employee1 contractor1            
subcontractor1 or ag5t ( su* p]son4     
7,d7 ,p]son ,! t]m p]son has ! same     
mean+ z 9 subsection 7a7 ( ! fir/       

section ( ! ,clayton ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4
 #ab7;a774  7#d7 ,rule ( con/ruction ,! 
t]m violation1 ) respect to ! antitru/  
laws1 %all n be con/ru$ to include a    
civil violation ( any law t is n also a 
crim9al violation4  7b7 ,en=cem5t action
  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,a cov]$ individual :o  
alleges dis*>ge or o!r discrim9ation by 
any employ] 9 violation ( subsection 7a7
 may seek relief "u subsection 7c7 by-- 
7,a7 fil+ a compla9t ) ! ,secret>y (    
,labor2 or  7,b7 if ! ,secret>y has n   
issu$ a f9al decision )9 #ahj days ( !  
fil+ ( ! compla9t & !re is no %[+ t su* 
delay is due to ! bad fai? ( ! claimant1
 br++ an action at law or equity = de   
novo review 9 ! appropriate di/rict c\rt
 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 :i* %all h          
jurisdiction ov] su* an action )\t reg>d
 to ! am\nt 9 controv]sy4  7#b7         
,proc$ure  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,a compla9t    
fil$ ) ! ,secret>y ( ,labor "u p>agraph 
7#a77;,a7 %all be gov]n$ "u ! rules &   
proc$ures set =? 9 section #dbaba7;b7 ( 
title #di1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7,b7   

,exception ,notification made "u section
 #dbaba7;b77#a7 ( title #di1 ,unit$     
,/ates ,code1 %all be made to any       
individual nam$ 9 ! compla9t & to !     
employ]4  7,c7 ,burd5s ( pro( ,a        
compla9t fil$ ) ! ,secret>y ( ,labor "u 
p>agraph 7#a77;,a7 %all be gov]n$ by !  
legal burd5s ( pro( set =? 9 section    
#dbaba7;b7 ( title #di1 ,unit$ ,/ates   
,code4  7,d7 ,/atute ( limitations ,a   
compla9t "u p>agraph 7#a77;,a7 %all be  
fil$ ) ! ,secret>y ( ,labor n lat] ?an  
#ahj days aft] ! date on :i* ! violation
 occurs4  7,e7 ,civil actions to en=ce  
,if a p]son fails to comply ) an ord] or
 prelim9>y ord] issu$ by ! ,secret>y (  
,labor pursuant to ! proc$ures 9 section
 #dbaba7;b71 ! ,secret>y ( ,labor or !  
p]son on ^: behalf ! ord] 0 issu$ may   
br+ a civil action to en=ce ! ord] 9 !  
di/rict c\rt ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates = !      
judicial di/rict 9 :i* ! violation      
occurr$4  7c7 ,rem$ies  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,a
 cov]$ individual prevail+ 9 any action 
"u subsection 7b77#a7 %all be entitl$ to

 all relief necess>y to make ! cov]$    
individual :ole4  7#b7 ,comp5satory     
damages ,relief = any action "u p>agraph
 7#a7 %all include-- 7,a7 re9/atem5t ) !
 same s5iority /atus t ! cov]$          
individual w\ld h _h1 b = !             
discrim9ation2  7,b7 ! am\nt ( back pay1
 ) int]e/2 &  7,c7 comp5sation = any    
special damages su/a9$ z a result ( !   
discrim9ation includ+ litigation co/s1  
exp]t witness fees1 & reasonable        
attorney's fees4  7d7 ,rights reta9$ by 
:i/lebl[]s ,no?+ 9 ?is section %all be  
deem$ to dim9i% ! rights1 privileges1 or
 rem$ies ( any cov]$ individual "u any  
,f$]al or ,/ate law1 or "u any          
collective b>ga9+ agreem5t4  4  ,pass$ !
 ,s5ate ,novemb] #d1 #bjac4,secret>y