,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #db  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,! ,,unit$
 ,,/ates  ,janu>y #bb 7legislative day1 
,janu>y #c71 #bjac ,mr4 ,leahy 7=       
himself & ,mr4 ,grassley7 introduc$ !   
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a      
,,bill  ,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 p]son1 or any (fic]1 employee1      
contractor1 subcontractor1 or ag5t ( su*
 p]son1 may dis*>ge1 demote1 susp5d1    
?reat51 h>ass1 or 9 any o!r mann]       
discrim9ate aga9/ a :i/lebl[] 9 ! t]ms &

 conditions ( employm5t because--  7,a7 
! :i/lebl[] provid$ or caus$ to be      
provid$ to ! p]son or ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t
 in=mation relat+ to--  7i7 any         
violation (1 or any act or omission !   
:i/lebl[] reasonably believes to be a   
violation ( ! antitru/ laws2 or  7ii7   
any violation (1 or any act or omission 
! :i/lebl[] reasonably believes to be a 
violation ( ano!r crim9al law committ$ 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 ! :i/lebl[] 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 ! :i/lebl[]   
reasonably believes to be a violation ( 
! antitru/ laws2 or  7ii7 any violation 
(1 or any act or omission ! :i/lebl[]   
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 :i/lebl[] if-- 
7,a7 ! :i/lebl[] plann$ & initiat$ a    
violation or attempt$ violation ( !     
antitru/ laws2  7,b7 ! :i/lebl[] plann$ 
& initiat$ a violation or attempt$      
violation ( ano!r crim9al law 9         
conjunction ) a violation or attempt$   
violation ( ! antitru/ laws2 or  7,c7 ! 
:i/lebl[] 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 ! section3  7,a7 ,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,b7 ,antitru/ laws ,! t]m antitru/ laws
 means section #a or #c ( ! ,%]man ,act 
7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #a1 #c7 or simil> ,/ate  
law4  7,c7 ,:i/lebl[] ,! t]m :i/lebl[]  

means an employee1 contractor1          
subcontractor1 or ag5t protect$ f       
discrim9ation "u p>agraph 7#a74  7b7    
,en=cem5t action  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,a      
:i/lebl[] :o alleges dis*>ge or o!r     
discrim9ation by any p]son 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 ! p]son   
nam$ 9 ! compla9t & to ! employ]4  7,c7 
,burd5s ( pro( ,a compla9t fil$ ) !     
,secret>y ( ,labor "u p>agraph 7#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 :i/lebl[] prevail+ 9   
any action "u subsection 7b77#a7 %all be
 entitl$ to all relief necess>y to make 
! :i/lebl[] :ole4  7#b7 ,comp5satory    
damages ,relief = any action "u p>agraph

 7#a7 %all include--  7,a7 re9/atem5t ) 
! same s5iority /atus t ! :i/lebl[] 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$ies ( any    
:i/lebl[] "u any ,f$]al or ,/ate law1 or
 "u any collective b>ga9+ agreem5t4  4